Please help me to make the Natural History GCSE accessible outside mainstream education
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The new Natural History GCSE looks fantastic but I'm concerned that the current proposal means it will be impossible for home educators to access.
I've joined the Insight Panel of educators to help shape the final stages and want to offer constructive alternatives that will make this qualification open to home educators, as well as those in schools and colleges. Please help me to represent you by completing this survey (I'll close the survey on 1st August to allow time to compile everything for both the public consultation and insight panel before consultation closes on 4th September) In the survey you'll find a summary of the situation and links to the relevant information so you can find out more about it, as well as a link to the public consultation so you can add your voice individually if you would like to. The survey itself can be quickly completed (depending how much information you wish to add), and is anonymous. Please share! It would be so very wrong for this fantastic educational opportunity to be inaccessible to young people who are not in mainstream education. Thank you. |
Latest updates
So far over 400 home-educators have shared their thoughts via the survey. Thank you!
You've helped me to feel like more than one little voice and even more determined to do everything I can to move this forward. I'll do my very best to represent all the suggestions and considerations you've submitted.
I'm currently seeking clarification from OCR and DfE about the exact implications of the current proposal for home-educators and those unable to access mainstream education.
So far over 400 home-educators have shared their thoughts via the survey. Thank you!
You've helped me to feel like more than one little voice and even more determined to do everything I can to move this forward. I'll do my very best to represent all the suggestions and considerations you've submitted.
I'm currently seeking clarification from OCR and DfE about the exact implications of the current proposal for home-educators and those unable to access mainstream education.
Credentials
✅ Winner of the STEAM Impact awards 2026 - "Outstanding Impact"
✅ Qualified Teacher Status (QTS: PGCE Science)
✅ Postgraduate level Science: MSc.
✅ Certified in "Autism Awareness in Education"
✅ Certified in "PDA for Educators" (PDA Society)
✅ Certified in "ADHD Awareness" (TES)
✅ Certified in "Working with children with disabilities and learning difficulties"
✅ Safeguarding certified (Level 3 DSL)
✅ Enhanced DBS
✅ Paediatric first aid qualification (OFQAL certified Level 3)
✅ Over fourteen years' experience teaching at exam level
✅ Experienced at teaching IGCSE (Edexcel and Cambridge), AQA & Edexcel.
✅ Over eight years' experience working closely with the home-educating community.
✅ Diverse experience teaching children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
✅ Nine years of experience working in biological research
✅ Comprehensive public liability insurance
✅ Winner of the STEAM Impact awards 2026 - "Outstanding Impact"
✅ Qualified Teacher Status (QTS: PGCE Science)
✅ Postgraduate level Science: MSc.
✅ Certified in "Autism Awareness in Education"
✅ Certified in "PDA for Educators" (PDA Society)
✅ Certified in "ADHD Awareness" (TES)
✅ Certified in "Working with children with disabilities and learning difficulties"
✅ Safeguarding certified (Level 3 DSL)
✅ Enhanced DBS
✅ Paediatric first aid qualification (OFQAL certified Level 3)
✅ Over fourteen years' experience teaching at exam level
✅ Experienced at teaching IGCSE (Edexcel and Cambridge), AQA & Edexcel.
✅ Over eight years' experience working closely with the home-educating community.
✅ Diverse experience teaching children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
✅ Nine years of experience working in biological research
✅ Comprehensive public liability insurance
