Parent Gossip

01 Sep

Secondary School - Making the transition (part 2)

As I said in my last post, Witchling 12 is off to Secondary School this week.  She’s worried, and excited and Tobes and I are nervous wrecks!  Here is our guide to helping your child make a smooth (or as smooth as possible) transition into secondary school.

•    Expect insecurity and everything that goes with it.  [...]

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01 Sep

Secondary School - Making the transition (part 1)

Witchling 12 is off to Secondary School this week. She was in a primary school in Sydney and was in year 6 until we came back to the UK. The education system over there allows children to start up to a year later than the current British system. Consequently, poor old Witchling [...]

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