A Discussion on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Understanding the Autistic Experience

In this week's episode Emily is joined by Jess Garner who founded Gr0ve, a mentoring service for neurodivergent young people. From diagnosis and self identification to community, belonging and co-regulation, this episode is packed full of tips, insights and advice on navigating the autistic experience as a family. Jess is late-realised Autistic, ADHD mother to neurodivergent children, and a former secondary school teacher and middle leader. She founded GROVE, an Autistic-staffed online organisation supporting Autistic young people, after her older child was unable to attend school. Jess recognised a gap in support for Autistic children to connect, belong and explore what being Autistic means to them. Jess holds a Master’s in Autism, with all her work focused on children and young people. Jess's Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087918561054] @gr0ve_org on Instagram [https://instagram.com/gr0ve_org] Jess's Website [https://www.gr0ve.org/] Links mentioned in episode: What Works for Autistic Children, Luke Beardon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Works-Autistic-Children-Beardon/dp/1399801686/ref=asc_df_1399801686?mcid=fc7b24cdf11231e6b901a60b9280c3da&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697364111492&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4803416899578465410&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9192491&hvtargid=pla-1721957537018&psc=1&hvocijid=4803416899578465410-1399801686-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1] Neuroqueer Heresies, Nick Walker [https://neuroqueer.com/neuroqueer-heresies/] We are all Neurodiverse, Sonny Jane Wise [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Were-All-Neurodiverse-Neurodiversity-Affirming-Neuronormativity/dp/1839975784/ref=asc_df_1839975784?mcid=950950f3e1253d4b8e99943473c0456e&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697256320072&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6829004225933177404&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9192491&hvtargid=pla-2190667799937&psc=1&hvocijid=6829004225933177404-1839975784-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1] Pete Wharmby [https://petewharmby.com/my-books/] https://theautisticadvocate.com/ [https://theautisticadvocate.com/] https://ausometraining.com/ [https://ausometraining.com/] https://autismunderstood.co.uk/ [https://autismunderstood.co.uk/] https://www.spectrumgaming.net/ [https://www.spectrumgaming.net/] This podcast is a labour of love, and time and energy and commitment and lots of coffee! It really helps us if you can follow us on our social media channels and comment to let us know if you enjoyed the episode, what you'd like to see more / less of and generally come and say hi! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/homeeducationmatters/] - TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@home.education.ma] - FB page [https://www.facebook.com/homeeducationmatters] - Our Private FB group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/homeeducationmatters]

Going from home education to college

Today's episode is discussing the transition from home education to college (16-18) and the challenges, opportunities and social dramas it involves. If you would like to find out more about Education Brothers (we receive no money for this promotion - we just really like what they do!), check them out here: https://www.educationbrothers.co.uk/ And remember to like, subscribe, leave a comment, join our various and random social media channels and generally share the podcast love!

Covering the Primary Maths Curriculum - in fun ways!

Dave Bradbeer guides us on a fun (yes fun!) ride through the early years and primary maths curriculum. Packed full of practical ways to cover the maths syllabus up to Key Stage 3, this podcast is full of ideas for how to engage your child with maths learning in a way that focuses on engagement, real life understanding and enjoyment. With Dave Bradbeer - I am a learning coach, working with parents and children to help deliver Maths. For home educating parents, I offer assistance with developing a curriculum that is based on the needs and interests of the child. - Dave's Website [https://the-learning-coach.co.uk/]- Dave's Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583644415262]

My Unschooling Journey with Alice Khimasia

We are joined by Alice Khimasia who talks us through her wonderful, challenging, exciting, liberating unschooling route! Home educating your children is, as Alice describes, an inherently counter cultural act. Choosing to unschool them is a step even further away from the norm, bringing with it joys and challenges on the way. It's a beautiful and thoughtful discussion on one woman's experience of unschooling her children. With Alice Khimasia - Alice has been unschooling her four sons since 2010, sharing their journey through Organic Education. A former school refuser, she advocates for learner-centered environments that prioritize safety, consent, and wellbeing. Her work has been featured in a BBC documentary, The Guardian, The Times, and a 2016 TEDx talk. - Alice's Website [https://organic-education.co.uk/]- Alice on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@khimasiafamily]

A Discussion on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

It's a topical one this week and so we've dashed out a fun and at times pretty controversial episode on the new bill. It starts out restrained and then descends into unexpected rants. What's the conclusion? It's time to both boss up and settle down. To settle down: Join the friendly little community we've established! Here is the link to join (did we mention it's free?): https://www.skool.com/home-education-uk-1347/about To boss up: check out some of these places to get your inner activist going ... The bill - https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3909 A summary - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/695e578a8ab0677c14afdfc9/childrens_wellbeing_and_schools_bill_2024_policy_summary_notes.pdf An article - https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/news-and-blogs/the-childrens-wellbeing-and-school-act-passes-into-law/ The OU survey - https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/openuniversity/home-education-futures The petition - https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/756811 Some of the much maligned groups we mentioned! - https://www.educationotherwise.org/ https://educationalfreedom.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/hefa2021/ And two great sites from people working tirelessly to make a difference in home ed: https://doingeducationdifferently.co.uk/ https://edyourself.org/