Well done, everyone, for looking after yourselves last week! We had the perfect storm of very high temperatures, high humidity and exceptionally high pollen counts. For many families, this meant poor sleep, reduced concentration and increased frustration, making learning much more difficult than usual. Now that the worst of last week's disruption has settled down, we have the final three weeks left until the end of term. During this time, we need to: Finish any work that was

Discover the Orchard Training Programme: A Complete, Flexible Approach to Home Education The Orchard Training programme offers a rich and structured learning experience designed especially for home-schooling families. Learners benefit from a blend of virtual classroom lessons , personalised 1-to-1 sessions , and a range of optional enrichment clubs—including gardening, cooking, and film—bringing education to life beyond the screen. Each week, our homeschooling learners receiv

Day 24: Wear Christmas Pyjamas End this year’s Homeschool Advent Calendar countdown by snuggling into your cosiest, silliest, or...

Day 23: Watch a Christmas Movie Your twenty-third Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to cosy up together with hot chocolate, blankets,...

Day 22: Make Popcorn Garland Your twenty-second Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to pop some corn, grab a needle and thread (grown-ups...

Day 21: Read a Christmas Story Your twenty- first Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to cosy up with a festive book—classics or new...

Day 20: Make a Christmas Card Your twentieth Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to grab the glitter and glue and design your own festive...

Day 19: Bake a Festive Treat Your nineteenth Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to bake either mince pies or gingerbread men, fill the...

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

Day 18: Dance to Christmas Songs Your eighteenth Homeschool Advent Calendar task is to turn up the volume and have a living-room disco!...