For parents & carers
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Plain-English guides to what your child is learning at primary school — and practical ways to help at home without doing it for them.
Guides for parents
Written by a qualified primary teacher. Honest, specific, and free from jargon — because understanding what your child is learning makes a real difference.
Talking to Parents About Difficult Things
How to deliver hard news with care and clarity
The Newsletter Nobody Reads (And How to Fix Yours)
Most class and school newsletters get 30% open rates. The fix is not better content — it's a fundamentally different format.
The Difficult Parent Meeting — A Better Approach
Why most parent meetings about behavior, SEND, or progress concerns go wrong — and what works
The Email Your Parents Actually Want
Why most school newsletters fail — and what to send instead
The Parent Who Disagrees With You
How to handle the conversation when a parent doesn't accept your assessment
The End-of-Year Report That Actually Helps
Why most reports are useless, and what makes a good one
When parents ask 'is my child gifted?'
What they're really asking, and how to answer well.
How to Help With Year 4 Maths Homework
What's actually on the curriculum — and how to support it at home
What Is a Fronted Adverbial? (And How to Help Your Child With Grammar Homework)
Plain-English explanations of the grammar terms primary children are learning
How to Help Your Primary Child With Reading at Home
What actually makes a difference — and common mistakes to avoid
Helping With Primary Science Homework
The concepts, the vocabulary, and how to support without giving away answers
How Much Homework Should My Primary Child Have?
What the evidence says — and what to do if there's too much or too little
What Is the Multiplication Tables Check — and How Do I Prepare My Child?
Everything parents need to know about the Year 4 MTC
What Are Reading Levels and Book Bands? A Guide for Parents
What the colours and levels mean — and whether you should worry
Year 6 SATs: A Complete Guide for Parents
What the tests are, when they happen, and what you can do to help
What Is EYFS? A Guide for New Parents
The Early Years Foundation Stage explained — what children learn, how they're assessed, and what to expect
Understanding Your Child's Primary School Report
What the levels, comments, and grades actually mean — and what to do if you're concerned
How to Write School Reports That Parents Actually Find Useful
The difference between reports that inform and reports that reassure
What Is the SPaG Test? A Guide for Parents
The Year 6 grammar and punctuation paper explained — what it tests and how to help
PSHE at Primary School: What Is It and What Do Children Learn?
A parent's guide to Personal, Social, Health and Economic education
How to Make Parents' Evening Actually Useful
Ten-minute appointments, difficult conversations, and getting parents to leave with something actionable
What Are the KS1 SATs? A Guide for Parents
Year 2 assessments explained — what they are, what changed in 2023, and what your child needs to know
The single most useful thing you can do
For children at any primary age, reading for pleasure at home — 10–20 minutes a night — has more impact on school outcomes than any other form of homework. Not worksheets, not online practice programmes: reading, together, with you.
How to help with reading at home →