
For parents and caregivers of young people who struggle to attend school, and related education and health professionals. We share experiences and insights into what is going on for our young people and how we can offer support.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 60 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ParentingEducationKids & Family | |||

Corinne Smith describes herself as a "reluctant homeschooler". Someone who never planned to be home educating, but who found herself there after her child experienced School Can't from preschool onwards, through multiple school settings, including Mo... more
Judith came across School Can't Australia on the internet and suddenly, something that had puzzled her for over sixty years finally had a name.
Now 66, Judith grew up missing roughly half her schooling. Nobody called it School Can't. Nobody really k... more
We've just passed 50 episodes of The School Can't Experience — and many of those have been lived experience episodes: families coming on to tell us what School Can't has actually been like for them in real life.
In going back through all of those ep... more
Play and filial therapist Dr. Kate Renshaw joins host Leisa Reichelt to explore how play therapy can support children and families experiencing School Can’t, especially when kids struggle with traditional talk-based therapies.
Kate describes why pl... more
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Highly recommend this pod to educators and to families/supporters of neurodivergent kids/teens and any others struggling with school attendance due to its impact on their wellbeing. Really well presented, edited and recorded, lots of lived experiences being centred, but also insights from experts and researchers in the field too. Thanks Aussies!
Love this show. It’s so validating for parents of school can’t children. Thank you for helping build community and normalise our experience ❤️
I wish I had this podcast two years ago! Thank you for making me feel less alone on this journey of ‘school can’t’.
Thank you for starting this podcast. It’s so needed so parents and the wider community understand the struggles our kids are having at school and ways we can support them and their families.
Thank you for this fantastic podcast series. It’s the questions asked by people with lived experience that cuts right to the highest quality conversations. It’s the real deal. You guys are awesome 🙌
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A podcast focused on parents and caregivers navigating school absence, burnout, and mental health in youth. Episodes consistently center neurodiversity, homeschooling, deschooling, and practical strategies like low-demand parenting and Collaborative/Proactive Solutions to improve family well-being and school engagement. The show stands out for centering lived experiences, pairing them with expert insights, and highlighting community support and reform-minded perspectives that push for more inclusive education.
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The School Can't Experience launched a year ago and published 60 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on The School Can't Experience include:
1. Dr. Kate Renshaw
2. Dr. Billy Garvey
3. Linda Graham
4. Dawn Adams
5. Emma-Rose Parsons
6. Symone Wheatley-Hey
7. Jackie Hall
8. Heidi Ryan
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