Christmas concert
We’re right in the midst of Christmas performance season and I love it. My kids do a fair few – from a five minute presentation…
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The Gallery: Back to school (2013)
I’ve slacked off a bit with The Gallery recently. Between going on holiday and themes I couldn’t quite relate to, I’ve missed a few weeks….
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What I’ve learned about year 7
Well, we’ve survived it. A whole year of secondary school. And what have I learned about year 7 and secondary school? We could keep this…
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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…
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Secondary school report
Yesterday, my son handed me an envelope and said ‘don’t tell me off about all the red’. Well, he’s said it. What else was I going…
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Tween death tragedy
I’ve pondered long and hard over whether to write this one. Because it’s not my story. It’s not my tragedy. But it is affecting my…
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The Letter is the law
At primary school, The Letter is the law. If it isn’t in a letter, it isn’t sufficiently important for me to worry about forgetting something,…
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Image conscious
My son has done half a term at secondary school now, so has anything changed? Of course it has. Secondary school is all about image…
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Rules are rules
My eldest isn’t a rule breaker. On the contrary, he follows rules to the letter of the law (with the exception of course of Mummy-imposed…
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Smooth transiton
My son has been at secondary school a couple of weeks now and I’m pleased to say that so far it’s gone very well. I’d…
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First impressions count
As my boy set off for his new school in his new blazer he looked so smart and handsome and grown up. I wondered what impression he…
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The Gallery: Back to School
The Gallery has been on my radar for some time, but I’ve never actually taken part. This week the theme is something particulary close to…
