The School Companion want to be with you every step of the way, from choosing your child's school, navigating the homework, to keeping them entertained during the holidays.
We bring all of the information you need to help your child excel together in one place.
Something to do this weekend, sorted
Half term looming and not sure how to fill it? Activity Inspiration is a running list of things to actually do with your kids - free and paid, indoors and out, five minutes to plan or a proper afternoon out - so you're not stuck scrolling for ideas at 8am on the first day of the holidays.
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MathsWorld London
A hands-on maths discovery centre on the South Bank, with zones covering code-breaking, shape and space, AI, and problem-solving - genuinely engaging even for kids who think they don't like maths. Annual pass, so one ticket covers repeat visits.
From £13 (under 3s free)
Para Sport - Havering Active
Free, inclusive sports sessions specifically for children and young people with SEND, aged 5-25 - athletics, swimming, cricket, boccia, and more, run by Havering Council. Parents and carers stay and take part too, in a relaxed, no-pressure environment. Sessions run in term time and school holidays; check their calendar for current dates.
Free
Science Museum, London
Hands-on galleries covering space, medicine, engineering, and more - genuinely absorbing for a wide age range, and free to enter (some special exhibitions charge separately).
Free entryA little help with the homework, and the holidays
Learning Resources is a free library of printable worksheets and wordsearches by year group and subject, so you can find the right thing for your child in a couple of clicks rather than digging through a search engine. We've also put together 10 parent cheat sheets - quick, plain-English reference sheets for the maths and English terms schools use but rarely explain, for whenever your child asks for help with something you haven't thought about since you were at school yourself.
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School Search brings together real Ofsted ratings, FOI-sourced behaviour data, financial transparency, and - for secondary schools - Attainment 8, absence, and leaver destinations, all on one page per school. No more digging through six different government websites to compare two schools properly.
It also includes our Parent Score - genuine ratings and reviews from other parents at that school, alongside the official data, so you can see how a school is actually experienced day to day, not just how it performs on paper.
Not sure where to start, or dealing with something trickier - an appeal, a SEN application, a difficult conversation with a school? Support for Parents has plain-English guidance for the situations that come up most, so you're not facing them without a starting point.
Parent Score
Real ratings from real parents, alongside the official data.
Support for Parents
Plain-English guidance for the situations parents actually face.