If you’re a home educating parent, September might stir up some surprisingly familiar feelings—maybe even a bit of anxiety or pressure to “get organised,” buy new supplies, or mark the start of a new academic year. But what if you didn’t have to? In the latest episode of the Big Home Ed Conversation...

If you’re anything like us, the word “planning” in home education can bring up a whole mix of feelings—sometimes excitement, sometimes overwhelm, and sometimes just a deep sigh. This week on The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Ashley and I got real about what planning actually looks like in our h...

Save Time, Spark Creativity, and Find Your Flow

Let’s be real: home education is a wild ride. Between lesson planning, endless admin, and the not-so-small task of keeping your kids alive and fed, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in to-dos. In recent months I have found myself leaning in HARD ...

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Let’s talk about the elephant in the home education 'room': AI. Whether you’re a die-hard techie or someone who’d rather keep things old-school (hello, library cards and handwriting practice!), you’ve probab...

We are in the age of information, data tracking is everywhere, from your supermarket shopping to where you travel regularly, to the way you spend your time. 

Since Covid struck, thousands more families have chosen to home educate their children - some because they saw their children or family life ...

Hey you,

I wanted to write you a little note,from one parent to another, if you have found yourself wondering lately if school just isn't the best fit for your kid - and you've found yourself googling 'should I home educate instead?'. 

You may well have a young person in your life who is not doing...

This is a bit of a strange analogy but I have stumbled across it this week when trying to explain to a friend why school isn't always the best option for our kids. 

If you buy a pair of jeans and you try them on and they are cut really low, far too tight on your thighs and too long on the leg....yo...

Home Ed Kids are as unique as they come, so putting together a Christmas Gift Guide for them hasn't been easy, but here's some brilliant bits that I think pretty much every home ed kid will love! 

Here are some great gift ideas if you are feeling a bit stuck for things that are as educational as th...

If you are finding yourself googling this, chances are you are supporting a child or multiple children as a parent, grandparent, teacher - and you are wanting to ensure that you understand what Home Education really means, what it looks like, what all the jargon around it means and I want to help yo...

It dawned on me a short while ago that I am sure there are people all over the world typing into google 'what would a home educator love for Christmas' and if you aren't one yourself, you may not realise how often home educators are scrimping and saving to make their lifestyle achievable - how littl...

It's that time, we are headed into the October half term and despite most of us reeling from a year of financial crisis and endless work demands, trying to manage or make the best of endless parenting challenges, we are all doing that thing that we do....

Where we see clubs/classes on pause for hal...