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Apr
Are children ‘lost’ in lack of regulated schooling?
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Teaching Comments 1
I recently read a BBC report on the 1000-or-so boys from Orthodox Jewish families thought to be in “illegal” schools in London. There is little difference between a (legally) unregistered home schooled pupil and one of these “illegally” schooled Jewish boys. Both can follow any curriculum their parents desire; both can be educated in unsuitable..read more.
16
Feb
Could self-regulation be the answer for home educators faced with renewed registration fears?
Categories: Education, Home Education, Ideas, Teaching Comments 4
Self-regulation has provided private tutors and their clients with community, reassurance and a unified voice – and it can do the same for parents. Back in 2012, Tutors International was one of the first to recognise the need for a professional body for private tutoring in the UK, acknowledging that, for some families, finding a..read more.
16
Jul
Tutors International clients interviewed by Mansion Global
Categories: Education, Expat, Ideas, Inspiration, Random, Teaching, Travel, Tutors International Comments 0
Advice on the costs and benefits of home schooling children of families who live abroad The Middleton family and their two children Olivia, 15, and Joseph, 12, have lived in Italy for nearly 12 years. The children had attended both a local school in Tuscany and an international school in Rome, before turning to full-time..read more.