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Story time
If you were read to as a child, the chances are that you’ll remember it. The feeling of being tucked up in bed listening to your favourite book being read to you, with funny voices and maybe even actions. Story time is so important and really helps with your child’s [...]Read more
Jewellery crafts you can make at home
Jewellery can be such a great way to craft with your kids, make presents and just have fun mixing lots of materials, colours and shapes. Here are our favourites: Friendship bracelets The colourful bracelets that were all the craze in the 90s have never really gone away. [...]Read more
Summer holiday fun
The summer holidays are not far off and there will probably be delight at time off school. However, it won’t be long before either the kids complain that they’re bored, or you start to worry that they’re glued to their screens for more hours than is good for them. It can be a [...]Read more
Finding motivation
Part 2 (Here’s part 1) In part 1 of this blog I described how I could relate to Dori and her short–term focus in my daily struggles and how I overcome them. But I also relate to Nemo’s dad sometimes, too. That’s when I set my long-term goals and I must keep my mind [...]Read more
Finding Motivation
Part 1 It turns out that both Finding Nemo and Finding Dori are great ways of understanding motivation. Both animated films by Pixar demonstrate how we deal with our life goals. Sometimes we have to be more like Dori just trying for the next step. Sometimes we have to be like [...]Read more
Virtual teachers are coming
With the education news full of teacher shortages and bigger classes, any parent could be forgiven for worrying that quieter children may lose out on attention and help when they need it. Enter AI! Artificial Intelligence is already operating on some university campuses. At [...]Read more
Healthy spring salads
With the weather warming up, the comfort foods of winter can be replaced by healthy summer salads. But this doesn’t mean you have to stick to lettuce, tomato and cucumber. Peach salad Peaches are a great way to sweeten a salad. Use a mix of leaves, nuts, seeds and then griddle [...]Read more
Summer holiday savings: where to get the best deals
The thought of booking a holiday in the school summer holidays can make you break out in a cold sweat. The higher cost, the busyness and the heat can all make the thought of going away in the summer less than appealing. But, for many, it’s the only chance you get of a break [...]Read more
Exam pressure – how can you help?
School life seems to be more and more focused on exams. GCSEs are the golden apples students need to achieve to have a chance of a getting a job, then there are A levels and University ahead.But now SATsRead more
Is your child a role model?
Motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, said “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Their attitudes and beliefs are what you are around most and you start to think the same way they do. So it’sRead more
Healthy spring recipes
With the weather finally starting to warm up and lots of lovely Spring veg on the way, now’s the time to ditch the heavy meals of Winter and go for something lighter. Veggie spring rolls These are a great fun and easy treatRead more