Kids
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How to give your kids’ mental health a boost
If you’re looking for ways to bolster your kids’ mental health in the wake of the pandemic, you’re not alone. Clare Macro, Headmistress of Edgbaston High School shares her expert advice
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Adventure! Eight brilliant local playgrounds
Need to remove your kids from the house (and newly painted skirting board)? Take them to the park so they can release their latent feral selves. Here are the best in Warwickshire.
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5 things the so-called ‘lost generation’ have learnt in the pandemic
Worried your child has missed out academically over the last year? How about we flip the narrative...
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Warwick Senior School, Warwickshire
A top selective independent senior day and boarding school for boys aged 11-18 in the lovely historic market town of Warwick.
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Warwick Junior School, Warwick
Set on the 50-acre site of one of Britain's oldest surviving grammar schools, there's nothing stuck in the past about this warm, nurturing and creative day school for boys aged 7 to 11 in beautiful Warwick.
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Their words: what kids really think of online school
What if you're too scared to put your hand up in class, too exhausted to get out of bed, struggle with SEN, or too busy playing golf? Four kids explain why they made the switch and what they think of life at InterHigh, an online school.
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20 family-friendly activities for May half term
Fun things to do with the kids, from tots to teens, around Coventry, Warwickshire from open-air theatre to waterparks and colourful street art.
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How important is a ‘summer of play’?
Three and four-year-olds starting school in September, have little recollection of life before Covid-19, masks and social distancing. How important is 'a summer of play' in helping them recover from a year of upheaval?
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May’s top releases for Children’s Book Week
Saved It's Children's Book Week! Need some new reading material for your little bookbugs? These seven new releases should have them captivated (and quiet).
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Meet the new head of Rugby’s Bilton Grange Prep
Gareth Jones will be keenly remembered by pupils at his previous school for his dressing up box – with guises ranging from Shakespeare to the Hungry Caterpillar and He-Man. Muddy finds out more about his plans for BG.
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See Kasper’s modern Cinderella – Sin De Fella – on tour this summer
A winning script by a young Leamington Spa writer will be brought to life by Heartbreak Productions' as part of their UK Wonders with Grimm open-air tour this summer.
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Half-term hack: the best online courses for kids
Run out of ways to entertain the kiddos? Check out Muddy's list of the best online classes and workshops that you can do from anywhere across the country, just in time for half-term.
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FREE specialist fitness class for tweens and teens
The brilliant online FitLife Academy focuses on fun classes for 10-15 year olds. Try for free and, if they like it, use our Muddy exclusive deal to keep them active (and out of your hair) all month!
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Stop fussing! And other lockdown lessons
Parenting can be a little fraught when you're essentially under siege in your own house. So we decided to talk to our young people to find out what they think we could be doing better.
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How to help your kids get the careers they want
It’s never been tougher for young people to find a foothold on the labour market so how, as parents, can we help them get ahead?
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6 reasons to consider InterHigh
If you're one of the many parents considering an alternative to mainstream education right now, virtual school InterHigh could be the answer to your prayers.
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Is it time to try an online school?
With many children struggling to study at home and doubts over September start dates, specialist ‘virtual’ schools are gaining huge traction - but what do they offer that’s different?
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Parent ‘Lockdown learning’ survey – the results
Earlier this month we commissioned our own comprehensive survey amongst Muddy readers into Lockdown Learning – and we’ve been blown away by the response! Thank you to the 1200 of you who expressed how you felt about virtual-schooling, the difficulties you and your children were facing, as well as revealing surprise success stories and offering […]
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Your ultimate Autumn Walks guide
Grab your kids, your besties, your dog and anyone else who is free to join you on our first Autumn Walks initiative with Joules - and win coats and wellies for the whole family!
