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Primary School can be full of wonder and excitement. However things don’t always go to plan! Something happens in school and it can be hard to know how to handle the situation. Often we head straight for social media to vent and canvas other parents – desperate to know how to solve the problem and […]

So your child has just started school and you’ve had about a week, give or take a few days, for them to get used to the new routine.  They come home talking about what they have done during the day.  It all sounds quite familiar: they’ve played in the sand and water, with the cars, […]

Starting school is stressful for any parent but for parents who have adopted their children or who are in the process of adopting them, it can be extra stressful.  Sending a child who is not yet fully attached to their parents into a new environment can cause all sorts of problems. From struggling to make […]

Sending your child to school for the first time is a huge step.  That first day looms large in your mind! You’ve spent the summer thinking about whether they will cope with such a long day, whether they will make friends and whether you are going to cry as you watch them enter the big […]

Your child is starting school and you’ve read up on how to make their first day as easy as possible. The uniform is neatly ironed, everything has been labelled at least three times over, and you’ve spent the summer encouraging them to put their own socks on (literally the hardest piece of clothing EVER to […]

Dear Teacher I have been where you are many times before. I have been excited on the first day to meet my class and get to know them better. I have enjoyed the relaxation of the first few days – the PSHE sessions – talking about how the school works, the excitement of upcoming topics, […]