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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.