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Home Education Matters - Podcast

Home Education Matters

Join our friendly and inclusive home schooling community as we discuss all things home education related.

Education Parenting Kids & Family Relationships Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
101
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Return of the podcast!

Return of the podcast!

And we're back! With a new plan, new hosts, old hosts and lots of great episodes coming up ...

00:05:02  |   Sun 14 Sep 2025
Podcast handover!

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 you all so much for listening for the p…

00:16:19  |   Sun 10 Nov 2024
Incorporating politics and philosophy into your home education journey with Dr Karem Roitman

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 to sign out with this podcast, so have …

00:56:18  |   Sun 03 Nov 2024
Worldschooling hubs

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 family to a month of teen independence in th…

00:26:08  |   Sun 27 Oct 2024
Going to university outside the UK

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 culture, options for time abroad and applica…

01:08:19  |   Sun 20 Oct 2024
Understanding visual stress / Meares-Irlen syndrome

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 what it is, what the symptoms might …

00:51:56  |   Sun 13 Oct 2024
Moving on from home education

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 way of parenting (for good and for bad!…

00:50:12  |   Sun 06 Oct 2024
Writing a home education report with Cheryl from Educational Freedom

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 the annual report' (which is a bit of a…

00:46:19  |   Sun 29 Sep 2024
Home Education in Wales

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:

  • Deregistration
  • Reports 
  • Exams
  • Additional Learning Needs
  • Changi…
00:32:58  |   Sun 22 Sep 2024
Home Education in Scotland

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 deregistration, LA checks and reports, as …

00:42:09  |   Sun 15 Sep 2024
Going to university from home education

Going to university from home education

Today's podcast looks at making that transition from home education to university and I am joined by Ossie, a recent graduate from Cambridge who pit stops with us before going on to do his Masters. 

00:42:03  |   Sun 08 Sep 2024
Modular Maths exams with Veronika Skye

Modular Maths exams with Veronika Skye

Fancy a maths GCSE that you can split into parts and retake at your leisure? Yeah, me too! 

 

In this podcast, we talk about the new modular maths exam at GCSE level and discuss its benefits and disa…

00:32:12  |   Sun 01 Sep 2024
Recovering from school bullying

Recovering from school bullying

For our last episode in our mini series "School's Out", I talk to Vicky about her daughter's experience of bullying at school. It's a shocking but ultimately hopeful episode as we learn about their j…

00:37:58  |   Sun 25 Aug 2024
Healing from school trauma

Healing from school trauma

Today's episode is a personal story from Martine who shares her experience of witnessing her son's traumatic school journey and then embarking on the healing journey of home education.

 

Martine's st…

00:48:07  |   Sun 18 Aug 2024
Coping with trauma in your home educating family with Dr Koslowitz

Coping with trauma in your home educating family with Dr Koslowitz

Today I am joined by Dr Robyn Koslowitz, expert in trauma and author of upcoming book on Post Traumatic Parenting. 

 

In this insightful episode we will talk about how school can cause trauma and the…

01:20:43  |   Sun 11 Aug 2024
School's Out - A personal perspective with Helen

School's Out - A personal perspective with Helen

Welcome to our summer series - School's Out! Where we'll be shining a lot on some of the issues within the education system which has led many of us to opt out.

 

Whether it was an ideological choice…

01:18:31  |   Sun 04 Aug 2024
A Journey into Home Education - July 'Healing'

A Journey into Home Education - July 'Healing'

Join Ash and I for the last episode following her journey into home education. And this month we look back at July but also take a wider look at the things she has learnt, the rewards and challenges …

00:22:44  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
All you need to know about Access Arrangements

All you need to know about Access Arrangements

Home educating through exams can be difficult to navigate so, in this podcast, Julie Barker from Faregos guides us through the procedure for access arrangements.

 

We cover what they are, how to get …

00:52:26  |   Sun 28 Jul 2024
The Exams Process with 3A Tutors

The Exams Process with 3A Tutors

Today we talk through the nuts and bolts of the exam process with Paul Turner from the very popular exam centre 3A Tutors in Bristol. 

 

It's a long one so skip to the bits that are relevant to you o…

01:38:17  |   Sun 21 Jul 2024
Online Learning with Mary Middlebrook

Online Learning with Mary Middlebrook

Today's podcast dives into the world of online learning. Myself and the fabulous Mary Middlebrook discuss:

  • How to get the best out of online resources
  • Where to find top quality online education
  • What …
01:12:09  |   Sun 14 Jul 2024
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