November is an interesting month. Halloween is behind us, Bonfire Night is upon us and Christmas is beginning to appear in shop windows, whether we're ready for it or not. But there is one thing that makes November feel very different from the months that came before it. The clocks have gone back, the evenings are getting darker, the mornings are colder and suddenly leaving the house feels like a […]

There is something about the first Monday back after October half term that feels particularly difficult. The clocks have gone back, the mornings are darker, the temperature has dropped and getting out of a warm bed suddenly requires considerably more determination than it did a few weeks ago. For children, the freedom of half term has come to an end. For parents, the school run, packed lunches, homework and after-school […]