Rapid Lateral Flow Tests – The School Saga
Rapid Lateral Flow Tests were meant to help the children get back to school safely….but what a saga….
Education
Education – discussions, how to help with certain topic areas
Starting Secondary School After Home Education
Starting Secondary school after home education during corona virus
School Summer Holidays during Corona Virus
The school summer holidays are really odd this year. It is actually the first time in years that it is truly the holidays because whilst we were home educating we had kept work going throughout, even if that meant just the twice weekly sessions with Explore Learning. But with our youngest returning to school in … Read more
A-Level Dilemma
Let’s face it this corona-19 virus has disrupted so many people’s lives and had such an impact on education. It is the current year 10 and 12s I really feel for though because it doesn’t look like any allowances are being made to their exams to account for the fact that they haven’t had the … Read more
Final Term of the First Year of Grammar School and the End of Home Education
So that is it then – the last day of the academic year over and an end to home education. Not exactly how I had imagined it would be and rather sad that so much has been missed. What we do have at home though are three happy children who are looking forward to their … Read more
BBC Bitesize Daily: Providing Virtual Learning in the UK for the Summer Term
PRESS RELEASE School’s Out but Learning’s Not! The BBC are opening the doors to the biggest ever education offering: BBC Bitesize Daily launches Monday 20 April across BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online at www.bbc.co.uk/Bitesize to ensure that kids across the UK have access to curriculum supported learning for the summer term, working closely with … Read more
Second Term at Grammar School and a Return to Home Education
The Second Term at Grammar School and a Return to Home Education
Fun Ways to Learn Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Artistic Ways to Learn Shakespeare’s The Tempest There are many ways that you can teach Shakespeare in a fun way, we focused on The Tempest this year for Shakespeare week. A lot of resources are on the Shakespeare Week website including the instructions we used to build characters from The Tempest out of LEGO. It … Read more
Art Inspiration
Art is all around us, and with its many different formats then there is sure to be something to suit everyone. Whether this simply drawing a picture with pencil and paper, or experimenting with different media (paint/charcoal/pastels, etc.), taking photographs, building sculptures (from paper, wire, clay, LEGO), origami, cross-stitch, fashion, make-up/face paint/body art, needle felt … Read more
Rugby with the School
Our son has become very passionate about playing rugby since playing for the first time with the school and it all feels like it happened very quickly. I for one knew absolutely nothing about rugby but this is what I have encountered so far. Rugby boots are not the same as football boots One minute … Read more