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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

‘We haven’t looked back’: home schooling in Australia experiences post-lockdown boom

Gemma Troughton with her child
Gemma Troughton is a mother and teacher who quit her job to home school her child, now nine, who was struggling in mainstream education system. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

When Gemma Troughton’s daughter started prep in Brisbane, her anxiety “blew through the roof”.

It was 2020 – a year of lockdowns, remote learning and uncertainty. But as the schooling system stabilised, her daughter didn’t.

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