7th February 2011
I'm a big believer in the importance of the Sure Start centres so I was really saddened to hear from one of our venues that the breakfast and after school clubs in Camden and Haringey will all be closing…
1st February 2011
This Month in the Blogosphere - January 2011
Well my lovelies - we've made it through January - hurrah!. I always think January is a bit of a shock to the system. Seeing as how the shortest day of the year happens in December I'm prone…
25th January 2011
Should We Call Time on Fairy Tales?
Earlier this month, I was reading a post on Penny's blog - Reinventing the Fairy Story - in which she said:. I struggle with fairy stories that lack girl power. I'm with Fiona in Shrek 4 who…
16th January 2011
On Having the Courage of Your Convictions
Parenting is undoubtedly tough. Whatever we do, there are books telling us we're doing it wrong, family members telling us we're doing it wrong, complete strangers telling us we're doing it…
10th January 2011
Last Month in the Blogosphere - December 2010
Hello there! Sorry this is so late but I've been rushing around like the proverbial blue-bottomed fly getting everything ready for the new term. Meaning that Christmas and New Year are now long gone…
30th December 2010
This time last year I wrote about new year's resolutions - and this year (like the last) I'll be trying to make a couple of small changes and sticking to them, rather than setting myself up for…
21st December 2010
As this will be my last post before Christmas, I thought that it would be fun to share my top ten Christmas songs. So, in no particular order, here's what I'll be bopping around to come Christmas…
14th December 2010
It's with great sadness that I've watched the various stories surrounding the tuition fees unfold. While I don't condone violence in any form, I can't help but feel that a unruly minority…
25th November 2010
Earlier this month I read an article in the Observer which shared the results of a research project which seemed to suggest that the fewer siblings a child has, the happier they are; and that only children…
18th November 2010
Earlier this month, we organised some Diwali-themed entertainment at a Mela (a Diwali celebration) at the Nehru Centre in Central London. We devised a theatre arts workshop which we did with 70 children…
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