You might think that sending your children to the same school is what everyone does and is the simplest and easiest way to get your children through school. The choice of school might be driven by a number of factors. For example, you might send your children to somewhere like Rossall School due to the […]
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I don’t think that it should be “normal”…
Last week, I was chatting to my son’s teacher, about how he was doing at school, generally. The conversation, and what she had to say about him sounded great. He’s doing well, managing to achieve all the goals set for him, as a child in a reception class, excelling in some areas and managing to […]
READ MOREFinding Positive things
So, earlier this week, I had a bit of a rant on Facebook, about the fact that Little Man was struggling with being so tired after school, and that I personally think that at not quite 4.5 years old, he is too young to be in school, in a classroom, for 7 hours a day, […]
READ MORESecond time round…
I thought, that sending Little Man off into the big wide world of school, doing the whole starting school thing, second time round, would be easier. Nope, it’s not. Little Man had his “induction day” at school today. He spent some time in his new Reception classroom, with the teacher and classroom assistant that will […]
READ MOREFriday’s Rants From the Soap Box – A teacher speaks out on TA’s being cut in school!
This week, I am delighted to have a guest post. My friend Nicola, whom I have known since we were at prep school together, in Scotland, (now I feel old) is a teacher, who works in Essex. She has many years experience in the teaching profession, and works very hard, as do most of the […]
READ MOREFriday Rant – Actually, it’s not a rant for once. Read on…
Welcome to my Friday Rant from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. I also linked up with MummyBarrow for her Ranty Friday. You can […]
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