Physical fitness affects academic achievement
Schools are cutting PE time due to exam pressure, despite a recent study showing that physical fitness positively affects how well children take in and remember new information. It has [ . . . ]
Month: July 2018
Maths anxiety and supporting your child
Have you ever said to your children, “I am not a Maths person too and that’s alright.”? If you have, research says you are not doing your children any favours, [ . . . ]
Living to a ripe old age
Living to a ripe old age…seems to be possible as over the last hundred years, people are living longer and longer. Good sanitation, medical advances and enough food for most [ . . . ]
The story of the Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave…
The story of the Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave for two weeks has captivated millions of people around the world. Lost since June 23rd, the group spent [ . . . ]
Hari Krishna…
I was in Leicester Square recently on a Friday and saw the whole square transform in minutes. Hundreds of Hare Krishna followers were in procession before starting their dance and [ . . . ]
Keeping the kids entertained over the summer!
While many parents look forward to the break from the school-run, ferrying back and forth between clubs and after school activities as well as assemblies and parents’ evenings, they also [ . . . ]
Saudi women behind the wheel…
For many women in Saudi Arabia, this is a huge milestone and it means they can get behind the wheel of a car and drive in public for the first [ . . . ]
Private schools “avoiding” tougher GCSEs
A number of private schools have refused to be guinea pigs for this summer’s new tougher GCSEs even though children at state schools are being forced to take them which [ . . . ]