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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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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Dysgraphia?
It was a post on Facebook that caught my eye. Fellow blogger and fellow mum-of-teen-son-facing-GCSEs-in-the-not-too-distant-future, Kate of Striking Mum, wrote that she was worried that…
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The Christmas concert 2015
As I dropped my son off ready for his school Christmas concert, I had a strange feeling of deja vu. Surely it wasn’t a whole…
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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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Back to normality
Ever since we heard my daughter had got into the panto, the end of the autumn was in my mind divided into two distinct phases…
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The only one
When my son started school 10 years ago, it seemed like a big and scary place. Not just for him, but for me. All those…
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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…
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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…
