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…
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…
My son’s leavers’ assembly was brilliant, it really didn’t disappoint. It started with one of the most appropriate hymns ever – One More Step Along…
All week, my son hadn’t seemed quite himself. He is an easygoing type, but for the last few days he’d been snappy, awkward and unreasonable….
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…
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…
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…
And so the day arrived. The day we’d been building up to for months – grammar school entrance exam day. I hadn’t pushed my son…
Here we go again. Year 6. The emotional rollercoaster. The year that starts with applying for secondary school and the grammar school entrance exam (well,…
It sometimes feels like I took my eye off the ball for just a minute and my little boy grew up. One minute he was…