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Articles by Berkshire Students Offered Guidance On Future-Defining Choices – Paul Hodges, Head of Sixth Form, LVS Ascot

Berkshire Students Offered Guidance On Future-Defining Choices – Paul Hodges, Head of Sixth Form, LVS Ascot

Berkshire Students Offered Guidance On Future-Defining Choices – Paul Hodges, Head of Sixth Form, LVS Ascot

26 Oct 2016

Year 11 students across Berkshire are being encouraged to get thinking about their...

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Tips for helping children and teenagers with homework – By Grant Hudson for Greenfields School

24 Jun 2016

Set up a homework space. A survey done a few years ago with a Year 9 class revealed some interesting things. One was that...

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IS MORE REALLY MERRIER? THE MERITS OF A SMALLER BOARDING HOUSE – DEBORAH ROBERTS-BARTER, HEAD OF BOARDING, FARLINGTON SCHOOL

19 May 2016

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...

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Single-Sex or Co-Educational – Which Offers the Best Preparation for ‘Real Life’? – Eve Jardine-Young, Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College

03 May 2016

Decisions about education are some of the most important choices that parents and children have to make. There is certainly not...

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Choosing a good school and the right school – John Moule, Warden of Radley College

15 Apr 2016

In the dim and distant days when I was a Housemaster, a bright-eyed boy arrived for his first day and I was chatting to him and...

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The Pros and Cons of Single Sex Education – John Towers, Headmaster of Homefield Preparatory School, Surrey

22 Feb 2016

The debate over the positives and negatives of single sex education is certainly not a new one. At...

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CHOOSING A BOARDING PREP SCHOOL – IN SCOTLAND! – by Innes MacAskill, Headmaster of Belhaven Hill School in Dunbar, Scotland.

16 Dec 2015

Choosing an appropriate school for your child is always a daunting prospect that every parent faces at one time or another, especially when...

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“Believe, Inspire, Succeed” – SEND at Slindon College – David Quick, Headteacher of Slindon College

20 Nov 2015

Here at Slindon College we provide specialist learning support for approximately 100 boys aged 11 to 18, all with SEND. The boys are...

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International study centres: kick-starting UK education – by Caroline Nixon, Chairman of BAISIS

09 Jul 2015

BAISIS is the British Association of Independent Schools with International Students and is a group of 50 British independent boarding schools and colleges.  It exists as...

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The UK Independent Schools’ Directory has more than 2000 independent schools listed, covering an age range of 3 months to 20 years. It is possible to search for a day or boarding school, single sex or co-educational school, preparatory or senior school, a particular religious affiliation or to view the independent schools listed in a specific county.