The year 7 revision
As a teenager, I didn’t know how to revise. Nobody taught us back in those days. In fact, what I did was the exact opposite…
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The year 10 exams
My eldest’s last school report made depressing reading. There were far too many predictions of Cs and even Ds at GCSE. My son is not…
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The girls’ grammar school
For a long time, since she was in year 2 or even earlier, I’ve had a very clear view of which school my daughter would…
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Project 366 Week 16
I’ve been very good ever since I started this project in January 2014 at taking at least one photo a day. This week I seem…
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The stir-fry
My younger son is a lovely boy. He has a very likeable personality and a good sense of humour. He is highly academic and a…
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Aiming high
Just before my younger son started grammar school, I listened to the head teacher speak and I was in awe. In awe of what an…
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A parents’ evening to be proud of
Earlier this week, we had my younger son’s first secondary school parents’ evening. His first test was to arrange all of the appointments himself –…
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First school rugby match
It wasn’t actually his first school rugby match, but it was the first time we’d had chance to watch my son play for the grammar…
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The grammar school test and the maths
It’s hard to believe it, but my daughter will sit the grammar school entrance exam this year. Hard to believe because her big brother only…
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The school musical
Work started on the school musical in the last week of the summer holidays. Before my son had even started at his new school. I…
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The secondary transfer juggernaut
It is only a few weeks since the new batch of eager (and not so eager) year 7s, my own son included, started at secondary…
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The grammar school
My son’s grammar school divides opinion. There are those who would sell their own grannies or tutor their poor kids to within an inch of…
