Tag #Travelling Families

How does the Hiscoe family's experience highlight the challenges of balancing traditional showpeople life with modern educational needs for children?

The Hiscoe family, part of Scotland's 1,600-strong showpeople community, balances the demands of a traveling funfair business with raising their two young children. Their unique lifestyle, featured in a new BBC Scotland series, highlights the challenges of balancing education with the family's traditional way of life. This necessitates unconventional schooling arrangements for their children and a complex juggling act between work and family.