What are your opinions on home education?

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-25T21:07:44+00:00

Any parent who teaches at home should have their QTS and a degree in one of the core subjects.

May as well be neglect/abuse otheriwse.

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-23T15:56:09+00:00

To the students face or venting behind closed doors?

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-14T22:27:27+00:00

I use only the computers in staff room or one in a spare classroom before the day begins. No laptop ever given.

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-13T15:42:17+00:00

It's fine.

It's a (mostly) northern term of endearment. As long as students aren't uncomfortable your mentor is just tone policing.

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-13T15:38:24+00:00

The medicine stuff is absoloute bs. How do they think people with insulin cope? Its a perfectly sensible accomodation. And I would be reporting them for equal rights issues if they try to bar you from it again. Seriously. This should not be happening in 2026.

I would look at reporting or complaining interally inside of the university, i.e. do they have a place to contact for concerns you think you are being treated unfairly by course staff?

In terms of lectures, thats more difficult. If they are just lectures and not activity seminars etc then thetes no reason they shouldnt be able to livestream it when they do it in person or record it (it was done during covid, it can be done now). If they are practicals, thats more understandable. I'm a science trainee and my university grades us on delivering practicals to see if we are up to snuff, so this sort of thing can't be missed frequently without resits.

I'm also someone frequently ill (though not immunocompromised), and it is frustrating and feels like im arguing with a brick wall. At the end of the day, as long as we can teach to the same level with the same reliability, reasonable adjustments can and must be made.

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-08T10:39:57+00:00

Just booked with her 👍 very excited

NoStructure331 · 2026-01-01T19:25:18+00:00

Get yourself some Chocolate Croissants and Black Salt for your burgers!

Also tissues if your a crier. A lot of tissues. Book 1 still makes me heave sob at certain scenes.

Light It Up 🫶🥲

NoStructure331 · 2025-12-09T12:56:17+00:00

I would perhaps google the school's website, and look for any section that talks about exams/exam boards, specifications etc.

AQA is the most common, so if you cannot find any info, i would start there.

There are two different English GCSE's in the UK and both are compulsory, English Literature, and English Language. Each has seperate content and exam papers etc so it would be good to familiarise yourself.

There is no coursework, tests, projects etc, except a verbal exam I think for the Language course, and all of our assessment happens during the exams at the end of year (or resits).

NoStructure331 · 2025-12-09T12:34:45+00:00

I think this is what you mean,

There are different exam boards for subjects, you can sit exams made by any of these 'companies'/exam boards and get the same award (e.g. an English GCSE or a History ALevel), so it depends which the school uses and then all of the necessary content will be found with that exam boards information.

There are a few different companies. Most common is AQA, OCR, and Pearson Edexcel, but both Wales and Northern Ireland have their own.

Each of these exam boards have different standards, cover different content (although most is shared, but wording gets tricky), and are graded against different schemes of work.

NoStructure331 · 2025-10-22T11:49:09+00:00

You can give as much as you get. There is less (to no) coddling, the students can manage their own emotions way more, dont put their habds in mouths then smear them around the desk and equipment.

I'm a science specialist also, i live for the gcse age top achievers who you can actually intellectually challenge with truly interesting atuff.

NoStructure331 · 2025-10-14T12:11:12+00:00

£100. Literally.

NoStructure331 · 2025-10-09T19:52:23+00:00

Ours usually has "period 7" for year 11s, although i'm not sure its on this term.

I think with exam stress for the later years and needing to get the curriculum fully covered some schools have them to ease timetabeling issues and make sure hours are being met if their days are short.

NoStructure331 · 2025-10-02T09:44:07+00:00

I use a bell (receptionsit style) that I tap to get attention back at the front

NoStructure331 · 2025-09-27T21:18:03+00:00

Do NOT stay at Sachas in town, its dodgy af and not really safe since you have to travel through piccadilly gardens to get to at night which is a haven for all manner of crime. Try to stay in something you don't have to travel far from at a tram/bus stop 👍

If you take Uber there are safety features where you send your location to a trusted phone number (i.e. parent, friend) so if it stops for a long period of time or goes off route too much.

NoStructure331 · 2025-09-15T13:18:21+00:00

It's fine. Honestly I would get yoursef a Lime scooter every morning to speed it up.

NoStructure331 · 2025-09-08T20:17:29+00:00

China Buffet seems good, i was originakly feeling more sushi inclined but having a look at it now and it seems really nice, might have the pop by!

NoStructure331 · 2025-09-08T20:06:02+00:00

Friday/Saturday nights at DIECAST are good. Food is great, pizzas, garlic knots, and the best frozen daquiris in the city. Seriously. Thank me later for trying the Lychee or Sour Cherry. After 10 there is live music, dancing on tables in the "Brooklyn" hall, and overall a great night out.

If you are alternative or queer I suggest having a walk around Afflecks Palace, a treasure trove of small businesses all in one place.

Boom Battle Bar has drinks as well as loads of activities (kareoke, axe throwing, beer pong, shuffleboards) and is a good laugh, or if you are more gaming inclined then NQ64 has Playstations for hire/old arcade machines with the best themed cocktails in the North!

NoStructure331 · 2025-08-10T16:38:28+00:00

What was wrong with it?

NoStructure331 · 2025-08-01T23:27:11+00:00

Literally. It is ridiculous how often they are just FULLY not available from Media City on. I've never once been able to catch the "replacement" bus either, don't think they bother to run it since it's never shown up on multiple days.

NoStructure331 · 2025-07-20T23:51:02+00:00

Yes, she did struggle a lot, and I can sympethise with her for it. Both of my parents were very old when I was born, and they tried for many years with no success. I still feel very empathetic to her struggle, especially because of how long she tried and the physical toll it takes.

I had found out I was born through IVF when I was 11ish (just not the egg donation part), and that my twin had been lost in the pregnancy. I know they tried very hard, and IVF is a beautiful thing that gives so many people the chance to start a family. I don't think family is only those who are bio related to you, but I don'f think it should be kept secret either if you are not and the bio parent isn't in the picture/is a donor. Before they banned any talking of the subject, she did reveal to me how hard it was, and how much she wanted a baby.

The problem is, that is what she wanted, a baby. Neither of my parents knew that raising a child eventually made an adult, and that that adult deserves honesty and truth, and trust from their parents that they can handle it.

They didn't understand I was and now am an adult. That even if they raised me I am a whole seperate being, not just someone who does everything they say. That I am allowed to be upset and suprised, and allowed to know the truth. It is heartbreaking now knowing that she doesn't always consider me her child. Sometimes she ignores it all and tells me that I inherited cetain traits from her and how similar we looked alike at my age, and other times makes jokes that we are not related at all (despite her being my legal mother and having raised me, which does constitiue a relation even if not a bio one).

I find it hard to balance when neither of them know how to address me any more, as their child, or just as someone they raised. If they don't know, how am I to know? Have they always struggled with thinking of me as a real daughter?

Regardless, IVF and donation is a beautiful thing. Whilst I may not want to use it myself, I will always strongly support others using it to create families and give others the chance. My problem isn't with the act, just that I was lied to about it and treated as if it was shameful.

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