School spelling tests: love them or hate them? Do you remember spelling tests at school? I'm not really sure I do but for some families,...

If you have a child in Year 2 at primary school, you may have lots of questions about Key Stage 1 SATs (Standard Attainment Tests) and...

It's that time of year again when the Christmas ads appear, lights begin to twinkle, and people we meet ask our children what they would...

Why not try one? Since lockdown, lots of lovely classes have started up and many are held on Friday mornings so families have lots of...

As parents and carers, a key responsibility we have is to pave the way for reading, even if we are not keen readers ourselves. Recently,...

"Mummy, Mummy! I read a real story book!" It's never too soon to 'read' real books. We play pirates, teachers, doctors, vets, but do...

There's so much more to communicating than just the words we use. Our eyes, facial expressions, gestures, volume and tone all work...

These are tricky times we live in and things have changed quite considerably for our children at their schools. I've heard so many times...

Whether you normally look forward to the long summer holidays or you dread them, this year is different in so many ways. We'll be...

Many schools send home reading books from the start of reception and some start a little before. Some schools start later and some don't...

It's very likely that, for at least the last half term, your child's teacher has been sending you 'home learning tasks' ranging from a...

It's May 2020 and we've been at home for nine weeks or so. We have a dog and a daily walk is a must for us but, with or without a dog,...

"Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb, where are you? Here I am, here I am, how do you do?" Peter Pointer, Toby Tall, Ruby Ring and Baby Small, too!...

Continuing learning at home helps to build important connections in your little one's brain and returning to something after a sleep...

"My daughter loves coming to you every Friday with [her] nursery. Thank you so much." "She loves coming to Wilbur and Flops when it's her...

Is it 'w' for Will or 'W ("double you") for Will? Should we sing the alphabet song yet? I'm often asked by parents if they should teach...

Tonight, I was sent the most adorable video by a friend of mine. Her little girl is just over two years old and she was telling the...

Our reception children have been at school for well over half a term now and it's very likely that they've been carrying a reading record...

Today we took a walk to the local car boot sale. Once we got through the regulars - the garden tools, interspersed with china tea sets...

There's a lovely little place in Sowerby in Thirsk: a warm welcome awaits and a homely atmosphere can be felt as you walk through the...