During September, I’ve been exploring communicating with the school in my Facebook community Education Support 4 Parents. My 16 years in schools (you can find out more about me here) showed me that the best results come from schools and parents working together in a co-productive way, to support their children from all angles. The most successful children were not necessarily the […]
How well can you use compasses? What about your young person? Is it something they practice regularly? At Skills4Parents, we like to take the stress out of maths, and if your young person is not confident with compasses (and you might not be too), it is an unnecessary stress. It’s not a skill that is practiced in school as much […]
It’s that time of year when secondary schools try to show themselves off at their best and parents start thinking about where they want their child to go. Not every family has a choice because of catchment or for other reasons. During this time in a pandemic, schools are looking at other ways of marketing themselves as they can’t run […]
Guest blog by Sarah Ockenden I’ve asked Sarah, who we collaborate with in our FREE facebook group Education Support 4 Parents to write a blog post all about the information you need to know as your child starts secondary school. Sarah has been through this with her son, so not only has experience as a parent but also as a teacher. Sarah […]