Are you one of the minority of parents who feel that they know what goes on during their child's day at school? In a recent survey, 19% of you feel that you do, however that leaves a staggering 81% of parents completely clueless. As a teacher...
September is here, the kids are back at school and the weather is becoming autumnal so now is a good time to reflect on the summer just gone. I listen to many parents and teachers debate the role of summer revision: “does it really help...
Yesterday, while listening to the radio I heard an interesting Barclays Bank advert. They suggested that parents should pay by cash when they are out with their family. In fact, they went a step further by asking you to get your child to pay with...
We are into February and many parents are starting to think more closely about secondary school entrance exams. During this planning time, there are always a plethora of questions asked by parents, but one I am often asked is what type of questions will be...
Recently there have been many news reports of the government looking to change the rules regarding summer born children. This suggested ruling will be that children born in the summer months could have their school year deferred, to allow for children to fully develop. This is good news...
I have spent many years in the classroom utterly surprised by the lack of common facts children seem to remember. I have repeatedly listened to the debate 'should schools cover common facts or should parents be responsible for teaching these?' Whatever your opinion is, every child should know how many...