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The Last Year Before School
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The Last Year Before She Starts School

This week it has hit home that my eldest daughter will be starting Reception in exactly a year’s time. And I’m SO not ready! As her 4th birthday fast approaches, the months seem to be going too quickly. Time with…
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Posted by By Alice
One Year On: Five Lessons from a School Run Mum
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One Year On: Five Lessons from a School Run Mum

This time last year, I was nervously labeling my daughter’s school uniform, and buying drinks bottles and hair ties and other items that would get lost or broken almost immediately. I was planning on looking up YouTube videos on how…
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Posted by By Megan
10 Tips For When Your Kid Isn’t Settling At School
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10 Tips For When Your Kid Isn’t Settling At School

I loved school.  I am the youngest of three and had teacher-parents so I was raring to go when they finally let me into Reception, 30+ years ago.  I then became a teacher, inspired by my own state education.  I have…
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Posted by By Rebecca Kiran
10 Things Little People Must Do When Starting School
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10 Things Little People Must Do When Starting School

Parents get loads of advice on how to prepare for starting school, but what about the kids?? Here are ten tips to help the little darlings on their new venture... 1. Have a lie in This might be new to…
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Posted by By Katie London
A Letter To My Daughter Before Starting School
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A Letter To My Daughter Before Starting School

My baby girl. I remember taking you home from the hospital. How tiny you were in your car seat, it dwarfed you. You looked like a little doll with beautiful skin and pouty lips and a too-big hat. I remember…
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Posted by By Megan
Five Truths About Starting School
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Five Truths About Starting School

If you have a child starting school this autumn, brace yourself - you're in for quite a ride. Those first weeks of school are the proverbial emotional rollercoaster, so prepare for ALL the feels; joy, sadness, pride, and just a…
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Posted by By Alison McGarragh-Murphy
the sibling left behind
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Starting School: The Younger Sibling Left Behind

My eldest daughter starts school in September and this time last year I was worrying about whether she’d be ready to be in full time education. In the last twelve months she has grown in confidence and is desperate to…
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Posted by By Hannah England
My Fears About The Start Of School
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My Fears About The Start Of School

At the end of the summer, my son, my first child, starts school. I’ve started buying his uniform, and the sight of him in grey trousers and a white polo shirt brought back a flood of memories, and I started…
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Posted by By Laura Pearson

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