A Blood Moon occurs when the Moon, during a total lunar eclipse, appears to take on a reddish colour. This ‘blood red’ appearance happens because the Moon is illuminated by sunlight that has been filtered and refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere. On the 27th July 2018, we will experience the longest total lunar eclipse of […]
Greg is the Head Of Operations at Oxford Home Schooling and has more than 25 years of experience in Distance Learning and Home Education
The Longest Day
In the UK and Europe the longest day is usually 21st June, but due to the curvature of the Earth, the highest altitude of the Sun occurs on a different day in a few locations over the tropics.
What went wrong with Apollo 13?
On April 11, 1970, at 7.13pm (US time), Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Only two days later its crew, Commander James A. Lovell Jr, Command Module Pilot, John L Swigert Jr and Lunar Module Pilot, Fred W Haise Jr (pictured above, left to right), found themselves abandoning their planned […]
Millicent Garrett Fawcett and the campaign for Women’s Suffrage
February 2018 brings with it the 100th anniversary of women over the age of 30 being granted the right to vote. As such, it was the first step towards all women being awarded equal status to men in political society. Without women like Millicent Garrett Fawcett, though, even the initial allowance might not have been […]
Parents’ opinions on school trips
We asked parents which types of attractions they thought were the best school trip destinations…
How to cope with Exam stress
Examinations can be stressful, both for children and for parents, but when your child is home-schooled, it can feel even more difficult to ensure they”re as prepared as possible for upcoming tests. In a recent survey we conducted, almost a quarter of parents felt unsure of how to best prepare their child for a test, […]
European Education
Against many of our European neighbours, the UK sits somewhere in the middle in the lower secondary segment (10 to 13 years old) with 14.3 pupils per teacher.
On the Importance of Literature to Learning
Let’s start by posing a fundamental question: how is one to learn about and marvel in experiences, cultures and ways of life in the past, if not through literature? In my view, there’s only one answer to that. You simply cannot know how you came to be where you are and who you are without […]
Preparing home-schooled children for exams
While creating notes to study can be a great way to learn, many children also respond to methods that are more hands-on or vocal.
Places to see: Cadwr – Caernarfon Castle
Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, provides a home educated families scheme, giving you access to its incredible array of castles, houses and monuments. The only problem is deciding which to visit first. Caernarfon Castle, at the very north edge of Wales in the county of Gwynedd, is one of the most impressive Norman […]
