Reflections on year 12 and year 10
Another school year is over and my kids have reached the end of year 12 and year 10. It’s been a big year for both…
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The end of the school run
After nearly 16 years, it seems that I have come to the end of the school run. My son is in year 12, he recently…
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The Youth Talent Programme
It was way back in June that I saw a post about an interesting-sounding webinar from England Athletics. With not much else to do in…
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Back to school, back to normal?
It’s already been three weeks since my kids went back to school. Although they were looking forward to a bit of normality after six months…
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Why a girls’ grammar school might be the best choice for a boy
It’s been over a year since my son left the girls’ grammar school where he had studied for two years. He walked in there with…
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The new school – settling into sixth form
As I watched my little girl head off to catch the school bus for the first time, I felt nervous for her. Starting secondary school…
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The new school – juggling
Having three kids at three different schools was hard. My life was a constant juggling act. It was a jigsaw puzzle I could never entirely…
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The new school – settling in
So my daughter has been at her new school a couple of weeks now. And it’s felt like a complete whirlwind. On the one hand,…
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Project 365 2017 Week 36
It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for – when my eldest and daughter both started at their new school. Here’s our week in pictures……
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Three grammar school kids
So I have three grammar school kids. If you’d told me two years ago that it would be possible, I would have laughed. When my…
