24 Feb 2013

Recently, we held a children's party, which was a great success. However, one person seemed a little less than enthralled by the event - my 18-month-old son, Tom.

26 Feb 2012

Both of my daughters have now officially reached double digits, and it is still magic watching them interact. Observing them together, I have at times been awed to witness moments of the purest...

11 Apr 2011

A quick read of the headlines will reveal how fraught the succession planning process can be. People know well the stories of brothers and sisters who get locked into bitter disputes when fighting...

23 Nov 2010

Children who had links to a school were favoured over those with none in the first stage of allocations for primary school places yesterday.

2 Oct 2010

How the scores are calculated in the discretionary round of Primary One admission, for which half of a school's places are set aside.

Children get points for one of the following...

Two siblings band together to take care of the ailing father who ruined their lives

FOR quite some time now, admission into primary schools (and possibly kindergartens) has had a points system.


This system favours those candidates who have a sibling studying (add...

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