The Girls' School Association (GSA) has today launched a website called My Daughter.
http://www.mydaughter.co.uk/
One of the site's aims is to support parents in raising their daughters.
Do take a look.
Friday 9 January 2009
Tuesday 6 January 2009
New Year, New Term
A new year and a new term always brings a sense of anticipation and excitement. This year these feelings are tempered by the economic and international news.
However, here at St Andrew's we are anticipating a good term of hard work and achievement for all.
The new Nursery with it extended hours, ages and weeks has begun and new children have joined us.
Please do vote in the poll opposite about the timing of Prize Giving.
The latest online column by Vicky Tuck, the President of the Girls' School Association, can be accessed here.
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/4045620/Vicky-Tuck-Dear-Prime-Minister.html
However, here at St Andrew's we are anticipating a good term of hard work and achievement for all.
The new Nursery with it extended hours, ages and weeks has begun and new children have joined us.
Please do vote in the poll opposite about the timing of Prize Giving.
The latest online column by Vicky Tuck, the President of the Girls' School Association, can be accessed here.
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/4045620/Vicky-Tuck-Dear-Prime-Minister.html
Electronic Communciation - Mobile Phones, MSN etc.
Parents may be interested in the following website, which provides advice on dealing with the problems that can arise from the electronic forms of communciation routinely used by many children and young people.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/
There is a section for children and young people as well, to help them be more confident about dealing with some of the bulying and friendship issues which can result from using these forms of communciation.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/
There is a section for children and young people as well, to help them be more confident about dealing with some of the bulying and friendship issues which can result from using these forms of communciation.
Monday 1 December 2008
GSA President now has weekly column with the Online Daily Telegraph
Parents may be interested in the Girls' School Association President's weekly column with the Online Daily Telegraph at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3534179/Vicky-Tuck-Parents-swamped-by-advice.html
This week Vicky Tuck writes about parents being swamped by advice about their children.
This week Vicky Tuck writes about parents being swamped by advice about their children.
Friday 21 November 2008
GSA Conference
I have just returned from the annual conference of the Girls' School Association, where the president, Vicky Tuck, spoke of the pressures on girls and young women in the modern world. You may have seen the press reports.
She said that girls are growing up in a 'Botox and binge-drinking' culture and a 'toxic cocktail' of pressure to consume vast quantities of alcohol and dress and act sexily.
She claimed society has forgotten 'the craft of parenting' and parents too often treated their daughters as friends.
Many wanted single sex girls' schools for their offspring in a desperate attempt to 'prolong the wholesomeness of childhood', she said. But schools were increasingly forced to teach in a 'moral vacuum' amid the spread of lap- dancing clubs, the worst excesses of the internet and coarse behaviour and language.
I wonder whether parents agree with her views of the pressures on their daughters?
She said that girls are growing up in a 'Botox and binge-drinking' culture and a 'toxic cocktail' of pressure to consume vast quantities of alcohol and dress and act sexily.
She claimed society has forgotten 'the craft of parenting' and parents too often treated their daughters as friends.
Many wanted single sex girls' schools for their offspring in a desperate attempt to 'prolong the wholesomeness of childhood', she said. But schools were increasingly forced to teach in a 'moral vacuum' amid the spread of lap- dancing clubs, the worst excesses of the internet and coarse behaviour and language.
I wonder whether parents agree with her views of the pressures on their daughters?
Saturday 15 November 2008
Prize Giving
Welcome to my blog and I hope that it will prove to be an interesting way to maintain communication with parents.
My thanks to all the parents and friends of the school who attended our Prize Giving on Thursday 13 November.
Lots of you have said to me and to others how inspirational you found Anna Hemming's speech. Her message, that we all have a talent or ability and that if we work hard we can be the best that we can be, struck a chord with girls and parents.
I know that some parents and girls were not able to or chose not to attend the evening. I think this is a great pity. It is one of the most important occasions in the school year, where we come together as a whole school community to celebrate what makes St Andrew's special.
If you have a view on whether a different date, time and location for our prize giving would enable more parents and girls to attend, or if you have any other comment on Prize Giving, please post a comment here.
My thanks to all the parents and friends of the school who attended our Prize Giving on Thursday 13 November.
Lots of you have said to me and to others how inspirational you found Anna Hemming's speech. Her message, that we all have a talent or ability and that if we work hard we can be the best that we can be, struck a chord with girls and parents.
I know that some parents and girls were not able to or chose not to attend the evening. I think this is a great pity. It is one of the most important occasions in the school year, where we come together as a whole school community to celebrate what makes St Andrew's special.
If you have a view on whether a different date, time and location for our prize giving would enable more parents and girls to attend, or if you have any other comment on Prize Giving, please post a comment here.
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