by Rebecca | May 29, 2020 | Life and Family, School
After last week’s struggle with the options before us – to return to school, or keep them at home until after the summer holidays (Schools Reopening – whatever we choose, we lose) – we weighed it all up and decided that the homeschool journey will...
by Rebecca | May 22, 2020 | Life and Family, School
I thought the process of getting them into the right schools was difficult, but it was nothing compared with the decision that now lies before me about schools reopening on 1 June. And the hardest part is – there’s no right decision. Whichever way you play it, you...
by Rebecca | May 1, 2020 | Life and Family, School
A very curious thing has happened to our six year old over the last six weeks. It happened pretty rapidly, and it’s stayed with us as we’ve forged deeper into our lockdown life: he’s started behaving the way he did when he was four. The Threenager and Ferocious...
by Rebecca | Mar 27, 2020 | Life and Family, School
I can barely believe it’s only been a week since the schools shut down. So many more crazy things have happened since then – the country’s in lockdown, there’s a huge field hospital in development in London, and Bertie the pup has nearly...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2020 | Life and Family, School
Well, who saw this coming a year ago? Not me. I’ve given more than passing thought to homeschooling over the years. We all get along quite well; apart from a few small rebellions, the boys by and large do as they’re told; and then there are the very...
by Rebecca | Feb 20, 2020 | Life and Family, School
I often encounter a strain of mum-culture on social media which encourages us to dread the arrival of school holidays – what a pain they are, and how awful it is to have your kids around, instead of safely ensconced in a classroom. Now, while I will agree that three...
