A family who have home-schooled their seven children have shared their recipe for success after their 12 year old son achieved the one of the highest grades in his maths GCSEs. Ariya Simmonds has a passion for chemistry and maths, and dreams about a career in coding after achieving 8 in his exam, which is the equivalent of A star.
His parents Francesca Updale, 35, and Benjamin Simmonds, 43, of Top Valley, said they took the decision to home-school their seven children after they became "disappointed" by the traditional education route. They decided to take the plunge and opt for home-schooling and they have never looked back.
Their oldest daughter Akia took her GCSE maths exam three years early and received a 7 in the new grading system. Their successful style of learning was once again confirmed by Ariya, who aced his maths exam.
