In recent years, homeschooling has gained significant traction as a flexible and personalised approach to education. For parents and guardians looking to tailor their child’s learning experience to suit their unique strengths, interests, and needs, homeschooling offers an appealing alternative to traditional schooling. If you’re considering homeschooling your child, you’ve come to the right place! […]
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What is Homeschooling?
In recent years, the idea of homeschool learning has been gaining popularity as an effective academic alternative. Homeschooling offers a unique approach to learning and allows parents to tailor their child’s education to suit their needs and interests. There are many things to keep in mind when exploring homeschooling and what it involves. To ensure […]
Homeschooling: How to Personalise Your Child’s Education
In recent years, homeschooling has become a more popular and accepted form of education. For parents and guardians who want to tailor their child’s education to suit their unique strengths and interests, homeschooling can be a great alternative to traditional school settings. If you are considering homeschooling your child, you’re in the right place! In […]
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Studying Online?
When it comes to studying, traditional school and educational settings aren’t the only options for students. With distance learning becoming more and more popular, you may be wondering whether studying online is a suitable option for you or your child. To help you make the right decision for you and your academic journey, we have […]
What is Homeschooling?
In recent years, the idea of homeschool learning has been gaining popularity as an effective academic alternative. Homeschooling offers a unique approach to learning and allows parents to tailor their child’s education to suit their needs and interests. There are many things to keep in mind when exploring homeschooling and what it involves. To ensure […]
Transformative Home Education: Empowering parents and guardians to unlock their child’s potential
Education is a fundamental aspect of a child’s development, and as parents and guardians, we want the best for our children. However, traditional classroom settings may not always be the ideal fit for every child. In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards home education, driven by various factors such as personal preferences, […]
Many students leave school due to ill health. Is distance learning the answer?
Many students who have had to drop out of school due to illness find that distance learning works for them as a flexible alternative that fits with their lifestyle and allows for more independence in learning. Brogan chose to study with NEC after having dropped out from high school due to illness, needing to find […]
GCSE success for home educated student with partially impaired vision
Mohammed studied 7 GCSEs with NEC and achieved high grades in all of them, overcoming the challenge of having partially impaired vision. He has been home educated since Year 10. Mohammed is particularly proud of obtaining the top grade of 9 in biology, chemistry and physics. He is now going on to study A levels […]
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 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 […]