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Parenting and the Education System

Something has been happening for a number of years now. A disquiet that is slowly building momentum. Adopters and parents of children with neurodiversity have been realising the education system is not only not meeting the needs of our children, it is actively damaging them. Parents of children who are neurotypical are also starting to express concerns. There has been a huge mental health crisis linked to education building since the lockdowns. Where once there was confusion and concern, now there is a frustration and anger. So many of our children are being let down by the demands created by the education syllabuses and agenda. Teachers are under pressure to deliver unmanageable targets. They are being let down too. Children are being squeezed by the pressure cooker approach. The UK government is trying to compete with countries that have very different parenting and societal expectations than we have and the children are the ones who are suffering, and not achieving. When I look back

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