I am sort of going to have a moan here but hopefully people will bear with me and understand where I am coming from. In recent months at the NSW exam exam centre we have spoken with a number of parents whose children have been enrolled with various learning providers Read more…
Let’s be honest, nobody likes the big head at the party, blowing his own trumpet, continually turning every conversation round so that it is an opportunity to talk about what he has done. However, there are times, like job interviews for example, where blowing your own trumpet has some merit. Read more…
In a recent blog, we explored the incredible flexibility that home education allows families. In the context of IGCSEs, this flexibility allows us as parents to spread exams out so that our children can sit a range of subjects in different exam sessions. This is a great idea and one Read more…
One of the great advantages of homeschooling is the flexibility that it provides us with as parents to shape and schedule learning to fit in with the needs of our individual children. With the best will in the world, schools find this level of personalisation virtually impossible – not because Read more…
I recently returned from the EurECA Conference in Vevey, Switzerland. Apart from the memorable setting, overlooking Lake Geneva and looking at the peaks of the Dents du Midi in the distance, and the practical theme – How should Christians teach? – I will remember it for the insights of David Read more…