Essex County Council has agreed to pay over £10,000 to six families in which the children are being home educated. The parents were refusing to send their children to their local school and had hired tutors.
The National Union of Teachers at their annual conference have complained about the dumbing down of the curriculum, the concerns of literacy hour in primary schools, the scarcity of places in sixth forms and colleges, the undue importance being placed on certain tests and the emphasis on league tables.
Essex appear to be admitting that some schools are actually condemnations to low achievement and that by taking children out of them shows a desire by parents to do the best for their offspring. There appears to be a tacit agreement that home education can be as good as, or better than, the schooling offered by the state.
It is clearly an indication - and one which we at STEP AHEAD are seeing more and more - of how parental attitudes have changed.
If you have an example of such a change, please feel free to contact us.
To be continued.........
Well written article.
Posted by: Britany | April 22, 2009 at 08:29 AM