What Is the Mellow Method? Why I Chose a Softer Way to Home Educate

I didn’t plan to home educate. Not at first. I didn’t set out to create a “method” or design a new philosophy. I just reached a breaking point – and then I listened to my gut. Because honestly? The pressure on kids these days is unreal. They’re expected to learn at the same pace, in […]
How to Create a Home Education Routine That Actually Works (and Doesn’t Break You)

Because you didn’t sign up to be a teacher, chef, referee and emotional life coach before 9am every day. So, you’ve decided to educate your kids at home. Gold star. But now the chaos has arrived in a tiara, demanding toast cut into triangles, and reciting facts about volcanoes while you’re still trying to brush […]
Home Education in the UK: Navigating the New Landscape in 2025

Home Education in the UK (2025): What You Actually Need to Know Now Updated April 2025 If you’re reading this with a slightly panicked cuppa in one hand and Google search tabs open in the other — breathe. Home educating in the UK can feel like walking through fog right now, but you’re not alone, […]