Hi, I'm Rosie!

 

I have been Home Educating my four children since 2015, all the way up to and through A-Levels.

 

As well as Home Educating my own children, I am a qualified teacher and I teach for one of the online providers – Wendover Online School.  At Wendover I am the Key Stage Three Science Lead and I also teach IGCSE Biology. 

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I have been riding all of my life!  Although I taught all of my children (and my husband!) to ride, I have no formal qualifications in riding, just an absolute love of horses.  I currently own ten, although the five “children size” ponies are all out on loan, so I have five of my own at home and two on loan.  I’m very fortunate that they live in my garden in Aberdeenshire and I ride as often as I can.  I also have heaps of other animals, including dogs, cats, ratties (who live in my studio so often make an appearance in lessons) and poultry.

 

Horse Science is lower secondary science through the lens of horses rather than horse specific science.  It is possible to deliver almost the entire lower secondary/KS3 science curriculum this way, although there may well be a couple of “mop up” topics at the end. 

 

It is a one-hour live session with a PDF follow up and worksheet (for those who want to do it, no pressure at all from me!). I have a max of 7 in the lesson which allows me to get to know everyone a little better and encourages interaction.  Although KS3 is 11-14, I have had 10 year olds in classes who have done very well.

 

Lessons are in block of six and I make the blocks as free standing as I can so that they can be picked up and put down.  Each block is based on a particular aspect of horse care/management such as, “The Science of Feeding horses”, “The Science of Field Management” etc. Lessons are recorded for those who have to miss them.  The recording is only shared with the class, never with a wider audience.  The cost of a six week block is £30 per student.  

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To be the first to know when the next block is due to start, drop me your email address:

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