Home Education Matters

Today's podcast is an up close and personal look at Economics. Helen guides us through all the exam options so that you can choose the exam specification that suits your child. We talk about the layo…

Join author Richard Clarke and I as we discuss ways to support your child's wellbeing. We talk about how to help them with issues such as anxiety, grief and the effects of covid on a young generation…

Today we venture into the often unknown world of home educating through the college years. There aren't many of us who home educate through A levels / equivalents but that number is growing every yea…

Today is another of our subject deep dives, and we're looking at Biology IGCSE (with a smattering of GCSE and the space between!). 

Ibby and I discuss the role of practicals in science, the differenc…

Join Jo and I for our next discussion in our mini series analysing the worlds of parenting humans and animals! Today we are talking about what role discipline plays in home ed parenting. Does it prev…

It's revision time! And today's episode is a fabulous in depth look at how to maximise your revision success. From planning and scheduling to resources and strategies, we look at how to make revision…

Join Sareeta and I as we discuss the role that the parent can play in allowing your child to express their emotions by finding a way to listen without problem solving. 

Then we move on to the ideas…

Today we do a deep dive into EHCPs including:

• EHCP at school
• EHCP and specialist school provision
• EOTAS
• EHCP with a budget
• And the advantages and disadvantages of each possible route

Plus a huge amo…

Welcome to month four of our regular catch up with new home educator Ash. And today we find out how December has gone for her and her son, Ismael. 

It's been a time of nagging inner voices and so w…

It's the third episode in our Sharing our Successes season and we're meeting the fabulous Chloe, who is crafting her own home education journey to make sure it works just right for her. She's a fabul…

Is your home educated child struggling to engage with their learning? Maybe you've just started home educating and your child isn't engaging with their work or perhaps you've been home educating a wh…

Join Jo Moorcroft, dog behaviourist, and I as we discuss the role of manners and etiquette in parenting. Our latest episode as part of our mini series where we see how the worlds of dog behaviourism …

Our monthly catch up with Ash and Ismael on their home educating journey and today we hear how month 3 is going. We discuss that fine line between 'lessons' and 'learning', how home education impacts…

Today Claire and I deep dive into Physics provision for home educators, with a focus on secondary age learning. We discuss the different exam specs available to home educators, IGCSE vs GCSE, incorpo…

Join Sareeta Pattni and I as we launch into the very first episode of our new series which focuses on parenting issues when home educating. 

Today we talk about the importance of allowing feelings to…

We celebrate coming to the end of our first year podcasting with a very special episode. Join Diane and I as we talk about her big news, plus there's a special announcement right at the end so stay t…