As a mother of two boys, some stats that pinged into my inbox today really struck a chord. In the UK, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the largest disparity in gender performance in schools is reading.
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A summer in France… writing, renovation and relaxing
Reliving my childhood summers in France - renovating a manoir, writing and wrangling two under 5s
CF Travels: Top 5 travel essentials for kids
After travelling a dozen times to France in the last 18 months, plus last week’s jaunt to Italy and various UK staycations with the 4yo and 10mo in tow, I feel pretty qualified to impart my top bits of kit for travel with under 5s. For what it’s worth. None…
CF Snapshot: the school under the bridge
As we are gearing up to Country Bebe starting nursery this autumn, with all the subsequent parental anguish of ‘our baby going off to nursery’ and worrying how he’ll cope with the transition… this article stopped me in my tracks. It’s a photo story from NBCnews.com about a school founded…
CF Review: The Rosevine, near St Mawes, Cornwall
So we’re back. Three days at The Rosevine near St. Mawes in Cornwall and I feel like a new woman. One with sand between her toes, freckles on her nose and significantly lower stress levels. From the moment we crunched onto the gravel drive (down a wild flower lined lane)…