Dear London Mums,
School could not come soon enough but at the same time going back to school can be a tricky process for young children and parents. Admittedly my son and I ticked all boxes in a research from Explore Learning that has found what parents say their kids most worry about when returning to school. It’s no surprise that kids dread going back to school, 56% say kids struggle to…
JK Educate debunk the myths around your child’s education. Avoid Summer Regression! We all hear how important it is that children avoid forgetting what they’ve learned and losing their learning momentum during the long holidays. This is often called Summer Regression, which sounds quite alarming, but in truth you can prevent it very easily!
Are you wondering, like many other parents, “How…
Are you busy getting your kids kitted out ready for back to school? Then let 3M take some of the pressure away by entering this fantastic competition to win everything they need for their studies!
To celebrate the start of the new school year (and the end of six weeks of chaos for you!), we’ve teamed up with the Post-it Scotch Brands from 3M to give one of you the chance to win the perfect Back…
Is there any such thing as normality with kids? Of course not, but a decent routine is likely to help us run a smooth family life.
With children heading back to school after the long Summer break, it’s important to help them get back into a sleeping schedule to ensure they are well rested and prepared for the day ahead. As a bonus, more sleep for the children generally means more sleep for…
With back to school steadily creeping up, parents will have the same old concern that they have year on year, buying the ‘right’ school uniform. However recently, buying the ‘right’ school uniform no longer just means the correct uniform for the school, which fits well, washes well, is comfortable and increasingly fashionable etc. Nowadays the ‘right’ uniform should also be ethical…
As cuts, salary freezes and childcare fees continue to wipe out family earnings, UK charity Turn2us is urging parents to check their eligibility online to help pay for uniforms, class materials, school trips and lunches.
Anyone can visit the free website www.turn2us.org.uk in confidence to find out what welfare benefits or charitable grants they may receive and make sure that their children get…
Research released today by Initial Hygiene suggests that teachers need to be encourage their pupils to wash their hands, as parents may be endangering their children’s health by taking a ‘laissez-faire’ approach to hand hygiene. A survey of primary school children and their parents has shown kids lag behind their parents when it comes to handwashing, with over 40% of youngsters saying that…
More than 100,000 girls in the UK, US and France responded to the Back to School survey run by GirlsGoGames social gaming platforms in just a few days! The idea behind was to find out how girls in the UK, US and France are feeling about going back to school after their summer break. It turns out that while some passions are universal (cookies, art and the social side of school), attitudes to…
Dear London Mums
A summer like no other is the title of the Mayor of London’s Olympic festival and yes what an extraordinary summer we just had! It might not have been the sunniest ever but the gold medals awarded shone brightly enough to please most people 🙂
Before it all started, I was a bit sceptical about the Olympics and I was almost certain there would be lots of organisational…
Here is a list of school essentials tested and recommended by London Mums.
School uniforms
Most supermarket stock school uniform items with no logos which all school accept provided the school uniform’s colours are maintained. We found some of the best items (good value for money) at Sainsbury’s.
The stockist number is 0800 63 62 62 and…