Interhigh school for y8

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We're thinking about taking dc out of school and are looking at online school. They will be going into y8. Interhigh looks good. Does anyone have any experience of it? Does it provide a good standard of education?

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Hello
We use Interhigh for this age group. The teaching seems good but you need to match this whole approach to the right child it’s not going to suit everyone.
The style for most academic subjects is one lecture style lesson ( can be very large groups and some people don’t want this for their child - we don’t mind since there is little interactive content) followed by two more interactive lessons in smaller groups to apply the learning in terms of discussion and practice. Then there will be homework like written pieces and quizzes.
For less academic subjects, DC has found a mixed bag of interesting activities and has discovered he loves film editing and home made special effects which I’m pretty sure he would not have tried left to his own devices. I am encouraged that DC being expected to learn about something new has managed to be such a self starter and learnt how to learn without handholding.
DC is the type who likes to get on without interruption ( aside from room service 😉) and get work out of the way rather than put it off. I don’t see this approach working for every child but many can surprise you at this age by how mature they can be when necessary. Only you know your own.
The social side is a challenge, have options that do not rely on the school entirely - there are plans to do more face to face but I would be reluctant to assure you that it will definitely come to pass.
We like it and the freedom it gives us all. DC works hard because he wants to keep doing online learning.
At this stage you only have to commit to half a term at a time but when igcse courses start I think it gets more complicated. Read the contracts carefully at that stage - people have missed this key change and been caught out by their obligations which can seem harsh if they are not expected.

Hi thank-you so much for your long reply. My main concern is that they won't do the work but I've had reassurances that they will as the alternative is back to their current school. Though I'm sure that won't happen. They currently are trying not to go to school due to bullying. We've booked in for the taster session so we'll see how that goes.