Tips for Starting School from PTA UK
It is now a month until Freyja starts reception. It doesn’t seem like any time has past since I was holding my tiny, precious baby in my arms moments after she was born, and here she is ready to embark...
View ArticleStarting school – tips and advice from a Primary School teacher
In my next post about starting school, Kings Monkton’s head of key stage one, Fiona Thomas, gives useful tips about helping your child through any anxiety around starting or returning to school, how to...
View ArticleStarting School – Science at Home
This post from my Starting School series is a little different. Being a secondary Science teacher, I am passionate about my subject and am very experienced in teaching older pupils. I actually think...
View ArticleEaster Egg Hunt Without Chocolate
Easter Egg Hunts are becoming quite a big thing over in this country now, with supermarkets selling large packs of chocolate eggs specifically designed for egg hunts. Now whilst I will admit to letting...
View ArticleEducational Quizzes and Revision for Exam Season
Teaching is the only job I have ever done. It is in my blood. I do moan about it from time to time, but the actual “teaching” part of my job is brilliant. Spending time with young people in the...
View ArticleBlogging Your Way to Riches
Most of you who know me will wonder why I am writing about “Blogging Your Way to Riches” as blogging has always been a hobby for me. I am not about to quit my job and start blogging full time – I don’t...
View ArticleA Weekend at Bluestone
We have just got back from a weekend hosted at Bluestone in Pembrokeshire. It was brilliant! The girls had so much fun and loved it so much that we left with Emily sobbing that she didn’t want to...
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