Tomorrow marks the final day of the Autumn term. It has been a very long 15 weeks, with Covid and norovirus affecting us in the first half of term, followed by a particularly tough half term that ended with three weeks of flu. This flu has hit our younger home schoolers and their parents especially hard, with some of our families feeling the effects for over 3 weeks. Despite all of this, the resilience and commitment across our community has been remarkable. Over the course o

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Week 13 - of our Rethinking School Series Last week, we explored the challenges ADHD students face when formal support ends, and how some...

Week 10 - of our Rethinking School Series Last week, we explored another reason many families choose to leave mainstream education:  SEN,...

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Week 7 – of our Rethinking School Series   Last week, we explored the sheer volume of homework. How much work is truly necessary, and how...

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Week 5 of or Rethinking School Series   Last week, we examined the national curriculum and questioned whether it truly inspires a love of...

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