How to make school shoe shopping easy #ad
Shopping for shoes has come a long way since we were at school. Who can forget the annual ritual during which one longed for anything with a hint of heel …
Education
Naughty parents, term-time holidays & what’s going wrong
There’s a telling word in the judgment handed down today by the UK Supreme Court about parents, children and term-time absences. The Court ruled in favour of education authorities in …
How gamer-fication helps kids & parents to learn coding
How do we get our children to go from passively watching YouTube videos to learning the skills to create them and their own games and websites? How do we turn …
Top tips to help your child when they’re struggling to adjust to secondary school
The transition to secondary school can be a culture shock for many young people, accompanied with a host of new pressures and problems. During this period your child will require …
Can you pass the 11+ Grammar School entry test?
After recent news that the Prime Minister Theresa May is planning on lifting the Grammar School ban that Tony Blair introduced in 1998 and wishes to reintroduce selective schools in …
6 tips for teaching kids about ‘screen time’
In 2016 the LSE held an event bringing together researchers, policy-makers, parenting organisations and children’s media professionals to discuss whether parents need a new approach to ‘screen time.’ Here are …
40 ways to keep your kids safe online
Our children are growing up online – on their computers, tablets and ever-present mobiles. At our #SecureKidsOnline Twitter chat, we talked about how to protect our children online and teach them …
Homeschooling Round-up: Coming soon!
Homeschooling has become more and more popular. Now, our new Homeschooling Round-up will feature the best posts about teaching children at home. Claire from The Free Range Family will be …