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World Book Day...love or hate?!
Controversial opinion...I'm not a fan of World Book Day (eek, please don't judge!). I know, as a teacher this goes against the grain. Let...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 7, 20242 min read


Reading
I've recently started reading 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl to my six-year-old son. He's really enjoying it and it's wonderful that there are...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Snack chat
Are your children, like mine, ravenous when they get home from school? My first after-school lesson always starts with Snack Chat! We...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Let me tell you a story about an oven...
We've lived in our house for over ten years. The oven got here first. As you can imagine, the old girl has cooked us countless meals and...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Christmas post
Writing Christmas cards to my students for all the hard work they've put in this term. I'm sorry to say that, sadly, some chocolate coins...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Meet Ziggy.
'Get a dog' they said. 'It will be fun' they said. 'It will add to the family' they said. This pooch - like parenting - has taught me a...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20242 min read


What does resilience mean to you?
The other day, in the midst of cooking/hearing my daughter read/tidying kitchen/stopping the puppy from chewing the skirting board (the...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Times tables...
Do they send a shiver down your spine?! 😱 Do you remember learning them at school but can't find where they are locked inside your brain...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


What's your favourite children's book?
This is mine, "The Koala Who Could" by Rachel Bright and Jim Field. It's about a Koala who finds it very difficult to try new things,...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Are you a '2%er'?!
Whilst on my daily dog walk 🐶 this morning I listened to an interesting podcast with Michael Easter who talks about the idea of being a...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20242 min read


🍁 Happy End of Term to all my students! 🍁
They have all worked so hard over the last six weeks and they certainly deserve a week off! I'm very proud of the effort they have been...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Have you experienced an Act of Kindness this week?
🌟 Just had to share this - on the third day of our week-long in-person 11+ revision course, a wonderfully thoughtful parent surprised us...

Caroline Wilson
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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