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Yay! Some success at the #pfbawards2021 Delighte

Yay! Some success at the #pfbawards2021

Delighted that @dadpoduk was runner up in the Family category. Considering how long I’ve been producing the podcast, I’m stunned!

Thanks to all my listeners, thanks to all the judges and thanks to @lynsayannegould for organising the awards.

Congrats to to all finalists and to @everythingwithstylemom for taking the top slot in the family category.
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Home learning tech: R U drowning in it? Schools a

Home learning tech: R U drowning in it?

Schools and teachers have unquestionably pulled a rabbit out of the hat with the online learning being provided to pupils. But...

The tech schools are relying on is all over the place. Work is one platform, live lessons on another platform and messaging parents...well, that can be done on a variety of apps or platforms. None of them are compatible.

It works in a crisis...just, but it isn’t ideal and it could be better. I’m hoping when we’re through this COVID madness, the powers that be take a long, hard look at what happened in 2020 and 2021 and upgrade school tech so it is simplified.

I’ve going into more detail on the blog (link in bio) but what’s your experience? How are you keeping up with the tech required for home learning and messaging teachers?
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Operation Moon Shot... I’ve been trying for yea

Operation Moon Shot...

I’ve been trying for years to get a detailed photo of the moon. I’ll tried all manner of crazy techniques and then yesterday, I managed it.

How did I get this pic? I stuck my phone up against the eye piece of the kids’ telescope.

Yup, that simple!

There’s an edited version of the pic on the blog if you want to take a look (link in bio).
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#AD Encourage hand washing & keep Coronavirus at b

#AD Encourage hand washing & keep Coronavirus at bay!

I’ve been sent this nifty ‘Protect Kids Stamp’ from @Microban and #Colop.

What you do is stamp your child’s hand. The stamp, fittingly, comes in the shape of a COVID-19 germ. The child’s challenge is to have washed the stamp off by the time they go to bed at night!

I’ll let you know in a Story tomorrow if Helen and Izzy successfully completed the challenge!
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Motivation during lockdown. Is motivation a probl

Motivation during lockdown.

Is motivation a problem in your household? Are you wandering around in pyjamas until two in the afternoon? Do you struggle to get your kids off the sofa when the remote-learning day is done?

I recognised this was going to be a potential problem during the Christmas holidays. I realised I needed to buck up my ideas as I was finding life in Tier 4 and then lockdown soooo energy sapping.

I worry about the impact on the kids as well. They have no activities scheduled, can’t visit friends and so on and some days it takes a long time to get them out the house and on one of the muddy walks we go on each day.

I’ve written in more detail about this on the blog (link in bio). One thing, however, I’m doing each day is wearing aftershave. It’s a small thing, but it concentrates the mind.

Oh, and for the record, I have never sat up in the mid morning playing video games in a pyjama / hoodie combo. It just made for a good pic, innit.
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National Tutoring Programme: What you need to know

National Tutoring Programme: What you need to know.

The Government introduced a scheme in England at the end of last year called the National Tutoring Programme (NTP). The NTP scheme was introduced to help children catch up on lost learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

What, however, do mums, dads and carers need to know about NTP?

On the blog (link in bio) you’ll find a Q&A with Simon Barnes of @tlc_live_tutors which is one of the organisations offering the tutoring.

Simon talks about who is eligible for the tutoring, what subjects it covers, how the tutoring is delivered and the safeguards that are in place.

Do go have a read.

In the meantime, are you concerned about the disruption to your children’s learning?
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