home school
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What if my homeschooled child can’t face college?
Honestly, I didn’t think I would have to worry about this. After everything had been through with bullying, and how angry she’d felt about having to give up her ‘normal school life’, I assumed that college would be the fresh… Continue reading
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How do homeschoolers take GCSEs? A parent’s guide to exams as a private candidate
When we first started home educating, GCSEs were one of the things I worried about most. How would Evie actually take them if she wasn’t in school? Where would she sit exams? Which GCSEs should we choose, and how much… Continue reading
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No school, no prom? How we celebrated the end of year 11.
One thing I hadn’t really considered when we started home educating was missing the traditional Year 11 milestones – including prom. So when prom season arrived, I started thinking about how we could still make the end of this chapter… Continue reading
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iGCSE’s for home educated students: What parents need to know
If you’re home educating and starting to think about GCSE’s, you may have come across iGCSE’s (i= International) and wondered what they are, and whether colleges accept them and how your child actually sits the exams. I had exactly the… Continue reading
