This week, Parent Ping have been working in collaboration with Tooled Up Education not only to ask questions… but to answer them! On Tuesday evening 150 parents joined us for a webinar about building positive self-esteem in children. During the Read More …
In this week’s blog we look into the detail of school uniform, take the long view on outings, and investigate who likes single sex schools. 1. Uniforms Let’s start by saying you like uniforms! Given the choice between two schools Read More …
This week’s blog focuses on behaviour in schools, so tuck your shirt in and sit up straight! But first, lockdown… Lockdown continued easing this week. Non-essential shops opened, along with hairdressers, gyms and zoos. Were you excited? If that’s overkill, Read More …
This week, we have a blog of two halves… The first half is rather serious, looking at covid vaccinations and how covid is affecting school attendance. The second half is rather fun, looking at parent superpowers and Easter activities. This Read More …
Please Sir, can I have some more? Not a question you’ll be asking about lunch in secondary schools, but we hope this week’s blog will leave you wanting more! Our two main topics – home/school communications & school lunches – Read More …
Lockdown has affected everyone differently, including our children. As we mark one year of lockdowns, we look at how home-learning might change the future of home-school communication and how you think your children’s future will be affected by the pandemic. Also in Read More …
This week we have been asking lots of questions about health: physical health, mental health, kids health and your health. So, pop on your sweatbands… let’s look at what you said! Mental health At the start of the week, we Read More …
As memories (and questions!) about home learning begin to fade, Parent Ping topics are becoming more eclectic. In this week’s blog we report on post-lockdown classrooms, Covid-19 tests for families, what you are looking forward to when Covid-19 restrictions end, Read More …
Home learning is finished (for most of you) and lots of you are optimistic that you won’t have to do it again (at least this academic year). We know that – like home learning itself – some of the questions Read More …
The end is in sight! It’s the final two weeks of home-learning for most of you. But while one in four parents of secondary-aged children tell us they are rested and raring to go, one in five primary parents are Read More …
Half term has allowed us to relax (a bit) and look back on an unprecedented winter term. It wasn’t easy – there have been tears & many of you moved into survival mode. Today, we are looking specifically at … Read More …
It’s the end of term for most of you… well done, you survived! In today’s blog we look at how you found the final week of term, what might happen next, the Big Lockdown-Learning Parent Survey and family values. You Read More …
Reflecting back on week 4 of lockdown, many of you are now in survival mode, especially mums… This could be related to sleep… The NHS recommend that adults need between 6 and 9 hours sleep, and even though we asked Read More …
So, week 4 of the national lockdown is done & dusted… how are you doing? Frankly, it seems like things are tough. We’ve got the full analysis on how home-learning is affecting you and your children in this week’s blog. Read More …
Is your child learning at home? What impact is lockdown-learning having on family life? We’re all guessing what’s going on in 8 million homes during lockdowns – but we don’t actually know! So, we are asking YOU! How does it Read More …
We know that a lot of home-learning is going on this lockdown. But who is supervising it and how long is it taking? We delve into the details in this week’s blog and also take a quick peek at some Read More …
School work is happening in households up and down the country this week – with just 1% of you saying no work has been set at all by your child’s school. The picture is understandably different for primary and secondary Read More …
It’s hard to write a blog when the facts change all the time! Daily polling is helpful in a fast-moving situation, but not when the situation moves as fast as it has in this past week! 🗓️ On the 1st Read More …
In research-speak, Parent Ping is a longitudinal research project. This means we ask questions over an extended period of time in order to see how family life changes or stays the same. Launching Parent Ping during a global pandemic was Read More …
Our final blog of the year is a fun one… We’ve rounded up our favourite Christmas stats. Ping down to the bottom of the page if you want to see the lot, but for those of you who would like Read More …
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