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The BBC has published a news story about the increasing number of children being educated at home in England. Figures from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests show that at least 66,496 children moved to home education in 2023-2024, compared with 28,558 in 2019-2020. The news story features comments from the Children's Commissioner for England who raises concerns about the reasons some families might be turning to home education.
Read the news story: More families being 'forced' into home education