Tuesday, 29 January 2008

Education in Britain - Homeschooling


Education in Britain,many people in the UK do not realise that British home education (known as 'homeschooling' in the USA) is legal, and becoming more popular all the time. According to the 1996 education act in England and Wales, it is parents who are responsible for providing their children's education 'in school or otherwise', suitable for the age, ability and aptitude of each child.




This means that home educators in the UK do not have to be trained teachers, nor do they need any special qualifications to educate their children at home. Some British home educating families choose to use a structured 'homeschool' curriculum; some pick and choose school-type text books from bookshops;, some use the Internet and libraries to find suitable educational resources; some follow the children's interests and do little or no teaching as such. There are no rules for home education in the UK - it's up to each family to ensure that their children receive appropriate education, and this will vary from child to child.

2 comments:

Annie La Grasse said...

Hello Nicole

Many thanks for doing some research on the topic of homeschooling in Britain.

The information you have posted onto your blog I see comes directly (not your own words)from the website http://home-ed.info/. Please use YOUR OWN WORDS to comment on what you discover!

Unfortunately you haven't answered the question that is on the Class blog. Please go back and read the post on 'Education in Britain - Homeschooling' and try and answer the questions.

ANNIE

LIANG YAN-NICOLE said...

Thank you Annine.I think used the own words can be improve my English.So I will remember your advides.