homeschooling

  • Can we home school for a bit?

    I’ll shortly be typing up a collaborative blog with UK Virtual School which I hope readers will find really helpful. I interviewed the founder of the company and I was just blown away by so many things we discussed. The… Continue reading

    Can we home school for a bit?
  • iGCSE’s (International GCSE’s) – a new option

    IGCSEs (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) are internationally recognised qualifications. They are for students normally aged 14 to 16. However, home schooling can push that boundary! I hadn’t heard about them until I contacted UK Virtual School. I wanted… Continue reading

    iGCSE’s (International GCSE’s) – a new option
  • So they have to get 8-10 GCSEs by the end of year 11, right?

    I fully believed this. And why shouldn’t I? That’s what we are told. Follow the school system, pick a humanities – choose between double or triple science.. you should do study a language… valid advice for a child that ‘fits’… Continue reading

    So they have to get 8-10 GCSEs by the end of year 11, right?