Well that was it; the summer holidays have begun and my first born child has completed her first year at school. She’s ending the academic year a very different individual to the one that trotted into that classroom one sunny day last September. I feel a certain sense of sadness because I can see her
I’m experiencing an emotion that I haven’t felt in years. It’s a feeling I used to get as a child when I was nearing the end of the school year and knew a long holiday was ahead of me. I’m curious to know, is anybody else with young, school-aged children thinking the same way?
These two sticker books are based on the Cbeebies show Topsy and Tim. If you aren’t familiar with the programme, it follows the lives of the Odell family through the eyes of Topsy and Tim who are five year old twins. Topsy and Tim Love Their Pets introduces readers to the concept of looking after
It’s Thursday* and we’re midway through our experiment to walk or scoot to school as part of Susntrans’ #SafeToSchool campaign. I thought I’d give you a brief update to let you know how things have been going. We started the week on Monday by scooting to school. I say “we”, Helen scooted while I walked
I reacted with horror when I read the details of Ofsted’s first ever Early Years Annual report. You may very have seen it reported in the news because the author, Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw proposed that two year olds should receive some form of formal schooling. It is only fair that I put
