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Join us, Tom and Leah, UK based parents, on a deep dive into both the school and home education systems as we try and figure out which route is best for our children.We'll be exploring some of the most talked about challenges of both home and state funded education methods. Trying to take an objective view and using scientific research where possible. We will also be interviewing people from both sides of these drastically different worlds. Whether you're interested in potentially home schooling or just fascinated as to why people would, we look forward to sharing what we find with you.
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Send us a text What’s it like to be homeschooled your entire life, with seven siblings, in New Zealand? In this episode, we talk to a journalist who was home educated from birth through to further education, without ever setting foot in a traditional school. We dig into everything from socialisation and sibling dynamics to how he tackled exams, discovered his passion for journalism, and whether he’d home educate his own future children. He shares honest reflections on what worked, what ...
Send us a text Today we’re lucky enough to be joined by Lewis — a former teacher turned home-educating parent who now runs an alternative education space nestled among the trees. Find Lewis on instagram - @theforestschoolpodcast Check out the Forest School Podcast on Spotify Note: I have added time stamps for the questions we asked but they’re not necessarily that helpful because, like all the best conversations, it branched off and flowed in many different ways! Links Mentioned:&...
Send us a text It’s live!! Check out our patreon here - patreon.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool We hope you enjoy this casual, chatty episode answering your questions and if you have a question you’d like answered, send us an email at honeyshouldwehomeschool.co.uk or check out our socials, linked below :) Thanks for being here <3 Support the show Follow us on Instagram: @honeyshouldwehomeschool, Facebook: Honey Should We Homeschool YouTube: Honey Should We Homeschool YouTube Making...
Send us a text Can school be magical? In this episode, we talk to Poppy, a passionate teacher who still loves the classroom and offers a hopeful perspective from a school setting. She shares what drew her to teaching, how she creates joyful learning experiences with her “teacher magic,” and why she believes school can offer something special. You can find Poppy on instagram @theteacherwithpinkhair Links mentioned in the show: Children’s digital detox and suitable tv showsSummarised c...
Send us a text This episode is a full read-through of the official government guidance on elective home education for local authorities (England). No commentary—just the document. We've transformed this government document into an audio file, so now you can listen while cooking dinner or doing the dishes, allowing you to make the most of your limited free time without having to sit down and read it! If you’d like to contribute, head here - buymeacoffee.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool For the ac...
Send us a text This episode is a full read-through of the official government guidance on elective home education for local authorities (England). No commentary—just the document. We've transformed this government document into an audio file, so now you can listen while cooking dinner or doing the dishes, allowing you to make the most of your limited free time without having to sit down and read it! If you’d like to contribute, head here - buymeacoffee.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool If you'd lik...
Send us a text PLEASE NOTE: There is no option to reply to any messages sent through the "send us a text" button, if you would like a response, please email us at honeyshouldwehomeschool@hotmail.com or use the social media channels mentioned at the bottom :) Welcome to another episode of Honey should we homeschool? Today’s episode, by request, is all about the law. A slightly dry episode, but we hope it can be of some help to you. Fair warning though, you may come out more confused than you e...
Send us a text Today, we’re chatting with Lizi, an ex primary school teacher who quit teaching and decided that she won’t be sending her daughter to school. (Unless maybe if she asks to go in the future!!) Stay tuned for some very fascinating insight into primary schools! Here’s a breakdown of the conversation: 01:12 - What was your experience of school as a child? 02:43 - What qualifications did you get to be able to teach? 03:33 - What got you into teac...
Send us a text Today, we’re discussing real life, or adult life and what our children REALLY need to know to thrive as adults. We’re planning to sack of the national curriculum and write our own that we believe will provide our kids with the foundation they need when they leave home, all with space to follow their passions and hopefully one day attain the job of their dreams. We’ll be discussing what typical days look like, what every human needs to know and how we teach these c...
Send us a text NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date on new episode releases, catch up on follow-ups from previous episodes, and enjoy a dash of chaotic rambling! Honey Should We Homeschool Newsletter Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today, we're thrilled to be joined by Karen Howden, a former secondary school language teacher (whose partner was a primary school teacher!) who made the bold decision to leave her j...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today’s hot topic is The “Children’s well being and schools bill”. WARNING - This episode contains some discussion about murder that may disturb some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. If you would like to skip this part, go straight to 1:55 If you would like to know more about the case you can read about it here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr3vygvyy7o To read the fu...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today we’re discussing the UK curriculum (mostly primary curriculum) and whether we need to or even ‘should’ follow it? Most of the information discussed today can be found on the gov.uk website here - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum To find the info on how academies work head here - https://www.gov.uk/types-of-school/academies#:~:text=Academies%20have%20mor...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today we speak to author and home educating father of 3. John, who has been home educating for 19 years, has recently shared his home ed experiences in his new book “this is not a school”. We pick his brains about all things home ed, from how to deal with self doubt and anxiety around homeschooling to how to tackle those trickier subjects like algebra! To get Johns book head over to Amazon https://amzn.eu/d...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we are interviewing an alumni of worldschooling. We'll be asking the questions on everybody's minds about how homeschooling can work to someone who has lived through it and had the same questions asked throughout her life. The biggest thanks to Naia for agreeing to come and chat with us, it was so enjoyable talking to her and incredibly interesting to hear her experiences coming from ...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we'll be chatting about some of the questions we have been asked, including topics like 'what have they learnt today?', 'do you have a schedule' and others. We figured this might be a good topic to talk about as it's likely anybody embarking on this journey will get asked these by friends and family at some point. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - How do you measure progre...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we share with you our decision and the key reasons that ultimately led us to it. We explore some of these reasons in more detail to help understand our mindset around it, and the challenges that we have experienced since making our choice. We also discuss the future of the podcast! As always, thank you so much for tuning in! Get in touch via email at honeyshouldwehomeschool@hotma...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we look at the age at which children start school in various countries around the world. We try to dig into why these differ so much and whether there are any benefits of starting school earlier rather than later or vice versa, and consequently whether this impacts our thinking around home schooling. As always, thank you so much for tuning in! Let us know what you think about to...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we will cover what we have found out about finances, as well as start the discussion around the mental health aspects of home schooling, which is a vast subject! Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk - to find out what financial help you could get. https://youtu.be/fWNJmZAWRNg - the lovely Puerto Rican home educated lady we mentioned https://school...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we will be discussing the questions we have been asked about how our children would get the socialisation they need if they were home schooled. We explore what socialisation means, and try and answer some of the challenging questions sent our way. Links mentioned in this episode: www.responsiblehomeschooling.org Thank you so much for tuning in! Let us know what you think and get in ...
Send us a text Hello and welcome to our first episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In our first ever episode, we’re discussing why we’re even considering homeschooling and our concerns about the different ways of educating our children. Time stamps: 1:55 A brief history of our school lives and the things we liked/disliked about school 08:24 The list of why school may not be right I hated school!Class sizeSchool doesn’t prepare you for “real life”BullyingPhones!?...
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