Things that are to do with the life of a family. Including discussions, home, education, clothing, shoes, etc
Earth Day is more poignant than ever during this Corona-Virus outbreak as we can really see the difference slowing down is making to the Earth. In order to help keep the Earth in our thoughts after lockdown there are things we can think about and discuss right now – making changes where we can. Looking … Read more
PRESS RELEASE School’s Out but Learning’s Not! The BBC are opening the doors to the biggest ever education offering: BBC Bitesize Daily launches Monday 20 April across BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online at www.bbc.co.uk/Bitesize to ensure that kids across the UK have access to curriculum supported learning for the summer term, working closely with … Read more
The Second Term at Grammar School and a Return to Home Education
Artistic Ways to Learn Shakespeare’s The Tempest There are many ways that you can teach Shakespeare in a fun way, we focused on The Tempest this year for Shakespeare week. A lot of resources are on the Shakespeare Week website including the instructions we used to build characters from The Tempest out of LEGO. It … Read more
Art is all around us, and with its many different formats then there is sure to be something to suit everyone. Whether this simply drawing a picture with pencil and paper, or experimenting with different media (paint/charcoal/pastels, etc.), taking photographs, building sculptures (from paper, wire, clay, LEGO), origami, cross-stitch, fashion, make-up/face paint/body art, needle felt … Read more
Our teen has talked about going on holiday skiing for years. Problem is he had only ever skied once when we visited the indoor snozone at Milton Keynes. Although there’s instructors on these skiing holidays in my opinion learning from scratch and just being on the nursery slopes whilst there is just a waste of … Read more
Our son has become very passionate about playing rugby since playing for the first time with the school and it all feels like it happened very quickly. I for one knew absolutely nothing about rugby but this is what I have encountered so far. Rugby boots are not the same as football boots One minute … Read more
Lifestyle choices to help fight high blood pressure
Our son’s first term at grammar school after home education
