When I was a child I often asked for shiny new toys or objects which I wanted very badly. Usually the answer was 'no', but my mum or...
The Blogosphere
"71 million blogs... some of them have to be good." This is the quote which greets visitors to Technorati , a website which allow...
Child Support
Child Support Policy: An International Perspective is the title of a research report released last week by the Department of Work and Pensi...
Thinkers on Education
Montessori, Steiner, Froebel, Piaget... These aren't the foreign players in a football team, but some of the theorists that have helped ...
Another Birthday!
I had another birthday this week. I don't think it matters how old you get, birthdays can be fun. This year I got this cool tray with a...
Reggio Emilia
One of the most common enquiries that our students make is for information on the Reggio Emilia approach to early years education. While the...
Home Education
A story about Home Education was printed in the Guardian on Saturday; as with my recent post about boarding schools, this is a subject that...
Social Trends
The latest edition of Social Trends has been published this week by the Office of National Statistics . Social Trends is an annual public...
Continuation of Development
I am currently working on a tracking program for infants and toddlers. It will be a companion piece to the POCET individualization kit that ...
School Discipline & Pupil Behaviour
Today sees the publication of new guidelines for schools on discipline and pupil behaviour; the guidelines recommend that teachers should a...
Wonderful/Terrible Twos!
A couple of years ago I attended a workshop given by Dr. David Sousa, author of, "How the Brain Learns." He was explaining the imp...
Maternity Matters
Yesterday saw the publication of Maternity Matters , which outlines the government's plans to increase the choice of childbirth options ...
What's in a Name?
Have you ever made use of BOPCAS or joined NUPE? Would you be happy if someone said that you had a G&T child? The last question is nothi...
Boarding Schools
A couple of weeks ago I read an article in a newspaper magazine about boarding schools, and now I've stumbled across an article on the s...
Education and Inspections Act
The weekend saw many of the legal powers from the Education and Inspections Act 2006 come into force. A short guide to the provisions con...