Education cabinet member Gordon Jones told February’s scrutiny committee that Suffolk has potentially seen a “doubling” in the number of children who are home educated in the last two or three years.
He cited a number of reasons which included some parents genuinely feeling that was the best option, others who felt they could not get the right special educational needs (SEN) provision, bullying concerns or religious factors.
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