Home Education Matters

Eleanor Marker
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Dec 29, 2022 • 12min

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 also discuss home education successes, independent thinking children and why sometimes you just need to set up your own meet ups.
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Dec 28, 2022 • 13min

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 benefits of being home educated.
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Dec 27, 2022 • 22min

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 embraces nature, learning in every day activities and the power of letting your child follow their passions.
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Dec 26, 2022 • 15min

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 educated, her typical day as a structured home educator and how personality affects your home education style.
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Dec 25, 2022 • 26min

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 how to organise study time, being home educated all the way through and what work is anyway!
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Dec 24, 2022 • 15min

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 second Day in the Life episode.
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Dec 23, 2022 • 16min

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 family.Today we have Wesley, who chose to home educate his son after feeling let down by the school system. And hasn't looked back since!
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Dec 18, 2022 • 45min

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 sitesbuilding fluencyexam changesadvice for tackling the speaking and listening sections of the GCSEand lots more!
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Dec 11, 2022 • 15min

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 the natural order of having your favourite playgrounds engulfed by holidaying children. We'll let you decide!
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Dec 4, 2022 • 1h 6min

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 GCSEsexam boardsspecifications and much more ... Wondering where to start? We've got you covered in this bumper episode :)

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