Things I don’t understand – and things I do
The other week I went to my younger son’s school concert. I love the school concert because everyone takes part, even the cool boys. At…
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The new school – first parents’ evening
My daughter has been in Year 7 at a girls’ grammar school for half a term now. She has settled in incredibly well and has…
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The new school – settling into sixth form
As I watched my little girl head off to catch the school bus for the first time, I felt nervous for her. Starting secondary school…
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The new school – homework stress
I feel lucky that my eldest breezed through his GCSEs without breaking into a sweat. He didn’t stress at all. My younger son doesn’t worry…
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The new school – feeling tired
It’s pretty much the thing you hear parents say more than anything: ‘He’s really tired… ‘ ‘She’s just SO TIRED’. It might be true or…
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The new school – juggling
Having three kids at three different schools was hard. My life was a constant juggling act. It was a jigsaw puzzle I could never entirely…
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The new school – settling in
So my daughter has been at her new school a couple of weeks now. And it’s felt like a complete whirlwind. On the one hand,…
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Project 365 2017 Week 36
It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for – when my eldest and daughter both started at their new school. Here’s our week in pictures……
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Three grammar school kids
So I have three grammar school kids. If you’d told me two years ago that it would be possible, I would have laughed. When my…
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The GCSE results
Well, the big day has arrived. Two and a bit months after my son sat his last GCSE exam, it’s GCSE results day! My son…
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The new school open evening
My daughter had the open evening for her new grammar school last week. She had literally been counting down the days to it. By the…
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The handball tournament
My younger son does A LOT of sport at school (unlike his sister). Throughout the winter, games lessons mean rugby, but they also have PE…
