Episodes
Monday Nov 06, 2023
S03E14 Science Experiments at Home - Kitchen Chemistry with William
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
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 3, Episode 14 - Science Experiments at Home - Kitchen Chemistry with William
In this episode, Syd is joined by William, he has been a chemistry teacher with UK Virtual School for just over a year now and works with kitchen science with secondary school kids, today he aims to impart some knowledge onto you!
3 Interesting points to take from the episode:
➡ Chemistry can go wrong, and as long as it doesn't go TOO wrong, it's just more fun!
➡ Chemistry is very hands on, so children will get some practical knowledge on the projects they're discussing in theory.
➡ Chemistry at home can work just as well as it can in traditional schooling and William expemplifes that.
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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
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
S03E13 Why Parent’s love of UKVS - An Online School That Thinks Differently
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
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 3, Episode 13 - Why Parent’s love UKVS - An Online School That Thinks Differently
In this episode, Syd is joined by Samira, a parent of a student at UK Virtual School and a Lawyer who's been with us for a few years now and has enjoyed it much more than traditional schooling.
Why parents love UKVS:
➡ Your children aren't rushed into things that they aren't capable of deciding on yet.
➡ Each teacher can cater learning to each individual student, something that can't be done in traditional schooling.
➡ The way that UK Virtual School hire new teachers actually involves the students instead of being a decision that's "out of their hands".
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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 Oct 23, 2023
S03E12 Our 3 Year GCSE Experience at UKVS - A student success story
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
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 3, Episode 12 - Our 3 Year GCSE Experience at UKVS - A student success story
In this episode, Syd is joined by Anna, a parent of a student at UK Virtual School who's been with us for 3 years, her daughter is a real success story!
Valuable lessons from this discussion:
➡ No matter who you are, you can do something valuable with your time, it doesn't even matter if you're 35, or if you're 13!
➡ Home schooling doesn't lead to anti-social behaviour, it can lead to the contrary.
➡ During your experience with us. you just might discover a new skill or passion you never knew you had!
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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
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
S03E11 Exploring Worldviews - A unique UKVS curriculum
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
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 3, Episode 11 - Exploring Worldviews - A unique UKVS curriculum
In this episode, Syd is joined by Eloise, a teacher at UK Virtual School who is currently teaching "Worldviews", which is a subject all about the culture of different countries around the world.
3 Reasons why learning about the world is important:
➡ As well as gaining an understanding of different cultures, children are also taught about diversity.
➡ The child's family can learn alongside them and and that can stimulate conversation.
➡ Worldviews isn't all theory, there's a bit of practical in it too....where we delve into food! 🥐🥘🥙🥞
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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 Oct 09, 2023
S03E10 The Power of an Educator - A Parent’s Journey
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
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 3, Episode 10 - The Power of an Educator - A Parent's Journey
In this episode, Syd is joined by Tomas, an engineer and parent of a student at UK Virtual School who believes that the right educator can drastically change the trajectory of a child's life.
3 Reasons why Educators are so important:
➡ Children are susceptible to gaining personality traits from the people they look up to.
➡ A good teacher can be the difference between a subject your child hates, and one they love.
➡ A teacher can offer guidance to your child and build up a genuine bond with them as they grow.
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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 Oct 02, 2023
S03E09 A Student Led School - with a short interview with Asher
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
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 3, Episode 9 - A Student Led School - with a short interview with Asher
UK Virtual School is a completely student led school, today we welcome Asher onto the podcast, a long time member of UKVS!
Key points from this episode:
➡ UKVS allows students to pick who's being recruited to the UK Virtual School family.
➡ The teachers who are best suited for the job are picked for certain roles, but the children also have a say in the matter.
➡ You can get a look into the life of a student with a recording of Asher's thoughts.
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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 Sep 25, 2023
S03E08 Teaching English the UKVS Way - Spotlight on Teacher Elizabeth!
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
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 3, Episode 8 - Teaching English the UKVS Way - Spotlight on Teacher Elizabeth!
Elizabeth is an English teacher at UK Virtual School, and she is one of the first teachers who was welcomed to the school. As a master of languages, Elizabeth teaches children both English and Spanish.
Key takeaways from this episode:
➡ UK Virtual School gives the teachers freedom to teach in the way that they want to, and offers your child the support they need.
➡ Teachers will support children in the subjects that they're not so comfortable with, just because someone said they're not good at something in the past doesn't mean they won't be in the future.
➡ UKVS lessons boil down to more discussion-led classes instead of a teacher just talking at the 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 Sep 18, 2023
S03E07 GCSE Exam Success - First UKVS Cohort!
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
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 3, Episode 7 - GCSE Exam Success - First UKVS Cohort!
In this episode you'll hear from Syd, the founder of UK Virtual School, on GCSE Results day... And she is SO proud of her first UKVS Cohort of students for doing so well in their exams, so today she discusses the future of UKVS.
Important points to take from this episode:
➡ The Cohort overperformed Syd's highest expectations and she couldn't be more proud, averaging a grade of 7.
➡ Growth Mindset runs much more rampant in UKVS than a traditional school.
➡ Home education absolutely works brilliantly, and UKVS has proven that their services are fantastic.
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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 Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
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 3, Episode 6 - Home Education Vs Traditional Schooling - Mother and Daughter reflections
Iokasti has been at UKVS for 2 years, she attended traditional schooling until year 8, but didn't enjoy the format of secondary school at all... Whereas preferred a traditional schooling setting to online, so Iokasti wanted to discuss the differences.
3 Big takeaways from this mother, daughter discussion:
➡ Schooling means different things for different people.
➡ Traditional schooling is more strict, while UKVS offers flexibility.
➡ Revision techniques for online & traditional schools largely depend on the person.
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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 Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
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 3, Episode 5 - From the Big Bang to Physics in the classroom; The real truth about Physics
On this episode, Syd is joined by Andrea, a Physics Teacher at UK Virtual School. They discuss various topics in the realm of physics like aliens, the big bang and a whole bunch of other really cool stuff! They also discuss how Andrea found her love of physics in the first place.
3 Key things that Andrea outlines:
➡ In physics you have to have a logical mind, you have to dig deeper than many people would!
➡ Physics doesn't always have to be serious, some of the most "serious" physics topics are still SO much fun to learn about.
➡ Curiosity is the drive to want to learn physics.
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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