Podcasts
Welcome to the UK Virtual School Podcast launching on Monday 26th July 2021. The podcast for parents, home educating families and those looking for an alternative to the education system!
UK Virtual School isn’t just any online school – We dare to be different! We offer a flexible online British Education adapted for the modern world, catering for Year 1 to iGCSEs for Home Educating families, Expats, and World Schoolers.
SE01 #14 The Struggles of Handwriting – Strategies to improve your Child‘s Handwriting
#14 The Struggles of Handwriting Strategies to improve your Child's Handwriting This is a practically helpful episode of the podcast. If you're concerned about your child's handwriting, Syd will give you strategies and tactics to help them improve. Download...
SE01 #13 Teacher by Day, Astronomer by Night – Summer Hobby of a Physics Teacher
#13 Teacher by Day, Astronomer by Night Summer Hobby of a Physics Teacher Aaron is a Maths and Physics teacher at UKVS and has a passion for all things Astronomy. During this chat, you'll hear about his Astrogazing evenings, the importance of being an...
SE01 #12 How We Cater for SEN Kids – A Parent & Teacher’s insight into UKVS
#12 How We Cater for SEN Kids A Parent & Teacher's insight into UKVS Ant's been a teacher with UK Virtual School since the start and he's seen it grow into what is today, and loves how it continues to grow. He says on this episode that UKVS “offers subjects...
SE01 #11 Do Online Classes Work for Primary? – Engaging Young Children in Learning
#11 Do Online Classes Work for Primary? Engaging Young Children in Learning On this episode, you'll meet the brilliant and inspiring Kate, who's a teacher with UK Virtual School. Tune in to hear about the unique way she teaches English, and learn more about the...
SE01 #10 The Pandemic Converted Me – Why I Chose to Stick with Home Education with Dr. Catherine
#10 The Pandemic Converted Me Why I Chose to Stick with Home Education On this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Catherine Steele, who chose UKVS during the pandemic. As soon as her daughter (Hope) started, it became clear that home education suited her better...
SE01 #9 Space for Everyone – Student Perspective on Online Schooling
#9 Space for Everyone - Student Perspective on Online Schooling Eight year old Hope is one of UK Virtual School's students. On this episode, you'll hear all about her hobbies, her plans for the 1,068 page book she's working on, and you'll hear her read the...
SE01 #8 The Teacher Who Lives in a Van – Flexibility of an Online School
#8 The Teacher Who Lives in a Van - Flexibility of an Online School Hannah's a UKVS Science Teacher, she's also a New Zealander; which means she LOVES TO TRAVEL. She lives in her van and moves from beautiful location to location. We often talk about how home...
SE01 #6 How Do Home Educated Kids Sit GCSEs? (Part 1)
#6 How Do Home Educated Kids Sit GCSEs? 101 Guide to Exams as a Home Educator with Syd On this sixth episode in season one, Syd will answer the most common questions she hears from home educating families, or those who are considering home education as a route for...
SE01 #5 My Pandemic Homeschool Story
#5 My Pandemic Homeschool Story: Why I Chose UK Virtual School With Rae Richards On the fifth episode in season one, you'll meet Home Ed Parent, Rae Richards. Rae is a Business & Style Identity Consultant, who works fulltime on her business. Like many parents,...
SE01 #4 Why Home Education?
#4 Why Home Educate? Understanding what's best for your child With Gabriela Galasinska On this fourth episode of the podcast, you'll hear from Gabriela, who's kids are educated at home. Like many parents, when Covid hit, Gabriela started to teach her two children at...
SE01 #3 Our Core Values
#3 Our Core Values: A School That Thinks Differently On this third episode of the show, you'll hear about how important values are at UKVS. Syd will drill down into our Core Values, which apply to all students and teachers. You'll hear each value broken down as Syd...
SE01 #2 An Educational Revolution
#2 An Educational Revolution - Times are changing... and education is evolving. On this second episode of the show, you'll hear about why Syd created UK Virtual School, and how she truly believes other educators (online and offline), will follow in her footsteps, once...
