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Home Ed Burnout: Spotting the Signs, Lowering the Bar (and Finding Your Way Back)
Whether you came to home ed after your child burnt out of school, or you're the parent running on empty right now, burnout is something so many of us know far too well. In this Season 6 episode of our series on the...
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Home Ed Consistency: Rhythm vs Routine (and Letting Go of the Perfect Timetable)
Consistency is one of those words that can make home educating parents feel a bit twitchy. Some weeks your home ed routine flows beautifully, and some weeks the maths book hasn't been opened and someone's still in...
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Back to Home Ed After Summer: Transitions, New Systems and Too Many Hats
Welcome to season six of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, where we're digging into the tricky bits of home education. Not the sunshine-and-nature-walks highlight reel, but the real, unglamorous moments that...
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Season Finale: Screen Safety, Fake News & AI: Helping Home Ed Kids Build Digital Discernment
In this final episode of the season, we’re doing something a bit different. (Please note, no explicit details are mentioned, but use caution if you listen with children as we do discuss things they may be exposed to...
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State of Mind: Mental Health and Education. Guest Episode - Dr Chris Bagley
In this bonus episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations, Kelly Rigg is joined by Dr. Chris Bagley — educational psychologist, musician, author, and co-founder of States of Mind (with B. Herbert).
Together, they unpack...
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Home Educating UK Topic Challenge: Raising Brave Kids — Activism, Justice & Quiet Protest
In this week’s episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly Rigg and Ashley Vanerio dive into a big question many home educating UK families wrestle with: how do we teach our children about activism,...
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Summer Home Education: Letting Go of the Pressure (and Trusting Real-Life Learning)
In this chatty catch-up episode, Kelly Rigg and Ashley Vanerio reflect on what home education can look like as summer approaches — when clubs pause, routines shift, and the calendar suddenly feels wide open.
Together,...
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Topic Challenge: Thoughts and Feelings, Fostering Emotional Maturity in Children
Welcome back to The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast with Kelly Rigg and Ashley Vanerio. Â
This week’s topic: Feelings and journaling (real life edition) We recorded in the middle of a heatwave, so we’re talking...
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Town Planning & Street Furniture (Home Education UK Topic Challenge)
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley continue their weekly home education UK “topic challenge” — choosing a theme and exploring it with their children through real-life learning,...
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Special Guest: Jenn Hodge Interview: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Now the Act) — What Home Educating Families Need to Know
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly shares a powerful interview with Jenn Hodge, founder of Doing Education Differently.
Jenn is a leading voice in neurodiversity and education reform, and...
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Topic Challenge: Lesser Known Sports (Weird & Wonderful Games, What Counts as a Sport, and Why Movement Matters)
In this episode of The BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast, Kelly and Ashley explore this week’s “topic from the hat” challenge: lesser known sports.  They start by going down the rabbit hole of strange and wonderful...
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Topic Challenge: Food Around the World
Welcome back to another episode of the BIG Home Ed Conversations Podcast. Kelly and Ashley are continuing Season 5’s “topic from a hat” home education challenge — where they pick a theme, explore it with their kids...
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