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Home Ed Voices PodcastHOME ED VOICES PODCAST – (SEASON 3) EPISODE 34 Mini Episode: "Transitioning Out of Trauma"
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week is an audio version of the blog post “Transitioning Out of Trauma” which was written by Kate McConaghy and published here on HomeEdVoices in May 2021. You can find the original post, and it’s links here.
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2021-06-1805 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHOME ED VOICES PODCAST – (SEASON 3) EPISODE 33 Jay Byrd from BeanLearning.com
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The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week I’m chatting with Jay Byrd from @beanlearning. We talk about...
2021-05-2642 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHOME ED VOICES PODCAST – (SEASON 3) EPISODE 32 - Naomi Fisher
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The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week I’m chatting with Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist, home ed paren...
2021-05-1242 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHomeEdVoicesPodcast - Ep 31 Mini Episode: You Are Smart Enough to Home Educate
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
Photo by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird on Unsplash
This week is an audio version of the blog post “You Are Smart Enough to Home Educate” which was published here on HomeEdVoices in October 2019. You can find the original post, and it’s links here.
I really appreciate everyone who got in touch to support the previous podcast and ask for more. There will be more of these...
2021-03-1706 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHOME ED VOICES PODCAST – (SEASON 3) EPISODE 30 Mini Episode: “DON’T OVER PLAN THE FUN STUFF, (AND WHAT TO DO INSTEAD.)”
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
Photo by Nikhil kumar on Unsplash
This week is an audio version of the blog post “Don’t Over Plan the Fun Stuff (and What to do Instead)” which was published here on HomeEdVoices in February 2020. You can find the original post, and it’s links here.
If you like this little audio blog posts then I’ll do more of them, especially in this inbetween bi...
2021-03-1008 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 3) Episode 29 Eloise Rickman (@mightymother_)
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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week I’m chatting with Elo...
2020-08-041h 07Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 3) Episode 28 Lorna (@2devonpixies_home_ed)
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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This is episode 28 and this week I...
2020-03-3158 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 27 pt1 – Day in the Life – Kate (HomeEdVoices.co.uk)
This blog post does not contain affliate links because we think you should borrow books from your library if you can, or get them second hand or from where ever you personally want to buy books. Not just amazon because it might make us some money. You can read more about our affiliate policy here.
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week we are trying something different and doing a deep dive i...
2020-02-1144 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 27 pt2 – Day in the Life – Kate (HomeEdVoices.co.uk)
This blog post does not contain affliate links because we think you should borrow books from your library if you can, or get them second hand or from where ever you personally want to buy books. Not just amazon because it might make us some money. You can read more about our affiliate policy here.
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This is part 2 of the deep dive we are doing on a D...
2020-02-1138 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 26 – Replay of Episode 3 Daksina (@daksinabasia)
The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here.
This week I’m talking to Daksina who now writes regularly for HomeEdVoices.co.uk (you can find all her articles here including great posts about Got Reluctant Writers? Encourage them with a Family Book!, and how How I Use My Planner for Homeschool Planning – as well as the lion’s share of the Winter Gift Guide 2019.)
We talk about getting our heads around the idea that every e...
2020-01-2825 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 3 Episode 25 Repeat of Episode 7 – Kate McConaghyThis week I’m talking to Kate McConaghy who now writes regularly for HomeEdVoices.co.uk. We talk about videogames and how they can be a gateway to literacy. How it all counts, not just the stuff that looks the most like school, and how you can structure your yearly plan to protect your mental health.
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2020-01-071h 00Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 24 End of Season 2 & Avoiding December OverwhelmMany families are celebrating a variety of festivals over December and trying to add seasonal festivities on top of a full home ed life is likely to result in overwhelm.
Here are some things you can do to keep things calm(er)...
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2019-12-0318 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 23 Helen (@Belzibow)This is episode 23 and this week I’m talking to Helen from @Belzibow. We talk about Helen's lapbooks and picture book units at Branch Out World, helen tells us how her family tackles GCSEs, and about keeping teens engaged in home ed groups.
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2019-11-121h 15Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 22 – Wendy (@EnjoyMathsHomeEd)This is episode 22 and this week I'm talking to Wendy from @EnjoyMathsHomeEd. We talk about Wendy's Maths Programme, Enjoy Maths, the positive educational impact of ordinary things, encouraging a lifetime of learning, and the advantages of being a mature university student.
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2019-10-291h 08Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 21 – Jimena (@PlayLiveAndLearn)This is episode 21 and this week I'm talking to Jimena from @PlayLiveAndLearn. We talk about the tiny rebellion of not applying for a school place, home education alongside being a professional actor, and learning in front of your children.
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2019-10-1557 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 20 – Ashleigh (@Wild.Wood.Childhood)This is episode 20 and this week I'm talking to Ashleigh from @wild.wood.childhood. We talk about home educating alongside a sibling in school, home edding foundation and year 1 on a very small budget, and the fear of missing out, and how it can mess with your confidence and cost you money.
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2019-10-011h 20Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 19 – Sherilyn (@HomeEdHereAndNow)This is episode 19 and this week I'm talking to Sherilyn from @HomeEdHereAndNow. We talk about shifting into a mindset where you don't feel the need to prove yourself all the time. Sherilyn talks about running a business alongside home education, and we talk hands on maths and building community.
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2019-09-171h 19Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 18 – Becca (@Fiddlesticks.kids)This week I'm talking to Becca from @Fiddlesticks.kids. We talk about home educating alongside childminding and running an online business. Becca tells me about thinking about the box when organising her week and we have great boardgame recs for the autumn.
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2019-09-0431 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 17 – Katie (@Learnwhatyoulive) This is episode 17 and this week I’m talking to Katie from @learnWhatYouLive on Instragram. We talk about GCSE and how home edders tackle exams. We talk about moving from our careers outside the home to home education and the vulnerability of not knowing what you might do after, and we have audio book recs galore!
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2019-08-2057 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 16 – Lexi (@CaribbeanHomeEducator)This is episode 16 and this week I'm talking to Lexy from @caribbeanhomeeducator on Instragram. We talk about home educating older children alongside infant twins, how to event plan when home ed freedom can also mean flakiness, the importance of downtime and rest, and support for home ed parents of black and mixed race children.
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2019-08-0645 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 15 – Kelly (@theWoodSideStories)This is episode number 15 and this week I'm talking to Kelly who is @thewoodsidestories on Instragram. We talk about the journey from school at home to something more unique to your family, and how as the home ed parent you need to give your self grace and time to find out what works, we chat about the importance of finding mentors for your home ed family in the wider community around you, and the value of exploring community spaces when everyone else is in school, and we talk about what life is like home educating in rural, and more...
2019-07-231h 03Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 14 – Mell (@life_at_rowan)This week I’m talking to Mell from @raisingadaisy on Instragram. We talk about home educating as a single parent, and get into our experiences with negative attitudes against home education and what to do about it. We also talk about how home ed children's learning and socializing differs when compared to schooled children.
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2019-07-1853 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 13 – Lyndsay (@Rainbows_and_wellies)This week I’m talking to Lyndsay from @rainbows_and_wellies on Instagram. We talk about home educating an only child, and how home edding can provide a safe environment for an autistic child both to learn in a way that suits them, and get the degree of socialisation that feels comfortable to them (in comparison to the 'coke bottle' effect.) We also chat about finding your groove when you're unexpectedly home educating, through community and time spent reflected on the things that are working.
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2019-07-181h 07Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – (Season 2) Episode 12 – Jacqui (@JacquiWakelam)This week I’m talking to Jacqui from JacquiWakelam.com.
We talk about home educating in partnership with our older children, the importance of deschooling as a home educating parent, and Jacqui tells me the best quote about being a new home edder – I promise it’s going to stick with you…
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2019-06-2446 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 2 Episode 11 – Ronni (MulticulturalMotherhood)This week I’m talking to Ronni from MulticulturalMotherhood. We talk about finding a regular community in a city with a large number of home edding families a lots of activities to go to. We also talk about teaching other languages as part of your home ed routine, and, as a trained speech and language therapist, Ronni tells us about how parents can support their children’s early language development.
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2019-06-2435 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 10 – Leah Boden (Modern Miss Mason)This week I am talking with Leah Boden from Modern Miss Mason. We talk about her work, encouraging home educating and homeschooling parents to adapt the ideas of Charlotte Mason for the modern era we live in today. We talk about how living in the UK means that we get to live amongst living history, and we discuss the importance of prioritizing home education, and balancing our other projects alongside it.
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2019-06-241h 00Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 9 – Tanya (@HappyHandley)This week I am talking to Tanya Tucker from @HappyHandley. We talk about how spending all your time together can be really lovely, and how much more there is to know about your children, plus trying to keep a well used house working smoothly.
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2019-06-2421 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 8 – Not Back to School Mini epThis week is a special mini episode all about going Not Back to School. I talk about making the most of the transitions of the seasons, and rec my favourite autumn books. I also talk about how to gently restart your home education rhythm at the start of a new academic year.
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2019-06-2419 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 7 – Kate
This week I’m talking to Kate.
We talk about videogames and how they can be a gateway to literacy. How it all counts, not just the stuff that looks the most like school, and how you can structure your yearly plan to protect your mental health. Unfortunately, when we recorded this interview in the spring I had a bad throat and so sound really gravely, so sorry about that.
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2019-06-241h 00Home Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 6 – Philippa (@ExitSuperMum)
This week I’m talking to Philippa, @ExitSupermum on Instagram.
Since Philippa is a second generation home educator we talk about how home education has changed over the last 25 years. We also talk about how home education gives children the space to be wholly themselves and protects them from peer pressure and being labeled. And book recs turns into a bit of an Astrid Lindgren love fest when Philippa’s readaloud turns out to be one of my favourite books ever.
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2019-06-2438 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 5 – Jean (@themessymum) (part 2)This week I’m back for part 2 of my talk with Jean, TheMessyMum on Instagram. We talk about how to find great free resources for any subject. We talk about how to get the most out of social media as home ed parents, and Jean leaves you with a ton of great summer reading to inspire the coming academic year.
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2019-06-2438 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 4 – Jean (@themessymum) (Part 1)This week I talk with Jean, TheMessyMum on Instagram. We talk about the children who start reading later and then catch up. We celebrate the early reader books which are not great literature, and why that doesn’t matter. And we talk about the importance of having other home educators to turn to when you’re having a hard day.
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2019-06-2446 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 3 – Daksina (@daksinabasia)This week I’m talking to Daksina and we talk about getting our heads around the idea that every education has gaps, and that is ok. We fangirl over the calming influence of Julie Bogart, and we talk all things gameschooling.
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2019-06-2424 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 1: Katie (@KHanrott)This week, presenter Katie tells you about her family’s home education journey and ends up recommending far too many great children’s graphic novels.
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2019-06-2426 minHome Ed Voices PodcastHome Ed Voices Podcast – Season 1 Episode 2 – LovethThis post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. The Home Ed Voices Podcast is a UK-based Home Education Podcast that profiles the lives of home ed families. You can find out more about the podcast here. This week I’m …
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