by Colin King | Jun 22, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Parents, Teachers
In an increasingly stressful world, it can feel as though danger is everywhere for children. Our responsibility is to help them navigate those dangers safely, but not to make childhood feel more fearful or less happy. Children also need confidence, curiosity and...
by Colin King | Jun 16, 2026 | Parents, Teachers
I understand why many parents support a ban on social media for under-16s. The concerns are real. Children’s safety, wellbeing and development must come first, and no responsible adult should dismiss the damage that poorly designed online platforms can cause. But I do...
by Colin King | Jun 15, 2026 | Parents, Teachers
The most important part of our job is not making children learn – it is making them want to learn. That belief sits at the heart of Education Quizzes. For years, we have built quizzes to help children practise English, maths, science and many other subjects from KS1...
by Colin King | Jun 2, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, EQ Business Insights, Parents, Teachers
On Thursday 28th May, I made a major blunder – I sent out 3,602 emails by mistake. If you got one of them, please accept my profuse apologies. But the results were enlightening and they reinforced my belief that the great majority of people are good, kind and...
by Colin King | Jun 1, 2026 | Parents, Teachers
Let’s have some fun with big numbers. It is surprising how often children – and adults! – find it difficult to grasp the true size of things. We can say “a million” very easily, but picturing what a million actually means is much harder. Start with 1,000 Dots Look at...
by Colin King | May 15, 2026 | Parents, Teachers
Looking back, I realise my parents accidentally gave me the wrong impression about university. They were kind, loving people and I had a very happy childhood, but education was never especially high on their agenda. Neither of them had gone to university themselves...
