Could an Online Learning Platform Give Your Child the Edge in Key Stage 2?
A summary of Atom Learning’s adaptive service
How to Break Up with Elf on the Shelf
Foolproof ideas that won’t upset the kids
Growing up: Celebrating ‘Height Day’ at Thorpe Park
Why reaching the magical 1.4 metres in height is a rite of passage for kids at theme parks.
The Bug: now you are 10
I don’t often do these posts. Marking an age never seems to be any more poignant than the other things I want to write about our lives, and I’d rather write when the mood takes me. But this week the mood does take me, and I can’t let your birthday...
Parenting: 10 things your child will grow out of (and 5 that he won’t)
Oooh, smooth and shiny! Parenting sometimes feels like one long problem-solving slog, doesn’t it? Sometimes, despite all your best efforts, kids will defeat you, time and time again. Whether it’s eating vegetables, refusing to go to bed, or arguing with...
Parenting: 6 Tips for improving kids handwriting
Four years ago I was a massively frustrated parent. My then 7-year-old daughter was learning to write, and was equally frustrated. So was her teacher. All three of us were struggling, but each with a different problem. I wanted her handwriting to be neater, more...
