A couple of weeks ago, a cheeky scamp posted a funny meme on a WhatsApp group I’m a member of. It was a joke about the diverse array of apps us parents are supposed to be using to oversee and monitor our kids’ remote, home learning. The photo was of a confused Mark Wahlberg looking…very
How is a parent to react when their child gets in trouble at school? How much should you worry? Is it just a part of growing up? Should you be more concerned if your child goes through their school career without getting in trouble at all?
Surprise surprise, Wales has announced it will be scrapping GCSE exams in 2021, following Scotland which had already said it would not hold National exams this academic year. In what must be one of the most ridiculous decisions made by Government during this pandemic, both England are Northern Ireland are doggedly insisting they will hold
Here’s a further photograph of Oban Bay, taken during our short stay in Oban about six weeks ago (see another one here). It was a balmy, summer evening when I took this image. It seemed fitting to share the picture now as the weather has suddenly turned very autumnal. I’d probably get blown into the
For several months I have been preparing to take a GCSE maths exam. It’s an exam I flunked in my school days and the fact I didn’t do better has been a source or immense irritation to me throughout adulthood. My first opportunity to sit the exam as an adult is in November of this
