Plan Now For Clearing!
Most people think that university clearing is only open on A-level results day and for a few weeks afterwards – but NOT SO!Dr Lisette Johnston, ex BBC World News boss and Head of School at ScreenSpace, part of MetFilm School explains what Clearing is all about and urges this summer’s 18yr olds to start planning now. Clearing opened on the 5th July, and universities are already advertising courses...
Here’s Why We Need A GCSE – FAST
Regular readers will know that we Home Educate our four kids. Well, we did: the oldest is now 20, and post-A Levels he started working for a software company, which sends him across the world at an alarming pace and frankly lives his best life. Son No. 2 is 18 and about to start college, with an eye to heading to Uni a little later than normal but in a far better head place than if we’d forced the issue when he was 16.Son No. 3...
IL MAKIAGE Review – I WOKE UP LIKE THIS (not)
Everyone – I COME BEARING BEAUTY SECRETS!!! Okay, it’s an Il Makiage review… but I voluntarily bought it with my own money. And you’ll be pleased to know I’ve had such an aesthetically pleasing breakthrough that I’m going to share it with you all! I always promote natural beauty and loving yourself just how you are… However, I think it’s safe to say you’d have to be a pretty rare breed of human to wake up each...
We’re Talking Porn with Teens; LittleStuff June is out now
Hey, Summer, is that you at last? Huzzah! Here’s the latest (and yes, totally free) monthly magazine from me. It includes some new exclusive content, plus some of the best stuff you may have missed. A TASTER OF WHAT’S INSIDE: It’s SUMMER – 12 things I’m totally crushing on for being outdoors with this month.I’m Talking Porn with my teenagers. And so should you be; and it’s not just the...
Essential Budget DofE Kit List for Teens
Faced with that lo-o-o-ong shopping list of essential DofE kit? Fear not – I’ve got you. And yes, it really is possible to put together a budget-friendly Duke of Edinburgh kit list without remortgaging the house. Once the preserve of the hardy intrepid youth groups, the DofE Award has now become something of a rite of passage. Lately, my social media has been full of parents quietly panicking over the spiralling cost of expedition...
Utterly Secluded in the Brecon Beacons – Patrishow Farm Review
We finally threaded through the last gate, switched off the car engine… and silence fell. As we eased out of the car, I think it’s fair to say we gawped a bit at the grand, stern beauty of Patrishow Farm, the farmhouse imposing itself on the land. When we turned to look down the valley we gawped a bit more. The view really was fabulous. We stayed at Patrishow Farm as guests of HolidayCottages.co.uk – they invited us...