Guidance for full opening of schools in England has been issued by the Department for Education today (July 2nd 2020). Here is our summary of the essential information for parents and carers. Read more
We have a unique opportunity to re-imagine education in our nation. Let’s not allow it to pass us by. Read more
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How a childhood love of crafting has become a “sweet spot” activity that gives me feelings of effectiveness, effortless absorption and fulfilment. Read more
I believe very strongly that we have a long way to go in validating adoptee separation trauma and disenfranchised grief and how difficult it can be for adopters to support this process. I look forward to a time when adopter and adoptee groups become one to learn from one another. Adoptees don’t want to be saved, we want to become our secure selves. Read more
I am a great fan of behavioural science. I love the idea of using gentle linguistic and behavioural nudges to move us all forward, rather than the world being governed by big, bureaucratic, behemoth systems. Read more
When I was in secondary school, my parents requested permission to remove me from school during term time for a week to go on a holiday of a lifetime. The school reluctantly agreed, on the condition that I would work hard to ‘catch up’ the work that I missed. Read more
In England, some children are already returning to school, and wider opening of schools has been announced in Wales. At some point all children will return to what is likely to be a ‘new normal’ in our nurseries and schools. Read more
With half term imminent in England and Wales, and families in Northern Ireland and Scotland already seeing the long summer break on the horizon, thoughts will be turning to what the school holidays will look like during lockdown. Read more
As the government in Westminster has announced plans for a phased increase in the number of children attending education settings in England from 1 June 2020, we have examined the new DfE guidance to provide answers to some of the most pressing questions. Read more
As a family, I always felt that we were connected to the people that mattered but perhaps we haven’t been actively connecting often enough. Read more
Why we decided to write an additional letter to my son's birth family at this time Read more
Like so many others, I am working from home in my full-time job, with my other half who also works full time and our two daughters, 9 and 12. They are off school and we are attempting to continue some learning and education. Like everyone else, three divided by two doesn’t go. Read more