1. Schools still smell the same as they did in the 90s. Like PVA glue mixed with cabbage.  2. It doesn’t matter how nice they are...

Dear Anna May Mangan, I would usually start a letter with some textbook niceties, perhaps 'I hope this finds you well' or somethin...

This morning, when I got back from doing the school run, I unlocked the door, awkwardly shimmied past Jude’s pram and Henry’s scooter - both...

Last year I had a bit of a moan about how fancy Christmas is getting . I questioned the necessity of Christmas Eve boxes and slagged off Pan...

I considered not writing this post at all, suspecting that whatever I typed would fast become a Starting School cliché (“Where has the time...