Feb 23, 2021 | At School (or not), Guest Blogs, Reading my Rights
There are seven books in the Harry Potter series, do you have a favourite? I think they’re all great, but I love hippogriffs, so mine is the third book. If you liked the last book, Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows, you can read about the law in relation to it...
Sep 2, 2020 | At School (or not), Guest Blogs, Reading my Rights
The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams is a brilliant book. Following the life of Dennis, a young boy who likes football and daytime TV, who after a series of events discovers that he likes wearing dresses! Bravely, his friend convinces him to wear one to school, but...
Mar 9, 2020 | At School (or not)
It’s International School Meals Day on 12th March. Whether its references to five, or even seven, a day, the amount of sugar in so-called healthy food, or the colour coded nutritional information on food we buy, there is definitely more of a focus on how healthy our...
Oct 7, 2019 | At School (or not), What's in the News?
October is Walk to School Month, a global event to celebrate the benefits of walking to school and identifying the barriers that get in the way of more children being able to walk to school. In this blog we look at the law around ‘walking to school’ and see if there...
Sep 11, 2019 | At School (or not), Reading my Rights
What’s your favourite Roald Dahl book? I love them all but one of my absolute favourites is Matilda. If you haven’t read it (or seen the film, or the musical), it’s about a brilliant little girl whose family treat her like dirt – and it’s only when she meets Miss...
Aug 20, 2019 | At School (or not), What's in the News?
School uniform in Wales has been in the news recently. The Welsh Government has introduced new guidance to schools planning on introducing a school uniform, or changing the school uniform that they already have. The guidance must be followed from 1 September 2019. So...
