School holidays are upon us once again. S will be going to a playscheme for four days and with the extended holiday weekend in the middle of the two week break, this time of year never seems too bad.

Yesterday S came home from school with a multitude of Easter goodies and his report. On it he had been given the chance to write about what he enjoys at school, by sticking on symbols to represent his favoured activities. He had ‘written’:

I enjoy music, cooking, shopping and videos.

Life skills are very important, of course, but could someone please tell that child that he also goes to school to learn!