The Bayeux Tapestry is coming to the UK
I remember doing history lessons at school and my homework was to draw a section of the Bayeux Tapestry and write the story it told. The tapestry actually tells the [ . . . ]
Could you be a Mother Teresa?
Continuing the charity blog post series “Charity and the people behind them” I’m thinking about Mother Teresa today. In 1946 Teresa travelled to Darjeeling for a retreat. It was on that [ . . . ]
Charity and food donation boxes
Welcome back to another post in the blog series “Charity and the people behind them”. This week I’m thinking about how some people are so poverty-stricken in our cities that [ . . . ]
Blue Peter – best children’s show ever!
I remember rushing home from school, grabbing a snack and sitting in front of the television ready for Blue Peter with my younger brother. It was the highlight of our [ . . . ]
Let’s say goodbye to plastic straws
The scale of environmental problems in the world today makes me wonder whether the bit that I do really does make a difference. Plastic, when it was invented, was hailed [ . . . ]
Will your child benefit from tutoring?
Hello again everyone. Hope 2018 has been good for you and your family so far. If you caught my last post, on how to make this the best year for [ . . . ]
The dire situation around homelessness…it’s everyone’s problem.
The charity, Shelter says, ‘You may be homeless if you’re sleeping rough, don’t have rights to stay where you are or you live in unsuitable housing.’ This to me means that homelessness [ . . . ]
Climate change…I care, do you?
I have always been interested in and an avid supporter of the environment and looking after the precious world we live in but in recent years I have become increasingly [ . . . ]
Exams don’t have to be stressful!
Nobody likes exams because quite simply nobody likes to be put on the spot or put in a situation in which there is a chance of failure. But exams don’t [ . . . ]
Making the most of Parent Consultations
I’m a mother of one son and remember Parent’s Evenings as one of those formal occasions I would look forward to; meeting my son’s teacher, discussing his work and behaviour, [ . . . ]
Driverless cars by 2021…Really?
Driverless Cars…Really? I can’t imagine driverless cars on our roads and certainly not by the year 2021 which is what the UK government is predicting, yet this is the unfolding [ . . . ]
The Vitality of Water and our H2O relationship
The Vitality of Water The New Year often signals ‘Let’s drink champagne at Midnight!’, but our drinking habits have changed over the years as to how much we drink. We [ . . . ]
My New Year’s Resolutions, Aims and Goals for 2018
Remember to take my vitamins every day. Include half an hour of exercise in my routine every day even if it only entails walking the dog briskly. I’m going to [ . . . ]
Make 2018 your child’s best year ever!
A Happy New Year to you and yours! It is the beginning of 2018 – hasn’t 2017 just flown by?! So we are all making lists of things we want [ . . . ]
Teaching Britishness in British schools.
Should ‘Britishness’ be taught in all schools? The new Ofsted report is out. It raises important, not to say disturbing, questions about what schools in the United Kingdom should teach. [ . . . ]
Choosing a Nursery
I thought we would start our new round of blog posts with a very important topic that is at the start of a child’s educational life: a nursery. The EYFS [ . . . ]
We’re back!
Hello! I know I’ve been gone for a while, but there was a very good reason. I have been working hard on putting together many wonderful things! Now comes the long [ . . . ]
UK Higher Education in Peril with New Bill
Quietly, under the loudly trumpeted Euro referendum, something is happening in higher education that will affect not only our children and grand children but the concept of the UK as [ . . . ]
Brexit and UK Higher Education – the Pros and Cons
Before I jump on the ubiquitous Yes-or-No-Brexit bandwagon, let me just say that this post isn’t going to be about my personal views on Brexit. I am not going to [ . . . ]
School support for special needs students – is it enough?
Mainstream schools are saying that they are unable to support the 1.1 million pupils with SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) they serve, due to system-wide failings. Is it possible [ . . . ]