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St Edmund’s College Charity Week raises £14,000 for St Elizabeth’s

Every year St Edmund’s College selects a charity which for a week of fund raising activities and this year St Elizabeth’s, Much Hadham, was the chosen charity. On Wednesday 25th March we...

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Prior Park Schools Expands to the Mediterranean

 Prior Park Schools’ Governors and Headmasters have much pleasure in announcing that the Prior Park Educational Trust will be opening a new Catholic independent senior school in Gibraltar in September 2016. In...

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Developing numeracy – The Art of giving the Same Name to Different Things?  by Frances Mwale, Farlington Prep Headmistress

The French mathematician, Henri Poincare, described mathematics, unlike poetry, as “the art of giving the same name to different things”. I like this definition as, rather than being all about right or...

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Kilgraston’s new Principal champions ‘exciting, world class education’

Kilgraston school for girls, Perthshire, has welcomed Mrs Dorothy MacGinty to the role of Principal. Mrs MacGinty joins Kilgraston from St. Francis’ College, Hertfordshire, where she held the post of Headmistress since...

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St Swithun’s juniors compete at the Independent Schools Ski Racing Indoor Championships

A team from St Swithun’s Junior School, Winchester competed at the Independent Schools Association Indoor Ski Championships at Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead on 20 April. The inaugural ISA event brought together 50...

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Wellington Prep School – Exciting New Nursery Project

Subject to planning consent being obtained Wellington Prep School is developing its outstanding Early Years provision in exciting new moves. The addition of a brand new nursery will significantly extend the School’s...

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Wellington School Pupil in the Presence of Her Majesty The Queen

 A Wellington School pupil was selected from thousands of young people to appear before Her Majesty The Queen at a national remembrance service. Sixth Former James McDermott, attended the service on Saturday,...

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Monkton Prep is the “Most Successful School” at the National Biathlon

Monkton Prep School has gained a reputation for being the most successful school at a national level after finishing the competition with another series of outstanding performances at the National Schools Biathlon...

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The Manor – Pupils and their Teacher celebrate Art Success

The Manor Preparatory School in Abingdon is delighted to announce that a great total of eight Manor pupils have been selected to exhibit in Young Art Oxford 2015. This year 3,200 pictures...

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