Fed-up dad builds £150k mini-school in his backyard and teaches kids to start their own business

Property developer Samuel Leeds, 34, has built a school in his garden for his four children and eight of their cousins after becoming frustrated with the UK education system Samuel Leeds teaching his children (Image: Samuel Leeds / SWNS)

A dad splashed out £150k constructing a school in his own back garden for his children - after becoming fed up of the "rigid" and "oppressive" UK education system. Property developer Samuel Leeds is teaching his children himself - and reckons they're learning more useful lessons than in a mainstream school .

Samuel chose to take his children - aged eight, seven and five - out of mainstream school after becoming exasperated with the lack of financial and business education in their curriculum.

The dad-of-four invested six months creating the