2020 was a difficult year for young people. While many no doubt welcomed the initial “freedom” that was lockdown, so many more were excited about going back to school and now dread the thought of entering another lockdown. Many yearned …
Founded in 2018, Dartford Excelsior is one of the fastest-growing online schools in the UK. Studying with us is a chance to take a step into education with the support of an innovative and student-centred college. Our courses have been …
In our article, How to Write your Home School Vision Statement, we stressed the importance of the Vision Statement as a starting point in any home school journey. The next important step on the journey is to decide how you …
Something has happened in our education system - high expectations have become demonised. It is doubtful that this was by design. It is likely that the ever-greater calls for differentiation, for understanding that students learn in different ways and move …
In our article, 6 Things Every 11 Plus Parent Must Know, we encouraged parents to see, and to encourage their children to see, that the 11 Plus is about a lot more than passing an exam. It is about instilling …
No matter how long you’ve had your head in books, on blogs, scrolling through Facebook groups, it seems like there is always another piece of 11 Plus information that you’re just coming across. Sometimes, when you finally find something out, …
Your child has just come home with a single A4 sheet from school titled “11 Plus Exams Update”; you drive past the independent school you’d love your child to go to and see the sign saying: “Year 7 Admissions – …
In our article, How to Write Your Home School Vision Statement, we took you through how to take the first steps to putting together a strong statement of intent for your home school. Having a well formulated and documented vision …
What’s Your Vision? Getting Inspiration Drafting the Statement A Look at Our Vision Statement In our article, The Importance of Curriculum Planning for Home Schooling, we took you through why we believe that it is important to take the time …
Parents decide to home-school their children for a variety of reasons. Some parents don’t have a choice – their life circumstances require that their children be home schooled. Other parents have always known they will home-school because they want to …