Latest Posts, real stories
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Homeschooling out of nowhere – our real life experience
If you’re thinking about homeschooling because mainstream school is no longer working for your child, you may be wondering where to start. Our move into home education wasn’t planned – it happened when our daughter was struggling, and suddenly we… 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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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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Our home education success story: GCSE results and moving on
What a feeling. She did it. She got so much more than she needed to move forward to her next chapter. Hard work, resilience and belief she could do it has paid off. Evie’s GCSE and iGCSE results are so… 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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Homeschool GCSE Exams are over – What comes next?
It’s been such a while since I have written on here. I’m not entirely sure why. It’s been a very busy time – emotionally and physically! We’ve driven between The North and Titchfield, Hampshire to sit exams for many weeks… 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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What does a homeschool day look like? It doesn’t have to be 9-3.
When we first started home educating, I thought I needed to fill every hour of the day. I quickly learned that homeschooling doesn’t have to look like school at home – and it certainly doesn’t have to run from 9-3.… 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











