Tag: school

“Who did you play with today?” I asked my daughter as we walked home from school. “Nobody,” she replied, picking at the frayed ends...

I always knew when my kids had fallen out with their friends – the looks on their faces when they came out of school...

Regardless of childcare arrangements for their earlier years of life, the time will come when you’ll think about whether or not you should send...

“Hi, sweetie. How was your day?” you ask, as your child comes out of school. “Fine.” You try again. “What did you do?” “Nothing...

Imagine picking your child up from school and asking the time-honoured question: “What did you do today?” Instead of the expected responses –...

There are few of us whose kids haven’t feigned illness to get a day off school when they simply didn’t feel like going....

When you look at the headlines, it’s not surprising UK residents feel their communities are less safe these days. Reports of stabbings, acid attacks...

We can all remember at least one occasion when we were threatened with collective punishment at school, right? I recall my high school form...

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be on the curriculum in English secondary schools by 2020 as part of new government education...

Mornings used to feel like an endurance test. The alarm would go off like a starter’s pistol and I’d be out of bed in...