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IS 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...

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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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Helping Your Child to Read – by Grant Hudson,Head Teacher, Greenfields School, East Sussex

Many children love to read and can't wait to learn more about words so that they can dive into book after book. But many others struggle to like reading and have to...

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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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