With the new school term starting, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families to open a Tax-Free Childcare account today to save up to £2,000 per child on their yearly childcare bills.
Families can use their Tax-Free Childcare account to pay for any approved childcare including holiday clubs, breakfast and after school clubs, child minders and nurseries.
For many parents, the return to school brings about a familiar dilemma: helping our kids shift from summer freedom to a structured bedtime routine. With 9,073,832 students in the last headcount, bedrooms all over the nation will be having the same struggle.
Rest is crucial, not just for those growing bodies, but to fuel their young minds for the classroom. Shifting them from their...
The start of the school term can be an extremely daunting time for children; meeting new teachers and classmates, moving schools and classrooms, not to mention new learning pressures. Children’s mindfulness coach and Voxblock meditations series author, Christiane Kerr explains the benefits of mindfulness for children and gives some easy techniques to help your children cope with the start of...
Dreading the prospect of going out to get your child's school shoes before the start of term ? You're not alone. All parents will be familiar with the feeling of exhaustion that this practical and necessary task can bring: busy shops, bored kids and being overwhelmed with choices can add up to an experience that is lacking in fun!
But it doesn't have to be this way. Footwear experts...
With the new school term well underway, new research released today shows widespread concern among parents around their children’s attention in school. The data, released by Nuance Hearing , a leader in audio technology, shares the concerns of parents about the concentration ability of school-aged children, while pointing to a wider problem around the role of background noise in busy...
Nutritionist Jane McClenaghan offers us advice on how to add goodness into kids breakfast.
Adding goodness into kids breakfasts
September is time for a fresh start. As the kids get back to school and family life takes on more of a routine, getting your day off to a good start can make all the difference to your child’s nutrition for the day. Eating breakfast is associated with better...
Young people are more susceptible to germs because their immune systems aren’t as mature as adults. In fact, 80% of infectious diseases are spread by touch . So sharing books, desks and devices when kids go back to school may mean your children are more at risk of being susceptible to bugs that could make them ill.
So, as primary and secondary school classrooms across the country...
Twinkl’s #BacktoTwinkl campaign aims to support educators to find the right balance at the start of the school term.
Global educational publisher, Twinkl, has kickstarted its Back to School campaign to support educators as they prepare for the year ahead. This year, the campaign is titled #BacktoTwinkl and is centred around the various ways the organisation brings support to educators....
