Home Education Matters
Episodes
A Discussion on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a topical one this week and so we've dashed out a fun and at times pretty controversial episode on the new bill. It starts out restrained and the...
Learning with Lego! Covering the curriculum in fun and interesting ways
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a whistle stop tour through the main curriculum subjects and how you can use Lego in your home to help you engage your child and al...
Five tips for autistic burnout with Emily and Eleanor
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In another of our April Autism Awareness month series, this week we have our co host, Emily on discussing her top 5 tips for supporting your child wit...
Removing our Autistic Child from school - a parents' perspective
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been with us since the earliest days, you might remember this episode with Diane and Andy as they talk together about removing their daugh...
Home Educating a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Emily chats with the wonderful AuDHDacious Humans about the whirlwind that is home educating a child with PDA (Pathological Demand...
Catching up with the Hosts - How is 2026 going!
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Remember those New Year resolutions? Yeah, turns out that we don't either! But we thought we'd check in and see how we're all doing so far in 2026. It...
The Home Education Learn Free Conference
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast talks to the founder of the Home Education conference 'Learn Free' which this year is focused on supporting new home educators find th...
Authoritarian Parenting - Parenting mini series with Eleanor and Charlotte
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Home Education Matters, we continue our parenting mini-series by exploring authoritarian parenting—what it is, why it’s still c...
Unlocking the Power of Music in Home Education
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Home Education Matters, Emily is joined by Will Savage, a music educator and founder of Music with Will. Will shares his own...
Five Steps to Incorporating Unschooling into your Home Education Journey
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Unschooling can feel like a wild and scary place for the uninitiated! And so today's podcast is looking at gentle and easy ways to incorporate unschoo...
Permissive Parenting - Parenting Mini Series With Eleanor & Charlotte
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the first in our parenting mini series and we are starting with exploring Permissive Parenting. This approach to parenting combines many wond...
Parenting Issues Tackled with Eleanor & Charlotte - Permissive Parenting
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tackling common permissive parenting myths and talking about how this applies in home ed.
LAMDA Qualifications for Home Educators
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a home educator, it is sometimes thought that performing arts subjects are out of reach. But in today's episode we explore how home educated childr...
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Jenn Hodge to discuss the upcoming Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill which is currently going through Parliament.We talk ab...
Battling the Education System - and Winning!
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, we chat with Kim who successfully hustled the education system in the UK and now her 14 year old daughter is happily at university...
Astronomy GCSE for Home Educators
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a deep dive into the Astronomy GCSE with the wonderful Physics with Keith, and as you'd expect, we also take some lovely meanders t...
All Things Money with Maddy Alexander Grout
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're chatting with Maddy Alexander-Grout, who shares her journey from spending addiction to financial literacy. We'll be finding out some great...
New Year - New Goals!
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
January is a time for reflection and planning so we thought we'd do a podcast where we talk about our home education journeys in 2025, what we learnt,...
The Two Paths into Home Education: Ideological or Enforced Home Education
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, I am joined by Juliet English to discuss the two main routes into home education and the changing times within the home education ...
Our Top Home Education Tips!
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our Christmas gift (surely better than socks and shower gel!) is a little compilation of our top home education tips. We range from resources to wellb...
Christmas Quiz 2025
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, we're reviving our Christmas Quiz tradition! Settle down, snuggle up with the family and get ready for some nice easy questions, some fiendishly ...
Meet the Hosts!
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did someone say fun quiz recorded at 8am? No-one? :)Join us as we dive into our personal home education journeys. From fun anecdotes to heartfelt insi...
From Home Education to University - Mastering STEM Education
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
STEM subjects are notoriously hard when home educating but they are also rightly popular with our innovated home ed children. So today I am joined by ...
Geography at GCSE / IGCSE with Humanatees Learning
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geography is a lovely Goldilocks subject for home educators to study ... not too hard, not too easy, not too maths-y and not too essay-y! And to guide...
Following their Passions - A Cats' Tale
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's bonus mid week episode, Emily chats with fellow home educator Kate whose family has been exploring the benefits and challenges of taking r...
"I'd love to Home Educate but ... I'm not clever enough!"
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Debunking Home Education Myths ...So many people would like to home educate but feel that it is not accessible for them for various reasons. In this s...
Stop Making Excuses why you can't Home Educate!! with Hannah Canavan
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up because I'm joined by Hannah from Instagram's hugely popular ThrivingWithHannah to discuss all the many excuses people give for why they can...
Legal and Parental Rights when Home Educating
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you solid on your legal rights as a home educator? It's vital that we arm ourselves with all the information we can to protect our rights. In...
Is Home Education Right for Us? Answering a Listener's Questions
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, I chat to Nicola, a prospective home educator and long time listener to the show. We talk about her fears and worries around home ...
Deschooling with Helen Royston
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our deschooling episode! I'm joined by Helen Royston to talk about:why it's important to deschoolwhat it looks likehow long it lasts (spoil...
Neurodivergence and home education: when school is the safeguarding issue
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Emily who is a home educating mum of three with autism and adhd, whose children are all also neurodivergent. What emerges ...
Navigating Meltdowns? Essential Strategies for Home Educating Parents
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast looks at a common parenting struggle through the eyes of home education. There are always times when we find ourselves in the eye of a...
Home Educating as a single parent
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Home educating can be a lonely journey and this is often even more so when you are doing it as a single parent. And yes, there are positives (and we g...
Dual enrollment for the High School Diploma with Michele Holmes
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined again by Michele Holmes from the Home School Directive and we talk about how to add dual enrollment credits onto your High School Di...
A Journey into Home Education - Ash's Story - 'The Reprise!'
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been wondering how Ash and Ismael have been getting on since we last spoke to them? Me too!Today we catch up with Ash and hear about Ismael's...
Return of the podcast!
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And we're back! With a new plan, new hosts, old hosts and lots of great episodes coming up ...
Podcast handover!
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And it's official. Today you'll meet your new Home Education Matters host and hear about her plans for the future of the podcast. Â Enjoy the episode...
Incorporating politics and philosophy into your home education journey with Dr Karem Roitman
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's my final episode as your host (but not of the show!) and I recorded this interview with Karem way back in Spring but, as I was recording it, knew...
Worldschooling hubs
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by Emmy from Arctic Terns as we discover the opportunities around the world for home educated children. From six weeks in Bansko for the w...
Going to university outside the UK
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Caroline and I as we discuss the benefits, pitfalls and procedure for applying to a non UK university. We roam around the globe discussing univer...
Understanding visual stress / Meares-Irlen syndrome
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a fascinating podcast we have today as I am joined by Lisa and Sam, visual stress assessors, to guide us through this much neglected condition. ...
Moving on from home education
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast I chat with some parents whose children have moved on from home education and away from home. Home education can be a particularly ...
Writing a home education report with Cheryl from Educational Freedom
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was great to have Cheryl on to talk us through the process of giving information when requested to the local authority, what most of us think of as...
Home Education in Wales
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Amy and I as we make our way through the home education rules and regulations, as they shift and change, in Wales. Â We talk about: Deregistrati...
Home Education in Scotland
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Emma, busy home educating mum of 7, to discuss home educating in Scotland and how it differs from other parts of the UK. Â Together, Emma and I ...
Going to university from home education
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast looks at making that transition from home education to university and I am joined by Ossie, a recent graduate from Cambridge who pit s...
Modular Maths exams with Veronika Skye
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fancy a maths GCSE that you can split into parts and retake at your leisure? Yeah, me too!  In this podcast, we talk about the new modular maths e...
Recovering from school bullying
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our last episode in our mini series "School's Out", I talk to Vicky about her daughter's experience of bullying at school. It's a shocking but ult...
Healing from school trauma
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a personal story from Martine who shares her experience of witnessing her son's traumatic school journey and then embarking on the ...
Coping with trauma in your home educating family with Dr Koslowitz
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Dr Robyn Koslowitz, expert in trauma and author of upcoming book on Post Traumatic Parenting.  In this insightful episode we ...
School's Out - A personal perspective with Helen
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our summer series - School's Out! Where we'll be shining a lot on some of the issues within the education system which has led many of us t...
A Journey into Home Education - July 'Healing'
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ash and I for the last episode following her journey into home education. And this month we look back at July but also take a wider look at the t...
All you need to know about Access Arrangements
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Home educating through exams can be difficult to navigate so, in this podcast, Julie Barker from Faregos guides us through the procedure for access ar...
The Exams Process with 3A Tutors
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk through the nuts and bolts of the exam process with Paul Turner from the very popular exam centre 3A Tutors in Bristol.  It's a long...
Online Learning with Mary Middlebrook
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast dives into the world of online learning. Myself and the fabulous Mary Middlebrook discuss: How to get the best out of online resources...
Resolving conflict with Sven Lauch
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you home educate you get used to people saying "oh I could never do that, we'd all get on each other's nerves so much". So today we will be discu...
A Journey into Home Education - June 'Bravery'
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ash and I as we discuss how her home education journey went in June. We talk about the bravery it takes to home educate and the bravery it's curr...
Sharing Our Successes - Changing Lives
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the last episode in our mini series where we showcase some of the amazing stories from within our home education community. Â And we meet Na...
Improving writing without writing with Munira Adenwalla
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to help your child improve their writing skills without picking up a pen? We've got you covered on this podcast where Munira will guide us throug...
Home Educating with ADHD with Amy Neylon
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast talks about the unique challenges of home educating when you have ADHD. And we talk to Amy about her journey of self discovery around ...
Auditory Processing Disorder and British Sign Language with Shelley
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shelley and I as we discuss home educating a child with Auditory Processing Disorder and the value of incorporating British Sign Language into yo...
From home educated to home educator with Pamela Anton
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Pamela Anton who set about persuading her parents to home educate her when she was a child, at a time when home education was muc...
A Journey into Home Education - May 'Ebbs and Flows'
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ash and I discuss how her May has been going and it's been a month of ups and downs. Both Ash and Ismael are working to get ready for their return to ...
Encouraging reluctant writers with Dr Kat Patrick
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast is all about inspiring your child in their approach to writing and reading. Often these things come in waves of motivation and the bea...
Parenting with Possibilities - Being the Conscious Arsehole
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is Female Rage: The Podcast! Join Sareeta Pattni and I for our last in the series Parenting with Possibilities. This episode looks at ...
A Journey into Home Education - April 'Transitions'
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ash and I in our latest installment of A Journey into Home Education where the household has been afflicted by sickness and preparations are bein...
Worldschooling with Astrid Vinje
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the amazing things about home educating is the flexibility it offers and my guest today embraced that flexibility by taking her family across t...
English Literature at GCSE / IGCSE with Andrea Gadsbey
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea returns from our very popular podcast episode 'From Teaching to Tuition' and today we are doing a subject deep dive into English Literature. Â ...
The 'truths' of home education
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Environmental Management IGCSE with Damian Webb
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's podcast, I am joined by Damian from Earthlings Learning to talk through the Cambridge IGCSE in Environmental Management. Â This exam is a...
A Journey into Home Education - March 'Socialising!'
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's our March episode of A Journey into Home Education and we are catching up with Ash in her year of home education. Â Today we talk about the joys...
Van Schooling - life on the road when home educating
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 po...
Citizenship GCSE and Global Citizenship IGCSE with Jeanette from Get Keyed Up
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Jeanette from Get Keyed Up and we are doing an in depth study guide for Citizenship GCSE and Global Citizenship IGCSE. These are ...
Parenting with Possibilities - The Importance of Community
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sareeta Pattni and I discuss the role that community and collaboration plays in parenting, specifically home educating parenting. This is a thoughtful...
Marine Science IGCSE with Amy Smith
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. Â We discuss what you can...
Economics GCSE and IGCSE with Helen James
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 specificat...
A Journey into Home Education - February 'Clicking into place'
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ash and I as we see how February has gone for her and Ismael in their home education journey. This month we see things clicking into place and an...
Supporting your young child's wellbeing
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join author Richard Clarke and I as we discuss ways to support your child's wellbeing. We talk about how to help them with issues such as anxiety, gri...
Home educating through to 18 with Jenni Cassidy and Helen Harrold
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we venture into the often unknown world of home educating through the college years. There aren't many of us who home educate through A levels /...
Biology IGCSE with Elizabeth Boxall
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is another of our subject deep dives, and we're looking at Biology IGCSE (with a smattering of GCSE and the space between!). Ibby and I discus...
Discipline and compliance within parenting - A conversation with Jo Moorcroft
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jo and I for our next discussion in our mini series analysing the worlds of parenting humans and animals! Today we are talking about what role di...
A Journey into Home Education - January 'Natural Rhythms'
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first of the month so it's time to catch up with Ash and Ismael's journey into home education. And we're on month five and it's been a month ...
Revision tips with Iram Malik
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's revision time! And today's episode is a fabulous in depth look at how to maximise your revision success. From planning and scheduling to resource...
Parenting with Possibilities - Grounding, bubbling and choosing your battles
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sareeta and I as we discuss the role that the parent can play in allowing your child to express their emotions by finding a way to listen without...
Exam revision using past papers with Emma White
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about how to use past exam papers as a hugely effective means of revision. Emma guides us through the do's and don'ts of using exam pape...
All you need to know about the EHCP process with Ann Drewitt
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we do a deep dive into EHCPs including: EHCP at school EHCP and specialist school provision EOTAS EHCP with a budget And the advantages and disa...
A Journey into Home Education - December ’Confidence and Understanding’
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to month four of our regular catch up with new home educator Ash. And today we find out how December has gone for her and her son, Ismael.  ...
Christmas Special - Quiz Time!
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special Christmas edition of Home Education Matters and we are going for a quiz on all things home education! Sit back, test your knowled...
Sharing our Successes - Making Home Education work for you with Chloe
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the third episode in our Sharing our Successes season and we're meeting the fabulous Chloe, who is crafting her own home education journey to mak...
How to engage a disengaged child with Humanatees Learning
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is your home educated child struggling to engage with their learning? Maybe you've just started home educating and your child isn't engaging with thei...
Do children need manners? A parenting discussion
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jo Moorcroft, dog behaviourist, and I as we discuss the role of manners and etiquette in parenting. Our latest episode as part of our mini series...
A Journey into Home Education - November ’Relaxing into it’
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly catch up with Ash and Ismael on their home educating journey and today we hear how month 3 is going. We discuss that fine line between 'le...
Physics for Home Educators with Claire Johnson
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Claire and I deep dive into Physics provision for home educators, with a focus on secondary age learning. We discuss the different exam specs av...
Parenting with Possibilities - The 4 Feelings with Sareeta Pattni
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sareeta Pattni and I as we launch into the very first episode of our new series which focuses on parenting issues when home educating. Today we...
Season One Finale!
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrate coming to the end of our first year podcasting with a very special episode. Join Diane and I as we talk about her big news, plus there's ...
Online schools with Lianne Abram
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I am joined by Lianne Abram, the creator of the Which Online School guide. Love them or hate them, online schooling is a lifeline fo...
A Journey into Home Education - October ’Ups and downs!’
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with Ash in her second month as a home educator. Hear about her ups and downs, her experiences writing her report for the Local Authority ...
The GrowBadges Project for your home educated child
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Matt and Miriam from GrowBadges, an amazing project designed to help your child (and you!) explore some of the more diverse skill...
Incorporating play into your home education journey with Jo Moorcroft
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join myself and Jo as we discuss another vital element of home education, the power of play. As part of our mini series looking at the ways dog psycho...
Exploring the wonderful world of Rap Yoga with Veronica Youdell
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk to Rap Yoga creator Veronica Youdell to discover the amazing creative and well-being benefits of combining rap and yoga. It is an amazin...