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Tag: Secondary Years
Prom Dress Shopping on a Budget
Disclosure: collaborative post If your household is buzzing with excitement about prom season or perhaps you’ve got a summer wedding coming up and you’re on the hunt for the perfect dress for your teenage fashionista, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve got the lowdown on prom dress options for every budget, plus some tips…
Which Are The Best Transferable Skills To Have?
If you are trying to get ahead in the world of work, then you should be aware of the concept of transferable skills. Essentially this refers to any skill which can be used in multiple kinds of work, many different roles and settings. Because of this, they are generally considered to be more valuable than…
AI for Business
Disclosure: collaborative post In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone for innovation and efficiency in the business world. AI is not just a buzzword; it’s a suite of technologies that enables machines to understand, learn, and act—transforming how businesses operate, compete, and serve their customers, even down to how…
Monday listening
Ages and ages ago I was going to do a shuffle playlist post. Only at the time I didn’t use Spotify, just listened to Internet radio. So I forgot. Then we got a family Spotify account (educational expenditure when you’ve got two kids doing music performance). And Big built me a playlist, just so I…
Wildflower hunting, sculpture trails and music festivals – some summer plans
I love wildflowers. This is not a surprise to anyone who follows me on instagram. (Handy link over there in the sidebar if that isn’t you. If you’ve arrived here from instagram, nice to see you!) Today I got sent a press release about a great way to get kids into the idea of wildflower…
How to make a fabric indoor wreath
I was recently approached by Turtle Mat to take part in a wreath making activity, they were kind enough to send me the materials for the wreath and a catalog of their products. (Do check out their Christmas collection, I’m eyeing up a boot stand as a possible organisational tool to help reclaim the porch.)…
Project based deslumping
Small, who is often self propelled, is also sometimes not. And at the moment he is in a slump. He’s run out of Alex Rider (read the last book!), isn’t enthused with Maths, not even all that focussed on the pokemon website he started. And as soon as this sort of slump hits in, he…
Parenting spoons
Not the parenting *of* spoons. Not quite. No, this is about the resources we all have. Anyone with chronic illness or disability has probably come across The Spoon Theory (If you haven’t, go read it. I’ll wait.) Are we all caught up? Now, I’m not going to say that parenting is like a chronic illness.…
Pointless education and missing caches.
You can take the boy out of the school, but can you take the school out of the parent? There’s a constant balancing act here, to discharge our legal duty under Section 7 of the 1996 Education Act 7. The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time…
The Not Back to School Carnival – because education is mandatory, but school isn't.
Home education is a valid and legal option. And there are lots of people doing it. This is a carnival of celebration, of encouragement, and I’m thrilled that so many people have joined in. So without further ado, let’s take a wander. You may remember I posted some prompts – a few people have taken…
