LEAF Education’s Top Home-Schooling Tips Apr 30, 2020: LEAF Education, a leading educational organisation, is inviting parents to utilise the resources on Countryside Classroom which covers a range of farming and food related topics.

BBC Bitesize Daily Launches Apr 19, 2020: School’s Out, Learning’s Not! Over 200 teachers and a host of well-known faces to teach the nation’s kids as BBC opens its doors for virtual learning from Monday 20 April.

Mondays – Plastic-free Period Products Oct 28, 2019: Girls are starting their periods at an ever earlier age so it's good to be ready. Mondays support "plastic-free periods" and have a great menarche pack.

Moving On to Secondary School - be prepared Apr 24, 2013: The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has launched Moving On to Secondary School based on a project to support pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) make the transition from primary to secondary school. The information and help they provide is useful for any child who feels anxious about changing schools.

Top tips for getting boys to read Apr 15, 2013: Research shows that reading to a young child is the single most important thing you can do to help your child’s education. Getting boys to read is often a challenge. Father of three sons, Tim Mungeam, author of Fantastic First-time Father and Chief Executive of Springboard for Children, gives his top tips for getting children to enjoy reading.

Drinkaware parents campaign Oct 17, 2011: Have you spoken with your children about alcohol? The Drinkaware campaign suggests you should so so before your children hit their teens when they are more susceptible to peer pressure. We have some key statisitcs and a free copy of their leaflet to download.

School parents' evenings Oct 13, 2010: Whether your child has just started school or is in the sixth form, parents' evenings can be daunting and unsatisfactory. Read Parenting Without Tears' top ten tips to get the most from your school meetings.

Bedtime problems Nov 21, 2008: We're having problems getting our 12 year-old son to go to bed at a reasonable hour. He goes to his room but it's not long before he's playing games on his computer or watching TV and hours pass and he's still awake. He's looking . tired and he's grumpy but he just tells us he's not a baby and to leave him alone. What can we do?

Too young to be out alone! Oct 8, 2008: My 11 year-old son is forever coming home late. Sometimes he goes to a friend's house then goes on somewhere else but forgets to tell me. Other times he's almost at a loss to explain where he's been. It's like he has no concept of time. There have been times when I've had to go looking for him because he is late and I'm so worried. I have talked to him about safety issues and how worried I get. I have also grounded him but it hardly seems to make any difference, within a few days he's done it again.

Pocket money - or cash on demand? Aug 23, 2008: My daughter is 12 and starting to really show her independence. Up until now we've had no formal way of giving her pocket money - she's just asked for money when she's wanted something and we've given it. But now I'm thinking that weekly pocket money is a better idea so that she learns the value of money. My husband thinks I'm being old-fashioned and that we should just keep going as is. Can you help is resolve this issue?

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008 - competition for young people May 28, 2008: Booktrust is inviting young writers aged 11 to 16 to enter a short story competition. The four best short stories will win their authors a place on the judging panel.

Keen sportsman but a poor loser Apr 9, 2008: Our 10 year-old son is very keen on competitive sport. He's active since he was very young and he's always really enjoyed it. The problem is that recently we've noticed a change in the way that he behaves when he loses. Either he becomes very angry, resenting his opponent and sometimes us if we're not sympathetic to him, or he becomes distant and quiet often for a day or so after the event. I want him to enjoy sport and be competitive but should I be worried about this?

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