London Mums Magazine

Schooling: Teachers from top UK Private Schools say period of online learning helped to close the ‘Achievement Gap’ for children who need more time to learn

Mar 24 2021

Today we meet the teachers who explain why they have switched jobs from traditional schools to join future-led online schools amidst the pandemic. Online independent senior school, Minerva’s Virtual Academy, has made several more, new appointments of teachers this term who have each chosen to move away from roles at traditional schools, in favour of teaching pupils remotely. The rising number of teachers embracing new learning technologies, suggests that the recent period of online learning is impacting the future of education on many different levels. As well as coming from several state schools across the country, a number of teachers have joined the Academy from top UK private schools including Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire and Bethany Independent Boarding School in Kent, to name a few. For many teachers, the pandemic has also uncovered gaps in educational success for those children who simply need more time to learn.

Spring activities to make us all feel good including nature arts and crafts ideas

Mar 23 2021

It’s Spring! There usually are two spring false starts: one is on the 1^st March (which coincides with the meteorological start of spring) and the other one on 21^st March (which is the so-called astronomical start of spring). By the 22^nd of March it’s guaranteed Spring and the weather is good enough to spend more time outside or in the garden. The warmer weather is uplifting and the sights and sounds of nature engage all our senses and make us feel good.

Here are my top outdoor activities to make us feel good this Spring.

Movie review: The Drifters

Mar 22 2021

The Drifters is a love story about identity and place in a post-Brexit United Kingdom. Koffee, an African migrant, and Fanny, a French waitress, are two lost souls who attempt to find home in one another and escape the labels that inevitably leave them homeless. Its themes are extremely topical and touching. Find out what London Mums think about it in this review.

Cookery book of the week: 21 Fun Recipes

Mar 22 2021

While we are still stuck at home, 21 Fun Recipes provides the perfect antidote to lockdown blues, as the kitchen becomes the new playground for any family wanting to have some quality, empowering time together. 21 Fun Recipes is a delectable new and independently published illustrated cookbook for children and adults that provides easy recipe layouts and information on the food prepared promoting healthy eating and family fun.

Simple health routines to reverse lockdown ageing

Mar 21 2021

The pandemic has forced us to spend more time indoor, without necessarily much exercise, and in many cases it has left us feeling a bit apathic so much so that we often haven’t looked after our health as we should have. Nothing is lost and here are my tips to reverse lockdown ageing and establish feasible routines to get us back on track and look fabulous once we will be released back into the urban jungle.

Win a Snüz gift of sleep bundle

Mar 19 2021

Iconic nursery brand, Snüz are giving away the gift of sleep with London Mums readers to celebrate Sleep Support Month by Snüz. The National Campaign to Support Sleep Deprived Parents, helping with advice, support and education in all things sleep over on their online community @snuzuk, the brand learnt that 70% of parents lose 133 nights of sleep in their baby’s first year!