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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.

The benefits of blogging for your child

Girl engrossed in her computer
Blogs are a great way to help children use ICT to express themselves but keeping them safe online is vital. Read our advice on safe blogging and how it can help your child learn.

What is a blog?

A weblog, or blog for short, is a website on which items are posted on a regular basis. Some blogs will focus on particular themes, such as food or politics, or some will be like an online diary.

A typical blog will combine text, images and links to other blogs or web pages.

Benefits of blogging

A blog can be great for children and some schools have already set up facilities for their pupils. Teachers find that blogging can help pupils develop confidence, improve their self expression and get a real sense of fulfilment from publishing their work. Here are some of the key things children can gain from blogging:

  • They help children to develop confidence
  • They improve their self expression
  • Children get a real sense of fulfilment from publishing their work
  • They help children to forge multicultural links
  • Reading and writing skills can improve
  • Children become more independent and creative
  • Children can feel empowered by the knowledge that others know their views on a topic

Safety on the internet

While blogs are great it's important to remember to teach your children to be aware of safety on the internet.

  • Buy internet safety software for your computer and use good filtering software.
  • Sit down and discuss online safety with your children and come to an agreement about what activities are okay and what aren't
  • Ensure they don't publish any personal information, including their private thoughts, full name (make sure they always use a blog name/nickname), age, address or school name
  • Take care that they don't publish any photos of themselves, friends or family
  • Make sure they password protect their blog so only people they invite can view it
  • Check that you know what your children are doing online and who they are talking to
  • Ask them to teach you how to use any applications you have never used before. You can keep track of what they’re doing if you don’t understand it.
  • Put your family computer and any internet games consoles in a public room so you can monitor your children's online activities.