There's been a rise in the number of children being home schooled in Stamford
and the surrounding areas.
The number of children in Stamford and the surrounding areas being home schooled has increased by 28% since September
The number increased from 37 to 167 in the last 2 months.
The report before Lincolnshire County Council’s Children's and Young People Scrutiny Committee states all reasons given by parents could be interpreted as covid-19 related.
The report said “Whilst it is parental choice to home educate, it is clear that there is a new cohort of parents who are making a choice that they would not have taken were they not concerned about sending their child to school during the pandemic,”