Can clever kids be good at sport?
Can clever kids be good at sport? The short answer is yes, of course, they can. There are plenty of ‘clever kids’ in professional sport….
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The A Level mock results
My son changed schools for 6th form because he wanted to better himself. I was very proud of him for doing that. He could have…
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The leavers’ hoodie tradition
We’re now into the second half of the school year and GCSEs and A Levels are getting ever closer. I can’t believe that my own…
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The players’ player award
Every year, my younger son’s school (like most secondary schools, I believe) holds a sports celebration evening just before the end of the school year….
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Happy birthday, 17 year old boy!
Seventeen years ago, a tiny baby boy popped into the world (‘popped’ after a very long labour). He was my first baby and suddenly I…
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The end of year exams
Almost without exception, all secondary schools do end of year exams in the ‘non-exam’ (ie not years 11 and 13) years. So what is the…
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The GCSE options
The time has come for my younger son to take his GCSE options. Since my eldest did his options three years ago, a lot has…
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First school football match
At my son’s school, they don’t start playing football until Year 9. I don’t know if that’s something unique to his school, to grammar schools…
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Starting to shine again
My younger son is a highly intelligent boy. He goes to a very selective grammar school, full of highly intelligent boys and girls. Yet, for…
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The new school: Panto panic
A year ago, I was telling everyone that my daughter DEFINITELY wouldn’t do panto this year. We love panto, but she’d be in Year 7…
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The new school: The rugby team
Team sport can be tough if you’re not one of the good ones. The chosen few. The A team. That’s the way it has always…
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The new school: Catty behaviour
Everybody says it. Girls are catty. Girls are nasty. But I’d never seen it myself. I know some girls struggle with other girls being nasty…
