1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Becoming your child’s teacher overnight can be a daunting challenge, but as your child’s parent you know them better than anyone - you might just have all the qualifications you need after all.&amp;nbsp; Many teachers decide when they have children of their own not to send them to school but to help them learn at home instead.&amp;nbsp; This week we talk to two teachers that chose to leave the mainstream system and ask them how supporting a child at home is different to teaching in a school. &amp;nbsp; If you’d like to know more about the playful life of an unschooler you can read Heidi’s blog Live Play Learn.&amp;nbsp; Joe also wrote about his journey from mainstream education to child-led learning on our blog in Loosening the Laces and you can find out more about his unique style of home tutoring at Child First Education.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Guests: Heidi Steel, was a primary teacher now long term home educator / unschooler.&amp;nbsp; Joe Atkinson, trained as a teacher but left after 3 years and now tutors children struggling with school or that have been removed to home educate. Learn more about East Kent Sudbury School and Alpine Valley School.&amp;nbsp; Lockdown Learning https://eastkentsudburyschool.org.uk/lockdown-learning-podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14499956/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/fb9246/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/73435301