John Lewis – price-match + 3 year warranty on Apple products for September!
So they’re all back to school, or maybe setting off to Uni in just a few more days. And you’re starting to think that maybe they really do need that new laptop/desktop/tablet they’ve been badgering you for all summer. Well before you head to your nearest High Street electrical store, make sure you check John Lewis. Possibly not your first thought, but seriously; I get all my big electricals from them. Because not...
BRANTANO calls for children nationwide to Walk To School for charity
Brantano is calling for children and their parents to pledge to walk to school more often this term, to help raise money for road safety charity, Brake. Research by the shoe retailer has revealed that only a third of children and parents regularly walk to and from school every week and further research highlights that only a quarter of parents feel the route between their home and school is safe. Brantano is aiming to encourage the...
World Atlas with Collins #BackToSchoolBooks
I know it’s a ‘School Atlas’ but this is the baby you want on your shelf as your child moves on into secondary school. I LOVE an Atlas – who doesn’t? In fact, I’ve written about my love of a big Atlas as a child before. But this one is no picture atlas to capture a small mind. This is the big sister to a picture atlas – and it means business. Recently revised and extended, it features...
Maths KS2 Revision & Practice with Collins #BackToSchoolBooks
Next up in our series of essential Back To School book buys is the KS2 Maths revision text from Collins. Anyone with a child entering Yr6 this year will know the SATS are looming large – love them or loathe them (does anyone in the country actually love the SATS? I think not…), they’re headed to a classroom near you. And I found through bitter experience that the best way to make them as painless as possible is to...
Back To School Books with Collins #BackToSchoolBooks
We’re properly excited to be working with the fabulous Collins4Parents team again on some BackToSchool stuff for you. Not just some essential books you should really be keeping on your shelves, but we’ve also got a HUGELY exciting campaign coming in a week or two – keep your eyes PEELED people. If you have someone in the house who’s learning, you’ll not want to miss it. I promise. Brilliant, it’s...
Introducing the UDOO Neo – Tech Stuff for Baffled Parents
As any geek parents will know, the original UDOO board was pretty amazing. It was the next logical step on from the fabulously ground-breaking Raspberry Pi, and combined the Pi with Arduino, letting you run the tiny computer as well as control electronic projects. Well, this year the people behind UDOO created a new kickstarter – the UDOO neo. It includes the Raspberry Pi and an Arduino board as before, but this time...