A survey of more than 2,000 parents of secondary-aged pupils found that four in five said they preferred having their children at home every day.
Furthermore, 59 per cent report that their children prefer learning remotely to being in school.
The poll has been commissioned by the Valenture Institute – an online high school, and finds that respite from bullying is one main factor influencing parents’ attitudes to home education.
A quarter of the respondents said that their children had been bullied in school, with many feeling the issue had never been properly dealt with.
Other positives about online learning identified by the parents in the survey include the less stressful home learning environment and allowing children to learn at their own pace.
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