Tag: Home-Schooled

Number of Children Being Home-Educated in UK ‘Rises by 75 Percent’ Amid Lockdowns

The number of children registering for home-education in the UK rose by 75 percent in the first eight months of this school year, according to an investigation by the BBC. The broadcaster received Freedom of Information responses from 153 of the 205 county councils and unitary authorities in Great Britain, and all of Northern Ireland,…


Home-Schooled 22-Year-Old Is the Youngest Person in the UK to Get PhD in Astrophysics

A 22-year-old who was home-schooled by his father has become the youngest person in the UK to hold a Ph.D. in astrophysics. Imran Nasim completed his Ph.D. at the University of Surrey, in Guildford, England, just four years after getting a first-class honors degree in math and physics. The young doctor has long-term plans to open his…