Posts

Navigating the School Maze: A Parent’s Guide to Being Heard (Part 1)

Hello everyone! If you are reading this, there is a good chance you’ve recently found yourself staring at a strongly worded email draft, wondering if three exclamation marks are too many, or perhaps you’ve just come from a "quick chat" at the school gate that left you feeling more confused than a Year 6 student facing a Prime Number division problem. We’ve all been there. As parents, our children’s success and emotional well-being are our primary drivers. When something feels "off" at school—be it a sudden struggle with long division or a playground dispute that has spiralled—our natural instinct is to swoop in and fix it. But, as I’ve learned through years of being both a teacher and a parent (and completing an MA in Education Assessment that involved far too many spreadsheets), there is a literal science to getting your voice heard in the staff room.

Curriculum Narrowing: The Great Divide and the Legal Loophole (Part 2)

Curriculum Narrowing: Why Your Child’s School Day Might Be Shrinking (Part 1)

Sticks and Stones... Why We Still Need to Talk about Bullying

Hey Google, Are We Accidentally Engineering Helplessness?

Is AI Marking Your Child's Homework? (And Why That Might Be a Problem)

So, Your Preteen Wants a Smartphone...

Why I Treat Your Child Like an Athlete (And Why You Should Too)

Once you've read this, you should head over to www.igniteeducation.co.uk

Your Three-Step Guide to Reclaiming the School Run Sanity!

Sparking Magic in Ten Minutes: Meet 'Roll-a-Tale'!

From Mince Pies to Packed Lunches: Resetting Your Child’s School Clock

Hot Chocolate and Hardbacks: Beat the Winter Slide with Cosy Reading