Olympic Ceremony

  Wow, what a start to the day, Olympic Torch going from Hampton Court Palace on the Thames, carried on the Royal rowbarge Gloriana. Coupled with Big Ben chiming for 3 minutes, with churches across the country doing the same. Proud to be...

Five Tips to get Kids Reading

Five Tips to get Kids Reading. Some really straightforward tips from Sarah at Kip McGrath Tonbridge. I really like point 3, the impact for children seeing their parents read is huge, especially for boys seeing their dad’s reading. Our two children have grown up...

Staycation!

Following on from this blog post in April the Fisher family decided that rather than sit on a beach or around a hotel pool we were going to do a staycation this year. We decided that we wanted to really focus on our kids, to maximise the quality time we were spending...

Why phonics needs to be part of a wider mixed strategy.

I’ve been an avid reader of Michael Rosen’s blogs and particularly his crusade about reading. As a teacher I came late to the debate. It was only when I moved out of teaching PE into a SplD unit in a secondary school that reading came into focus for me. I...

Pay it Forward

Thought of the day… When you are frustrated/cross with other people, don’t get mad, vow to do good things for other people that day, focus your energies on the positives! Pay it Forward Friday!...