The Scottish state-funded education system is brilliant. Daniel will be starting secondary school in August and they have […]
education
Parents in Manchester have been protesting outside schools about the No Outsiders programme which teaches kids that it’s […]
It was parent-teacher interviews at school last night and I’m so proud of the kids. They’re just amazing […]
Elizabeth received a Kano computer kit for Christmas this year. It consists of a Raspberry Pi with all […]
It’s tough when your kids don’t have any friends at school. That has been the case for Daniel […]
We got some great news today about Daniel: it looks like they’re going to let him repeat year […]
I’ve got myself involved with a group of mums from school to revamp the school playground. It’s currently […]
Every now and again I’ll let the kids get a paid app each for the iPad. That day […]
Contrary to what people might think, I feel that spending lots of money on shiny new iPads for […]
I’ve been ripping wall paper from a wall in the spare bedroom in our new home. I’ve never done […]
Whenever Ben tells a stranger at a party he’s a mathematician the response is usually something like, “I […]
I was out in the garden today and this little robin redbreast came and said hello. Isn’t he […]
As usual I fell for all the April Fools’ Day jokes yesterday including the one about Jeremy Clarkson joining […]
Apparently we can vote here. Amazing. I was under the impression that we couldn’t vote since we don’t […]
The results of the poll in my last post are, at this point in time, 42.3% for blue, 42.3% […]
Elizabeth’s teacher must have suggested to the class that they make a card for their mothers for “Valemtine’s” […]
No, this post is not about climate scientists fabricating data to make it look like the earth is […]
Daniel is an unusual child. When he was little he was terrified of small children even, on occasion, to the […]
I loved everything about the state-funded school my son attended for 6 months when we were in the […]
I thought I would write about my experiences with the UK state schooling system now that Daniel has […]
