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Bromsgrove School – Kid Life for Future Lives

Bromsgrove School prides itself on being forward thinking whilst at the same time offering pupils a variety of activities and out of class opportunities to challenge themselves to consider how they can...

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Pancake Day comes early for Bromsgrove Pupils

Pupils at Bromsgrove Pre-Preparatory & Nursery School enjoyed Pancake Day a week early, with a visit from Holroyd Howe’s Development Chef, Steffan Williams. Chef Steffan demonstrated to pupils how to make the...

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Torwood Celebrates 100 years!  1915-2015

This year we are celebrating 100 years of inspirational education at Torwood House School! To commemorate this wonderful achievement we will be holding a variety of exciting events throughout the year and...

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Able, Gifted and Talented Conference Report from Mrs Frances Mwale, Prep Headmistress, Farlington School

On 28th January I attended the 4th National Conference for Able, Gifted and Talented in Independent Prep Schools at Moor Hall Conference Centre, Cookham. This was run by Learning Works, an organisation...

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Student Investors prepare for National competitions

Students at Bromsgrove School have entered two national competitions this term, backed by the IFS (Institute of Fiscal Studies) and Bank of England. Over 10,000 UK teams entered the IFS Student Investor...

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Sibford School – Pupils use coursework to warn of dangers of social media

GCSE drama students at Sibford School combined coursework with community action when they devised an original play warning of the pitfalls young people face with social networking. As part of their GCSE...

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TWO OXON SCHOOLS RECEIVE GOVERNMENT BACKING FOR PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION

Children attending two schools in neighbouring Oxfordshire villages are to benefit from a Government initiative aimed at encouraging partnership projects between independent and state primary schools. In September 2014 the Department of...

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Bromsgrove School – PRE-PREP PUPILS GO BACK IN TIME

Pupils at a Worcestershire school have been on a journey through history, learning about medieval life and Tudor times. Year 1 at Bromsgrove Pre-Preparatory and Nursery School, based in Hanbury Road, explored...

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St Swithun’s School explores the innovative use of digital resources for learning enhancement

St Swithun’s School Winchester has been participating in a study exploring 3D digital resources as learning tools in history and art. Alumna and PhD researcher Jane Mycock (D2001) visited the school in...

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