The return to school (and COVID?)
If your kids aren’t back at school already, they will be soon! We’ll be checking how you feel about this next week, but for now we look back on the summer, look ahead to the new term and take a Read More …
Tag: #covid
The wrong kind of ping
The school year is finally over, but the question everyone wants answering is… did parents withdraw their children early because of the risk of getting the wrong kind of “ping” at the end of term? Luckily, thanks to you, Parent Read More …
What do parents know about teachers?
We’re nearly there… it’s the end of term and the end of covid restrictions. It’s also the end of the first year of Parent Ping. That’s right next week is our first birthday 500 lucky Pingers will receive a birthday Read More …
Should 10-day isolation for school kids be scrapped?
We’ve been getting sporty at Parent Ping Towers this week… or at least been watching other people getting sporty, which is the same thing, right? So this week’s blog looks at sports day, football and swimming! But first… Education has Read More …
Who reads the school newsletter? Who has a library card? Who wants to stay at home?
💙💙 This week, we had one of our favourite ever findings on Parent Ping! We asked you to pick a famous motto to describe your family, and the most popular response was Ask – Answer – Learn. Why do we Read More …
Vaccine attitudes, stay at home parenting, and school choice
We’ve got a chocker-blog for you this week covering kids getting vaccinated, stay at home parenting and school choice. So, no time for small talk… let’s look at the findings! How do parents feel about children getting the Covid vaccine? Read More …
Are parents changing their minds about masks & jabs?
This week, where we asked a few questions that we’ve asked before… did you spot them? Asking the same questions again means that we can tell you how things have changed on masks, jabs, and holidays. We also have your Read More …
Vaccine dilemmas
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 …
Does the reality of post-lockdown classrooms meet expectations?
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 …
Who’s bearing the brunt of home-learning?
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 …
Home-schooling… is it running to timetable?
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 …
End of term report
It’s the end of term… the end of our first term at Parent Ping and the end of another odd term because of the virus. The end of term has also been in the news after the Secretary of State Read More …
Will parents get their kids vaccinated against Covid?
This week, we asked some really important questions about the Covid vaccine and life after Corona. But of course we also asked our usual eclectic questions about the day-to-day realities of parenting. To keep you on your toes, let’s look Read More …
Are opinions changing about Covid?
One of the clever things about Parent Ping is because we ask you questions every day, we can easily check on how things are going. For example, our regular check on who’s done their Christmas shopping. We can also check Read More …