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Surviving Term One: A Teacher's Guide to Big School

Hello everyone! It's Mr M here. Let’s be honest. Sending your four-year-old off to big school for the very first time is completely terrifying. You spend the entire summer worrying if they know their alphabet. You secretly panic when you see other kids writing their names in perfect cursive at a playdate. I will let you in on a massive teacher secret. We really don't care if your child can read when they walk through the door in September. What we actually care about is whether they can put their shoes on the right feet.

Tantrums, Time-Ins, and the Death of the Naughty Step: The New Goal for 2026

The SEND Maze: Labels, Lifelines, and Our Children's Needs

A Parent’s Guide to Stress, Study, and Survival: Helping Your Teen Navigate the 2026 Exam Season

18 Months of Schooling, Scrums, and Survival: An Easter Break ‘Best Of’ Roundup

The Information Vault: Data, Safeguarding, and the Limits of Sharing (Part 3)

The Escalation Journey: From Gate Chat to Governors (Part 2)

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

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)