We Are Not a Conspiracy School
Is a home educating community really teaching children conspiracy theories?
File on 4 Investigates · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
In We Are Not A Conspiracy School, Darryl Morris sets out to meet the people behind HOPE Sussex, a community of home educators founded during the pandemic.
On a sprawling site in the East Sussex countryside, a number of families gather to learn together, away from the mainstream. What’s taught there is contested. The media has called it a “conspiracy school", but the founders say it’s a community centre that encourages critical thinking.
What are people actually doing there? And in a world where shared beliefs have fractured, and more are turning away from the mainstream, why do they feel a community like theirs is needed?
Producer: Louisa Adams Sound Design: Craig Edmondson Executive Producer: Ailsa Rochester An Audio Always production for BBC Radio 4