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Home Education Matters

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May 5, 2024 • 49min

Worldschooling with Astrid Vinje

Advocate for worldschooling, Astrid Vinje, shares her family's journey across the world, discussing challenges of transitioning to a nomadic lifestyle, adapting homeschooling methods, navigating travel restrictions, managing finances, and finding remote work opportunities. Tips on starting a worldschooling journey and fostering familial bonds through shared experiences are also highlighted.
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Apr 28, 2024 • 55min

English Literature at GCSE / IGCSE with Andrea Gadsbey

Andrea Gadsbey, an experienced educator specializing in English Literature, returns to discuss the intricacies of GCSE and IGCSE English Literature. She details the variety of exam options and specs available, emphasizing the importance of selecting the right texts. The conversation delves into the evolving landscape of home education, contrasting it with traditional schooling. They also explore practical tips for exam prep, including essay strategies and critical analysis skills, alongside resources for parents and tutors to better support learners.
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Apr 21, 2024 • 59min

The 'truths' of home education

Join my children and I as we talk about our ups and downs during the last fifteen years of home educating. There's nothing more candid than a pair of home educated teens so buckle up and settle in to hear a discussion ranging from the good and the bad, to the possibility of a register and the perils of bad parenting!
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Apr 14, 2024 • 45min

Environmental Management IGCSE with Damian Webb

For today's podcast, I am joined by Damian from Earthlings Learning to talk through the Cambridge IGCSE in Environmental Management.   This exam is a great choice for home educators and is often the first one that a home ed child will sit. So settle back and hear all the ins and outs of the exam, what you can expect and how to maximise your enjoyment of the subject.
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Apr 1, 2024 • 28min

A Journey into Home Education - March 'Socialising!'

It's our March episode of A Journey into Home Education and we are catching up with Ash in her year of home education.   Today we talk about the joys of home ed socialising, the prospect of a return to school this Autumn and Ismael's youTube speed run!   And speaking of youTube, don't forget to like and subscribe over there and share and download over here ;)
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Mar 31, 2024 • 35min

Van Schooling - life on the road when home educating

Emma from We are the Nomaders is taking her home education journey to the road. With one husband, one van and three children, Emma is exploring the possibilities that home education on the move offers herself and her family.    In today's episode, find out how she does it, where she's off to and the highs and lows of life of home educating on the road. 
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Mar 24, 2024 • 1h 7min

Citizenship GCSE and Global Citizenship IGCSE with Jeanette from Get Keyed Up

Jeanette, an expert from Get Keyed Up specializing in Citizenship qualifications, dives into Citizenship GCSE and Global Citizenship IGCSE. She compares both qualifications, highlighting their accessibility for home educators. The conversation touches on community projects, and the importance of understanding global rights. Jeanette also shares insights on exam preparation strategies and different exam boards, while advocating for student engagement in real-world issues like migration and civic duties. Her passion for interactive learning shines through as she discusses effective approaches to studying.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 38min

Parenting with Possibilities - The Importance of Community

Sareeta Pattni and I discuss the role that community and collaboration plays in parenting, specifically home educating parenting. This is a thoughtful and vulnerable episode for both of us and we touch on the destabilising role of comparison, the difficulty of finding your tribe and how we contribute to our own isolation.   Don't forget that all our episodes are archived on our youTube channel: @HomeEducationMattersUK.
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Mar 10, 2024 • 50min

Marine Science IGCSE with Amy Smith

I am delighted to be joined by Amy from E-Learn with Amy to guide us through the new and very popular Marine Science IGCSE.   We discuss what you can expect from the exam, the topics, questions and the practical component to help you and your child prepare for the exam.   Do check out all our other episodes on Podbean, your usual streaming service or archived over on our youTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@HomeEducationMattersUK
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Mar 3, 2024 • 49min

Economics GCSE and IGCSE with Helen James

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 layout of the exams, which has the most Maths, which has the least writing and lots more.    Don't forget that our wonderful podcast will be drawing to a close this summer so if you'd like access to our library of episodes, join us on youTube @HomeEducationMattersUK.

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