Education Otherwise

Deciding to educate otherwise

Why educate otherwise than at school?

Parents choose to educate otherwise than at school for different reasons. Some parents may feel that their child's experience of mainstream school is not beneficial to them.

A decision to educate otherwise than at school may come from a parental desire to shape their child's education around spiritual, religious or cultural aspects of the families life.

What can parents do to provide a suitable and efficient education?

Parents can make use of a range of resources to assist them with the education of their child.

Usually parents will make use of the following resources in such a way that the combination brings about the most efficient and suitable education provision:

Funding private tutors
Using the internet including educational websites
Visiting libraries and museums
Getting support from education otherwise groups
Buying educational books and tests from reputable book shops; and
Engaging the child in creative and sporting activities

Further information

For further information, please contact the Access and Attendance Team or visit our other Education Otherwise web pages.

Contact

Paul Kelly

Group Manager - Admissions and Attendance

Morline House

160 London Road

Barking

IG11 8BB

Tel: 020 8227 5537

Fax: 020 8227 5541

Email: paul.kelly@lbbd.gov.uk|

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