The words Parent Teacher Association and its acronym PTA can elicit the strongest of opinions from parents. I’ve noticed us mums and dads tend to fall into two camps: Those that are incredibly keen to help and those, the majority if I’m honest, who treat the regular requests for help and donations as an irritation.
I tried really hard not to write this blog post. I really did. After days of mulling it over, I simply can’t keep my thoughts to myself any longer. The issue that’s bothering me? How a school has attempted to introduce gender neutral school uniform and got it spectacularly wrong.
With the approach of a new school term, I recently joined many parents in buying new school uniform for Helen and Izzy. Cardigans, polo shirts, PE kits, coats and so on were all bought at great expense and left me asking a question: Whatever happened to the simple, sew-on school patch? The cost of school uniform
How knowledgeable are your children about road safety? Do you let them cycle on the road and if so, what age did you let them? There are issues I have been dealing with over the school holidays and I am so glad I did.
There are a few weeks to go until the start of the school term. If your first child is about to start school, you’re probably wondering how to handle the situation. Well, actually, if you are anything like I was when my kids Helen and Izzy started, you’re possibly a quivering wreck in the corner
