@adamboxer1 A child from my class (Y6) lent a well-loved copy of The Bolds to my 7yo, and she inhaled it in two days, laughing out loud in bed as she read it. She says she’s going to recommend it to all her friends. Very easy to read - she could easily have coped with it at 6.
@DeputyGrocott I didn’t realise how much a tricky class and SATs had taken out of me until this week. Husband just pointed out that I actually talk to him abroad - I replied that I actually talk to him when my brain isn’t overrun. Clearly I save my energy for school and our kids only, not him!
@MyTeachingDiary@MrTs_NQTs UKS2 is a million times better than KS1 - you couldn’t pay me enough to go below Y3 now. There are loads of videos online to talk you through the maths. Don’t teach too many strategies for calculating with fractions: pick one and overlearn it.
@MsSammyMcHugh If you have a drink at lunchtime you can’t make it through the afternoon, but if you don’t have a drink at lunchtime you have a headache all afternoon. Getting older is the gift that keeps on giving.
@LeeBraganza Youngest has been in full time since last Thursday. Still isn’t tired. Neither was the eldest when she started reception two years ago. Why don’t I get a sleepy child??? It’s not fair!
@PrimaryCoHead Threenager. Ours just turned 4 last week, and we’re hoping school in September will knock that phase right on the head. Eldest is in the throes of the Sassy Sixes, which is also a phase full of deep joy for us beleaguered parents.
@Headteacherchat Uniform. Designated colour of polo shirt, cardigan/jumper and skirt/shorts/trousers chosen by each school. Primary and secondary alike. No branding.
@RogersHistory I couldn’t even have contemplated an NQP, let alone anything else - and that’s as an experienced teacher. Would have been the straw that broke the camel’s back alongside parenting, teaching and life admin.