Home Education & Support With Education at Home

Several young people we talked to had left the formal education system or were not participating in the formal education system and they and their parents/carers told us that they were being home schooled. Some parents told us about their experiences with home education during the pandemic.

Homeschooling

[I can] mix it up … do something different every day - get information off the internet which is … better … I feel more comfortable … if I go to school [there is a] certain curriculum …

I’m home schooled - I prefer it home schooled I never really liked school .. it’s not very free … sticking to that same schedule, its boring ...

I ain’t got no restrictions … I can read a book and then I can start maths … it’s got a bit more freedom than sitting there in school [young person]

Concern With Support With Education At Home

Recording Gypsy, Traveller and Roma identities

We asked participants about whether they would feel comfortable revealing their identity in data collections undertaken by schools, colleges and other public services like hospitals. This raised lots of questions about disclosing their identity in school for fear of biased treatment, not only in education and colleges but also in healthcare, and employment and many other contexts.

My youngest who is six brings homework home and I don’t understand it [parent/carer/member of family group]