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Faithfully Educational: A Review of Master Books Language Lessons for a Living Education

Streams 18 April, 2024

Finally getting round to sharing a review of some curriculum we’ve particularly appreciated. We have been using Master books Language Lessons for a Living Education for English, and it’s been…

Zoomwriters online creative writing

Amanda Goodchild 11 May, 2023

If you are looking for a new way to encourage your child in creative writing, I encourage you to check out zoomwriters – it’s an online writing club run by…

An online interdisciplinary high school experience

Jeanine Porter 13 March, 2023

Our daughter Katie-Grace was having a tough time before COVID hit, with emotional bullying from her class mates. It was never ending, especially going into lockdown when everything went online,…

Why we use Sonlight!

Hannah Shaw 21 November, 2022

This is a full Christian curriculum in a box. You can mix and match to suit your family. It is a bible based literature rich curriculum which can be used…

Majik Audiobooks (free!)

Jo Sweetland 22 June, 2022

My daughters love audio books and I love seeing their imaginations expand as they listen. One thing they love to do is paint, or draw, whilst listening to their latest…

Dreaming Spires Courses

Mary Ferguson 25 May, 2022

We have been using Dreaming Spires since 2018, our 4 older teens have done a number of different English courses as well as Spanish and a couple of the summer…

The Alice – inspirational weekly newsletter

Streams 4 April, 2022

The Alice Refreshing to read. Everytime. Want to know what a day in the life of unschooling looks like? Then check out Stacey Piercey’s, The Alice. The Alice is like…

Unschooled. Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom

Rebecca Jemmett 14 March, 2022

This is one of the most engaging and well written books on self-directed education that I have read – and I’ve read quite a number! I really enjoyed the emphasis…

Groundmark Learning

Juliet E. 2 February, 2022

We have made use of Groundmark Learning for several years. They are based in Leamington Spa and Coventry, so my children used to go to Ian Richards (founder) for maths.…

Copywork Cave handwriting programme

Nic Harris 31 January, 2022

Where we aim to be self directed in our kids learning there are a few basics skills that I actively encourage my kids, now 14 and 10, to engage in…

Mended Teacups Podcast

Hazel 31 December, 2021

I want to highly recommend the Mended Teacups Podcast, produced by Helen and Molly, as a wonderfully encouraging resource for homeschooling parents to listen to. It truly is like sitting…

Touch Typing

Jez Richards 11 December, 2021

I am a self-taught touch typer and as a result I am still far from speedy. As a self-employed entrepreneur with home educated kids, learning to touch type felt like…

Doodle Maths / English

Rebecca Rendall-Jones 9 November, 2021

My 9 year old son has just starting using these and so far, he’s doing really well. The apps work well on his iPad and they seem quite engaging. Once…

Conquer Maths

Rebecca Rendall-Jones 9 November, 2021

My 11 year son has been using Conquermaths for three months and has already worked his way through the Year 6 syllabus. He does around 3-4 hours a week broken…

Affordable online piano lessons that motivate children to love music

Amanda Goodchild 2 November, 2021

We are a music loving family and it was important to us that all of our (four) children could learn an instrument, starting with piano. Getting individual lessons for four…

Odyssey Self Directed Learning Community

Streams 14 October, 2021

I was so excited when I learned about Odyssey. My family moves around the world every two years, which usually means new friends, new house, and new foods! With Odyssey,…

Kubrio Self Directed Education Platform

LittleFluff 11 October, 2021

(Of note: Rebranded 2022 from Galileo to Kubrio) After being hugely inspired by the talks from last years home schooling global summit which aired back in May there was a…

‘Meet the Artist’s Family’ Art History Curriculum

Gillie Cox 28 September, 2021

‘Meet the Artist’s Family’ is a fantastic resource for studying art history and actually doing art in your ‘home-school’. It’s written by a creative fellow home-Ed mum, who has put…

Disco Unschooling Course and Circle Unschooling Coaching Membership

Streams 23 September, 2021

Disco and Circle are what every unschooling parent has been waiting for. Lucy Aitken Reed pours all her real life experience, learning and expertise as a coach and mentor into…

The Home Schooling Collage App

Streams 23 September, 2021

I really like the aesthetics, bold, colourful and appealing to the whole family. It’s really lovely as an unschooling family to be able to record our day without being squished…

The Home Schooling Collage App

Streams 23 September, 2021

My wife and I were both unsure what our children should be doing, we wanted to follow the National Curriculum. We have found it really useful to see the progress…

The Case for Homeschooling Book

Sarah Cudmore 23 September, 2021

A well written book about homeschooling. Perfect for people either looking to make the switch from school to homeschool. Loads of areas covered from the purpose of education to tried…

Learn To Make an iMovie at the Apple Store

Jo Sweetland 23 September, 2021

I love things that are free and fun (this was a pre lockdown adventure.) We booked a course with our local apple store for our home ed collective group of…

TES Resources

Streams 23 September, 2021

TES is a brilliant website that I use regularly. It’s a platform where people share their own resources. Most of them are free and there are some that are only…

The Call of the Wild & Free book – Ainsley Armett

Streams 23 September, 2021

This book is a must read if you are considering home educating your children. We are currently in the early stages of considering if this is the right path for…

Go Sketch Club

Sian Lowe 22 September, 2021

We have really enjoyed this online art course as a family. Emma runs the sessions and she is very engaging, encouraging and easy to follow. We are currently working through…

Dynamo Maths

Sian Lowe 22 September, 2021

My 8 year old daughter started this course after she was diagnosed with dyscalculia and after struggling hugely with maths in school. It isn’t the most sophisticated of online courses…

Twinkl, My Go-to Resource

Streams 20 September, 2021

Twinkl has been my go-to resource since we started home educating over three years ago. My first thought when starting to plan group time (IMHO Twinkl works best for groups)…

MEL Science for Budding Chemists – Good, but Pricey

Streams 20 September, 2021

MEL Science is a subscription service that we were gifted for a few months and, for ages, didn’t get around to using (for one reason or another) so we had…

Teaching Packs offers theme/topic based downloadable files. Its main focus is on broader subjects, like Maths, Science, History, Geography etc., but they also have packs centred around various events, celebrations…

Homeschool Coffee Break Podcast

Sarah Cudmore 15 September, 2021

I love these podcasts. They cover a range of topics from exams to lifestyles and interview a range of people. My favourite episode was the Nov 12 2020 where they…

South West Science School – GCSE Physics

Jo Sweetland 15 September, 2021

My son is currently doing iGCSE physics course (they also have biology, chemistry and dual science, plus A levels). Once you have paid you gain access to the site and…

Prime Climb (Maths) Board Game

Jo Sweetland 15 September, 2021

This is a fantastic board game which develops maths skills whilst having fun. The simple aim is to race around the board and land on 101. Two dice (numbered 1-10)…

Codakid – Learning to Code Through Gaming Platforms

Jo Sweetland 15 September, 2021

All three of my children use Codakid. It is a platform that allows kids to learn to code using scratch, python, minecraft and roblox. The kids watch videos and work…

Komodo Maths

Jo Sweetland 13 September, 2021

This Maths resource is for children in KS1 and KS2. We have tried a few different maths resources and we have found Komodo worked best for us as a family.…

Tutors and Exams

Juliet E. 31 August, 2021

For home educators in the past, finding a way for children to sit exams has always been a bit of a challenge. It usually involved calling up one school after…

Duolingo – Learn the Basics of Many Foreign Languages for Free

Streams 7 May, 2021

This app is a brilliant way to start learning a language or to supplement another course. Duolingo has used the concept of the “gameification of learning” to develop an app…

My Children Have Never Been So Overall Happy or Engaged (Kubrio)

Streams 7 May, 2021

What would happen if a school treated its students and parents as customers? If it built classes around the interests of its students? If it thought that college was but…

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