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Writing mock exams (for IGCSE) as a home educated kid

My kids have never attended school, so they have never written tests or exams in an external setting (we have written a few exam papers at home as practice). But writing a mock at home is quite different to writing … Continue reading

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Starting Year 8 Science

Science is one of the subjects that we are doing a bit differently this year. When my oldest did her Science my son would always sit and listen and often even ended up doing worksheets alongside his sister. So he … Continue reading

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Year 7 Home education resources that worked for us

Every year I try and write posts where I show which books we are planning on using for our home education and then at the end of the academic year I try and write a summary post on the resources … Continue reading

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An Inspector Calls Revision Guide from Twinkl

One of the IGCSE English Literature books (well actually play) that we have selected is An Inspector Calls. So over the last few months I have been gathering the different resources that we are going to use with it and … Continue reading

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I am tired but no they are not going to school

One of the things that frustrates me about home education is the way “others” view it, by others I mean those who do not home educate. They never seem to grasp that it is something that families truly believe in, … Continue reading

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