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FREE family days out for the summer holidays

by Sarah Adams

Summer's coming and although it may feel as though the kids have only just gone back to school, they'll need entertaining once again this summer holiday. There's no need to break the bank though, we've found some FREE family days out available nationwide!

Woodland Trust

The Woodland Trust offers f...

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How we occupied the kids before computers

by Sara

Hooray! School has finished and summer holidays begin. No doubt your children are looking forward to all the fun activities they can do with their family and friends during the 6 weeks holidays most schools enjoy in the UK. Some parents may feel overwhelmed with organising and brainstorming ideas to...

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Today In History

by Sarah Adams
1930 Dr. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon was born.

Buzz was an American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history.

1820 Anne Clough, promoter of higher educat...Read more ›

Long summer holidays could be a thing of the past

by Emily

As this year's school summer holiday fades like a distant memory, it has been revealed that politicians are to consider scrapping the long six week break altogether. The Labour MP Frank Field is to submit a review to the coalition government which calls for an end to the long break. Field says that ...

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Choose your A-levels wisely

by Emily

As A-level results day looms near, news this week reveals that some students might not be offered a place at university - not because of their A-level results, but because of the A-levels themselves that they studied.

David Willetts, the minister for universities and science, stated this week that ...

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