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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 Matters
Our very first ’Journey into Home Education’ - Ash’s Story
Join me for our first episode following the journey of Ash and her son as they embark on home education. Today we discuss deregistering, nervy moments, colour…
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Sharing Our Successes - From Home Education to NASA with Lauren
The second in our Sharing our Successes mini series is with the amazing Lauren, who was home educated up to 16 in the UK and then went on to do English and…
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Helping your child get into a top tier university with Emma White
I am joined by the wonderful Emma White, home educating parent and founder of Mark My Papers, and we're discussing how to support your child if they choose to…
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Helping your child learn to read with Harriet, David and Jen
For today's podcast I am joined by experts Jen Shaw, David Oates and Harriet Pattison to discuss how best to support your child to learn to read. We cover the…
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The gift of nature in home education with The Farming Mother
Join Diane as she chats with Keeley, AKA The Farming Mother. It's a really inspirational podcast all about home educating through those tough times, and how…
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All about Autism with Diane and Tara Vassallo
Autism is hugely misunderstood and today we discuss the many benefits as well as the challenges of autism and home educating autistic children. Diane and I are…
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Using ChatGPT and other LLMs in your learning with Luke Dadford
We are excited to have Luke Dadford with us this week talking about Large Language Models, specifically the newly popular ChatGPT software. We discuss the…
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How Dungeons and Dragons can inspire your home education journey! with Chris Nicholls
Join Diane and Chris as they discuss the wonderful imaginative world of Dungeons and Dragons. From maths to creative thinking, strategy to team work, it's an…
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News and updates with Eleanor
A little bonus mid week podcast just to let you all know some minor changes and also a big shout out to everyone around the world who tunes into the podcast…
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Latin and Greek for home educators with Ana Martin
Latin and Greek ... boring dead languages ... Think again! This podcast was a revelation to me on so many levels. I defy you not to be inspired to get your…
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The use of Artificial Intelligence in Education with Michael Olagunju
Today I discuss the role of artificial intelligence in learning with Michael Olagunju, the head of Exam Solutions and Air Maths. Join us as we talk about the…
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Sharing our Successes - Following your passions as a home educated teen with Liam
Sharing our successes within home education! Periodically, we feature interviews with home educated children and today we have a fabulous podcast with 14 year…
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When dog behaviourism meets progressive parenting - two worlds collide? With Jo Moorcroft
What can the world of dog behaviour teach us as parents? Is it all about compliance and control? Do I really want my child to sit on command??Join dog…
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Preconceptions vs reality of home education
Today Diane and I have a fun and irreverent discussion about life as a home educator. We chat about our preconceptions of home education versus the reality of…
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Supporting your anxious child with Dr Naomi Fisher
It's great to be joined again by Dr Naomi Fisher as we discuss how best to support your anxious child. We discuss the anxieties inherent within our education…
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From teaching to tuition with Andrea Gadsbey
Join Andrea and I as we discuss the crisis in teaching, how to shift from teaching to tutoring and the specific benefits of the home education sector. As a…
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Choosing your GCSEs with Katherine Sneep
Today I chat with Katherine Sneep from HomeMade Education about how to go about choosing your I/GCSE subjects. We discuss timing of subjects, favourite ones to…
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Charlotte Mason Double Bill - Using the method up to and beyond exams with Diana Edwin
In the second of our Charlotte Mason double bill, I talk to Diana Edwin about how to take this popular approach and use it to help your child through their…
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Charlotte Mason Double Bill - Introducing the Approach with Amanda Goodchild
In the first of our Charlotte Mason double bill, I talk to Amanda Goodchild about the benefits of using this approach with your home educated child. We discuss…
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EOTAS and EHCPs with Karen Bonthron
Today's episode covers all things you need to know about EHCPs for your EOTAS or home educated child, including how to get an EHCP, what can be included in…
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Who needs knowledge anyway?? With Maxwell Roach
"You're not going to walk around with a calculator in your pocket all your life" ... Or are we?Join Canadian education entrepreneur Maxwell Roach and I in our…
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GCSE alternatives with Deborah Hayward
Tired of the limitations of GCSEs? Does your child not fit the narrow mold of our standard (and some might say, antiquated!) assessment system? Maybe you're…
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Call it what you want! Home education styles with Helen Royston
Helen and I go through 26 (yes, 26!) different ways to home educate. From structured to unschooling, Charlotte Mason to Reggio Emilia, delight directed to…
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ICT and Computer Science with Holly Billinghurst
Harness your child's techy brain and find out what various qualifications are open to them. In this podcast, I am joined by Holly from TeachAllAboutIT to…
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Home Education 101 with Juliet English
Today's episode is a whistlestop tour through all the things you need to know about home education. We cover:deregisteringyour rights and…
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Want to home educate but worried about taking the plunge? Your questions answered.
Diane and I discuss some of the most common questions that parents have when considering home education, from "Am I clever enough?" to "But isn't it really…
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Juggling work and home educating - a group discussion with home educators who also run their own business
Join me as I chat with home educating businesswomen Kate Symonds, Claire Hirst and Veronica Williams. From imposter syndrome to spinning never ending plates…
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Screen use with Dr Naomi Fisher - the good, the bad and the ugly
I'm very excited to be joined by Dr Naomi Fisher today, author of hugely popular home education book: Changing our Minds. Join us as we discuss unschooling and…
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US qualifications in the UK - Part 2 - The AP vs A level debate
This second part of our discussion on the US system and how it can be applied to UK home educators sees me chat with Helen Harrold and Jenni Cassidy about…
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US qualifications in the UK - Part 1 - The High School Diploma vs GCSEs
Michele Holmes is on a mission to bring the High School Diploma to UK home educators. Join me as I chat with Michele about why she thinks the American system…
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School recovery advice with Karen Bonthron
Have you removed your child from a traumatic school experience?Do you want to know how to heal your child but still support their learning at home?Worried…
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An Exam Hacks Guide - with Chetana Greenwood
Exams in the UK are all about hoop jumping. And there's nothing home educators like less than pointless bureaucratic hoop jumping! But don't worry. We've got…
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It’s Times Tables Tastic! or making maths fun with Jemma Zoe Smith
Today I'm chatting with Jemma about how best to help your child at home with maths. Maths is all about balance ... no, not balancing equations but learning how…
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Unschooling - with Heidi Steel
Check out our in depth chat with unschooling expert Heidi Steel. It's a fascinating insight into this child led approach to education, detailing both the…
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Psychology and Sociology for home educators
Home educating? Why stick to the usual schooly curriculum subjects? These two subjects are 100% exam assessed with fascinating and relevant content for our…
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Autonomous Parenting with Sarah Beale
Autonomous parenting? Partnership parenting? Unschooling? Radical unschooling? Come and join Sarah and I as we chat all things autonomy, respect, tolerance and…
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Home Educators diving into the New Year together
Join Diane and I recapping some of our highlights (and lowlights!) of 2022 as home educating / home schooling families, and looking ahead to our goals and New…
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A Day in the Life with Rosa - from school struggles to home ed flourishing!
For our final episode following a typical home education day, Diane chats to Rosa. Removed from school a few months ago, they discuss the problems they…
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A Day in the Life with long time home educator, Amanda
Today I am chatting with Amanda, a home educator for the last 14 years, who is now guiding her teens through their exam years, college and into university. We…
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A Day in the Life with exam focused teen, Kerenza
Today, I'm joined by my 14 year old home educated child, Kerenza, and we discuss her typical day, staggering her exams, studying with dyslexia and the many…
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A Day in the Life with Greg - home educating in Covid and beyond
For today's Day in the Life series, I'm talking with Greg who came to home schooling during coronavirus. He has now developed a home education journey which…
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A Day in the Life of a structured home educator, Miriam
Today I'm talking to Miriam, a home educating mother of four who was also home educated herself as a child. We chat about her experience of being home…
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A Day in the Life of home educated A level student Xavier
Day three of our Day in the Life series and I chat with Xavier, my very own home educated 16 year old, studying for A levels from home. Join us chatting about…
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A Day in the Life with Beckie - home educated to home educator!
Our second episode meets Beckie, who was home educated herself and is now home educating her own children. Find out what her typical day looks like in this…
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A Day in the Life with home educating dad, Wesley
Our first episode of a mini series where we chat with another home educator about what their typical day looks like and how they became a home educating…
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MFL for home educators with Nat London
Join Nat and I discussing the top tips and advice for approaching Modern Foreign Languages as a home educating / home schooling family. We look at: revision…
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Home Educating through the holidays
Join Diane and I as we discuss home educating through the holidays, having a rhythm to your days and whether Christmas is a time to hide in a cave or embrace…
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The Home Education Exams episode! All your questions answered with Iram Malik
Join us talking to Iram Malik about all things exam related when you home educate / homeschool your child. Whether it's: choosing your exam centreIGCSEs vs…
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Family or friends disagree with your decision to Home Educate?
It's not always easy to make a decision that goes against the norm. But don't worry, we've got your backs! Today Diane and I chat about what to do when your…
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History for Home Educators Deep Dive with Lynn Harkin
Join me and Lynn as we discuss all the amazing ways you can support your home ed child in their love of history. We chat about retaining a love of the subject…
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Just starting out in Home Education? Covering the early days with Helen Royston
Join us chatting to Helen Royston, a home educator with 30+ years of experience, guiding you through those early days in home education / home schooling in the…
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Welcome to the Home Education Matters podcast!
Join us as we discuss our journeys so far in home education, how we collapsed into it and how we are making it work for us! We'll also be telling you what…