SchoolingTested & Recommended

School shoes - London Mums' recommendation

Clarks: London Mums’ first choice of shoes for school in 2011 For school shoes check https://www.clarks.co.uk/Kids/School-shoes/c/k14 While girls have a lot of choice in various stores when buying shoes, boys in my view don’t have much choice in terms of good quality leather shoes. Boys tend to wear off shoes much quicker than girls. My best choice for school shoes are Clarks. Check…
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Colouring and creativity - insights from a mummy blogger event in London

During the summer a group of mummy bloggers from across the UK (including myself and our London Mumpreneur Rita Kobrak) met at the Ritz for a glam high tea hosted by Bic Kids and an interesting discussion on the relationship between mums and being creative. Here are some of the insights from the mummy blogger event. Mums want to be hands on and creative with their children but often don’t…
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Back to School! A-Z guide to Schooling in 2011-2012

Here is a list of very useful links to our articles covering everything you need to know to start school. How much will ‘back to school’ cost us this year? http://wp.me/p1tkKJ-DI Gluten and wheat-free school lunch made easy as ABC http://wp.me/p1tkKJ-DR Size up your child’s BMI as they head back to school School Fundraising tips: BACK TO SCHOOL FUN, CREATIVE, RISK-FREE WAY TO HELP RAISE…
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SCHOOL ESSENTIALS - TESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY LONDON MUMS

SCHOOL ESSENTIALS – TESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY LONDON MUMS Clarks: London Mums’ first choice of shoes for school in 2011 Renapur Leather Balsam: the best beeswax to clean and waterproofs all the kids’ shoes in seconds. Made with natural, beeswax and jojoba oil, Renapur Leather Balsam cleans, conditions and waterproofs shoes all at once. It is suitable for all colours of leather.
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Health and the School Run - The Facts

Begging your little angel to put their coat and shoes on, sorting out the squabbles over who sits where in the car, and then there’s the traffic – oh the traffic! Just another day for most parents with school age children, however there is a secret weapon for parents – find out what it is in this article! Here are some very interesting facts about health and the school…
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'BILINGUAL FOR FUN' by Letizia

If bilingualism is really important to you, and you really want your child to speak his second language, you should worry about it now, and wait no further, for 5 very good reasons: 1. Once you have established a parent-child communication pattern it’s very difficult and painful to change it. Later you might realise you can’t face the difficulties of imposing this change to your…
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Schooling

'School Admissions D-Day Approaches' by Matt Richards, Senior Partner at School Appeals Services

Almost 100,000 parents across the country will find out either on 1st March or soon after whether they have secured a place for their child in the school of their choice. In the London region, there are likely to be more upset and unhappy parents than most areas of the country, given the shortage of places for infant class children i.e. those joining the school at reception stage. Many London…
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