Back to School – 10 Ways to Get Your Child Ready

By Primary School Teacher, Jennifer Shipway

Getting the kids ready for starting school or moving up a year can be daunting after the long summer holidays but a little bit of forward planning can help you and your children sail smoothly and calmly into the new school year. Here, Jennifer Shipway, school teacher, mum of six and owner of popular Instagram site, ‘Where Learning Meets Play’, shares her top tips to guide you:

1. Make a list – carefully make a list of all the items recommended by the child’s school, that you don’t already have. If you keep the list with you, it’s easy to pick a few items up as you are shopping for other things so it’s less overwhelming. Buy extra stationery and keep it in an…