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Honey should we homeschool?

by Tom and Leah · English · Kids & Family

Join us, Tom and Leah, UK based parents, on a deep dive into both the school and home education systems as we try and figure out which route is best for our children.We'll be exploring some of the most talked about challenges of both home and state funded education methods. Trying to take an objecti

New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 43 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2025
Language: English

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14 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 29 min

Ep 19: What Happens When Homeschooling Lacks Socialisation? How Parental Fears Led to Social Isolation – with Guest, Ethan

Send us Fan Mail *Please note, we cannot respond to messages sent via Spotify, if you would like a response, please email or use our socials, all linked below :) Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we're joined by guest Ethan and we'll be finding out what it's like to grow up homeschooled in a religious household with little social interaction? In this powerful episode, Ethan shares his honest story of being homeschooled from childhood throu...

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S1 · E18 · 4 Aug 2025 · 50 min
Ep 18: Home Schooling in New Zealand: One Man’s Lifelong Journey Outside the System - with guest, Davo
Send us Fan Mail What’s it like to be homeschooled your entire life, with seven siblings, in New Zealand? In this episode, we talk to a journalist who was home educated from birth through to further education, without ever setting foot in a traditional school. We dig into everything from socialisation and sibling dynamics to how he tackled exams, discovered his passion for journalism, and whether he’d home educate his own future children. He shares honest reflections on what worked, wha...
S1 · E17 · 14 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Ep 17: Leaving the School System: Why a Former Teacher Created a Forest School and Chose Home Education - with guest, Lewis
Send us Fan Mail Today we’re lucky enough to be joined by Lewis — a former teacher turned home-educating parent who now runs an alternative education space nestled among the trees. Find Lewis on instagram - @theforestschoolpodcast Check out the Forest School Podcast on Spotify Note: I have added time stamps for the questions we asked but they’re not necessarily that helpful because, like all the best conversations, it branched off and flowed in many different ways! Links Mentioned...
S1 · E16 · 23 Jun 2025 · 41 min
Ep 16 - From ‘Should We?’ to Confident Homeschoolers / Home Educators: Our Honest Q&A
Send us Fan Mail It’s live!! Check out our patreon here - patreon.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool We hope you enjoy this casual, chatty episode answering your questions and if you have a question you’d like answered, send us an email at honeyshouldwehomeschool.co.uk or check out our socials, linked below :) Thanks for being here <3 Support the show Follow us on Instagram: @honeyshouldwehomeschool, Facebook: Honey Should We Homeschool YouTube: Honey Should We Homeschool You...
S1 · E15 · 9 Jun 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
Ep15 - Why One Teacher Still Loves School: Finding the Magic in the Classroom - with guest, Poppy
Send us Fan Mail Can school be magical? In this episode, we talk to Poppy, a passionate teacher who still loves the classroom and offers a hopeful perspective from a school setting. She shares what drew her to teaching, how she creates joyful learning experiences with her “teacher magic,” and why she believes school can offer something special. You can find Poppy on instagram @theteacherwithpinkhair Links mentioned in the show: Children’s digital detox and suitable tv showsSummarised...
2 Jun 2025 · 48 min
Read Aloud (gov.uk file): Elective Home Education Guidance for Parents (England)
Send us Fan Mail This episode is a full read-through of the official government guidance on elective home education for local authorities (England). No commentary—just the document. We've transformed this government document into an audio file, so now you can listen while cooking dinner or doing the dishes, allowing you to make the most of your limited free time without having to sit down and read it! If you’d like to contribute, head here - buymeacoffee.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool For the ...
28 May 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Read-Aloud (Gov.uk file): Elective Home Education Guidance for Local Authorities (England)
Send us Fan Mail This episode is a full read-through of the official government guidance on elective home education for local authorities (England). No commentary—just the document. We've transformed this government document into an audio file, so now you can listen while cooking dinner or doing the dishes, allowing you to make the most of your limited free time without having to sit down and read it! If you’d like to contribute, head here - buymeacoffee.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool If you'd l...
S1 · E14 · 19 May 2025 · 43 min
Ep 14: Home Education Law in the UK: Legal Facts, Myths and Must-Knows
Send us Fan Mail PLEASE NOTE: There is no option to reply to any messages sent through the "send us a text" button, if you would like a response, please email us at [email protected] or use the social media channels mentioned at the bottom :) Welcome to another episode of Honey should we homeschool? Today’s episode, by request, is all about the law. A slightly dry episode, but we hope it can be of some help to you. Fair warning though, you may come out more confused than you...
S1 · E13 · 27 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep 13: "I was a primary school teacher but I'll be home educating my daughter" with guest, Lizi
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re chatting with Lizi, an ex primary school teacher who quit teaching and decided that she won’t be sending her daughter to school. (Unless maybe if she asks to go in the future!!) Stay tuned for some very fascinating insight into primary schools! Here’s a breakdown of the conversation: 01:12 - What was your experience of school as a child? 02:43 - What qualifications did you get to be able to teach? 03:33 - What got you into te...
S1 · E12 · 29 Mar 2025 · 50 min
Ep 12: Ditching the National Curriculum – What Kids Really Need to Thrive in Adult Life
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re discussing real life, or adult life and what our children REALLY need to know to thrive as adults. We’re planning to sack of the national curriculum and write our own that we believe will provide our kids with the foundation they need when they leave home, all with space to follow their passions and hopefully one day attain the job of their dreams. We’ll be discussing what typical days look like, what every human needs to know and how we teach these...
28 Feb 2025 · 1 hr 25 min
Ep 11: Leaving the classroom: A secondary school teacher’s journey to home education – with guest, Karen Howden
Send us Fan Mail NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date on new episode releases, catch up on follow-ups from previous episodes, and enjoy a dash of chaotic rambling! Honey Should We Homeschool Newsletter Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today, we're thrilled to be joined by Karen Howden, a former secondary school language teacher (whose partner was a primary school teacher!) who made the bold decision to leave her...
S1 · E10 · 1 Feb 2025 · 33 min
Ep 10: Should We Be Worried About the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill?
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today’s hot topic is The “Children’s well being and schools bill”. WARNING - This episode contains some discussion about murder that may disturb some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. If you would like to skip this part, go straight to 1:55 If you would like to know more about the case you can read about it here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr3vygvyy7o To read the ...
S1 · E9 · 24 Oct 2024 · 41 min
Ep 9: Do Homeschoolers Need the National Curriculum? What it is and Why it May Not Matter
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today we’re discussing the UK curriculum (mostly primary curriculum) and whether we need to or even ‘should’ follow it? Most of the information discussed today can be found on the gov.uk website here - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum To find the info on how academies work head here - https://www.gov.uk/types-of-school/academies#:~:text=Academies%20have%20m...
S1 · E8 · 28 Aug 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
Ep 8: 19 Years of Homeschooling - Guest Appearance with Author and Veteran Homeschooler John Dale
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ Today we speak to author and home educating father of 3. John, who has been home educating for 19 years, has recently shared his home ed experiences in his new book “this is not a school”. We pick his brains about all things home ed, from how to deal with self doubt and anxiety around homeschooling to how to tackle those trickier subjects like algebra! To get Johns book head over to Amazon https://amzn.eu...
S1 · E7 · 27 Jun 2024 · 35 min
Ep 7: Life After Worldschooling - With Guest, Worldschooling Graduate Naia
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we are interviewing an alumni of worldschooling. We'll be asking the questions on everybody's minds about how homeschooling can work to someone who has lived through it and had the same questions asked throughout her life. The biggest thanks to Naia for agreeing to come and chat with us, it was so enjoyable talking to her and incredibly interesting to hear her experiences coming fro...
S1 · E6 · 22 Mar 2024 · 39 min
Ep 6: Success or failure? Honest Answers to Your Toughest Questions
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we'll be chatting about some of the questions we have been asked, including topics like 'what have they learnt today?', 'do you have a schedule' and others. We figured this might be a good topic to talk about as it's likely anybody embarking on this journey will get asked these by friends and family at some point. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - How do you measure prog...
S1 · E5 · 28 Sep 2023 · 31 min
Ep 5: Why We Chose to Homeschool - Our Family's Journey and Decision Making Process
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we share with you our decision and the key reasons that ultimately led us to it. We explore some of these reasons in more detail to help understand our mindset around it, and the challenges that we have experienced since making our choice. We also discuss the future of the podcast! As always, thank you so much for tuning in! Get in touch via email at honeyshouldwehomeschool@hot...
S1 · E4 · 9 Aug 2023 · 25 min
Ep 4: What's the Right Age to Start School? Difference of opinion?
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we look at the age at which children start school in various countries around the world. We try to dig into why these differ so much and whether there are any benefits of starting school earlier rather than later or vice versa, and consequently whether this impacts our thinking around home schooling. As always, thank you so much for tuning in! Let us know what you think about ...
S1 · E3 · 18 Mar 2023 · 38 min
Ep 3: Real costs of Homeschooling - Money, Budgeting and Mental Health Tips
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we will cover what we have found out about finances, as well as start the discussion around the mental health aspects of home schooling, which is a vast subject! Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk - to find out what financial help you could get. https://youtu.be/fWNJmZAWRNg - the lovely Puerto Rican home educated lady we mentioned https://scho...
S1 · E2 · 4 Feb 2023 · 39 min
Ep 2: Homeschooling and socialisation - Exploring the myths
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In this episode we will be discussing the questions we have been asked about how our children would get the socialisation they need if they were home schooled. We explore what socialisation means, and try and answer some of the challenging questions sent our way. Links mentioned in this episode: www.responsiblehomeschooling.org Thank you so much for tuning in! Let us know what you think and get i...
S1 · E1 · 18 Jan 2023 · 42 min
Ep 1: Why We’re Considering Homeschooling – The Problems with School and Our Biggest Fears About Home Ed
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to our first episode of Honey, Should We Homeschool? 🎙️ In our first ever episode, we’re discussing why we’re even considering homeschooling and our concerns about the different ways of educating our children. Time stamps: 1:55 A brief history of our school lives and the things we liked/disliked about school 08:24 The list of why school may not be right I hated school!Class sizeSchool doesn’t prepare you for “real life”BullyingPhones...

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Honey should we homeschool? is a English kids & family podcast from Tom and Leah. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Tom and Leah
Language: English
Category: Kids & Family
New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 43 min
Latest episode: 14 Oct 2025
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