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...
Read moreDeveloping 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...
Read moreChoosing the right school: avoiding common mistakes – Alan Whelpdale, Headmaster at Leicester High School for Girls, outlines a simple plan for this difficult decision.
I remember a parent with an angst-ridden face once saying to me: ‘Unless I believe it to be the best school in the world...
Read moreInterpreting league tables and the different exams now offered in schools – Alex Peterken, Headmaster of Cheltenham College
It would be unusual if parents did not take a keen interest in how successful a prospective school was and how much their son or daughter might be expected to achieve in...
Read moreScholarship interview preparation – Patricia Woodhouse, Headmistress, Malvern St James Girls’ School gives her expert advice.
How can you prepare your child if they are due to go for an interview as part of a scholarship application - what questions should be expected? As Headmistress, I always look...
Read moreSchool Fee Planning FAQs
submitted by Halcyon Independent Financial Advisers, Stratford Upon Avon My son is now 3 years old and I would like him to educate him privately from age 11. Is it possible to...
Read moreUseful links
Ofsted – Office for Standards in Education - www.ofsted.gov.uk CReSTeD - Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils - www.crested.org.uk DCSF – Department for Children, Schools and families - www.dcsf.gov.uk...
Read moreChoosing an independent school
As a parent you know your child better than anyone else, their interests, varying abilities and their individual needs. Choosing an independent school for them should satisfy these criteria and so provide...
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