Jenny Hedmans barn mådde så dåligt av att gå i skola i Sverige att de inte ville leva längre. Familjens sista utväg var att flytta till Åland där hemundervisning är lagligt.

Lärare som ska kontrollera hemundervisade barns kunskaper på Åland upplever osakliga och hotfulla föräldrar. En del lärare har förberett flyktvägar inför möten med familjerna.

Measures to tighten up home schooling in England in the wake of 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s murder at the hands of her father and stepmother are to be unveiled in a bill before parliament on Tuesday.

Government statistics released on Thursday found that a growing number of parents have withdrawn their children from mainstream education in England. An estimated 111,700 children are being home-educated, based on a census taken this year - marking a 20% rise since last year.

The children’s commissioner for England believes some families are being "forced" to educate their children at home after a BBC investigation found the number making the switch has doubled in five years.

Anxiety is the most common reason why parents choose to take pupils out of school.

The radical, open-ended teaching philosophy has gained steam among influencers. But some who experienced it would never go back.

Experts say ‘desocialised’ pupils home schooled through Covid are entering traditionally most disruptive years.

Noen familier går utenfor normalen. De er få, men de blir stadig flere.