September 11, 2015
When you are dressing a child, you don’t put on their coat first, then their jumper and finally their vest, not unless it’s ‘Crazy Clothes Day’ […]
September 2, 2015
First week down, breathe a sigh of relief. You’ve gotten through the drama of ‘Back to School’. Well done you. Unfortunately, come Monday, you’re going to […]
August 17, 2015
If I had my way, I would drastically reduce or even ban homework! Radical I know, but seeing as how Hummingbird Learning world domination is a […]
August 6, 2015
When my boys were in primary school, they had an English book that was used for reading and spelling. It was different to the type of […]
July 30, 2015
English is a difficult language to learn, not least because of the contradictions in pronunciation, and yet children are still taught it phonetically. This poem ‘The […]
July 23, 2015
There are many different educational philosophies throughout the world; some of the most child-centred educational philosophies have their origins in the theories of child development specialists […]