About Me

Welcome to Oxford Educademy®, where you will find the latest information, products and services for gifted and talented children aged 4 - 11 years.

We are based in the Midlands in the UK and offer year-long projects, day courses, Easter and summer schools, after schools clubs and support & resources for educators, parents and children.

How to Protect Your Child From Bullies

Hi! I'm Coral. For 35 years I have taught kids in inner cities, African townships and rural England, have been the headteacher of three state primary schools in the UK, led the Department of Education Excellence Awards team and inspected schools for...

The Da Vinci Project

Based at Oxford and Warwick University, the Da Vinci Project is an accelerated learning programme for children aged 7-11. By increasing the capacity to solve problems and develop creative & critical thinking, children are taught how to learn and how...

Self-confidence for children

Asked that question, of all the parents I have ever spoken to, the answer is invariably, 'I want him to be happy.' Not, 'I want him to be top of the class,' or 'I want her to get into the best school.'  So what is the magic ingredient? What makes...

Playground Poets

Choose which type of poem you would like to write. Have a go and send it in. It's as simple as that. You need to be between the ages of 3 and 103 to get your poem published. So come on - get writing! This is how to do it:

Raising Boys

Boys are different - have you noticed? What are the most important issues in raising boys? What parenting advice will be the most useful for families with boys? Why are boys vulnerable and how do we overcome this vulnerability?

Playground Poets Poetry Competition

This is a competition for everyone aged 6 - 106, who would like to develop their creativity and enter their poetry into our monthly competition.  If you're stuck for ideas, have a look at the guides below, choose which poem to write and then, wh...

The Ideal School Curriculum

You can help with the Great School Curriculum Debate! What should we be teaching our children in school? Have your say and make your vote count. 

Coral Milburn-Curtis

I hope you find my educational materials interesting. If you find anything missing, do tell me and I'll get busy ...

Educademy Resources

If you feel that your child is not sufficiently stretched in school, or if there are gaps is his/her understanding, or if you just want to be sure that everything has been covered without any gaps, then these are the tried and tested gems you need.

Home Schooling Resources and Study Guides

An educated person is someone who knows something about everything and everything about something ... Does that education have to happen in a school?  For the thousands of children being educated at home, the answer is 'no'. This ever-growing webp...

YG&T Poetry Competition 2008

This is a poetry competition for every Year 3, 4, 5 or 6 child. Winners will be decided by VOTES, so make sure that you get your friends and family come back to this webpage to have a look at your poem and vote for it! How to Enter: 1. Email your...

Poetry Ideas

Choose which type of poem you would like to write. Have a go and send it in to the YG&T Poetry Competition. It's as simple as that. So come on - get writing! This is how to do it:

The Edison Project

The Edison Project is an accelerated learning programme for bright children aged 7-11 who are blessed with the gift of dyslexia. By increasing the capacity to solve problems and develop creative & critical thinking, dyslexic children are taught how...

Educademy Newsletter

Welcome to the Educademy Newsletter.

Publishing for Children

Have your writing and artwork published along with children from all over the world! Email your best work. If it’s chosen, it will be published in the next charity book of work done by kids. Send in poems, short stories, artwork, crossword puz...

The Hemingway Challenge

Would you like to write a book? Too long? Why not try to write a story in SIX WORDS instead? Earnest Hemingway was once asked to do this. His response was: 'For sale: baby shoes, never used.' Could you write a story in six words? Here is another...

Dyslexiology

Should you let dyslexia be a barrier to your success? Certainly not. How do you overcome it? Dyslexiologists refuse to accept that dyslexia is a barrier to doing well. So it's difficult to spell - so what? When you're 'grown up', you won't need to be...

Educademy®

Welcome to Educademy® and thank you for visiting this webpage. Here you will find out all about our brilliant courses, after-school clubs and Master-Classes for well-motivated children, aged 5 - 11 years for: *  accelerated learning *  extens...

Child Safety

Every day we read about problems with bullying, child abuse, abduction and murder. Is it a more dangerous world than when we were kids? What can we do to protect our children, without wrapping them in cotton wool? Are our children in danger of being too...

Maeve

Hello and welcome to my site, which is a celebration of my work. Here you can find out all about the things which interest me. You can also buy a copy of my latest book, The Adventures of Tiger the Puppy. 

The Sibford Info

Welcome to this interactive resource about the Sibfords. We live in one of the most outstandingly beautiful spots in the world. Nestled in the rolling hills on the edge of the Cotswolds, amidst breathtaking walking and cycling country, it is a great...

Educademy Testimonials

'Thank you so much for your hard work with Joe. We have seen a marked improvement in his work over the last year. he seems to have regained his enthusiasm for learning thanks to your efforts with him.' JC, December 2007