First school concert: Loud ‘n’ Proud
My son really has hit the ground running at his new grammar school. They don’t give kids time to ease in, they believe in throwing…
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Settling in: Loud ‘n’ Proud
It’s been two weeks now since my son started grammar school, the school we’ve wanted him to go to since he was a toddler. It’s…
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Project 365 2015 Week 36
The kids went back to school, in fact not just back to school – my younger son started grammar school, which we were all very…
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H Fitting
Dear Shoe Manufacturers My son is nearly 12. He is the nicest boy you could ever wish to meet. He is good at sport and…
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He did it! (Grammar school entrance exam)
I have been utterly convinced of my younger son’s quite astonishing intelligence since he was 18 months old. I know people find that hard to…
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What if? (Grammar school entrance)
What if he doesn’t get the marks? What if he doesn’t get the school? What if he doesn’t get his second choice school? What if…
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Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
The grammar school test – how did it go?
After a morning of hoovering and bathroom cleaning to take my mind off things, I joined the massive queue of parents waiting to pick their…
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Grammar school entrance exam (hanging over us)
All summer there has been a small shadow hanging over us. The knowledge that, in a few short weeks (well, days now), my son will…
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Motivated
After a summer spent watching too much My Parents Are Aliens and playing Clash of Clans on the iPad, my kids were slow to get…
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Tutor
We’ve been debating this issue for a long time – probably as far back as when my younger son was in year 1. To tutor…
