Resilience is something that our children must learn; it’s not something they are born with. With that said, parents need to try and find ways to encourage resilience, in order to help our children cope with difficult situations and setbacks. It can be difficult to fight the urge to step in and help our children […]
The Importance of Pastoral Care in Schools
The aim of a pastoral care system within a school is to support the physical and emotional wellbeing of its pupils, making sure they are healthy, happy, and thriving academically. One would argue that pastoral care provides a base for a superior education. It’s essentially an opportunity for teachers to really make a personal difference […]
The Benefits of School Trips for Children
Schools tend to organise school trips to support a variety of subjects, such as history, geography, modern foreign languages, or science. They often begin as early as nursery, but usually remain fairly local, which is exciting for little ones who are yet to experience so much of the world. School trips are beneficial for many […]
Top Tips For Helping Your Child Learn A New Language
We live in a rapidly shrinking world – the advent of the internet has allowed us to learn more about other cultures more quickly than ever before. Increasing numbers of international businesses are working remotely and so now more than ever, learning a second or even a third language is a must. To encourage […]
The Benefits of Drama Lessons for Children
Drama lessons can be one of the best ways to help children grow in confidence and also to learn more about literature than is possible by sitting in a classroom. A child’s personal development is hinged on their access to enriching activities as this independent school in London believes. Drama is a great way […]
Should I Encourage My Child To Learn An Instrument?
This is a question often asked by parents and most especially by parents who don’t play an instrument themselves. This is likely because parents who do play an instrument know there’s only one answer to the question – yes! Playing a musical instrument is a wonderful way for children to develop many skills – […]
Helping Your Child With Their Social Skills
Your child may be naturally confident or shy but having good social skills goes far beyond those two factors. Well-developed social skills are more bound up in having empathy for others than we might imagine. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with being shy or quiet and it’s important to remember that not everyone can be loud […]
12 Top Tongue Twisters For Kids
We absolutely love a good old tongue twister in the Newby household. It all started when we realised that Estelle needed a bit of help with some of her word pronunciations. She was struggling at 5 and 6 to say a number of sounds – she would get the ‘sh’ sound and the ‘th’ sound […]
