STEM educational weeks are only marginally better than buses: you wait for one and then suddenly it’s both Biology Week and World Space Week jostling for space in a seven-day overlap. If you’re anxiously scratching your head and wondering how best to combine these two extracurricular programmes in your child’s busy homeschooling timetable, you’ve come […]
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Bouncing back and moving forwards: how NEC can help with home education in an uncertain world
The National Extension College was founded by Michael Young and Brian Jackson as an educational charity in 1963 to widen participation in education, and to promote lifelong learning. Michael Young, wrote: “we were searching for education without institution, learning while earning, courses which people of all ages could take in their own time, at their […]
A home educator’s journey – Part 10: “You have nothing to lose and everything to gain”
In part 10 of our ‘home educator’s journey’ series, Lucy discusses how the self study skills she developed through NEC prepared her well for sixth form. As a home educated student I have used NEC to study for GCSE sociology and maths. Over the last year I have used their online programmes and sat the […]
A home educator’s journey – Part 9: Structuring our week
In part 9 of our ‘home educator’s journey’ series, Anna discusses how the flexibility of home education shapes her approach to a typical week. There are many ways that home educating families work and it can take time to find a pattern that suits your family. Some families have an unstructured approach and children learn […]
A home educator’s journey – Part 8: Studying GCSE Maths
Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online distance learning and home education. In this edition of ‘A home educator’s journey’ Lucy tells us what it’s like studying GCSE Maths with NEC, discusses the support she receives from her tutor, and revising for her upcoming exams. This year […]
A home educator’s journey – Part 7: GCSE Revision at home
This post was originally published on April 17th 2019 and updated on March 23rd 2020. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online distance learning and home education. In the seventh edition of ‘A home educator’s journey’ Anna discusses Lucy’s revision for her upcoming exams, and explains the […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 6: Using learn@nec and Tutor Support
This post was originally published on February 22nd 2019 and updated on March 23rd 2020. This is the sixth in the series of ‘A home-educator’s journey’. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online distance learning and home education. In this post, Lucy explains what it’s like using […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 5: Studying GCSE Sociology with NEC (Tutor response)
This post was originally published on February 12th 2019 and updated on March 23rd 2020. This week’s entry of our ‘home-educator’s journey’ series, is a guest post written by Lucy’s GCSE Sociology tutor, Tracey Jones. The blog is a direct response to last week’s A home-educator’s journey, part 5: Studying GCSE Sociology with NEC. In this week’s blog, […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 5: Studying GCSE Sociology with NEC
This post was originally published on February 4th 2019 and updated on March 23rd 2020. This is the fifth in the series of ‘A home educator’s journey’. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online distance learning and home education. This post, written by Lucy, describes what it’s […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 4: Booking exams
This post was originally published on January 2nd 2019 and updated on March 23rd 2020. Today’s post is the forth in the series of our ‘home educator’s journey’, following the lives of Anna and Lucy on their NEC learner story. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online […]