
Ep 10: Should we be worried about the Children’s well being and schools bill?
02/01/25 • 33 min
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 full bill go here - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0151/240151.pdf
To check its current status head here - https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3909
Read some summarized versions of the bill here - https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/the-childrens-wellbeing-bill-what-parents-need-to-know/
and here - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/childrens-bill-to-keep-children-safe-from-exploitation
The article referencing numbers of home educated children in Cornwall - https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/cornwall/news/rise-homeschooling-cornwall-since-pandemic/
If you’d like to learn more about the Children’s University after my quite vague explanation, go here! - https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk
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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 full bill go here - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0151/240151.pdf
To check its current status head here - https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3909
Read some summarized versions of the bill here - https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/the-childrens-wellbeing-bill-what-parents-need-to-know/
and here - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/childrens-bill-to-keep-children-safe-from-exploitation
The article referencing numbers of home educated children in Cornwall - https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/cornwall/news/rise-homeschooling-cornwall-since-pandemic/
If you’d like to learn more about the Children’s University after my quite vague explanation, go here! - https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk
If you’ve enjoyed todays episode, please share with someone else you think may appreciate it :)
As always, thank you so much for listening and if you’d like to get in touch you can drop us an email at [email protected]
We love hearing from you <3
See you next time :)
Follow us on
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Facebook: Honey Should We Homeschool
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Making a podcast actually costs money (annoying, we know), and we don’t do ads for mattresses (yet). But if you’ve ever laughed, nodded along, or shouted “YES!” at an episode, consider tossing a coin, no matter how small, to your podcasters! ♡ - https://buymeacoffee.com/honeyshouldwehomeschool
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Ep 9: What is the Curriculum and do we need it?
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%20more%20control%20over,it%20must%20become%20an%20academy.
To find the statistics mentioned about academies head here - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk
To read more about the evolution of the curriculum head here - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmchilsch/344/34405.htm
To read the article about introducing computing to the curriculum head here - https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/englands-computing-curriculum-a-clash-of-values-beliefs-and-purpose
To read the article by Mr Joshua Vallance - https://mrvallanceteach.wordpress.com/2021/03/13/curriculum-what-are-we-really-talking-about/
To see the adorable video of Japanese children learning about bus etiquette head here - https://www.facebook.com/kacchalimbooindia/videos/this-is-a-courtesy-lesson-taught-to-elementary-school-children-in-japan/1577289989363419/
To hear Izzy Garbutts speech head here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrpYo9N5hs&t=52s
As always, thank you so much for listening and if you’d like to get in touch you can drop us an email at [email protected] or DM us on FB or instagram. We love hearing from you <3
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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 job and home educate her children. If you know someone who would love to hear this interview, please share it with them!
To connect with Karen and learn more about her home education journey, you can find her on Instagram: @thehowdenfam
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