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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I never thought I'd say this, but I now understand the appeal of home schooling | Emma Brockes

We were talking about her decision to home school or unschool, or home educate, depending on your tribal affiliation her two children, making her simultaneously part of a broader trend and also somewhat strange to herself. The cliche of home schooling still leans on the idea of a fringe choice made by fanatical parents who produce a poorly socialised child if you said of a child: They're home schooled, you'd trigger a knowing look that implied: Say no more. Well maybe all that is changing.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Cost of private psychology soaring in UK as practitioners turn away clients

Private psychology costs in the UK rose 34% since 2022, with 12 sessions averaging £1,550, and 29% of psychologists are not taking new patients.
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fromMail Online
1 month ago

Revealed: The best and worst areas for mobile signal in the UK

Mobile signal consistency varies widely across UK postcodes, with Wales and the South West most unreliable and London and Nottingham most consistent.
Education
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Counties with Ireland's largest and smallest primary-school classes revealed, as average size hits lowest level in more than 25 years

Average primary class size fell to 22.2 pupils in 2024/25 after almost 18,000 fewer pupils; Kildare had the largest classes and Longford the smallest.
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