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6 tips to avoiding the summer learning slide!
It’s just over a week until our schools break up for the Summer holidays and hopefully, the weather will make a turn for the better. Some families will be jetting off whilst others will be enjoying a staycation. Schools Out for Summer Are you a parent, like me, who worries about how much their children […]
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Tips for UK Parents Interested in Homeschooling Their Children
We want our children to have every possible opportunity, so quality education is paramount. However, education can be a complex endeavour. When choosing a school for your child, no matter his or her age, there are numerous factors involved in the decision-making process. Student safety, class size, educator training, and curriculum are just a few […]
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Deeping St James CP School named East of England winner of ‘Premier League Writing Stars’ poetry competition
More than 25,000 primary school children across England and Wales have penned a poem for the second annual Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition. Themed on diversity, the competition encouraged five to eleven-year-olds to explore what makes us ‘Beautifully different, Wonderfully the Same’ using a poem created especially for Writing Stars by poet Joseph Coelho. […]
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Garden education for your children
It can be a task in itself to get your kids outside and away from all that technology indoors. But you don’t need to go far with them to have some fresh air — there are so many opportunities for fun and learning within your own back garden! Development in the early years For very […]
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Free Resources for kids learning typing
Technology has come around and led to a lot of changes in the way things are done nowadays. Every child will get the basic knowledge of computer usage while at a primary school. Technology can be used to give that kid the edge over his or her age mates. These resources can be accessed online […]
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Using Video Games to Instill Life Skills
A lot of parents struggle with how to help their kids balance productive and “just for fun” hobbies. After all, the modern world is full of distractions that have the potential to adversely affect a child’s or teen’s development, social skills, and mental health. One of those myriad distractions that parents worry about is video […]