Education
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Circle-Time Games: Four No-Prep Word and Number Games for Groups
Buzz!, Odd One Out, Chain Reaction and Make the Number — quick games a whole class or family can play with nothing but a screen and some children. What each one is, who it suits, and how to run it.
Co-operative Games: Where a Four-Year-Old and a Seven-Year-Old Can Really Play Together
Find It Together, Story Circle and Copy Cat Crew — three free games where everyone is on the same team, designed so mixed ages genuinely work rather than the little one being humoured.
Quiz Packs: Ready-Made Question Rounds for Kids
Six free quiz packs — animals, space, words, numbers, the human body and a mixed bag — written and checked by us, pitched for primary ages, and ready to run in a classroom or around the kitchen table.
What the Word?!: Our Free Team Word Game for Classrooms and Family Gatherings
One screen hosts, teams join on their phones with a QR code, and pairs race to describe and guess words — from more than 800 hand-vetted words across 13 categories, or your own spelling list. How the game works, and how to run a brilliant session.
A Tour of the Games on yourkids.com — All Free, All Ad-Free
Circle-time games for classrooms, quiz packs, co-operative games, a multiplayer word game that runs across phones, and a gentle 3D farm for toddlers. Here's everything you can play on yourkids.com, and the thinking behind it.
IPSEA: Free Legal Advice on SEND
If you're navigating EHCPs, assessments, school placements, or appeals in England, we've found IPSEA genuinely invaluable — free legal advice written in plain English.
Trauma-Informed Schools
The phrase 'trauma-informed' appears everywhere in education these days. Here's what it actually means, what it doesn't, and how you might tell whether a school is genuinely living it.
Nearly a Million Young People Are NEET in the UK — What It Might Mean for Your Family
Official UK figures show 957,000 young people aged 16–24 are not in education, employment or training. Here's what the data says, why mental health and neurodivergence feature so prominently, and what to watch for if you're worried about a teenager — wherever you live.
Nursery and Childcare Safeguarding
A former nursery worker in London has been jailed for serious abuse of children in his care. Here's what the case means, the questions worth asking of any childcare setting wherever you live, and where to turn if you have concerns.
SEND Reforms 2029–2035: What England's Schools White Paper Means for Your Child
The UK government has announced major changes to how children with special educational needs and disabilities are supported in England. Here's what we know so far, what's still genuinely unclear, and what parents can do now.