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''Satellite Virtual Schools'' provide an immediate teaching service to individuals, LEAs, and County Councils for the education of students unable to attend conventional schools or who simply prefer to be taught at home.  
[http://loucoll.ac.uk/connect_home_learning ConnEct Chronic: Home Learning] is an online teaching service hosted by Loughborough College.  The college took over the previous organisation, which was known as ''Satellite Virtual Schools'', which had made its external examination entries through the college.


All education meets the requirements of the National Curriculum of [[England]] and [[Wales]], up to and including GCSE and A Level.  
The service offers secondary age students with chronic illnesses the opportunity to continue their education through home learning and has its own section of the main college website, with a monthly blog, case studies and clear information about staff and services.


SVS website is http://www.satellitevs.com/
Currently it offers three GCSEs:
 
*English
Specialist tutors devise individual learning plans. Flexible teaching methods and blended learning approaches enable students to work at their own pace and at levels that suit them.
*Mathematics
 
*Science (single award)
Students receive lessons via their own area of a private virtual school web site from personally assigned subject tutors, each of whom is a qualified teacher.
 
Tutors provide detailed feedback and on-going assignments.
 
Examination entries for post-16 students are arranged through [[Loughborough College of Further Education]].


and six AS Levels:
*Environmental Science
*Sociology
*Human Biology
*Psychology
*English Literature
*ICT.


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Revision as of 16:17, 3 July 2012

ConnEct Chronic: Home Learning is an online teaching service hosted by Loughborough College. The college took over the previous organisation, which was known as Satellite Virtual Schools, which had made its external examination entries through the college.

The service offers secondary age students with chronic illnesses the opportunity to continue their education through home learning and has its own section of the main college website, with a monthly blog, case studies and clear information about staff and services.

Currently it offers three GCSEs:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science (single award)

and six AS Levels:

  • Environmental Science
  • Sociology
  • Human Biology
  • Psychology
  • English Literature
  • ICT.

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