A mum has taken her son out of mainstream education to 'de-school' him after training to be a teacher and wanting to spend more time with her children. Bethany Bishop, 29, took her oldest son, six, out of education in May 2023 and is now transitioning from learning at school to being educated at home.
She applied to train to be a teacher - but decided against joining the profession because she wanted to spend more time with her two sons. Bethany said her son struggled when he first started school and didn't enjoy certain aspects including writing and the homework he was given.
Now, she lets her son choose whatever he wants to do - even if that's a lie-in, playing with Lego, or an afternoon at the park. And she plans to continue home educating him for as long as he wants.
