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London 11+ results 2014

Most schools have published their 11+ exit results for 2014 by now, while we need to wait another month or two for Common Entrance results, as exams for boarding school entry tend to take place after half-term. But we do have the results from co-educational prep schools already, along with most girls’ schools. Co-ed prep

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Pembridge Hall School visit

Whenever you hear people talk about oversubscribed London schools and parents emailing registration forms from the labour ward, chances are they are referring to Wetherby Pre-Prep or its sister school, Pembridge Hall, on Pembridge Square in Notting Hill. While you might hear many stories about it, it is not easy to visit the school, since

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Starting Primary School in 2015: top London state school catchment areas

Are you applying for primary school places to start Reception in September 2015? At many oversubscribed London state primary schools, catchment areas have been shrinking in recent years, although there is some relief in select councils. In Richmond, the newly opened Thomson House free school and a bulge class at Barnes Primary helped ease the

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Singapore Math in London schools

Most people know by now that Singaporean students score highest in the world when it comes to maths and problem solving, and many credit their Singapore Math curriculum that emphasises problem solving skills, visualisation, mental maths skills and very slow but deep understanding rather than rushing through the curriculum for this success. There have been

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Newton Farm Nursery Infant and Junior School in Harrow investigated over SATS fraud claims

Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School in Harrow, north London, has written to parents telling them that test scores in maths and a new spelling, punctuation and grammar exam had been annulled after an official investigation. The move by the Government’s Standards and Testing Agency was made after doubts were cast over the validity of

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Trevor-Roberts School visit

I am so grateful to a lovely mum in Hampstead for submitting this school visit report of the Trevor-Roberts School in North London. The school is small and you won’t find much information about it online, so I am really happy to share a family’s inside view of the school here: ——————— “Earlier this year, my

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The 7 habits of highly effective families

[amazon asin=0684860082&template=image&chan=default] You have probably heard of the best-selling [amazon asin=B00CMC2QAQ&text=7 Habits of Highly Effective People] by Dr. Steven Covey. I was surprised to find out that he has written a less well known parenting book called the [amazon asin=0684860082&text=7 habits of highly effective families] as well! I was listening to an interview in which

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Ofsted to focus on teaching quality and what that means for independent schools

Schools in the UK regulated by OFSTED will only be able to achieve an OUTSTANDING rating in the future if the quality of teaching is outstanding. In the past, schools were able to achieve an overall outstanding rating when they were predominantly outstanding in other areas (such as health & safety) but not in teaching.

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