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Home Education Matters
Join our friendly and inclusive home schooling and home ed community as we discuss all things home education related.
Episodes
Home Education MattersConnected Parenting - Putting it into action
Charlotte and I continue our series on parenting styles by looking at practical ways to incorporate connected parenting / authoritative parenting into…
Home Education MattersLetting AI into your life - a home education discussion
Join the wonderful Caroline and I as we engage in a fun debate looking at both sides of the AI argument. We discuss the benefits and perils of incorporating AI…
Home Education MattersIs Home Education a Lifestyle Choice?
This week's episode is an edition of our live podcast we put out on youTube and on our FB page. This little brother of our main podcast is fuelled by fun…
Home Education MattersHome Educating Film, Media and Music at GCSE
There are some subjects that can feel a bit out of reach for home educators, often those that involve coursework (NEA). So today we talk to Rose and Paul from…
Home Education MattersChats with Charlotte - school meets home education
The first in a series of chats with Charlotte where she talks to people with interesting perspectives on school, home education, parenting and more.Expect free…
Home Education MattersPursuing a career in creative arts as a home educated child
How do home-educated children build a successful career in the creative arts?In this week's episode, we're chatting with Helen Kenworthy about the many…
Home Education MattersShould we be quantifying our child's learning: Discussing the perils of outcome based learning
Join us as we discuss the temptations and pitfalls of focusing on quantified learning with our home educated children. From AQA Unit Awards right up to A…
Home Education MattersIncorporating AI into learning - the implications for home educators
AI is a thorny topic and no more so than in the lives of our children and their learning. How can we use this new tool in a way that feels responsive and…
Home Education MattersWhen home education is the last resort - learning how to thrive!
Sometimes home education isn't a choice and it's not filled with happy smiles and perfectly curated craft activities. This week we're talking to Louisa from…
Home Education MattersSocial media ban for children: Government over reach or a god send for parents?
The new social media ban is causing a bit of a kerfuffle online so we thought we'd discuss it with two of our home ed children. Buckle up for some big opinions…
Home Education MattersConnective Parenting
Join Charlotte and I as we explore the style of parenting known as connective parenting, gentle parenting, attached parenting, authoritative parenting. It's…
Home Education MattersJapanese for home educators
Today's podcast dives down into learning Japanese when you're home educated, from the early steps through immersion right up to GCSE. Kenia guides us through…
Home Education MattersUnderstanding the Autistic Experience
In this week's episode Emily is joined by Jess Garner who founded Gr0ve, a mentoring service for neurodivergent young people. From diagnosis and self…
Home Education MattersGoing from home education to college
Today's episode is discussing the transition from home education to college (16-18) and the challenges, opportunities and social dramas it involves.If you…
Home Education MattersCovering the Primary Maths Curriculum - in fun ways!
Dave Bradbeer guides us on a fun (yes fun!) ride through the early years and primary maths curriculum. Packed full of practical ways to cover the maths…
Home Education MattersMy Unschooling Journey with Alice Khimasia
We are joined by Alice Khimasia who talks us through her wonderful, challenging, exciting, liberating unschooling route!Home educating your children is, as…
Home Education MattersA Discussion on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
It's a topical one this week and so we've dashed out a fun and at times pretty controversial episode on the new bill. It starts out restrained and then…
Home Education MattersLearning with Lego! Covering the curriculum in fun and interesting ways
Today's episode is a whistle stop tour through the main curriculum subjects and how you can use Lego in your home to help you engage your child and allow them…
Home Education MattersFive tips for autistic burnout with Emily and Eleanor
In another of our April Autism Awareness month series, this week we have our co host, Emily on discussing her top 5 tips for supporting your child with…
Home Education MattersRemoving our Autistic Child from school - a parents' perspective
If you have been with us since the earliest days, you might remember this episode with Diane and Andy as they talk together about removing their daughter Rosa…
Home Education MattersHome Educating a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance
In today's episode, Emily chats with the wonderful AuDHDacious Humans about the whirlwind that is home educating a child with PDA (Pathological Demand…
Home Education MattersCatching up with the Hosts - How is 2026 going!
Remember those New Year resolutions? Yeah, turns out that we don't either! But we thought we'd check in and see how we're all doing so far in 2026. It's also a…
Home Education MattersThe Home Education Learn Free Conference
Today's podcast talks to the founder of the Home Education conference 'Learn Free' which this year is focused on supporting new home educators find their feet…
Home Education MattersAuthoritarian Parenting - Parenting mini series with Eleanor and Charlotte
In this episode of Home Education Matters, we continue our parenting mini-series by exploring authoritarian parenting—what it is, why it’s still common, and…
Home Education MattersUnlocking the Power of Music in Home Education
In this week's episode of Home Education Matters, Emily is joined by Will Savage, a music educator and founder of Music with Will. Will shares his own home…
Home Education MattersFive Steps to Incorporating Unschooling into your Home Education Journey
Unschooling can feel like a wild and scary place for the uninitiated! And so today's podcast is looking at gentle and easy ways to incorporate unschooling and…
Home Education MattersPermissive Parenting - Parenting Mini Series With Eleanor & Charlotte
Today is the first in our parenting mini series and we are starting with exploring Permissive Parenting. This approach to parenting combines many wonderful…
Home Education MattersLAMDA Qualifications for Home Educators
As a home educator, it is sometimes thought that performing arts subjects are out of reach. But in today's episode we explore how home educated children can…
Home Education MattersThe Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Today we are joined by Jenn Hodge to discuss the upcoming Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill which is currently going through Parliament.We talk about the…
Home Education MattersBattling the Education System - and Winning!
In today's podcast, we chat with Kim who successfully hustled the education system in the UK and now her 14 year old daughter is happily at university…
Home Education MattersAstronomy GCSE for Home Educators
Today's episode is a deep dive into the Astronomy GCSE with the wonderful Physics with Keith, and as you'd expect, we also take some lovely meanders through…
Home Education MattersAll Things Money with Maddy Alexander Grout
Today we're chatting with Maddy Alexander-Grout, who shares her journey from spending addiction to financial literacy. We'll be finding out some great…
Home Education MattersHome Education - Planning and Reflection
January is a time for reflection and planning so we thought we'd do a podcast where we talk about our home education journeys in 2025, what we learnt, what we…
Home Education MattersThe Two Paths into Home Education: Ideological or Enforced Home Education
In today's podcast, I am joined by Juliet English to discuss the two main routes into home education and the changing times within the home education…
Home Education MattersOur Top Home Education Tips!
Our Christmas gift (surely better than socks and shower gel!) is a little compilation of our top home education tips. We range from resources to wellbeing and…
Home Education MattersChristmas Quiz 2025
Yes, we're reviving our Christmas Quiz tradition! Settle down, snuggle up with the family and get ready for some nice easy questions, some fiendishly tricky…
Home Education MattersMeet the Hosts!
Did someone say fun quiz recorded at 8am? No-one? :)Join us as we dive into our personal home education journeys. From fun anecdotes to heartfelt insights…
Home Education MattersSTEM Education - From Home Education to University
STEM subjects are notoriously hard when home educating but they are also rightly popular with our innovated home ed children. So today I am joined by Caroline…
Home Education MattersGeography at GCSE / IGCSE with Humanatees Learning
Geography is a lovely Goldilocks subject for home educators to study ... not too hard, not too easy, not too maths-y and not too essay-y! And to guide us…
Home Education MattersFollowing their Passions - A Cats' Tale
For today's bonus mid week episode, Emily chats with fellow home educator Kate whose family has been exploring the benefits and challenges of taking…
Home Education Matters"I'd love to Home Educate but ... I'm not clever enough!"
Debunking Home Education Myths ...So many people would like to home educate but feel that it is not accessible for them for various reasons. In this series, we…
Home Education MattersStop Making Excuses why you can't Home Educate!! with Hannah Canavan
Buckle up because I'm joined by Hannah from Instagram's hugely popular ThrivingWithHannah to discuss all the many excuses people give for why they can't home…
Home Education MattersLegal and Parental Rights when Home Educating
Are you solid on your legal rights as a home educator? It's vital that we arm ourselves with all the information we can to protect our rights. In this episode…
Home Education MattersIs Home Education Right for Us? Answering a Listener's Questions
In today's podcast, I chat to Nicola, a prospective home educator and long time listener to the show. We talk about her fears and worries around home education…
Home Education MattersDeschooling with Helen Royston
Welcome to our deschooling episode! I'm joined by Helen Royston to talk about:why it's important to deschoolwhat it looks likehow long it lasts (spoiler…
Home Education MattersNeurodivergence and home education: when school is the safeguarding issue
In this episode, we talk to Emily who is a home educating mum of three with autism and adhd, whose children are all also neurodivergent. What emerges is a…
Home Education MattersNavigating Meltdowns? Essential Strategies for Home Educating Parents
Today's podcast looks at a common parenting struggle through the eyes of home education. There are always times when we find ourselves in the eye of a storm…
Home Education MattersHome Educating as a single parent
Home educating can be a lonely journey and this is often even more so when you are doing it as a single parent. And yes, there are positives (and we get to…
Home Education MattersDual enrollment for the High School Diploma with Michele Holmes
Today I am joined again by Michele Holmes from the Home School Directive and we talk about how to add dual enrollment credits onto your High School Diploma…
Home Education MattersA Journey into Home Education - Ash's Story - 'The Reprise!'
Have you been wondering how Ash and Ismael have been getting on since we last spoke to them? Me too!Today we catch up with Ash and hear about Ismael's return…
Home Education MattersReturn of the podcast!
And we're back! With a new plan, new hosts, old hosts and lots of great episodes coming up ...
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Podcast handover!
And it's official. Today you'll meet your new Home Education Matters host and hear about her plans for the future of the podcast.Enjoy the episode and thank…
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Incorporating politics and philosophy into your home education journey with Dr Karem Roitman
It's my final episode as your host (but not of the show!) and I recorded this interview with Karem way back in Spring but, as I was recording it, knew I wanted…
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Worldschooling hubs
I am joined by Emmy from Arctic Terns as we discover the opportunities around the world for home educated children. From six weeks in Bansko for the whole…
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Going to university outside the UK
Join Caroline and I as we discuss the benefits, pitfalls and procedure for applying to a non UK university. We roam around the globe discussing university…
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Understanding visual stress / Meares-Irlen syndrome
What a fascinating podcast we have today as I am joined by Lisa and Sam, visual stress assessors, to guide us through this much neglected condition. We look at…
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Moving on from home education
In today's podcast I chat with some parents whose children have moved on from home education and away from home. Home education can be a particularly immersive…
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Writing a home education report with Cheryl from Educational Freedom
It was great to have Cheryl on to talk us through the process of giving information when requested to the local authority, what most of us think of as 'writing…
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Home Education in Wales
Join Amy and I as we make our way through the home education rules and regulations, as they shift and change, in Wales.We talk about:DeregistrationReports…
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Home Education in Scotland
Join Emma, busy home educating mum of 7, to discuss home educating in Scotland and how it differs from other parts of the UK.Together, Emma and I discuss…