What’s It Like To Study 100% Online at Masters Level?
I am currently six months away from completing my master’s in Creative Writing with the Open University. I started the course in October 2019 – a different time altogether, when…
Jackie Wilson
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Singing for Sarah Everard, Speaking out for Better
I’m a mother of a ten year old daughter and an eight year old son. They are now of the age where they ask questions about current affairs and it’s…
The Highs of a Year of Homeschooling
Here’s an article I never thought I’d be able to write, but, as my children go back to school this week for five whole days for the first time in…
The Marvel That Is… The Air Fryer
People you already know will discover the air fryer and when they do, you will hear about it. I promise you that will hear about it. I watched from afar…
Don’t You Know Who I Am?
When I saw the results of a recent study that showed percentages of kids who, in a recent survey, could not identify the vital work of historical figures such as…
The Impact Of Lockdown on Children
We’ve all suffered through lockdown – being furloughed, working at home, losing jobs, missing out on seeing friends, cancelled holidays, loneliness and isolation. But for our children the lockdown had…
Keep Calm And Garden Party On
The menu of things to do this summer for the average Briton this year is reduced. It’s like the restaurant equivalent of just the lunch specials. You may be aware…
Belle’s Book Club: Wannabe a Rockstar?
I’ve recently read two books that seemed to combine in my head with a bit of bang of recognition. The books in question are Debbie Harry’s recently autobiography, “Face It”…
Social Media Distraction: It’s Not Just For Kids
A recent study that attempts to put some numbers against how distracting smartphones and social media are for children who are meant to be studying, will come as no surprise…
Books in the Time of Corona
I think we’ve all had that moment at some point over the past few weeks where the reality of staying in all the time sinks in, forcing us to try…
