learning
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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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When your child isn’t coping at school: Trust what you are seeing
How many times does a parent have to say ‘my child isn’t coping’ before someone really listens? I look back at the email folder I have designated to Evie’s old secondary school with complete dismay. It’s not until you see… Continue reading
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UK Virtual School: An alternative to mainstream school and home education
When we first stepped into home education, I didn’t have a plan. I had panic, a laptop, and Google. Like so many parents who suddenly find themselves outside the school system, I wasn’t searching for an alternative. I was searching… Continue reading
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Can You Homeschool Temporarily? Our Experience of Home Education.
If you’re wondering whether you can homeschool you child temporarily and return them to school later, the short answer is yes. Home education doesn’t necessarily have to be a forever decision. For some families, it can be a period of… Continue reading
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How much do GCSE exams cost for home educated students?
Exams in year 11. It’s a lot. Emotionally, in time and financially. I’m so glad we had enough time to plan a few early exams. We’ve got 3 under our belt. 2 taken a year early in Summer – and… 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
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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
