Transition is the time that difficulties can come to the fore and be fully seen and actually noted; not only noted but more importantly, become to be a cause of some level of concern. It is so important to keep records of children in this case, records and evidence. I

The brand new modern village school was still being built and was unfortunately not yet completely finished and ready for its first cohort of children in of the any age groups it was going to cater for. Completion was a matter of only a few months away but for these

Just following my fifth birthday, we moved house, moved area and moved churches. Tradition in the Methodist church at that time in the 1960’s meant that the families house always came with the church. The house was known as a manse, a term I did not like to use or

Write your memories, write them down, it will help you heal the years of pain share your thoughts, share your story, a cathartic experience to balance the hurt. I have always written poetry so it was natural to write poems about my dyslexia. But sharing my poetry is something quite

Some schools break up for the summer holidays in the middle of July, we do here in Leicester and Leicestershire. So it’s time to relax, get out of the morning routine. No need to prepare and get things ready the night before as there is no school for the next

Dyslexia is once again very much in the news with Jaime Oliver now asking for educational change and screening for all primary school children. Also, for the need for dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties and neurodiversity’s to be explored in teacher training. This would surely enable more understanding of

Well spring is here and I hope you have been able to enjoy some of the sunshine. Thinking of outdoor activities for children, things start to really happen in spring. Outdoor events take place and places are opening up again after winter. There are lots of good pre writing activities

If there is a downside to having a baby, I feel it is the possible lack of sleep. The night feeds can be draining. Having twins, my husband and I would choose a baby and then care for their feeding during the night. Sometimes it was hard but both babies

I think as a dyslexic myself, that poetry can be more accessible than a large thick book full of text. I am not a reader unless I have to. I don’t choose to read at all. But poetry is often short, broken up into small stanzas of short sections to

Writing poetry comes easily to me and I spend time writing when I really should be doing things like ironing or making tea. It’s all about priority I guess and I’m happy with a ready meal from the microwave if it means I have more time to write. I feel