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Issue 38 May/June 2017 FREE Gloucestershire FOR SALE ESTABLISHED PARENTING MAGAZINE FRANCHISE FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 2 Win an adventure in the tree-tops with Go Ape See page 3 Education . Clubs and Classes . Children’s Parties . What’s On Really useful information for parents of 0-12 year olds in Gloucestershire Editor’s Letter Dear readers Springtime! And soon it will be Summer... Foster Care Fortnight The march of the seasons creates a Foster Care Fortnight, The Fostering Network’s annual rhythm for our busy lives, a kind of reg- campaign to raise the profile of fostering and to show how ular routine of annual events that runs foster care transforms lives is coming up from 8 to 21 May. from New Year through half term to Easter, via the bank holidays to Summer Gloucestershire Fostering will be running six events during this and then into the busy Autumn term and campaign, culminating in an open day at Nature in Art, the run-up to Christmas. Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA on 21 May. For more Routine is important for all of us in managing our busy lives. But information: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fostering/events/events/ it is especially important for children - as we find out in two fea- tures in this issue. Establishing a regular routine for homework is a key part of helping your child to learn. While fixing and keeping Shine On Stage Celebrations a regular bedtime is vital to ensuring that kids get enough sleep. Find out more inside! Diane Clifford. Editor 01684 770566 [email protected] Next issue July/August 2017 Booking Deadline 9 June www.familiesonline.co.uk Could you be the next editor of Photo copyright Alice Nicholson. West End Summer School 2016. Participants pictured with Soeli Parry from Wicked and Mamma Mia Families Shine On Stage celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its ever popular annual Summer Schools in Stroud from 31 July - 4 Gloucestershire? August at The Cotswold Playhouse. 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Gloucestershire Franchise – a business which is up It's a super friendly, inspirational experience loved by all and running, including established client base, involved according to Founder and Multi-Discipline teacher readership and drop points. Alice Nicholson. If you'd like to join or for further information go to: www.shineonstage.co.uk or email alice@ No previous experience needed, training is available and you will have the support of the fantastic team at shineonstage.co.uk or call 0845 519 6455. Families Magazine Ltd. To find out more about running your own Put Your Best Foot Forward business around your family call 01684 770566 or email [email protected] Walk to School Week is 15 - 19 May. Join thousands of children across the country celebrating the benefits walking brings. We Circulation: 19,000 copies of Families Gloucestershire are available through nurseries, pre-schools, know that walking to school makes children feel healthier and schools, libraries, soft play centres, selected shops and other distribution points throughout the happier, while reducing congestion and pollution outside the county. If you would like free copies for your organisation or if you would like to subscribe so you don’t miss an issue please contact us. Families Gloucestershire is part of Families Magazines Ltd a school gates. Yet less than half of primary school children franchise company. All franchised magazines in the group are independently owned and operated currently walk to school. Living Streets, who organise the annual under licence. Families® is a registered trademark of Families Magazines Ltd, Temple House, Regatta Place, Marlow Road, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5TD. The contents of Families Gloucestershire are fully event want to reverse this decline and see every child that can, protected by copyright and none of the editorial or photographic matter may be reproduced in any walk to school. For more information or to order a challenge form without prior consent of the publisher. We take every care preparing this magazine but the publishers and distributors cannot be held responsible for the claims of advertisers nor for the pack see: www.livingstreets.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/walk-to- accuracy of the contents nor for any consequence.’ Print: The Manson Group, Reynolds House, school-week 8 Porters Wood, Valley Road Industrial Estate, St Albans. AL3 6PZ. Tel: 01727 848 440. 2 Families Gloucestershire To advertise call: 01684 770566 or email: [email protected] May-June 2017 News & Views 11 Plus Success Can you believe that the 11 plus Gloucestershire Grammar School entrance exam is just 4 months away? If you haven’t started preparing already, KSOL tutors have created a two-step plan to help you in these final months: Step 1. Develop a regular, structured study routine. Anita Dhunna, Director of Education recommends KSOL’s online Photo credit: mcphersonstevens.com intensive revision courses: “These personalised, daily online tests are perfect Cheltenham Science Festival is on 6-11 June. A six-day extravaganza for the run up to the real exam. They with over 200 events celebrating science and the arts. Free cover the entire 11+ syllabus and interactive zones for families with lots of hands-on activities on site highlight any areas of weakness, providing and on the streets of Cheltenham will keep the kids occupied for immediate focus.” hours.Tickets from £6. www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science Step 2. Practice! KSOL mock exams in New App To Offer Counselling For Kids Gloucestershire are designed to help prepare children for the academic rigour The NSPCC’s Childline service has just launched a new iPhone app to provide of the exam paper as well as the stressful counselling for kids directly through their mobile phones. The ‘For Me’ app allows kids nature associated with the experience. to access Childline’s online services, including 1-2-1 live chats with a counsellor, the ‘Ask Sam’ problem pages and entrance to their private ‘lockers’ – areas where they Call 0121 733 6558 or visit www.ksol.co.uk can write down their own personal thoughts and track their moods. It was invented to learn more about KSOL’s “2 Steps to by four teenagers who wanted to use technology to address the urgent need for Success” offer including 12 week online support among young people. The App is free to download via iTunes and is designed course + a KSOL mock exam (14 May or for discreet usage. 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Prices start from £38 per day. goape.co.uk | 0845 838 1612 | Quote FAMFD7 for 10% discount May-Junel 2017 To advertise call: 01684 770566 or email: [email protected] 3 Education Independent School Open Days Cheltenham College Prep School Board and day co-ed ages 3 – 13 years Saturday 20 May, 10.00am (whole School) Contact 01242 522 697 www.cheltenhamcollege.org Dean Close School, Chelteham Board and day co-ed ages 2 years 9 months to 18 years Saturday 6 May 9.30am-11.30am (pre-preparatory and preparatory) Contact 01242 258001 Saturday 13 May 10.00am (whole school) Contact 01242 258044 www.deanclose.org.uk Rendcomb College Board and day co-ed ages 3 – 18 Friday 12 May Pirate AdventureI and Open Morning Get Your Kids To Do Their for children aged 2 to 11 Contact 01285 832306 www.rendcombcollege.org.uk Homework Without Tears Grammar Schools It happens most nights in households up and down the country and all parents have their own way of doing it…We’re talking about Key Dates for 2018 admission homework and getting your children to do theirs with no tears in Thursday 1 June 2017 - Online sight. We caught up with Carey Ann Dodah from Explore Learning registration to sit the Grammar who explained that keeping homework a positive experience is School Admission test is open.