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School gate

  • Time for a snooze? It's the annual school play

    An hour in, even the keenest mums and dads are flagging, writes Nicky Harrison

  • School sports day

    Sports day: It's only the parents who mind the rain

    Sports day dawns bright and sunny, writes Nicky Harrison

  • Burning ambitions for Theo's class project

    The truth is that it's us, and not the kids, who are the brains behind school projects, says Nicky Harrison

  • It's not summer for Max until The Letter arrives

    Max doesn't like summer; what he really doesn't like is his school summer uniform, says Nicky Harrison

  • Ms Jones teaches the science of boredom

    Nicky Harrison

    I'm already not very keen on Ms Jones, which tallies with my daughter's opinion, says Nicky Harrison

  • A wake-up call about my first-born

    The parenting road is littered with terrifying moments, says Nicky Harrison

  • Watch out, world: here comes Max

    Nicky Harrison: Max might have broken the world record for the most prematurely packed suitcase in history

  • A badge of confidence goes astray

    School life can be harsh as well as nurturing - or is it that in being harsh it nurtures them, wonders Nicky Harrison

  • Too sick to go to school, but not to go out

    Nicky Harrison on a potential sick day

  • Dogged by a lesson learned in class

    Nicky Harrison: Max tells us how much he wants a dog - every hour, every day

  • Teenagers know how to push all your buttons

    Nicky Harrison on a phone confiscation

  • School gate

    We were late, and it was all the guitar's fault

  • Mad about the boy ... Not so keen on A-level coursework

    When Zoe suggested she'd like to move to a mixed sixth form, it sounded a great idea

  • Stranger danger - let's keep it in proportion

    Nicky Harrison

    Nicky Harrison on why we must all remain calm

  • It's the nativity play ... and the gloves are off

    Nicky Harrison

    Nicky Harrison on casting the school nativity

  • Our very modern brand of party politics

    Nicky Harrison on the question of when to party

  • Why not ban parents dashing to the rescue?

    Nicky Harrison

    Nicky Harrison on the controversial new school rule

  • 'Those violin lessons? They're £15. A week!'

    It's week five of the autumn term, but life is far from normal in the Harrison household, writes Nicky Harrison

  • Benign neglect is no way to get results

    One funny thing about having four children (or three, or two, for all I know) is that your baby is always, well, a baby, says Nicky Harrison

  • A little pride goes a long way

    Zoe hasn't been out of bed before 11am for three months. But this is the day of reckoning: GCSE results day, writes Nicky Harrison

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