Real Talk - Home Ed and PDA
This week I am joined by the wonderful Rachel from the East Midlands to discuss all things home ed and PDA. It is definitely a must-listen episode for many in our community!
Jul 12, 2024•58 min
The HEFA Podcast - The Heart Of Home Education
Home Education For All (HEFA) is a group of experienced home educators providing support to all home educators in the UK. Find us at- https://homeeducationforal.wixsite.com/hefa
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Episodes
Question Time - 5th July 2024
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!
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Real Talk- Home edding different ages
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 home ed to take the leap and embrace the chaos, as it can make a huge difference to the family!
Jun 28, 2024•37 min
Question Time - 23rd June
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 Writing 31:38 Seeking Support for Struggling Readers and Writers 39:28 Understanding Homeschooling Education Standards 44:56 Navigating the Dynamics B...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Real Talk - Recovering from school trauma
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 mental health, Mel decided to home educate. Join us as we discuss how they started with a structured approach but eventually transitioned to a more rela...
Jun 14, 2024•43 min
Question Time - 7th June
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 challenges and strategies for imaginative play in children, as well as the topic of socialisation for home-educated children and more! Takeaways Understanding ...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Real Talk - Unschooling teens (31st May)
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 traditional school settings. Flexibility and individualised learning are key components of successful home ed. Community support and connections with...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Question Time 25th May 2024
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 and allow them to interact in their own way, as long as they are not being dangerous or intentionally rude. Model the behaviour you want to see and off...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Question Time with HEFA!!
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 education journey and more! 00:00 Introduction and New Format 02:33 How to gauge how much your child is learning and progressing 16:28 Setting boundaries i...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Home Ed Dads - Craig
This week I am joined by the lovely Craig, a part time working, home ed parent in England! Craig shares their wonderful wisdom and insights of their family choosing home ed as their first choice!
Oct 13, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Home Ed Dads - George
This week I am joined by the wonderful George, a parent, carer and home educator in the south of England. George is a step father of a home educated child and offers super insight into this element of home ed parenting!
Oct 06, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Home Ed Dads- Graeme
This week I'm chatting to Graeme! Graeme is a home ed single dad from the West Midlands with some wonderful thoughtful experiences to share!
Sep 29, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Home Ed Dads - Adam
This week I am joined by the lovely Adam from Manchester who joins me to chat about home ed and how that works for his family. Adam chats more about what led to him changing employment and shares his top tips for other home ed dads out there!
Sep 22, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Home Ed Dads - Luke
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!
Sep 15, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 1
September Panic
New to home education? Have a listen to our September panic episode with ours top tips, do's and don'ts!
Aug 31, 2023•34 min
Bonus - Summer Holidays
Join me for a bonus episode as I ramble about the summer holidays and how that can look as home educators.
Aug 16, 2023•22 min
Home Ed Nuts & Bolts - Friendships
Join me this week as I chat about friendships in Home Ed.
Jul 07, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Nuts & Bolts- Help! My child won't do anything!
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.
Jun 09, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Nuts & Bolts - Friends and Family
This week I'm talking about how to deal with friends and family and their opinions, worries and fear about your decision to home educate.
May 26, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Nuts & Bolts of Home Ed- Reluctant family
In this week's episode, I'm joined by my long-suffering husband as we chat about reluctance around home ed from both our perspectives- mine as the main educator and him as the outside of the house, worker. Enjoy!
May 12, 2023•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 2
Real Talk Home Ed Families- Lulu
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.
Oct 21, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Happy Birthday HEFA!
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 swears.
Oct 18, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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