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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.

Halloween face painting: a step-by-step guide

Snazaroo vampire face paint
You don't have to be an artist to face paint! Make your child's Halloween costume stand out by following these easy steps.

Face paint makers Snazaroo show you how easy it is to add the perfect touch to your child's costume. You don't have to be a whiz at drawing to make fun shapes with face paint, and the step-by-steps below will help you set off a Halloween outfit in a spooktacular way! Buy enough paint to do a practice run before 31 October to make sure both you and your child are happy with the result.

Ghost

Draw this simple, spooky ghost shape onto your child's face to accompany any costume. 
 

Step 1
Use a brush and white face paint to outline the ghost shape, then fill in the outline while avoiding lips and eyes.		Step 2
Take some green face paint, and use the tip of a brush to paint two eyes in the ghost’s head.		Step 3
Use a brush to outline the body and eyes in black. Add eyebrows, pupils, a nose and a mouth.

 

Vampire

This fangtastic face paint design will look a treat with black top and trousers, and a red or black cape!
 

Step 1
Use a sponge and white face paint to cover the entire face, avoiding the lips and eyes.		Step 2
Once it has dried, take grey face paint and gently shade the eye sockets and below the cheek bones with the edge of the sponge. Do the same on the forehead, making a ‘V’ shape that meets in the middle of the eyebrows. 		Step 3
Using a brush and black face paint, add some hairy, scary eyebrows, a widow’s peak hairline and cobwebs under the eyes. Finally, add a line to each cheek bone and some pointy teeth.