Year 3 ages 7-8

Put simply – no! Although Year 3 is for 7-8 year-olds, we have pupils join us as young as 6 years-old who all enjoy a fully interactive, engaging and individualised Year 3 education.

As a Year 3 pupil at My Online Schooling, your child will benefit from:

• An expertly-developed Junior curriculum, covering all key subject areas
• Small class sizes – no more than 20 pupils per class
• Live, interactive lessons
• One dedicated class teacher across all subjects
• Pastoral care, SEND and Wellbeing support

…and much more.

Click the button below to learn more about our Year 3 offering.

YEAR 3 CURRICULUM

Our Junior School curriculum has been developed by a team of experts in Primary education. Engagement, interaction and connectedness to the world are at the core of the curriculum design.

Our expert teachers use a number of techniques to make sure your Year 3 child is always active, engaged and happy in their learning. We use real-world examples to bring learning to life, drawing from our own pupils’ contexts and experiences in their home countries. The result is a unique and thriving international classroom experience.

In Year 3, you can also expect:

• Active Hour (physical education) – new for 2022/23!
• A Digital Library to support reading at home
• Regular practical activities
• Group projects
• Games and competitions
• Numerous enrichment opportunities

Whether you are a travel family, expats wishing to stick with the British schooling system or simply prefer homeschooling, online school offers the quality and flexibility for your child to learn anywhere and everywhere, in a way that suits them.

Some of the main benefits of online learning include:

• Flexible timetables – leaving more time to pursue hobbies/interests
• A unique, global school community
• Small class sizes – no more than 20 pupils per class
• SEND and Wellbeing Support
• Development of digital skills
• Opportunity to learn anywhere, even when travelling
• Fully qualified, expert British curriculum teachers
• All live lessons recorded, meaning your child will never need to miss a lesson

Yes! Learning online doesn’t mean you have to compromise on your child’s social life. We are delighted to see how our international classrooms enrich the educational and social lives of our younger pupils.

At My Online Schooling, we are continually implementing new ways for our pupils and families to connect with each other.

As a Year 3 family, you will take part in:

• Weekly school assemblies
• Friendly Faces time
• Independent Learning celebration events
• Above and Beyond Award & Hot Chocolate with the Head
• Parent / Carer Teacher Consultations
• Subject Hubs
• Parent Curriculum Events
• Heads of School Coffee Morning Drop-Ins
• Our new My Online Schooling Community platform

Read our blog post about friendships in an online school. 

Making friends at an online school

No matter what age they join us, your child’s safety is our absolute priority. As a Cambridge International online school, we have rigorous safeguarding standards and procedures in place. You can view our safeguarding policy by clicking the button below.

We also incorporate online safety into our Junior curriculum, ensuring all of our pupils are equipped with the tools and awareness to stay safe online.

CHILD PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING

My Online Schooling is a school that listens to your whole family’s needs. Our classrooms our nurturing spaces that offer additional support where needed.

For general support, we offer:

• A dedicated Success Coordinator, assigned to provide general support for families throughout their journey with us
• Parent / Carer Teacher Consultations to strengthen positive home and school relationships, share details about pupil progress, next step targets and enhance parent support at home
• Subject Hubs, where pupils can spend time independently exploring and learning about topics that link to the curriculum and find resources which both support and extend their learning
• Parent Curriculum Events to share ideas, strategies and resources with our parents/carers to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to support learning at home
• Heads of School Drop-Ins, monthly opportunity for families to come together for a coffee and chat with the school principal and the heads of school, offer parental voice and suggestions for next steps in school and a forum for parents to get to know each other socially

To support our pupils’ wellbeing, we offer:

• Wellbeing support, to help pupils achieve success in their learning, but most importantly determine what success means to them
• Laughtercise sessions – a blend of exercise and general silliness!
• Providing young people with a voice and a platform to have their views and feelings heard with Mind of My Own app
• Role models – impact-driven education provider who develop social and emotional wellbeing and dynamic thinking in young people through online courses and sessions

For additional needs support, we have:

• Thrive group sessions, additional lesson delivered by class teachers, that involves either supporting gaps or extending learning in Maths and/or English.
• A school counsellor
• Academic support, on top of our Quality First Education, we also offer additional support lessons for pupils who need them
• Special Educational Needs And Disabilities support, we aim to work with families to gather information and specialist reports to help us to make reasonable adjustments for pupils with SEN