With the wonderfully warm weather last weekend my friends and I decided to celebrate the burst of English summer in style at Selfridges, one of my favourite Department Stores. One of [ . . . ]
Creative writing is one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of learning. It is not just important because it is a part of the curriculum but because research shows [ . . . ]
Last Friday I found myself at The Shard with one of my best friends and OMG! What a view! This building has firmly established itself as one of London’s most [ . . . ]
I remember growing up in the 1970s when all you saw or heard about mental health was either through those talking about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken [ . . . ]
Did you know that 1 in 10 people are left-handed? Just like many minorities, this means that they might be under-achieving in subjects like English, science, computing and design & [ . . . ]
Many children having left home for three or four years to study are still returning home after their courses are complete. Parents who are just getting used to having their [ . . . ]
This is an incredible story of resilience and amazing achievement. A twenty-year-old Syrian refugee has won a scholarship to Oxford. He arrived in England, in 2015, on a refrigerated lorry [ . . . ]
In 1932 Picasso turned 50 and this was a pivotal year for him. His paintings were selling and he was living a life of luxury with his wife Olga in [ . . . ]
I am so excited to be sharing with you my soon-to-be-released interview with author and blogger Soulla Christodoulou. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to receiving your comments. [ . . . ]
In a recent survey it has been found that three in ten fathers have never shown their child how to knot a tie, and 29% have never shown their child [ . . . ]
Welcome to my blog post which focuses on autism. Did you know that today, the 2nd of April, is Autism Awareness Day, and that April is Autism Awareness Month? More [ . . . ]
J.K. Rowling said: I have a real issue with anyone trying to protect children from their own imaginations. I agree with her wholeheartedly. This is not just because I am [ . . . ]
In this last part of this mini series on spelling I’m going to share with you one of the most commonly used and exercised methods to learn correct spelling of [ . . . ]
This is part two of my mini blog series on Mindfulness. Just to re-cap, breathing is something so many of us take for granted…but how aware are we of our [ . . . ]
In this week’s post I thought I’d share information about the free early education and childcare allowance which gives parents up to 30 hours of free childcare per child of [ . . . ]
Welcome to my mini two-part series on Mindfulness. If you read my blogs or my books you know that mindfulness is a very important thing to me. I believe it [ . . . ]
Everyone falls into one of two categories when it comes to Maths – you either love it or hate…there never seems to be an in-between! However, if you really don’t [ . . . ]
One of the toughest things parents and teachers face is getting children to read, especially when they are young reluctant readers. I know a lot about this particular issue, as [ . . . ]
For many students studying for their GCSEs this year, the Easter holidays represent one of the last chances they have to cram in some focused, uninterrupted revision before their exams. [ . . . ]
Although yesterday was the first day of spring it still feels like winter for so many of us in the UK…it’s cold, grey, wet and dull. It has been highlighted [ . . . ]