by Rebecca | Sep 8, 2018 | School
The night before our boy started junior school this week, he crawled into my lap at bedtime, and said simply, “I’m scared.” Even though he was going into a class with at least six of the children he had in his old class – some of them his dearest friends – he has felt...
by Rebecca | Aug 30, 2018 | School
This week has been mostly about breaking up fights between two children who are basically sick of each other’s constant company, and wondering whether I’ve remembered everything for the first day of school, next week. It’s a bit more of a challenge this year than...
by Rebecca | Aug 23, 2018 | Re: Writing
For once, we chose the best week to go on holiday this year. The heatwave cooled the day we travelled to Gatwick, and the August heavens finally opened – for the first time in weeks – as we settled into the airport hotel room. Now, after a week of being blasted by...
by Rebecca | May 11, 2018 | School
2019 note: I thought it couldn’t get any worse than this, but since I wrote this post, the government announced plans to scrap Year 2 SATs, and replace them with tests for all reception age children. There is a vocal movement to stop this horrible idea, and you...
by Rebecca | Apr 13, 2018 | School
When did it become like this? Do you remember anxiety, bated breath and crossed fingers when your parents applied for your school place? I don’t recall any of that – there was a process(probably just a chat with a nice lady at the council, back in the 80s...
