Mother Distracted

As readers of this blog know, I spent over 13 years working as in marketing and PR for various law firms, rising to Marketing Director in th...

No matter what age you are, or at what stage in your academic career, exams are a fact of life - and can be one of the most stressful times ...

It's that time of year again when exams loom and schools start to circulate exam timetables and remind parents about the importance of g...

Education is one of the most important aspects of any child’s life , and it is also something which a great many parent worry over for many ...

Many parents develop a love-hate relationship with their children's education. Naturally, it has to be appropriate, and it can be a dram...

This week it's Parents' Evening at our children's school and since the Husband has managed not to be in the same postcode distri...

Our child’s education is extremely important to us as parents. Chances are you’ve been thinking about your child’s schooling before they wer...

Many years ago I use to be an English Tutor.  I taught basic literacy and English Literature up to GCSE 'O' Level. Finding the r...

Research from Capita SIMS has revealed that over half of parents (57%) feel primary school reports are either too generic or do not contain ...

Just lately I am hearing more and more about parents who have pulled their kids out of mainstream education in order to teach them at home. ...

With the happy news that 8 year old school boy Connor Beck has been found safe after going missing on his way to school, you can practicall...

Now this might be a very obvious question and, since the Husband makes a living from computer coding, I'm probably on a sticky wicket fl...

Our children are spending increasing amounts of time online, particularly in school and, whilst we can protect our kids at home, it has cros...

My kids are all in school now, and I have been thinking about their education for a long time. It's something you start thinking about ...

After another year of 'record' A level results in which pictures of leaping teenagers filled the papers, the collective sigh of exas...

It's the time of year again when revision stress wreaks havoc in family homes and our youngsters (and sometimes not so youngsters) feel ...