11 years ago when we started blogging, my friends and I wondered if blogging would ever be a way to change the world or even our own small worlds. It’s such a long time ago. So much has happened. There is a great deal more to say about this picture but I want to grab […]
Just Like Us #WomenAndGirls #EveryNewborn
As the mother of 4 girls, as the mother of a boy who never came home from the maternity hospital and as the mother of a boy I have to raise to respect and support the women in his life, it will come as no surprise to anyone to know that rights for girl and […]
Every baby should survive their #firstday
On that first day, there was one who pulled the red emergency cord but she is not the one I remember. I remember the midwife who supported me through a short, healing, beautiful labour. She made me focus on what I had to do as the room erupted in chaos around us. She kept my […]
Josie visits the House of Lords to #ChangeTheStory
When this blog started Josie was not even a twinkle in my eye but even then, right back at the beginning in May 2003, books and reading were the building blocks of our home education journey. My confidence in a book-rich education led to my self belief in educating my children at home. They’ve grown […]
Changing the story for the UK's poorest children #EducationMatters
About 8 years ago I was staying in a building where a literacy programme was running for young adults who needed a ‘fresh start’ and literacy help. As a group of home educators, late readers were nothing new to us, most of us there had at least one 8 year old who was not yet […]
