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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.

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47:43

Navigating Meltdowns? Essential Strategies for Home...

Home Education Matters ·

2025/10/12

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, navigating overwhelm, tantrums, fury and meltdowns in our home (and that's just us!). Home education can magnify these moments as you spend so much more time together but it also offers great scope to work through these moments successfully together without external interference or triggers.Charlotte and I suggest five practical strategies to

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51:16

Dual enrollment for the High School Diploma with...

Home Education Matters ·

2025/09/28

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 transcript to help with university entrance to the UK or worldwide universities. This is an amazing route for students who don't want to take A levels, the SAT exam or the AP (Advanced Placement) exams. Instead, your home ed child can study courses from the first year of university and use these, alongside the High School Diploma, to gain access

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05:02

Return of the podcast!

Home Education Matters ·

2025/09/14

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

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26:08

Worldschooling hubs

Home Education Matters ·

2024/10/27

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 the Netherlands, Emmy guides us through worldschooling hubs and what they can offer your home educating family.

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01:08:19

Going to university outside the UK

Home Education Matters ·

2024/10/20

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 applications procedure, as well as the all important topic of financing!

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51:56

Understanding visual stress / Meares-Irlen syndrome

Home Education Matters ·

2024/10/13

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 be and how to support your child (or yourself!) if you think they might have visual stress. Enjoy the show and do share it around with anyone who you think might be experiencing this

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50:12

Moving on from home education

Home Education Matters ·

2024/10/06

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!) and it can be a difficult adjustment to move from that intensity and connection to a quieter home when the children leave for college or work. In this podcast we discover the joys, losses and surprises of an empty nest and how we have made that transition.

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46:18

Writing a home education report with Cheryl from...

Home Education Matters ·

2024/09/29

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 misnomer as will be revealed in the podcast!). Cheryl guides us through: When and whether to respond The ways to respond What to include What not to put in Frequency Issues Communication And so much more! Educational Freedom is a great website for getting some really solid information and support:

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32:57

Home Education in Wales

Home Education Matters ·

2024/09/22

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 Changing government legislation / statutory guidance It's a complicated and very quickly changing environment but involves changes that everyone in home education needs to be aware of, whether you're in Wales or not. A register brought into one area of the UK can very often have ripples that spread

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42:09

Home Education in Scotland

Home Education Matters ·

2024/09/15

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 well as exams and home educating children with additional needs. If you enjoy the show, do like and subscribe or leave a comment, wherever you are listening to us and share it around with any of your home ed friends. I definitely don't do this podcast for the money ;) But you're always very welcome

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42:02

Going to university from home education

Home Education Matters ·

2024/09/08

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. We talk about making that move from autonomous home education to the more structured university life, as well as talking about workloads, perception of home education and, of course, 'socialisation'! This podcast is about giving something back to the home ed community. But you're always very welcome

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32:12

Modular Maths exams with Veronika Skye

Home Education Matters ·

2024/09/01

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 it's benefits and disadvantages, as well as what to expect and how to book onto it. Next week's podcast is a look at the university experience from a home educated person's perspective so stay tuned for that. Don't forget that this podcast is brought to you with love and lots of cups of tea! If you'd like to keep me

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52:26

All you need to know about Access Arrangements

Home Education Matters ·

2024/07/28

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 them, what they're not, top tips and advice and much more. Check it out and share around with any fellow home educators who may be wanting access arrangements for their exams!

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01:38:17

The Exams Process with 3A Tutors

Home Education Matters ·

2024/07/21

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 or settle down for everything you ever wanted to know about exams as a home educator! TIMINGS - 5:45 Exam sittings 11:30 Registering for exams 13:00 Fees 14:15 Access Arrangements 24:15 How the process works 25:45 Exam entry codes and booking exams 31:30 Timings of exams and what to do if you’re

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24:13

A Journey into Home Education - June 'Bravery'

Home Education Matters ·

2024/07/03

Join Ash and I as we discuss how her home education journey went in June. We talk about the bravery it takes to home educate and the bravery it's currently taking to put Ismael back into school. And much more.If you enjoy this episode, click 'subscribe' so you get alerted when new episodes come out!

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23:49

Sharing Our Successes - Changing Lives

Home Education Matters ·

2024/06/30

Today is the last episode in our mini series where we showcase some of the amazing stories from within our home education community.And we meet Naomi John O. who is an inspiring 16 year old home educated student who is busy making a difference to the world we live in. Check out her story here and maybe share it around with any 'doubters' who question your decision to home educate!

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41:06

Improving writing without writing with Munira Adenwalla

Home Education Matters ·

2024/06/23

Want to help your child improve their writing skills without picking up a pen? We've got you covered on this podcast where Munira will guide us through her top tips to improve your child's writing. We cover some great strategies and approaches which are all designed to build confidence and ability without some of the anguish that goes with copy writing or handwriting practice.

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49:02

Home Educating with ADHD with Amy Neylon

Home Education Matters ·

2024/06/16

Today's podcast talks about the unique challenges of home educating when you have ADHD. And we talk to Amy about her journey of self discovery around having ADHD and how it's affected, positively and negatively, her home education experience.Alert! If you don't want to listen to 15 minutes of discussion about how broken the school system is, skip ahead to 15:00. You have been warned ;-)

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22:54

A Journey into Home Education - May 'Ebbs and Flows'

Home Education Matters ·

2024/06/01

Ash and I discuss how her May has been going and it's been a month of ups and downs. Both Ash and Ismael are working to get ready for their return to school in September and it's been a bumpy ride!

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01:06:28

Encouraging reluctant writers with Dr Kat Patrick

Home Education Matters ·

2024/05/26

Today's podcast is all about inspiring your child in their approach to writing and reading. Often these things come in waves of motivation and the beauty of home education is that you're able to flow with your child as their interests shift. But similarly being able to write fluidly, fluently and with ease is an important life skill and can unlock a future of creativity in allowing your child to put their thoughts down on paper, whether with pen or keyboard. Dr Patrick guides us through some

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