I'm delighted to introduce a guest post from site manager and educator Merrill Cook on how to encourage healthier screen time with your children... One of the largest studies ever done on the topic noted that 8-18 year olds spend over 7 hours a day consuming media. From the earliest days of chi…

This week I've been exploring my creative side with  Viking ! Shakespeare week runs from March 18th to 25th and to celebrate Viking kindly sent me some writing supplies and the fun challenge of creating a literary design!  After reading some of Shakespeare's famous quotes, poems and sonnets…

My little boy has always had a bit of a fascination with our family calendar. He loves asking me to point out today's date and also loves to read out what events I've written down for the week. Quite often I find he's added his own entries in just in case I forget the movie night and po…

Spring is definitely in the air and while you may be planning a spring clean or to update and refresh your home ready for the warmer weather and lighter days, it's important to give some thought to your vehicle too. An area of your vehicle that may be in need of maintenance is your tyres. It…

It's that time of the year, with promises of spring in the air, that I start thinking of booking a summer holiday! This year we're planning to take the boys camping for the first time. We've decided on the week and the location (it has to be Cornwall!) but we've not settled on the c…

You might not have considered travelling by boat before because it takes longer and flights seem a lot easier. But there are actually a lot of benefits to travelling by boat and it could improve the whole experience for you, so it’s worth thinking about. If you’re still not convinced, check out the…

With the start of each academic year comes a new set of challenges in the learning curriculum. That’s why it’s important for parents to understand their child’s curriculum as much as possible. An   independent school in Hertfordshire   have put together the following information to help. The Nation…

As a parent, there are lots of things you can do to help encourage your child to work hard at school. In fact, the more involvement you have, the more likely they are to perform well academically. If you’re unsure where to start and you were never the academic type yourself, here are some tips from…