One of the biggest challenges facing students when they attend university for the first time, is cooking. Specifically, cooking in a shared kitchen. After all,
Around this time last year, and when my older daughter, Emma, was thinking about such things, I wrote a post asking whether it was worth
At the end of September 2020, my older daughter, Emma, left for university. At that time, there was a feeling of optimism around the country,
When your child leaves home for university, for the first time, it’s more of a wrench than you expect. Particularly if you’re used to spending
Emma started at the University of Bath at the end of September. Which meant that an awful lot of September was dedicated to packing. A
Assuming the Coronavirus Lockdown permits, Emma, my older daughter, will be going to university in September. And while I am so proud of her for
Since the Coronavirus Lockdown kicked in, on 23rd March 2020, for most of us the World has become a much smaller place. And we’re all
The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award is a youth programme that was set up by Prince Philip, back in 1956. There are three levels of
After Emma finished her GCSEs, last year, she decided to make use of the long holiday and raise some money for charity. So Emma and
This post is the third in a trilogy, encompassing some of the conversations I’ve had with my daughters about the current state of sexual politics.
I think it’s fair to say that all teenagers, the World over, can struggle to cope with the pressure of their respective education systems. Likewise,
Last year I did the National Three Peaks Challenge with my older daughter, Emma. She’d decided to do something worthwhile in the period after she’d