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HEA Committee
Feb 11, 20225 min read
Student ID cards for home educated students
Did you know that the HEA provides Student Photo ID cards to members for free? These are not official public transportation cards, but a...
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Guest Author
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Australia Art in Nature
Sisters Grimm recently reached out to the HEA to find out how they could encourage home educated students to enter the Australia Art in...
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HEA Committee
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Win a double-pass to Shen Yun!
Today is Chinese New Year - the Year of the Tiger! And once again we have a double-pass on offer for HEA Members to enjoy Shen Yun: the...
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Lesley Woodhouse
Jan 26, 20223 min read
The importance of including Aboriginal perspectives in education plans
The inclusion of Aboriginal perspectives is a part of education that hasn’t always been given the attention it needs in the Australian...
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Tere Latimer
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness and Emotional Literacy.
Aren't those the characteristics we want for our kids ultimately? For ourselves too? As I was looking for some content for the HEA's...
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Guest Author
Jan 18, 20226 min read
Cheat Sheets to Master Microsoft Office [Students Edition]
Originally published by Custom Writing. Republished with permission. The rapid development of information and communication technology...
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Eve Lucock
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Home to Mother - Book Review
("The Rabbit Proof Fence") by Doris Pilkington Garimara Student book review by Eve Lucock from Buster's Books Normally in books or in...
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Bel Moore
Jan 11, 20224 min read
Home Grown Kids: Amazing Plants
Plants are amazing. They are the foundation for all life on Earth. Within the realm of plants there are some which amaze more than...
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HEA Committee
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Focus on Free: New Units from SBL
Supporting educators with hands-on lessons, Story Box Library (SBL) is introducing new Units of Work - comprehensive thematic units of...
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HEA Committee
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Statement from the HEA on changes to the NSW Guidelines for Home Education Registration
15 December 2021 Today the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) released an update to the Guidelines for Home Schooling...
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Karen Chegwidden
Dec 12, 20218 min read
Home Education - Who are the Experts?
There can be no doubt that the pandemic has changed our lives. Some form of home learning has been experienced by many families who would...
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HEA Committee
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Free! World Festival Of Magic
Free streaming of the 2021 World Festival of Magic Show is now available. The Lions Club of Melbourne Markets is thrilled to offer Home...
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Heather Sharp & Debra Donnelly
Dec 9, 20215 min read
History made the world we live in: here’s what you’ll learn if you choose it in years 11 and 12
Authors Heather Sharp, Associate Professor, History and Curriculum Studies, University of Newcastle Debra Donnelly, Senior Lecturer,...
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HEA Committee
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Who's tracking and using children's data when online? A new resource for parents
What happens when your child downloads an app? How much of your child's personal information is requested? How much data is actually...
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Karen Chegwidden
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Coming Home - Step 2: Deschooling
Part 1 of this Article "Coming Home" can be found here. If you are withdrawing your child from school chances are that school hasn’t been...
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HEA Committee
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Reflecting on Home Education in QLD
2021 HEAQ Pilot Survey re the HEU - Summary of Results By Leah Moir, edited by Samantha Bryan In 2021 HEAQ conducted an anonymous survey...
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Amber McLeod & Jo Blannin Senior,
Dec 7, 20213 min read
Videogames or homework? Why not both, as ACMI has 75 game lessons for you to try
Amber McLeod, Lecturer in Education, Monash University Jo BlanninSenior, Lecturer, Digital Technologies, Monash University Despite the...
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HEA Committee
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Disability Gateway
Celebrated each year, International Day of People with Disability seeks to create a positive change to the lives of Australian living...
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Karen Chegwidden
Dec 1, 20215 min read
Coming Home - Step 1: Withdraw from School
So you have made the momentous decision to pull your kids out of school and become a homeschooler. It feels like a huge decision, doesn’t...
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Karen Chegwidden
Nov 26, 20212 min read
How do you know what to teach?
If the Australian National Curriculum provides a map for teachers to use in schools, is that same document relevant to home educators?...
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Emily Ross
Nov 25, 20214 min read
Why do Australian states need a national curriculum, and do teachers even use it?
Emily Ross Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of the Sunshine Coast The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting...
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HEA Committee
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Guarantee you place at Uni
Do you have a home ed grad in your family this year? HEAQ has been working with a number of Universities in QLD to clarify entry pathways...
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Karen Chegwidden
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Let's Play!
If you've got a child over about 8, you've probably heard of Minecraft. "Mum - can I play Minecraft?" "Mum, can you get me Minecraft?"...
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HEA Committee
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Captain Compost
ONLINE EVENT! Captain Compost has been using song, dance and drama at the Wollongong Botanic Garden to teach children about the bugs,...
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