13th September 2010
Hello there!. A couple of weeks ago I penned a post bemoaning what I saw as overly indulgent parenting - it was always going to be a little controversial - let's face it - posts expressing opinions…
6th September 2010
Goodness - hasn't August just flown by? I do hope you've all had a wonderful time over the Summer. At Perform, we've been super-busy preparing for the Autumn term and getting plans in place…
27th August 2010
Wow - it's been yet another hectic week! No rest for the wicked, eh?. This week I've been working hard with our Regional Partner Simon Fielding on developing a new series of training courses for…
23rd August 2010
Dear readers, this particular post is in grave danger of dissolving into an incoherent rant of epic proportions - hopefully I can hold it together long enough to put forward my argument in a sane and sensible…
10th August 2010
If I had a £1 for every person who said "Oh that must be a lovely job - nice long Summer holidays, huh?", I'd be rich beyond my wildest dreams and sunning myself on my own idyllic island -…
3rd August 2010
Hello and welcome to this month in the blogosphere - July 2010 edition. Essentially it's a round up post of anything and everything which has made me inadvertently snort tea out of my nostrils,…
26th July 2010
As a (recovering) perfectionist myself, I spent years labouring under the misapprehension that perfectionism was a 'good' thing. It meant I was dedicated, it meant I did a good job, it meant I was…
20th July 2010
Well the Summer holidays are upon us!. I really can't believe how this year's flown by! If the Summer holidays have somewhat snuck up on you and you're worried about how you're going to…
6th July 2010
Developing concentration skills is a key part in a child's development - and succeeding in any field, be it artistic, sporting or academic requires the ability to concentrate on the task at hand. Concentration…
29th June 2010
Yesterday, I was wrestling - completely unsuccessfully I might add - with some work (and quite probably huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf). My son wandered over to me and asked what I was doing.…
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