by rlcadmin | Jul 21, 2023 | Life and Family, School
Our boy made the leap from primary last year, and spent a lot of the summer holidays worrying about what was in store. Here’s his advice for Year 6s moving up to secondary – which we hope will help them to stress less and relax more these holidays. Moving...
by rlcadmin | Sep 16, 2022 | School
The day that’s loomed for 11 years is finally here – it’s time for Senior School. It seems like only yesterday he was asking about going to “skell”, and now he’s trotting off in a large gaggle of friends to embark on the (I believe) scariest...
by rlcadmin | Mar 11, 2022 | School
He may be a devoted lapdog for most of the week, but our little Bertie is a working dog too: through the fabulous charity, Canine Concern. Our youngest left infant school last year, and I knew I would miss being part of that community very much. We’d been involved in...
by rlcadmin | Sep 17, 2021 | School
Do you remember a time when your biggest worry was what lesson was looming over the timetable horizon next – and what delicious dish was coming up for school lunch? Well, perhaps the last one never happened (my memories are mainly of mince and mashed potato, followed...
by rlcadmin | May 28, 2021 | Life and Family, School
The kids are exhausted – when they’re one small squabble away from a meltdown, I know it must be nearly the end of another half term. But this one’s been different. There was so much to grieve a year ago (my post at the time is here: Feeling the Grief for what...
by rlcadmin | Mar 5, 2021 | Life and Family, School
It’s been a journey, but after eight whole weeks of helping my children to learn at home, I’ve come away with a few new skills myself. In summary, they can be described as: Mulitasking is hard and I’m still not sure I can do it Snacks are king and can be used to...
