This September, English universities will be allowed to increase their tuition fees for undergraduates. The University of Sheffield is conscious this is a concern for many parents and we believe that it is important for parents (and your children) to understand the ins and outs of the new system based on accurate facts.
The funding which was previously provided to universities has been…
On 1st February 2012, a unique travel guide to the solar system will transport young explorers on an exhilarating adventure into outer space. London Mums love it because it is easy to read and also easy to understand a scientific topic that we as parents don’t always remember well 🙂 The pictures and illustrations are very good and brought back lovely memories of my time at school. Highly…
Parents often ask me about how to get their child interested in maths because ‘they just don’t get it.’
Understandably the same parents go searching for a maths tutor to help bridge the ever growing gap between their child and his peers….what they don’t realise is there is a lot of help they can give at home with a little guidance.
Maths Language
Keep the…
It’s bedtime. Brush your teeth, snuggle down, turn out the lights. Sleep? Not a chance! ‘Not on a School Night!’ is a great book by new talent in children’s picture books Rebecca Patterson. This book is published by Macmillan Children’s Books on 5th January 2012. Age 2+.
It’s lights out for a pair of boisterous brothers. But when sheets can transform the boys…
Number chunking, number lines and synthetic phonics – new teaching techniques brought in with the Labour Government’s 1999 Numeracy and Literacy Strategies – now mean that 95% of parents keen to help their children boost their grades are simply, ill-equipped to do so.
“Most parents do not understand how their children are taught, and it really isn’t a surprise”, says Geoffrey…
The Big March 2012, calls upon the United Nations to explicitly enshrine ‘bullying’ in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). To kick start this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, teen sensations Pixie Lott, Aston Merrygold and Jedward have been busy creating avatars of themselves, complete with Pixie’s new blonde bob, Aston’s characteristic beanie and Jedward’s…
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MUDDLE LONDON
This is the perfect book to start getting our London children to learn about their capital. It’s more than just a book, it’s like a platform that provides hours of educational…
Concerns about financial management rife as leading student counsellor gives top tips for beating separation woes.
More than two-thirds of parents in the UK (70%) fear that that they will find their child leaving for university “emotionally difficult”, with 40% believing that they will miss their child more than their child will miss them, according to new research published today.
The…
Writing in the Guardian, Elton John gives his views on the problems of homophobic bullying in schools and on the teaching of sex education in the UK. The piece was written to highlight Stonewall’s campaign against homophobic bullying in schools.
by Elton John
In spite of everything that’s gone before, the last 12 months have been the happiest and most special of my life. To become a…
Parents are hungry for information on a wide range of issues to help them exercise choice and support their children’s learning, a new report has found. Family Lives, Fiona Millar and Pearson have carried out a poll of nearly 1,000 parents looking at a range of issues, in particular what is most important to them when they are choosing a school for their child and whether they are successful in…