Category Archives: Homeschooling

Edexcel International GCSE History – Revision Notes book

Posted on November 29, 2024 by ofamily

I have written a few posts about the books that we used for our different Internal GCSE History topics but I have not yet written about this brilliant revision note book that we bought. Pearson Edexcel International GCSE History My … Continue reading →

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Doing a quick recap of KS3 Physics with our 10 minute tests

Posted on November 12, 2024 by ofamily

My son is technically still in Year 9 but we have already finished his KS3 Science and his KS3 History so I have decided that we will start some of his IGCSE subjects early (Please do not get me wrong … Continue reading →

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The Elephant Whisperer – one of the best books we have ever read

Posted on November 5, 2024 by ofamily

For a number of years I have heard the story about the elephants in South Africa who go and visit a widow every year on her husband’s death anniversary. It is a story that is both sweet and incredible, how … Continue reading →

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My process of selecting exam boards for IGCSE

Posted on October 30, 2024 by ofamily

This is quite a big one and there are lots of ways of figuring this out but I am going to try and explain what WE thought about when we came to selecting the exam boards for our IGCSE subjects. … Continue reading →

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KS3 Geography comprehensions from Twinkl

Posted on October 28, 2024 by ofamily

I have to admit that we are not using Twinkl as much for KS3 resources as we did for Primary resources (largely because we are using more student books) but I do still sometimes turn to it when I need … Continue reading →

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