Our local woods is one of my favourite places to take our dog for a walk, but our children can get a bit bored of walking the same loop over and over again! So, I have tried to be a bit more creative to make our time in the woods fun for everyone! I have put together a list of some of the things my children enjoy doing, that I hope you and your children will enjoy doing too. 8 Fun activities for...
Schools and colleges have reopened for most, and with it coronavirus measures – some different, some familiar – to help reduce risk to pupils and staff.
With most of Devon’s schools back, pupils and their families will be familiarising themselves with new routines.
Secondary schools and colleges are asking pupils to take two in-school assisted lateral flow tests, days apart...
- One in eight adult children who live with their parents could spend half their life living with mum and dad -
One in eight (13%1) adults that have always lived with their parents are aged 35-55+. That means people are spending almost half of their expected lifespans (81 years2) if not longer living with their parents
Little ones should play with their food after new research reveals that two thirds of parents (62%) still tell their little ones not to.
According to new research by baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen released today, a third of parents (27%) think playing with food isn’t good behaviour despite studies* showing that babies and toddlers that engage with food using all their senses, in and outside...
Following increased demand over the summer for educational resources related to the needs of pupils arriving from overseas, educational publisher Twinkl, whose mission is to ‘help those who teach’ has launched a dedicated area on its website ‘International New Arrivals’ - designed to support educators, children and their families.
A quarter (25 per cent) fear talking to other parents at drop-off or being stuck talking to people they don’t know
Parents find the school run more irritating than deciding what to wear (39 per cent), getting out of bed (37 per cent) and even returning parcels to the Post Office (36 per cent)!
Parents in Belfast being the most unfriendly parents at drop-
Longer school day vital to youth recovery from pandemic
The call from the Centre for Social Justice, backed by rugby ace Lawrence Dallaglio, comes after UK’s Covid-19 curbs see a 55 per cent increase in ‘severely absent’ pupils
YouGov poll shows 23 per cent of England’s poorest children denied extra-curricular activities
Parents’ support for a mobile ban in schools is growing, up to 57% from 49% two years ago
Three quarters of parents (74%) claim mobiles are a distraction, three in five (61%) believe a ban would cut bullying and a quarter (24%) believe it would reduce peer pressure to buy premium handset
But almost four million parents (27%) think banning mobiles at school
Stress free solutions for family days out, weekends away or the staycation this year!
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