With the summer holidays coming to an end, the period of preparation for the next school year should be well underway! Aside from the obvious shop for a new school uniform, there are many more essential bits and bobs that are needed. To get the ball rolling, here’s a quick…

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I don’t know about you, but I am so glad it’s the summer holidays! No school runs (why does it ALWAYS rain at pick up time?), no constant uniform washing and no packed lunch preparation. But before we know it, the autumn term will be upon us, and we will…

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September is here and most of us have waved our little darlings off to school for the autumn term. Gone are the mornings of staying in your pyjamas, watching DVD’s under the duvet and having picnics on the carpet at lunchtime.  School run mornings can be a real rush –…

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  Jacob goes through school shoes like there is no tomorrow. They get such a battering – he wears them for playing football in the playground at lunchtime, and very few seem to stand up to the sliding, scuffing and kicking of a standard playground football match. Back in July,…

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I know, I know – it seems like the summer holidays have only just started, and that ‘Back to School’ is ages away. But the reality is, that for most of us, the autumn term will start in 4 short weeks, and it pays to be prepared! A couple of…

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