by Sophie Mei Lan | Dec 7, 2016 | Media, Popular posts, Society
Kids up North are less likely to get as good GCSE results as their Southern counterparts according to research from the Children’s Commissioner. Do you think there’s a North / South divide in terms of education? I was chuffed to be invited on...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Oct 28, 2016 | Family, Uncategorized
We owe it to our youth to not just teach them about the birds and the bees but to discuss healthy sexual relationships. In a world with easier access to pornography on the internet, young people need guidance and a safe forum to explore their feelings. And...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Aug 15, 2016 | Popular posts, Society
The shops are filled with grey pinafores, trousers and blazers advertised by huge bright signs with faux chalk writing: “Back to school!”Whilst many get lost in the aisles between pencil cases and lunch boxes, we assume that all school-age kids across the...
by Sophie Mei Lan | May 4, 2016 | Popular posts, Society
Thousands of parents took their kids out of school and on strike this week as a protest against stressful examinations for young children. It is this whole notion of testing and putting pressure on kids that have made my partner and I explore home...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jan 6, 2016 | Popular posts
We’re brought up in a country where we’re lucky to be able to say that school is a ‘given.’ So much so as a society we just assume that babies go nursery, then tots go to pre-school and kids are packed off to school. And finally as adults we work in offices following...
