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UNMASKING THE PROBLEM: CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT TO TACKLE MASK LITTER
The country’s largest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day (Sunday 6 March), has launched a nationwide “Citizen...
Guest Author
Mar 1, 20222 min read


STEP UP TO CLEAN UP: AUSSIES RALLY BEHIND CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 2022
Thousands of Australians nationwide have already signed up for Clean Up Australia Day (Sunday, March 6th), but more people are urgently...
Guest Author
Feb 28, 20222 min read


Scholarships for Uni
Applications for Round 6 of the RRES Program are now open for those students commencing study in 2022. Over 1000 scholarships are...
Guest Author
Feb 27, 20221 min read


Busters Book Reviews
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Review by Eve Lucock Being an assassin is hard, but when you’re a girl at a young age its even harder....

Eve Lucock
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Neurodivergence in Home Education
By Dr Rebecca English One of the defining features noted in research around home education is the rise in numbers over the past decade....

Dr Rebecca English
Feb 24, 20222 min read


Home Grown Kids: Animals in the Garden
By Bel Moore Animals are an exciting part of the gardening experience. We are blessed to have a garden large enough for many creatures,...

Bel Moore
Feb 23, 20224 min read


Knowing your child’s reading stage and how to help them
By Ryan Spencer Clinical Teaching Specialist; Lecturer in Literacy Education, University of Canberra Learning to read is a complicated...
Guest Author
Feb 22, 20224 min read


Home Education Research Opportunity
Looking for home educating parents to participate in research project 2022.

HEA Committee
Feb 17, 20221 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...

HEA Committee
Feb 11, 20225 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...
Guest Author
Feb 2, 20224 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...

HEA Committee
Feb 1, 20222 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...

Lesley Woodhouse
Jan 26, 20223 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...

Tere Latimer
Jan 20, 20222 min read
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Cheat Sheets to Master Microsoft Office [Students Edition]
Originally published by Custom Writing. Republished with permission. The rapid development of information and communication technology...
Guest Author
Jan 18, 20226 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...

Eve Lucock
Jan 15, 20221 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...

Bel Moore
Jan 11, 20224 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...

HEA Committee
Dec 17, 20211 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...

HEA Committee
Dec 15, 20212 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...

Karen Chegwidden
Dec 12, 20218 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...

HEA Committee
Dec 10, 20211 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,...
Heather Sharp & Debra Donnelly
Dec 9, 20215 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...

HEA Committee
Dec 8, 20211 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...

Karen Chegwidden
Dec 8, 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...

HEA Committee
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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