How Online Education Helps Mums Stay Involved in Their Child’s Learning Journey
Apr 17 2025- Schooling
- Last Updated on 17 April 2025
- Monica Costa
Mums now have the ability to engage closely with their children’s academic progress through online education, which maintains their need for schedule flexibility. Online programmes eliminate physical classroom boundaries, which enables families to develop learning spaces that accommodate their personal schedules and educational aspirations. Online education lets mothers maintain control over schedules while providing direct curriculum and educator access, which gives them a prime position in their children’s education.
Spring Budget: Education Academic says Government should Allocate Educational Funding to Parents Rather than Schools to Support Gap in Provision for SEND Children
Mar 22 2025- Schooling
- Last Updated on 21 March 2025
- Monica Costa
Ahead of the Spring Budget on 26 March, a leading education academic and teacher of 40 years, has suggested that rather than funding schools directly, the Government should be looking at alternative ways to support the many families across the country who have been let down by the system, by allocating funding directly to parents with children who have diverse needs. This comes as the Government says it is already making progress by investing £1bn into SEND, alongside £740m for councils to create more specialist places in mainstream schools.
Mind the Language Gap: ‘false friends’ could lead to hilarious misunderstandings
Jan 04 2025- Schooling
- Last Updated on 14 January 2025
- Monica Costa
Language and culture experts emphasise the importance of being mindful of certain tricky words that sound similar across languages but hold entirely different meanings. These so-called ‘false friends’ can easily lead to awkward or humorous situations when learning a new language. The term ‘false friends’ originates from the French phrase ‘faux amis’ and refers to words that appear to have a straightforward translation into another language but can create confusion or embarrassment instead. These misunderstandings often arise in languages with shared linguistic roots, such as German and English, which frequently borrow terms from one another.
