Benefits of Independent Education from a young age – Chris Calvey, Headmaster Great Walstead School
With league tables an established part of our educational system, older children’s learning experience is very much focused on passing an exam with the best possible grade. Indeed many schools now decide...
Read moreIs your child moving up to Primary School in September? – Suzanne Roberts, Burgess Hill Girls Nursery teacher and manager
Is your child moving up to Primary School in September? Burgess Hill Girls Nursery teacher and manager Suzanne Roberts...
Read moreHow to help your child prepare for Primary 1 at school – Sue Hay, Head of St George’s Junior School
As the head of the Junior School at St George’s, I enjoy offering advice and support to help girls and their parents...
Read moreSt George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh – The Importance of Play in the Pre-school Year: Key Facts Every Parent Should Consider
Do you have a daughter who is 3 or 4 years-old who will be entering her pre-school year in August? Are you wondering what she should be learning in pre-school? Developing and...
Read moreIs single-sex education still relevant today? Marina Gardiner Legge, Head of the independent girls’ school, Heathfield School, argues the case for single-sex education in helping girls to fulfil their potential.
In an interview at the Independent Schools Show 2017 in Battersea Park, Head of Heathfield School, Marina Gardiner...
Read more
Berkshire Students Offered Guidance On Future-Defining Choices – Paul Hodges, Head of Sixth Form, LVS Ascot
Year 11 students across Berkshire are being encouraged to get thinking about their...
Read moreTips for helping children and teenagers with homework – By Grant Hudson for Greenfields School
Set up a homework space. A survey done a few years ago with a Year 9 class revealed some interesting things. One was that...
Read moreIS MORE REALLY MERRIER? THE MERITS OF A SMALLER BOARDING HOUSE – DEBORAH ROBERTS-BARTER, HEAD OF BOARDING, FARLINGTON SCHOOL
It is easy to assume that a big boarding school equals a better boarding experience. However, this is not necessarily the case and it is certainly not always the right option for...
Read moreSingle-Sex or Co-Educational – Which Offers the Best Preparation for ‘Real Life’? – Eve Jardine-Young, Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Decisions about education are some of the most important choices that parents and children have to make. There is certainly not...
Read more