Both Dylan and Xander have shown a keen interest in science at school. They’re forever telling me things I never knew so I’m learning from it too. When BBC Terrific Scientific got in touch to see if we fancied trying an experiment, it was an easy decision. The experiment in question was to make an egg …
Dylan seems to enjoy every subject at school but there’s one that is his clear favourite at the moment. History. He can’t get enough of it. He’s forever telling me things I ought to have known about the past. His ability to retain facts is amazing. As I was the same until parental sleep deprivation kicked …
Education has changed greatly since I was at school. The curriculum is much more structured and my sons know a hell of a lot more than I did at both their ages. It’s not all progress though. There is something that has become ‘a thing’ in recent years that’s driving me round the bend. Mud kitchens. They …
Sometimes I wonder whether I’m becoming a grumpy old git before my time, but surely I can’t be alone in this particular “it wasn’t like this in my day” rant. I really don’t like the new way in which they do school photos. In case you’re one of the fortunate people out there whose children are still …
I come from a family of teachers – including one who became an Ofsted inspector – so I’ve always had an interest in education and, unsurprisingly, this has only increased now that I have one child at school and another starting in September. I was interested, then, to find out about an online questionnaire known …
We attended parent consultations for both Dylan and Xander this week and a common denominator was their impressive literacy skills. Proud face. They both love books and have vivid imaginations, so it’s not really surprising that they’ve been experimenting with language more of late. I find the influence of technology on their language particularly interesting. …