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Parents are increasingly teaching their children at home amid growing dissatisfaction with the quality of state schools, according to Government-backed research.
A study published yesterday said at least 16,000 youngsters in England may now be being educated at home – a three-fold increase since 1999.
Many parents were worried about bullying and poor discipline in state schools and were unhappy with the quality of teaching, according to the study by York Consulting.
The report, commissioned by the Department for Education, found that children tended to be removed from state education between finishing primary and starting secondary school.
The researchers said: "Beneficial effects reported by parents included high levels of confidence and self-esteem, a close relationship between parent/carer and child, self-directed learning and the development of skills in line with, or in advance of, age-related peers." | 
