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Top 5 Websites for Children To Explore About The World We Live In

We live in a technological, fast-paced world. Let's be honest, how many times have we given the kids an iPad or switched on the TV to give us a breather, catching up on household chores, having a cuppa, checking our emails ... or it may be an opportunity to do an activity together. Here are [...]

Engaging our Youth in Politics

There was to be a demonstration against Trump in parliament square and enthusiastically I turned to my 12-year-old and suggested we go together, as a mother and son bonding moment (!). You would think by his expression I had told him we had no wi-fi in the house. He turned around and calmly pointed out [...]

After-school clubs, holiday camps, breakfast clubs… Are they ruining our children’s health?

In today’s modern world, many families have both parents out to work. In addition, the modern day set up involves families migrating for economic purposes, this results in families being away from close relatives and having little social support for childcare. Parents increasingly resort to after school clubs, breakfast clubs and they are unable to [...]

Home Truths: State Vs Private Education

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