The HEFA Podcast - The Heart Of Home Education

The HEFA Podcast - The Heart Of Home Education

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  • 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!
    1 hr 1 min
  • We're back!
    Welcome to series 3 of the HEFA podcast and this series, I need your help. What would you like this series to focus on? Please do leave either a comment or voice note to assist me in where you would like us to focus this time!
    Send a voice message to my podcast, HEFA- The Heart Of Home Education: https://anchor.fm/hefa/message
    26 min
  • Home Ed 101 - Special Guest Naomi Fisher

    We are super excited to have the excellent Dr Naomi Fisher on the podcast for our end-of-season finale! Naomi joined me for a ramble all about home education. A few key points in this week's podcast - Naomi chats about her home ed journey, SEN and mental health, deschooling and recovery, the current school system and exams, and of course chats all about her new book 'A different way to learn - Neurodiversity and self-directed education' (being released on 21st June) Grab a cuppa, its a corker!


    Dr Naomi Fisher is an independent clinical psychologist and EMDR consultant. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternative approaches to education. She works with children, adolescents and adults. She is the author of ‘Changing our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of their Own Learning’ (Robinson, 2021) and ‘A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education’ to be published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 2023.

    You can find Naomi here - https://www.naomifisher.co.uk/

    53 min
  • Home Ed 101 - Disability
    This week, I'm joined by Lana to chat about home edding when we have disabilities and chronic health conditions. Listen out for our special surprise guest, Lochie, Lana's snoring Frenchie!
    33 min
  • Home ed 101 - Screen time
    This week, I'm on a ramble all about that ever contentious issue...screentime! What do we mean by screentime? Should there be rules around it or not? Join me as I share my thoughts around this area of home ed and how I've unpicked my own thoughts around technology.
    37 min
  • HEFA 101 - Early Years

    This week I'm joined by Claire, one of our admins and a home-ed mum to 3 younglings, to chat about what home-ed can look like in the early years! Spoiler, it involves a lot of play! 

    37 min
  • Home Ed 101 - Socialisation

    This week we are tackling the queen of questions regarding home ed- Socialisation! Are home-ed children isolated and given fewer opportunities to socialise? Join me as I chat with two lovely parents, Katy and Diane about exactly that! 

    51 min
  • Home Ed 101 - Finding your groove

    This week on the podcast I have 4 wonderful guests who share their experiences of finding their groove as home educators! We have Jessica a structured home educator, Kate and Lana, Semi-structured home edders and Heidi, an unschooler. Join me as we chat about what their style of home ed means to them and how that looks in practice! 

    1 hr 7 min
  • Home Ed 101 - The EHE Guidelines

    This week on Home Ed 101 we are diving into the EHE Guidelines. What are they? How can I understand them? No, really...Why are they written so I CAN'T understand them? Why are they important? Join me with my lovely guest, long-term Home Edder Katherine, as we have a rant and a ramble around the ever-confusing world of guidelines for home education. 

    41 min

About The HEFA Podcast - The Heart Of Home Education

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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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