Small Kindnesses
Small Kindnesses This week I’ve been on the receiving end of loads of small kindnesses. My lovely mum found me an umbrella for me to take shopping as it looked like rain. She reminded me to mind the step as she does every time I leave the house, knowing that I’m a clumsy oaf and […]
Mums (and Dads) and Maths’ Anxiety
Helping Children with Maths Anxiety I was listening to Jenni Murray exploring Maths’ anxiety in a parenting podcast yesterday on Woman’s hour along with Lucy Rycroft-Smith, a research officer at Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education and its centre for Neuroscience. It was stated that on the podcast one in ten students between 8 and 13 years old […]
Emotional? Me? Not Likely.
Last Day of School I’ve just returned home from dropping my youngest daughter, Betsy, and husband off at school. I only went so that I could borrow the car; it was nothing to do with it being Betsy’s last official day in Year 13. I definitely didn’t take them because I wanted to see her […]
Ready to be Thrilled? Exploration of Thrillers
Book Review of Into the Water by Paula Hawkins I have just finished reading Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water; thriller of the year according to the badge on the front cover of my copy. I think it certainly must be one of the bestsellers of the year as it is dominating the shelves of high street, shopping mall […]
Books as Door Openers (metaphorically obvs!)
Books as Door Openers (Metaphorically Obvs!) Some great book choices! I have just spent a pleasant hour reading the Kate Greenaway medal shortlisted titles for this year. It made me sad and nostalgic that I won’t get to share them with the kids at school. We have always enjoyed reading them, voting for our favourite title and […]
‘Wannabe’ Influencer?
This is what you look like to be an influencer! Being an Influencer I’ve been learning what an ‘influencer’ is. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary an ‘influencer’ is someone who has the power to affect purchase decisions because of their relationship with an audience in a particular niche. I guess most of you knew that already, […]