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For a wide variety of reasons, parents around the world are choosing to educate their children at home.

The nature, scope and flexibility of education afforded by opting out of the institution is the undeniable main attraction driving this movement. It would be disingenuous, however, not to acknowledge that real or perceived shortcomings of schools is also a major reason for parents choosing to go it alone.

Home Schooling presents two major challenges for parents of older children in particular. One is the level of subject expertise required to prepare students for examination entry. The second is the dilemma of avoiding social isolation and providing opportunities for peer collaboration.

We believe that while the new technologies offer solutions to these twin challenges, professional help with identifying and exploiting these opportunities is key.

FutureClass is an ideal solution for committed homeschooling parents with children aged 9 - 16.

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The news item below highlights the challenges facing one group of parents in Bradford with whom we have had links. Their situation may not be typical of many homeschooling families whose choice springs from principle rather than necessity but it does serve to illustrate a growing unease over some educational authority school allocation policies which can force parents into either so-called 'cheating' in their attempt to win places at the 'better schools' or - as in this case - opting out altogether.