What Little A did Next! Secondary transfer England vs Norway

In Scandinavia Secondary transfer happens around the age of 13 years. Together with all your friends from Primary, you'll be automatically transferred to the nearest Secondary. No preparations, entry exams nor interviews needed. In England the situation is very different. And this is why and how we avoid the 'exam factory' phenomenon. All children belongs automatically to the nearest school in...

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Cool rides for the School Run

Getting to and from School isn't alway being on the run in a hurry. It can be a rather fun event and precious moment as well. We love these Danish bikes with room for up to 4 children. A mum at school pedals all the hills up to our school on one of these. That's a gym bill to deduct from the family budget just there! But there's more cool rides worth checking out! We've previously gushed about...

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No school run?

Back to school, and back to the school run. Or is it? One interesting read this week was the internet site by Living Street People and their campaign Walk to School, a national campaign launched in 1995 to encourage children to walk to school. They now have over 6,400 schools and 1.6 million children taking part. What I found particular interesting was the organisation's Living Streets position...

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Backpack for School from Fjallraven

Swedish company Fjällräven was founded in 1950 when the founder, Åke Nordin, created a backpack frame that would later revolutionize the world of outdoors. Since then, the product line has expanded to include not only backpacks but also tents, sleeping bags and clothing. The durable and lightweight backpack "mini Kånken" is perfect for school. Large main compartment with large opening makes...

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