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The NEW HomeMadeEducation 2025/2026 course prospectus is available now! Featuring NEW ‘live’ times/dates, NEW courses such as “IGCSE Maths (Edexcel Spec A)”, “An Introduction to Natural History”, “An Introduction to Physical Chemistry”, and a whole NEW range of curriculum package bundles! Book a ‘live’ or ‘flexible/recorded’ course today:
🖋 English Language, 📚 English Literature
💳Business, 💰Economics, 🚢Travel & Tourism, 📠Accounting
🧠 Psychology, 👩‍👦 Sociology
🌎 Geography, 🏛 History,🐸Environmental Management,🐬Marine Science
📐 Maths, 📊Statistics
🍃Biology, ⚛ Physics, 🔭Astronomy, 🔬Chemistry
Courses include:
~ a wide range of proprietary materials, information, activities, assignments, extras and video/zoom lessons
~ small group sizes
~ unlimited* tutor support
~ all courses are taught by subject experts and developed, created and designed by the person teaching the class (all current or former home educators)
“I just wanted to say that I can’t recommend Kate highly enough! Her lessons are great. Dd16 says she owes her 2 A’s in Psychology and Sociology at GCSE and an A Level in Psychology. We’ve had issues with other teachers and tutors, but never Kate. When I asked her what was wrong with some of the others yesterday, my daughter’s reply about teachers was “They aren’t Kate. They don’t make it interesting and engaging like she did. I miss her!”. Dd12 is now studying psych with Kate and really loves it too.”
“We have been so lucky with the such a range of fantastic subjects offered by Kate. DD has thoroughly enjoyed all her courses this year and has decided to continue (with HME) onto A Levels. I know this is only due to your enthusiasm in the subjects and excellent teaching. DD really felt this shone through in your happy, friendly personality that came through in your live lessons.”
“Thank you so much for everything over the last 2 years. After leaving school after being bullied we found you like a shining star and My daughter has LOVED every class and all 4 subjects that you have encouragingly taught her over the last 2 years. The education department could learn a lot from you. Thank you for your dedication and passion to teaching.”
“Delighted with DS’s 8 for psychology. Thankyou for such a clear and thorough course structure Kate and your inimitable teaching style which brings such great enthusiasm for the subject and clear guidelines for what is needed to answer questions fully . You offer brilliant courses offering everything that could possible be needed to successfully pass. “
“I completely attribute DD20 studying psychology at a Russell Group university down to the love of it she learnt from Kate and all of the encouragement and support she received. HomeMade Education Distance Learning simply is the best tuition we’ve ever found, bar none and all 3 of my children have studied with them.”
With feedback like this, you know you that you’re enrolling in a truly special course, with Home Made Education … trusted and highly recommended home education online courses. You can find the draft new Prospectus on the website (www.homemadeeducation.com) or click below/attached!

2025 – 2026 The HME Course Prospectus DRAFTDownload

successes for our H.M.E. learners …

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Getting exam results can be such a tricky time, full of pressure and anxiety. For many of our learners, an 8 or 9 (or A*) is a superb success and what they wanted/needed for their futures. But for many other young people, a 3, 4 or 5 is just as much of a success – given school trauma, SEND, etc. – and is exactly what they needed for college, entrepreneurship or other options that enable them to pursue their future dreams as well. Enjoying learning and doing your best is key, no matter your definition of ‘success’. We applaud all our learners for their efforts, and here is just a little sample of feedback over the past two weeks, as exams results have come in …

  • “Hi Kate, I am delighted to say that I have received a 9 in statistics. Thank you for teaching me! – W”
  • “I was on the recorded tutorials for this school year and the last, so I thought I’d let you know I got an A*! I’m very happy with my result – thank you soooo much for helping me, for being there always to answer questions (however wacky they were!) and guiding me through homework etc. The lessons were fun and interactive…even though I was watching them pre-recorded, I felt part of the lesson! So thanks for all your help … and I loved the case study! I’ve learnt so much about Japan!!!”
  • “I got my exam results for T&T this morning and I wanted to share with you that I got an A! I’m very happy with it … thanks again for all your help”
  • “Hi HME Team, I am pleased to inform you that DS has achieved the following results: Biology – grade 8 – Business Studies – grade 6 … Thank you for your support in teaching and tutoring B this past year.”
  • “Hi Kate. Just wanted to let you know that DD got an A In Environmental Management … Thank you for all the work you have done putting the resources together and teaching these GCSEs.”
  • “Hi Lucy. DD got 9s in both Physics and Chemistry … She’s really pleased and is looking forward to college. Thanks again.”
  • “Hi Kate, I just wanted to let you know that DD got 9s for both her psychology and sociology GCSEs!! Thank you so much for all your fantastic support. It’s really appreciated. “
  • “Hi Kate, I am very proud to let you know that DD has received two 9s (in Psychology and Statistics) in these subjects studied with you. Also thank you again for your support in securing for her the exam allowances she needed to achieve her full potential. “
  • “I got my english language results today and i got an 8! i’m so pleased with it! thank you so much for being such an amazing teacher, i really would not have been able to get that without you”
  • “Hi Kate! I’ve heard back about Economics today too and I got a 7 … I was only one mark off from the upper grade boundary … so thanks for all your help with this too! “
  • “DD got a 5 in English Language, which was a massive achievement given her diagnoses and now she’s off to college in September! Thank you so much!”
  • “DS received 5 for Chemistry, I’m very proud of him … 😅 Thank you Lucy for your support and guidance!”

The new (and updated) 2024 homemadeeducation prospectus is now available

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The new HomeMadeEducation 2024/2025 course prospectus is available now … with new KS2 and KS3 course availability and all of the updated details for 1-year GCSEs/IGCSEs and 2-year A-Levels.

So, hurrah, this means: 

-there are new ‘live’ dates for short courses for 2024 and into 2025 (but do keep watch for an additional update in the summer, when new short courses and short course ‘live’ timeslots will also be announced)

-the September-start ‘live’ timeslots for GCSEs (yes, home educators can do some GCSEs), IGCSEs, and A-Levels are now available, which means early enrolment booking is now open (but as usual, for most courses you can enrol at any time using the ‘flexible/recorded’ format or sometimes you can even start with that format and then switch to ‘live’ in September (if pre-booked))

Small class sizes, full tutor support, a wide range of supporting materials and activities, flexible formats, multi-course discounts, … just some of the reasons HomeMadeEducation courses fill quickly

Trusted and recommended for many years – run by a home educator, for home educators. See why home ed families stay with us year after year at http://www.homemadeeducation.com

Thanks for subscribing to the HME info blog and we hope you find a course that inspires and delights your young person!

(the new Prospectus can be found here (just click), and the updated course details are also on the individual pages of the website http://www.homemadeeducation.com)

The NEW HomeMadeEducation prospectus for the coming ’23/’24 “academic year” is now available!

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The NEW HomeMadeEducation prospectus for the coming ’23/’24 “academic year” is now available! You can download all of the course details here https://homemadeeducation.com/faqs/ .
From Architecture to English to Psychology to Zoology, from 9yrs -18yrs (primary, secondary, GCSEs/IGCSEs, A-Levels), we have a unique and engaging course (or two) that will delight your young person!
“I think you must be a bit magic. Thankyou. Its quite an emotional thing for me to see J approaching learning with such gusto. I can’t tell you how much your classes are helping him learn how to learn. It’s not just that he finds you personally so engaging, which is rare in itself, but he is learning how to research and present his ideas. This is something he has never done before.”
www.homemadeeducation.com has been offering highly recommended and highly reviewed courses and workshops for over a decade!

Families come back to HomeMadeEducation courses year after year, knowing that we offer superb value and unsurpassed support. I hope you find something that suits your young person to a ‘T’ (and if you have any suggestions for future courses, do let me know too!)

Very best regards, Kate

early bird enrolment

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EARLY BIRD enrolment with HomeMadeEducation for September-start GCSE/IGCSE courses is now open!

Enrol now with only a small registration fee and take advantage of this year’s prices.

You can also take advantage of the early payment plan, to get the 10% advance discount!

*English – IGCSE English Language, IGCSE English Literature
*Science – IGCSE Physics, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Biology, IGCSE Double Science, IGCSE Astronomy
*Psychology/Sociology – GCSE Psychology, GCSE Sociology
*Geography/Environmental Management – IGCSE Environmental Management, IGCSE Geography
*Business/Economics – IGCSE Business, IGCSE Economics
*History – GCSE History, IGCSE History
*Travel & Tourism – IGCSE Travel and Tourism
*and a free GCSE/IGCSE Maths compendium

(And, available to start now, a range of early ‘preparation courses’, from Essay Skills to Study Skills to Taster Courses)

All of the information, and enrolment forms, are at http://www.homemadeeducation.com

Did you that know homemadeeducation can support your young person’s application for access arrangements, for exams?

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“Access arrangements” refers to ‘reasonable adjustments’ put in place during exam sittings to assist students who have special educational needs, disabilities or other difficulties, which ensure that they are not at a disadvantage. They may include: use of technology (laptop or reader pen), extra time, opportunities for breaks during the exams, a separate room, a scribe or a reader, etc.

If you are applying to your exam centre for Access Arrangements, we are always here to help and support, and can provide documentation and additional supporting information about your young person’s needs, requirements, and ‘usual way of working’. And of course, there’s no extra fee or otherwise for doing this on their behalf; we wouldn’t dream of it!

*remember that many exam centres will require your application for Access Arrangements/exam booking much earlier than for bookings without

*many exam centres have a limited number of laptops, extra rooms, etc. … so again, we advise that you apply as early as possible

*your exam centre can tell you their specific process and requirements

*and the earlier you contact us, about your young person’s special educational needs, disabilities or other difficulties, the better – so that we can support your application to ensure that they are not at a disadvantage

Being part of your young person’s educational journey is a privilege, and we aim to do everything we can to help ensure that they have the very best possible chances of success.

(We can also provide predicted grades and references for colleges and sixth forms*)

So Proud of our Learners – 2021 exam results (Spring)

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Our learners have worked so hard this year and struggled through such challenges. It has been a delight to see how they have been rewarded for their efforts. Just some of the comments from today …

Dear Kate, Huge thanks to you this morning as DS got a 7 in his Psychology GCSE. He is so pleased. I know you went far above and beyond this year to ensure our young people received their grades, and it really has been so appreciated here. Thanks again

Dear Kate, Thank you ever so much for your support while studying travel and tourism through lockdown. I am overjoyed to share my IGCSE travel and tourism results… Thank you again for the fabulous lessons, dedication and support thought the course. I achieved an A-grade!

7! WE GOT 7 IN ENGLISH LANG! YIPPI!….Thank you Kate and Caitlin!

Got DS’s results. So proud of him. 6s and 7s. Thank you so very much Kate and Caitlyn

DS got an 8 in English Language. Thank you for all your hard work Caitlin!!❤

Super proud of DD today, 8 in business, 8 in sociology and a 9 for English language. 🤩
Huge thanks to Caitlin and Kate for your excellent teaching and help and work in getting grades this year. She is super happy and is so glad we chose homemade education, the courses were really good and she enjoyed them.
Roll on September and year 11 for the new courses we’ve chosen. 💗

Kate can’t thank you enough we are overjoyed at DS’s 2 A Stars she worked so hard and loved loved the subjects and her hard work paid off, thank you for being amazing ❤️❤️

Thank you Kate, DD got a 9 in economics, and loves the subject and is planning to take the A level at 6th form.

Hi Kate 😊 I ended up with a 7 in business which I wasn’t expecting at all! Thank you so much for your help over the course and with the other two I’ve done with you. I’m now going onto college to do psychology A levels with criminology and media, as I loved the psychology course with you.

Hi Kate Just wanted to let you know DS got a 7 in her IGCSE Business Studies!! Thank you so much for all your help.

You have been calm and professional throughout the whole debacle. You swiftly answered my questions to the best of your abilities, even if my questions may have been daft or were asked a thousand times before. I will absolutely recommend you and will also sign up again for more courses. Thank you both x

DD is v happy with hers so thanks so much for helping her to achieve and to subsequently believe in herself!

Hi Kate, Just a quick not to say DS got a 6 for his Business igcse. Considering … he’s very relieved!!! Thank you for all your support and help. It really helped to keep him motivated during difficult times 🙂

Thanks for everything you’ve done. C in environmental management is great and hopefully a huge confidence booster.

Thank you so much Caitlin Kendall I got a 9 in both my English’s (lit & lang)!! 🎉 Couldn’t thank you enough! I’m soo pleased, and can’t believe it! ❤ I enjoyed both your courses so much! Thank you very much! Xxx

DD is bursting with happiness with her fantastic 9 in English Language 🤩 Thank you for all your hard work and excellent teaching this year. Roll on next September for English literature. 💗

Kate Omg just found out I got an A in Psychology! Thank you so so much! 🎉 I loved your course from start to end and can’t wait to do it at A-level!! ❤

DS got an A* in EM this morning 😁 very happy and extra proud …Thanks for a great course xxxxx

Thank you so much Caitlin for all of your support, DS got a 9 in his English Language 🤩…..in absolute shock at the moment, thank you again so much ❤️ xxx

Dear Caitlin, Thank you so much for your help. DS got a 5 in English. It is such a miracle for us to pass the exam. DS came to study to you with huge gaps and problems in the language and you were able to help him achieve great results in a year !!! This is a huge victory for us. 💖

We just got her results and she got five 9’s and three 8’s. Good luck to all.

Hi Kate We are thrilled with DS’s 9 in Economics – thank you for all your help and hard work.

DS1 is overjoyed with his 8 in English! DS2 is very very happy with his A* in EM. Thank you so much for your hard work ladies. So very much appreciated. It’s great that my two are moving forward in their studies but sad our time with you has come to an end.

Thank you so much for everything you have done for my daughter. She received 8s in English Language and English Literature! Much gratitude here today.

Kate Thank you so much for such an enjoyable Psychology course! I got an A* and am super happy! Thank you so much 😊

Kate I am over the moon! He Loved your Statistics and Business courses and I was so proud he completed them both in time. The curriculum turned out to be full of writing which is super tough when dyslexia and dysgraphia can hijack learning and hinder producing written work. … He did admirably and was awarded a 6 in business and an 8 in statistics. Thankyou for all your wonderful teaching, excellent course content and the insane efforts you had to put in at the end to support grading. Oh, and your lovely friendly emails through the course.

Dear Kate First of all, even so the word “ thank you “ isn’t enough to express our gratitude for your support during the academic year 2020/2021…. DD did receive her IGCSE results today and it was celebration time here

Thank you so much for all your support over this year Kate. DS and I are absolutely thrilled with his grade 8 for statistics. 🙂

9 here for DS in economics! So pleased as he really understood the the subject thanks to your tuition. Been recommending your courses!

Delighted with DS’s 8 for psychology😄👏🏽Thankyou for such a clear and thorough course structure Kate and your inimitable teaching style which brings such great enthusiasm for the subject and clear guidelines for what is needed to answer questions fully . You offer brilliant courses offering everything that could possible be needed to successfully pass. 🙏✨

Thank you so much for your courses! DDs so happy with her A* in Geography and A in Business Studies x DS also really happy with A* in Eng Lang thanks to Caitlin! 😀

Hello Kate, Hope you are well. DD has achieved Grade 8 in English Language… without (Caitlin’s) help It would not have been possible.

Noted!

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As a student, my notes were often all over the place.  Memorably, my English teacher once asked me to please take English notes in English class, rather than drawing architectural plans on square-ruled paper while he lectured.  My response was “I get an A in this class, so can you leave me be?!”  Despite that, note-taking was indeed something I took seriously – I used my notes as my main revision tool in every class through High School, University Undergrad and Grad School (and graduating with honours!).

At HomeMadeEducation, we encourage all of our students to make their own notes … this article is a good reminder of why.

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