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Home education, once an unusual or alternative choice, has been changed by Covid-19 as each week increasing numbers of parents are wondering if it could be a better solution for their children.

Anjula and guests help Sara decide if she should take her children out of school. Her 8 and 9 year old are happy there but Sara feels they are not inspired by what they are learning, they aren鈥檛 intellectually curious and their grades aren鈥檛 great. And this term has been a real challenge, disrupted by the pandemic.

Having experimented with home schooling during lockdown, Sara thinks she might be able to teach them better herself. But what about friends and sport and extracurricular? Will they be thought of as strange and draw unwanted attention from the authorities? Can they sit exams and what is even legal?

Anjula gathers together home education experts who debunk many myths, find surprising answers and help Sara make that decision.

Joining Anjula are Alison Sauer from the Centre for Personalised Education, Gordon Harold, Professor of the Psychology of Education and Mental Health at Cambridge University, home education researcher Dr Helen Lees, Chartered Educational and Child Psychologist Dr Paul Kelly and Dr Amelia Roberts from UCL鈥檚 Centre for Inclusive Education.

Producer: Sarah Bowen