Ep 9: Do Homeschoolers Need the National Curriculum? What it is and Why it May Not Matter

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️

 Today we’re discussing the UK curriculum (mostly primary curriculum) and whether we need to or even ‘should’ follow it?
 
 Most of the information discussed today can be found on the gov.uk website here - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
To find the info on how academies work head here - https://www.gov.uk/types-of-school/academies#:~:text=Academies%20have%20more%20control%20over,it%20must%20become%20an%20academy.
To find the statistics mentioned about academies head here - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk
To read more about the evolution of the curriculum head here - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmchilsch/344/34405.htm
To read the article about introducing computing to the curriculum head here - https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/englands-computing-curriculum-a-clash-of-values-beliefs-and-purpose
To read the article by Mr Joshua Vallance - https://mrvallanceteach.wordpress.com/2021/03/13/curriculum-what-are-we-really-talking-about/
To see the adorable video of Japanese children learning about bus etiquette head here - https://www.facebook.com/kacchalimbooindia/videos/this-is-a-courtesy-lesson-taught-to-elementary-school-children-in-japan/1577289989363419/
To hear Izzy Garbutts speech head here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrpYo9N5hs&t=52s

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