What am I worth? It’s a question that most children and young people are asking. The reason they are asking it is because they are being raised in a society which values money, status and celebrity. They are growing up in communities which attach a high value to academic success and they attend schools that…
Empty Nest Syndrome – what you need to know So the day has come. Your child is leaving home for the first time. Nerves, dread and excitement all competed like so many prima donnas for centre stage in your emotions as you bought bedding, saucepans and a doorstop. Empty nest syndrome is a recognisable, usually…
The results are in August is always an anxious time for students as they wait for GCSE and A level results – the outcome of their work and a measure of their learning. It can be a particularly stressful time when a hoped-for university place depends on those results. Contemporary wisdom perceives a university education…
Thinking of Home Education? Some resources you might find helpful Education Otherwise (important group and website): https://educationotherwise.org Educational Freedom: http://educationalfreedom.org.uk/ Home Education Advisory Service: https://www.heas.org.uk Looks like they have more printed resources than online Free Range Education: http://free-range-education.org.uk Home Education UK: http://www.home-education.org.uk/ Home Education in UK: http://home-ed.info/ Home Education Special: http://www.he-special.org.uk (focus on Home Ed and special needs, some useful…
Make all sex education in the UK carry full and comprehensive warning of the health risks attaching to non-monogamous sex. PETITION TO: RT HON JUSTINE GREENING – SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION. Click here to sign.
Andrew McClintock