The back to school countdown has well and truly begun. Whilst new uniforms and lunch boxes will definitely be on the ‘to do’ list, one thing parents may want to consider is adjusting children’s sleep back in to their usual routine following the summer of later nights and lazier mornings.
Dave Gibson, sleep expert at London bed makers Warren Evans shares his sleep adjustment tips to help…
With the new school year looming, it’s time to consider those essential buys – from the uniform and school bags to lunchboxes and stationary. Here is a list of school essentials tested and chosen by London Mums.
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Fairtrade uniform products
Fairtrade uniform products feel more luxurious in quality than the supermarkets’ equivalent items. The price is equally competitive…
Pricey school uniforms should be dropped in favour of plain clothes and a badge. PARENTS are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds kitting out their children for the new school year, a Family Action report has found.
The Big Stitch-Up finds that the average annual back-to-school cost – including uniforms, coats, bags and stationery – is now £156 for a child at primary school and £285 for…
As the schools break up, it’s natural that many parents of children in the mid-to-late teens will be preoccupied with what their son or daughter is going to do when they finish school for the last time. With economic uncertainty continuing and rising youth unemployment, there’s a lot of pressure on both parents and young people to make the right decision.
It’s worrying then, that AAT…
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 children approach the end of formal education, it’s a time full of big decisions. They might want to complete A-Levels, go to university, but if they are not sure yet what to do, further education could be the answer.
At the recent Big Bang Fair in London, Automobile engineering was one of the areas preferred by boys in particular. And it’s an industry that is expanding and requires…
According to a new research, children are not getting access to basic drinking water requirements at school, despite Department of Education guidelines. This is particularly sensitive now that the government plans to allow childminders and nursery staff to look after more children in England.
The survey carried out by the Natural Hydration Council (NHC) with Netmums included in-depth focus…
The news of the UK’s slipping education standards is worrying: From not knowing who invaded England in 1066 to which century WW2 was in, these shocking statistics gathered over the last 12 months are a bit distressful.
Despite exam results going up each year, new research by the teacher-set exam revision service, Education Quizzes, confirms our fears: young people are struggling to keep up…
Getting your school application form right and providing the necessary information can be an important part in securing the school of your choice.
Even those parents that have previously applied for older children can make basic mistakes or errors of judgment which affect not only the manner in which the application is dealt with, but also chances, some months later, when conducting a school…
Children would find it much easier to learn to read and write if they were first taught how the English language works and what words mean, rather than trying to sound out words.
According to new research, English is so complex that relying on phonics – the common practice of teaching children to read by sounding out words – makes learning English much more difficult than it needs to be.
Dr…