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Join Craigy, Cheryl and Elen as we have another round of answering questions from the HEFA community! This week we discuss surviving the summer holidays, dealing with judgement from others, teaching subjects we arent comfortable with, core subjects and much more!
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This week I am joined by Megan who shares her experience of home educating different ages. Megan decided to home ed because her children were unhappy in their school settings and she noticed that each child had different needs and learning styles she felt could be better met at home. She follows a child-led approach and advises families considering…
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This week Elen, Cheryl and Craigy answer more questions from our HEFA members. 00:00 Introduction and Lego Version of Craig 02:44 Taking Time Out for Yourself When Children Are Around 24/7 13:44 Involving Children in Activities While Having Personal Time 20:26 The Role of Exposure, Motivation, and Play 26:48 The Benefits of Handwriting and Cursive …
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This week, I talk to Mel as she shares her experience of home educating her 13-year-old daughter. *please note there is mention of self harm in this episode* Mel explains that her daughter had always struggled with school, particularly with social anxiety and the rigidity of the school environment. After a series of seizures and a decline in her me…
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This week we are back with more of your questions! Join us as we discuss child-led learning and the challenges of adapting to a child-led approach, the importance of understanding education as a continuous process, concerns of one parent regarding their child's education and the pursuit of specific career paths such as becoming a vet, the challenge…
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This week, I am interviewing Fred, a home-educating parent in England, about their experience with unschooling their three children, two of whom are teenagers. We discuss the reasons for choosing home ed, the challenges faced, and the different educational approaches. Takeaways Unschooling can be a viable option for children who are not thriving in…
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In this week's episode, we discuss various topics related to home education as we answer questions from listeners! We have a range of questions this week from changing a child's behaviour regarding social interactions, tackling math when the parent is not good at it, to dealing with concerned family members. Takeaways Respect a child's boundaries a…
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In this week's episode, we enjoy our first question time with my new co-hosts, Craig and Cheryl! We discuss how to gauge a child's learning and progress, explore setting boundaries in the first few months of home education, the experience of being an admin on a home education group, how to avoid imposing beliefs on children, starting the home educa…
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For this season we are focusing on home-ed dads! Join me as I chat with Luke, a home-ed dad who shares his excellent perspective and thoughts on what it is like to go from a reluctant home-edder to a strong advocate of home ed, who won't be sending his youngest child to school!
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This week, I am joined by Natalia, a home edder living in Scotland to talk about how we can approach education when we dont feel our child is able to engage in learning. We chat all about the difficulties involved in home edding when there is neurodivergence, PDA, trauma and more.
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Welcome to series 3 of the HEFA podcast and this series, I need your help. What would you like this series to focus on? Please do leave either a comment or voice note to assist me in where you would like us to focus this time! Send a voice message to my podcast, HEFA- The Heart Of Home Education: https://anchor.fm/hefa/message…
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We are super excited to have the excellent Dr Naomi Fisher on the podcast for our end-of-season finale! Naomi joined me for a ramble all about home education. A few key points in this week's podcast - Naomi chats about her home ed journey, SEN and mental health, deschooling and recovery, the current school system and exams, and of course chats all …
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This week, I'm on a ramble all about that ever contentious issue...screentime! What do we mean by screentime? Should there be rules around it or not? Join me as I share my thoughts around this area of home ed and how I've unpicked my own thoughts around technology.
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This week on the podcast I have 4 wonderful guests who share their experiences of finding their groove as home educators! We have Jessica a structured home educator, Kate and Lana, Semi-structured home edders and Heidi, an unschooler. Join me as we chat about what their style of home ed means to them and how that looks in practice!…
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Welcome to another week of Home Ed 101! This week I'm joined by the wonderful Katie who is quite the fountain of knowledge when it comes to GCSEs and all things exams as a home educator. Join Katie and I for a relaxed chat about her experience of GCSEs with her four children. For more on exams head to the exams Wiki https://he-exams.fandom.com/wiki…
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This week on Home Ed 101 we are diving into the EHE Guidelines. What are they? How can I understand them? No, really...Why are they written so I CAN'T understand them? Why are they important? Join me with my lovely guest, long-term Home Edder Katherine, as we have a rant and a ramble around the ever-confusing world of guidelines for home education.…
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This week we explore the world of local authority contact. What can be asked of you, what can you refuse, and how should the LA behave?..These and more are answered in this week's podcast! Thanks to my guests this week, Rebecca, Sam and Nikki for sharing their thoughts and experiences!
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Welcome back and happy new year! For this new season, we will be sharing all the joy from our guides in HEFA, with guest appearances from our members, home educators just like you! This week I'm joined by Chelsie, Christina and Mandy- 3 parents who share their experiences of deregistering from school. We talk about how deregistration works. how it …
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It's our final episode of the season and so I thought it would be a great idea to hold a festive special...Do a group podcast they said, it'll be fun they said! Well, as you can imagine carnage ensued and I was officially broken by our admin team. Join us for fun, silliness and the case of the phantom fart...Listen intently from 20 minutes in, for …
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What happens when the chattiest admin of HEFA crashes the podcast to interview the 2nd chattiest admin? This episode! This week Issy stole the mic and interviewed me! Join us as I probably rabble a whole tonne of semi-relevant chatter while Issy enjoys making me sweat under the interrogation lamp! I genuinely can't recall any swears, but, this is u…
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In this bonus episode Elen chats about those first few weeks of home ed. She discusses the process of Deregistration for England and Wales Mainstream school and what to expect, as well as all the emotions and feelings you will likely experience in those first few weeks too! A must listen, for those considering home ed and new to home ed!…
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Join me this week as I chat with Louise, who has been home-educating for just 6 months. My word does she have a lot of top tips and wisdom to share about these first few months of home education! No major swears that I can recall for this episode.
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Grab your earphones for this one friend, as this week I'm chatting with our very excellent Issy Speller! Issy is a home ed mum, and social worker of 25 years and is no stranger to the odd rant. So, if you've been feeling disempowered recently this episode is a must-listen. Contains several major and minor swears so do listen responsibly however tha…
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This week on the podcast we are talking home ed as a first choice, GCSEs and more with our wonderful Sarah, who despite no longer home educating, is still well and truly in the community with her help at a local home ed tutoring and exams centre! There are no swears in this podcast :)
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This week we are chatting to the infamous Frilly Nikki, a home educator from the Sussex area! Many of you will know Nikki's straight talking style from the HEFA group and this episode is no different! There are no minor or major swears in this episode and so it is safe to listen to around children.
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This week on the podcast I'm joined by the wonderful Lulu, a home ed mum from the South of England who is celebrating her 1 year anniversary TODAY of deregistering and starting the wonderful journey of home education with her youngest child! This week's episode has no minor or major swears so is fine to listen to around all children.…
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Welcome to the first-ever HEFA podcast! In our first episode, I'm chatting to the owners and founders of HEFA, Paula and Pip! We talk about all things HEFA, how Paula and Pip found home education, their styles, and more! The podcast is generally suitable to listen around younger ears, however, there are 2 uses of a major swear and a few minor swear…
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