Author: Chelle Oldham Chelle has been an educator in schools, colleges and universities since 2005 with expertise and published work across Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, FE and HE. Experienced teacher educator who has achieved all teaching certificates covering 3-11yrs, 11-18yrs and 14-19yrs enabling Chelle to gain experience of all educational age-groups. Chelle started her careerContinue reading “Lived Realities of Learning Education & Teaching: asking hard questions”
Tag Archives: Children
Temperature Check – The Value of Education
Highlights from the online survey (so far)
Every adult who answered the survey believed that their own knowledge of English, Maths (some Science) had increased since beginning their Home Education journey
Home Education Voices: A Family Narrative of How Education is Valued and If/Where Education Capital is Transferred.
Opportunity to participate in some unique and timely Home Education Research.
“Don’t be afraid to be controversial”
It never occurred to me that my 20 year career would stand as the evidence of my children receiving “efficient, suitable education”
2020: the year we took back our children’s education
What I recall of 2020? That was the year the Government destroyed the faith and hope of a generation
So Home Education is Okay Now?
https://social.sgsss.ac.uk/author/b00380363/ Home Education is not the same as the Home Learning that parents are attempting to undertake during the Lockdown of 2020. There is some virtue in the numerous online comments from existing Home Educators who repeatedly tried to distinguish themselves from the parents of Lockdown by offering the term ‘Home Learning’ as an alternativeContinue reading “So Home Education is Okay Now?”
Educating Children During & After Covid-19: Opportunity for Change?
When in January 2020 I first heard about a virus sweeping through China, I rolled into a big branded pharmacy and bought the last 2 remaining anti-viral hand-sanitiser. These types of items were already flying off the shelves. Those of us purchasing at that time would most likely be the ones preparing for a pandemic,Continue reading “Educating Children During & After Covid-19: Opportunity for Change?”
It's Your Education 