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Parents evenings

It was parents evening last night. As usual, I had asked the kids if there was anything they wanted me to bring up. "Just don't say anything embarrassing," said daughter…

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Home school contract

This week the girls have brought home a home school contract. It's the first time and I know I should support it. So why am I staring at the section…

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Rain again

Why does it rain so much in this country? And why does it rain most at school dropping off and picking up times? Is it not enough to get all…

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Related tags: School | Weather

Cowboys at lunch

Our school is keen, as many are, to promote school lunches. More and more parents are choosing not to pay for them in the current economic climate, but they are…

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Related tags: Cowboy | School

In sickness and in health

I've just come back from Breakfast TV, talking about a BUPA survey on parents who send their kids to school when they are ill. It was quite an adventure.…

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