by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Featured
Last Friday was an exciting day in the Fisher household, our two children were getting their reports. They have had a good year, they’re settled and happy (a move last June had forced a change of school) Hannah had passed her Grammar School Entrance Exam and...
by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | Phonics
Like many parents in my situation (Year 1 son involved in the first year of the process) I continue to be somewhat mystified by the Government (not schools, I realise the teachers I talk to are in broadly the same boat) Our son is a good reader, we can see and hear...
by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | Education Blog
A blog article from Clare and Gareth Powell of Kip McGrath Scunthorpe about Michael Gove’s view of school governors. It was interesting to see that he then stated that he was only talking about a minority when he claimed governors to be “local...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Education Blog
Preparing my child for secondary education. This is a most fabulous blog from Clare and Martin Rimmer of Kip McGrath Lisburn about the process of transferring to Secondary School. As the father of a daughter moving to Grammar School in September it has been...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Education Blog
Under new proposals from Michael Gove the Government want pupils who do not receive a C grade at GCSE maths to continue studying maths to 18. Sean Coughlan of BBC Education explains “The changes, linked to raising the leaving age for education and training, will...
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