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We have a guest post today; BookTrust CEO Diana Gerald explains why regular reading and sharing stories help children prepare for school life and ease them in, especially in the …
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Summer goes by far too fast – before you know it, you were sitting on a beach, and then its time to wash PE kits, sharpen pencils, and restock pencil …
I am writing this next to a precariously piled mountain of washing while listening to a soundtrack of my kids arguing over the noise of Nickelodeon. It doesn’t help that …
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This week with Beckie Whitehouse of Be Confident Coaching we are discussing change at school such as: starting a new school change of class new teacher friends moving away It …
Summer term tiredness is our latest topic in our Google Hangout series. It is now the end of summer term and my kids are shattered!! It has been a …
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My kids are both at Junior school now. I have been astounded at the amount of IT related work that they have to do compared to when I was at …
So they have been back at school for some for a week or so now. On the first few days of term, this was circulating the old Facebook timeline-y …
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. This quote by Benjamin Franklin is one of my favourites and certainly one, …
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Teasing at school among young children is every parent’s fear. After having nurtured them at home in the pre-school years and being there for them when incidents happen at parent …
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