by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Parents, Schools, Support, Workshops
I keep hearing parents discuss, ask, question and worry ‘is my child school ready?’ As parents, we constantly question ourselves – and this is no exception. Is my child ready? Will they need a nap during the day? How will they feel with the sudden...
by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Parents, Schools, Support, Workshops
You may or may not be aware that children starting reception in September 2021 will have to sit a ‘baseline assessment’. This much-contested measure was meant to start last year but was put back due to the pandemic. Children will be asked questions relating to maths...
by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Parents, Reading, Schools, Support, Workshops
(I promise it’s far easier than you think!) Parents are naturally great teachers and we know that their involvement in education makes a huge difference. But we also know that families are stretched for time and that sitting down at a desk with a worksheet...
by annabel | May 24, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, maths, Parents, Reading, Schools, Support, Workshops
I’m delighted to share with you an article I’ve written for Families® magazine! In my Facebook group Ask a Teacher, we always have a number of members stating that they don’t want to be ‘that’ parent with regard to expressing their concerns to teachers....
by annabel | Feb 10, 2021 | Advice, Bella Learning, Parents, Reading, Support, Tests, Workshops
Since 2005, every child in state education has been taught to decode words through the teaching of phonics, starting in Reception and culminating in a (rather obscure) statutory ‘screening check’ at the end of Year One. In short, children in England are...
by annabel | Jan 9, 2019 | Advice, Bella Learning, Curriculum, Events, Parents, Schools, Workshops
Parents are naturally great teachers and we know that their involvement in education makes a huge difference. But we also know that families are stretched for time and that sitting down at a desk with a worksheet together doesn’t always go to plan… So, here are Bella...
