Episodes
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 9 - Full-time schooling to UK Virtual School - Why I prefer learning from home
On this episode, you'll hear from Iokasti, a student from UK Virtual School who recently joined the Youth Council.
Iokasti chats with Syd about why she believes online schooling is better than regular schooling at a 'state school', and why her first term has her excited about the future.
Here are 3 reasons why Iokasti loves this way of schooling:
➡ There's less stress on the students when it comes to work, commuting and much more.
➡ It's a different way of learning, and a more comfortable one. She's much happier and secure at home and in her own familiar space. Kids need to feel secure and safe to learn effectively.
➡ UKVS class sizes are smaller, meaning that teachers can interact with each child more efficiently.
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More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Aug 29, 2022
S02E08 Will my child feel isolated? - The Issues of Socialisation
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 8 - Will my child feel isolated? - The Issues of Socialisation
On this episode, you'll hear from Syd, the founder of UK Virtual School.
Many parents have an initial concern when enrolling their children in an online school - That of socialisation and isolation. During this talk, Syd will explain why this isn't the case, and shouldn't be a concern.
Here are some points to take away:
➡ UKVS have their own clubs! - In the Winter and Autumn there are a plethora of activities that are provided to ensure that kids are interacting and building their interpersonal skills.
➡ Being schooled online at UKVS gives your child the opportunity to talk to kids who aren't in their age group, helping to further develop their communication skills
➡ The week break! UK Virtual School students get one week off every month. This offers a flexibility not found within traditional schooling, and allows for new experiences and quality time for family and friends.
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More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 7 - From Inner City London to Online Teaching in Greece - The Beauty of Online Schooling
On this episode, you'll meet Andromachi, who's a Maths teacher at UK Virtual School. Andromachi lives all the way in Greece, talks to kids all over the UK on a daily basis and works for a UK based school, this is the beauty of online schooling and why UK Virtual School is great for both children and teachers alike.
During this chat you'll hear some reasons why Andromachi believes that online schooling is the future of teaching.
Here are some key takeaways from this episode:
➡ You can learn from all over the country when your child enrolls at UK Virtual School.
➡ The Kids at UK Virtual School are well-behaved - Anyone can fit in!
➡ Learning at UK Virtual School gives you far more time flexibility and gives you more time to relax with your children.
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More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Aug 15, 2022
S02E06 The UKVS Youth Council on Video Games
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 6- The UKVS Youth Council on Video Games
At UK Virtual school, it's important for everybody to be seen, heard and respected, during the episode, Syd passes podcast hosting duties over to the UKVS Youth Council, headed by Zak. They chose to speak about a subject they're all passionate about: Video games!
During this show, you'll hearing about the following:
➡ Finding glitches/cheats on a variety of Mario games.
➡ A tutorial on the holy grail to playing Minecraft: Drag clicking!
➡ A discussion about the best PC gaming equipment to buy, and their thoughts on current consoles.
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More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Aug 08, 2022
S02E05 Cross Cultural Fusion - The Power of Online
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 5 - Cross Cultural Fusion - The Power of Online
On this episode, you'll meet Hassan, who's the Arabic teacher at UK Virtual School. One of the advantages of learning languages at an online school is we can employ native speakers who share their culture and insight as well as their language.
During this chat you'll hear about many of his experiences in dealing with people of different cultures.
Here are some key points from Hassan's chat with Syd:
➡ Different Cultures do things very differently, so it's important to understand and respect the differences, since we all live alongside people who are culturally different.
➡ We should never judge the values of other cultures. We should only learn to understand why they exist, and show respect for them.
➡ One of the advantages of learning languages at an online school is they can employ native speakers who share their culture and insight with the students, as well as their language.
Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 4 - A Day in the Life of a UKVS Student - Raif's Journey into Secondary School
During this episode, you'll meet Raif, who's a student at UK Virtual School.
During this chat with Syd, you'll hear about his time in state schools and some of his issues with the traditional model of schooling.
Here are just some of the reasons Raif loves online schooling:
➡ UKVS really DOES listen to their students, whereas he felt largely ignored at his old traditional school
➡ UKVS has helped Raif to become more focused on his work, and comfortable enough to participate and ask some brilliant questions.
➡ The UKVS day is planned carefully - with breaks to keep the students learning effectively.
Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Jul 25, 2022
S02E03 I’m a new Home Ed Parent - First Experiences at UKVS
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 3 - I'm a New Home Ed Parent - First Experiences at UKVS.
On this episode, you'll meet Ebi, who's a parent of a child currently attending UK Virtual School.
During the chat with Syd, you'll hear all about the trials that Ebi and her child have gone through in previous school experiences and why UKVS is working so well for them now.
Here are a few reasons why Ebi absolutely loves UKVS:
➡ You get more time with your child when they're at UK Virtual School - Instead of them getting home from school and spending very little time with you, you can spend as much time as they'd like with them!
➡ UKVS send recordings of lessons back to the children - This means they can look back through lessons as many times as they need, which reinforces learning.
➡ UKVS is totally inclusive has many different approaches to learning - Which means that almost ANY child will fit in and benefit.
Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Jul 18, 2022
S02E02 The Globe Trotting Teacher - From the Welsh valley to the Jungle!
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 2 - The Globe Trotting Teacher: From the Welsh Valley to the Jungle!
During this episode, you'll meet Jemma, who's an English teacher at UKVS. She LOVES being part of the team because it gives her the ability to travel the world. During her chat with Syd, you'll hear one story about a snake in a playground that you'll never forget!
As well as giving Jemma the ability to travel, she's a big convert to online schooling for these reasons:
➡ Students are more focused, as there aren't any classroom distractions
➡ At UKVS, teachers are subject specialists, even for primary age students
➡ The students and their families have time flexibility
Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Jul 18, 2022
S02E01 Online Schooling after Covid – The Advantages of Staying Online
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 1 - Online Schooling in a Post Covid World
During this episode, Syd runs though just a handful of the advantages of online schooling, even when Covid lockdowns are a thing of the past!
➡ It's brilliantly flexible and accommodates families who want to travel, and provides consistency for students.
➡ The worlds BEST and most inspirational teachers are available to you - This is seldom the case with personal tutoring.
➡ If your kids suffer with anxiety or have had traumatic experiences in education before, or have SEN needs, they will feel safe and secure within an online school, as they can be based at home.
Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202
Monday Jul 11, 2022
UK Virtual School : Season 2 Trailer
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
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.
Here's a brief trailer to give you some insight into some of the upcoming shows. If you're new here, and haven't yet listened to Season One, there's plenty of content already on this podcast feed. Season 2 launches on Monday July 18th, 2022. Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.
More about Syd (Our Founder)
Syd is the founder and visionary behind UK Virtual School, which was set up in the peak of the pandemic, when the need for an alternative online education system became far more clearer. Syd has worked extensively with home educating families over the last 11 years and has spent her life in the education sector as a qualified teacher in state, grammar and private schools before settling to work full time on her educational projects, namely Femtinos.
Join us as we explore the core values of innovation, curiosity, growth mindset and inclusion & diversity which are embedded in the fabric of UKVS:
💻 Find us on www.ukvirtualschool.com
📩 Reach out to us: info@ukvirtualschool.com
🔗 Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/UkVirtualSchool
🤼 Join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291678232050202