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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.

Child safety while playing outdoors

Family in the park
Outdoors play is important for children’s development – and great fun. So how can we ensure they stay safe?

Children love to play outdoors but you want to ensure that they stay safe. Never fear – there’s plenty you can do to protect them while they enjoy some ‘free-range’ fun.

Try these tips:

 

  • Agree a set of rules that your child is happy with and understands, such as only playing outside for a certain amount of time and staying where you can see them
  • If your child is out with other children, make sure they have a buddy system where they stick with a partner or group and have an adult they know nearby
  • Always agree on a meeting point if you are out and about with your child, that way if they get lost it can be the first place to look. You also need to make sure your child knows what to do if they get lost, for example finding a policeman or going into a shop
  • For older children, make sure they know your home address and telephone number, you could even give them a mobile phone to use when they are out
  • Again for older children, encourage them to become 'street-smart'. Take your child on the route to their local park from your home so they become familiar with the area. If anything were to happen in an emergency, your child would know their route home
  • You could even try setting up a neighbourhood watch scheme where members of the community all keep an eye out for children
  • Make sure your child knows not to speak to people they don’t know, and if they feel uncomfortable about any behaviour to report it to an adult they know or a policeman