KS3 at home: keeping your child on track for GCSEs
Worried that homeschooling in Years 7 to 9 will leave gaps before GCSEs? Here's how to keep KS3 rigorous, structured and on course.
Years 7 to 9 are quietly important. They're where the foundations for GCSE Maths, English and Science are laid. Get them right and Year 10 feels like a natural next step. Get them wrong and it feels like a cliff.
Follow the National Curriculum for the core
Even though home educated children don't have to follow it, we do for Maths, English and Science. It means there are no surprises when GCSE content arrives, and your child can move back into school at any point if your plans change.
Little and often beats big and rare
Short, regular practice wins. A weekly rhythm of live lessons, supervised homework and small quizzes builds memory far better than a burst of revision every few months.
Read widely, and talk about it
The strongest English students we teach are readers. Not just set texts. Biographies, history, good fiction. Ask your child what they're reading at dinner. It matters more than you'd think.
Know where they are, every week
The real risk of home education isn't the teaching. It's not knowing when something has slipped. That's why we send a written note home every Friday, so you're never guessing.
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