How do home-educated children build a successful career in the creative arts?

In this week's episode, we're chatting with Helen Kenworthy about the many exciting pathways into creative industries and how families can support young people who dream of turning their creativity into a career. We explore practical ways to get started, build a standout portfolio, gain real-world experience, and develop the skills and confidence needed to thrive.

Helen Kenworthy is a coach, mentor, author, actor and specialist SEND tutor with nearly 30 years experience across the creative industries, business and education

https://helenkenworthy.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OfCourseYouCanCoach

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Join us as we discuss the temptations and pitfalls of focusing on quantified learning with our home educated children. From AQA Unit Awards right up to A levels and beyond, we are a world that honours quantifiable achievement in academics.

But is there more to learning than that and are we, as home educators, uniquely positioned to be at the vanguard of a new approach to education that prioritises experience, understanding and passionate curiosity?

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AI is a thorny topic and no more so than in the lives of our children and their learning. How can we use this new tool in a way that feels responsive and healthy, as well as ethical and sustainable? We discuss this and more with Frederik Bjørnbak from GradeAid, the creator of an AI based maths platform that aims to both harness your child's natural interests and get them off screens ... sound impossible for an AI platform? Find out in today's podcast!

With Frederik Bjørnbak- CEO and founder of GradeAid - Frederik's Website- @Gradeaidai on Instagram

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Sometimes home education isn't a choice and it's not filled with happy smiles and perfectly curated craft activities. This week we're talking to Louisa from Believe and Bloom Education who has supported numerous families to navigate the rocky road into a harmonious home education journey when they've had to embark on the journey from chaos and desperation. She shares hope, tips and lots of reassurance for families that are being thrust into the home education world.

Louisa Stanley

Louisa is a qualified teacher with over 20 years of experience and the founder of Believe and Bloom Education, specialisig in supporting home educated children, learners with SEND, reluctant learners, and children who benefit from a personalised approach.

Louisa's Facebook page

Louisa's Website

@believe_and_bloom_education on Instagram

Louisa's Facebook group

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The new social media ban is causing a bit of a kerfuffle online so we thought we'd discuss it with two of our home ed children. Buckle up for some big opinions and do share yours in a comment wherever you're listening to this or join our live podcast this Friday at 10.30am on all our social media channels (yes, we feel the irony!).

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Want a non social media space to hang out with other home educators? Us too! Here's ours: https://www.skool.com/home-education-uk-1347/about

Join Charlotte and I as we explore the style of parenting known as connective parenting, gentle parenting, attached parenting, authoritative parenting. It's got a ton of names but you might know it best as that lovely sweet spot in parenting where it just goes really well!

Yes, those rarest of rare moments when you feel you're bossing it as a parent, fulfilling all the needs in just the right way and still finding space for personal boundaries and constructive support.

And we'll be doing a follow up podcast on practical steps to achieve more of these halcyon parenting moments so keep an eye out for that!

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Today's podcast dives down into learning Japanese when you're home educated, from the early steps through immersion right up to GCSE. Kenia guides us through the best ways to learn, what to expect in the exam and even gives us some fun phrases in Japanese to throw into conversation. 行こう!

With Kenia Lopez- Hello! I am Kenia. I teach French, Japanese, Spanish and English online! I have been a language teacher for over 20 years in primary and secondary schools in France, Japan, USA and running my own language courses in Ireland and in the UK. I am also a home educator! - Kenia's Website- Kenia's Facebook page

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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

@gr0ve_org on Instagram

Jess's Website

Links mentioned in episode:

What Works for Autistic Children, Luke Beardon

Neuroqueer Heresies, Nick Walker

We are all Neurodiverse, Sonny Jane Wise

Pete Wharmby

https://theautisticadvocate.com/

https://ausometraining.com/

https://autismunderstood.co.uk/

https://www.spectrumgaming.net/

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