About us

TheSchoolRun is the website for primary-school parents who want to help their children with their education and make sure they stay healthy, have fun and get the best possible start in life.

From KS2 SATs past papers to the best ways to learn times tables and prepare for the weekly spelling test, we cover every aspect of your child's time at primary school and offer information, advice, a community of like-minded parents and thousands of worksheets and activities to boost your child's confidence in English, maths and science. Not sure what a number square is? Foxed by homework about embedded clauses? We explain primary school terminology, teachers' expectations and how to use chunking to divide – because we've experienced what it's like to feel clueless about what your child is learning and wanted parent-friendly guidance.

TheSchoolRun is owned and run by a small team of mums all working from home. This means all your queries will be answered personally – nothing is filtered through an enormous and anonymous customer service team – and we aim to respond via email within 24 hours (at 1am sometimes!) but unfortunately we can't offer a fully-staffed phoneline, so please bear with us. 

Our resources are written for us by experienced primary school teachers and edited and designed to offer children fun (but educationally-sound) games and activities to help support their learning at home.

Between us we have 10 kids, ranging in age from 7 to 27. And we live all over the country, from Yorkshire to Kent!

If you have kids who are gifted and talented or have special educational needs, or if you're simply looking for ways to make sure your children achieve their full potential and enjoy their time at school, we aim to help you negotiate the education maze.

Find out what we offer registered and subscribed users, read the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions or email us – we'd love to hear from you.

Our users and subscribers say...

"We turned the television off last week thanks to something I read on TheSchoolRun – we did lots more as a family and no-one even asked for the TV!"
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"It has inspired me to take control of my child's development instead of leaving it to the education system and has brought me closer to my youngest child through participation in joint activities."
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Meet TheSchoolRun team

Dani Zur – Director and mum to Alex, Jonah and Eva

What was your favourite subject at primary school?
Creative writing – I loved making up stories.
Sports Day – loved it or loathed it?
I loved it, though I was rubbish at it. Always last in the Egg & Spoon and no-one ever wanted to be my partner in the three-legged race.
Most embarrassing memory of primary school?
I got put over the teacher’s knee and smacked (yes, I went to primary school a long time ago!) for getting paint on Tracey Hall’s shirt. I was particularly aggrieved because it was my birthday.
Packed lunch or school dinners?
School dinners. Favourite memory is the Dinner Lady insisting that I could sit at the table all afternoon till I finished my cabbage, and my response – throwing up on her shoes!
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to work for Jackie magazine.


Kate Morgan – Editor and mum to Noah

What was your favourite subject at primary school?
I always loved English and drama. I actually enjoyed reading out loud to the class because it was like a performance and I got to be the centre of attention!
Sports Day – loved it or loathed it?
I used to get very bad hayfever and I was pretty unfit, so Sports Day was a bit of a nightmare.
Most embarrassing memory of primary school?
Bringing a doll to school in Year 6 and realising everyone else had grown out of playing with them already. 
Packed lunch or school dinners?
School dinners. I even made a song up about school lunches with my best friend and we would sing it on the bus!
What did you want to be when you grew up?
An actress or a singer. I loved being in school plays.


Phillipa Chamberlain – Customer Services and mum to Macy, Kira and Lucas

What was your favourite subject at primary school? 
My favourite subjects (can I have two?) were Music and Art – I’ve always loved doing anything creative.
What's your best memory of primary school? 
Playtime! Running about in the playground with all my friends and doing handstands and cartwheels on the school field.
Sports Day – loved it or loathed it?
The build-up to Sports Day always made me feel sick with nerves, but once it was happening I loved it. I always believed (incorrectly!) I’d won every one of my races.
What's your most embarrassing memory of primary school? 
In Reception, putting my hand up and being chosen to write 'dog' on the blackboard, and getting it wrong.
What did you want to be when you grew up? 
A nurse and a ballet teacher. All my dolls had “operations” in blue biro, and my friends were regularly subjected to “dance classes” with me as the teacher.

Karina Fagras – Social media Manager and mum to Rowan

What was your favourite subject at primary school?
Art – I loved creating illustrations and often got in trouble for doodling on my work.
Sports Day – loved it or loathed it?
Loathed it - I never enjoyed PE, and a whole day dedicated to it in front of parents was a nightmare!
What's your most embarrassing memory of primary school?
Calling my teacher 'Mum' – I now know many kids do this, but the memory of the mortification is still very vivid!
Packed lunch or school dinners?
School dinners. I am working my way through classic school dinner dessert recipes to ensure my daughter knows the joys of chocolate concrete and pink custard.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a children's book illustrator.


Nicola Best – Customer Services and mum to Edward and Alice

What was your favourite subject at primary school?
Art & Crafts. I still remember making a hobby horse from a sock and stick and then galloping round the school field with the rest of the class. I also love it when my children come home with a project – I just have to be careful I don't take over!
Sports Day – loved it or loathed it?
Loved it! I'm secretly super competitive (and who doesn't love a race involving beanbags?).
Packed lunch or school dinners?
School dinners.  We had to take our lunch money in every week and mine was kept in an old tobacco tin. I can still remember the smell – it is very evocative.
Who was your favourite primary school teacher?
My first teacher at Infant School, Mrs Thomas. I remember how kind she was and what a wonderful storyteller she was.  
Are you still in touch with any primary-school friends?
Sadly, I'm not in touch with anyone from primary school. I often think of everyone though, as my parents still live opposite my primary school.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to work in a zoo with tigers or chimpanzees. I think I had watched too many episodes of The Really Wild Show!


Meet the teachers and contributors who create all our educational resources and write our articles and information.

TheSchoolRun is owned by Jade Creative Ltd, a company registered in England under Company Registration No. 7940541, whose registered address is Pound House, 62a Highgate High Street, London, N6 5HX (no post accepted at this address). Contact us on [email protected].