Why would you homeschool your child?

Why Do People Choose to Homeschool?

The most common reasons for parents and carers choosing to homeschool a child are:

• The child’s health issues, particularly mental health issues – for example, anxiety, school phobia, separation anxiety, or depression
• Special educational needs not being met within the school system – for example, dyslexia, autism, or gifted and talented needs
• The child being bullied (either by peers or their teachers)
• The child’s unwillingness or inability to go to school
• As a short-term intervention for a particular reason
• The parent’s ideological or philosophical views – for example, they might support the concept of ‘unlearning’
• Dissatisfaction with the school system – for example, disliking the National Curriculum, believing that children start school too early, or that the school system does not suit their child
• Distance to a local school.