S01E01 What Does Space Smell Like?

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.

#1 What Does Space Smell Like?

My Journey Through Education with Syd

In this episode you'll meet our Founder, Syd, and hear about her journey through education so far.  You'll hear why after working in a traditional schooling environment, she became an "education disrupter", and embraced the importance of the enjoyment of learning. 

When UK Virtual school was created, Syd's used her own experiences as a student and a teacher to shape it into something revolutionary and unique.

These are some of her experiences that have helped shape the school into what it is today:

• Up until starting grammar school, Syd loved learning, but grammar school was more about learning to pass exams, than creative learning. This is why UKVS embraces a joy of learning.

• As kids become older, they become less curious when in the traditional schooling system. This is why one of UKVS's core values is Curiosity. For more on our core values, make sure you listen to episode 3 when it's available.

• Syd found the competitive nature of grammar school unhelpful. This is why UKVS has mixed age classes.  When the kids are a different age and have a different starting point, rather than being in competition with one another, they naturally collaborate.

On this episode, you'll also find out the answer to the question: What does space smell like? 

About Syd

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:

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