Education
Early Learning – Hilden Oaks Nursery
The team at Hilden Oaks Nursery, talk through their early years offerings and how their younger pupils are prepared for joining big school Can you tell us a bit about your nursery?The Hilden Oaks Nursery offers outstanding, unique and flexible...
Lockdown Lessons
Spring Grove School explains what its families and teachers have learnt from lockdown
Welcoming Day Boarders
Benenden School explains how, from September 2021, day pupils will also be able to enjoy the school’s offering alongside its boarders
Meet the Head: Mike Piercy, Headmaster of The New Beacon boys
We chat to Mike Piercy, Headmaster of The New Beacon boys’ school in Sevenoaks
The Right Foot
After a year of home schooling and social distancing, sport represents a unique challenge. How will we get up and running with a new-normal after lockdown? As the winner of the Sporting Achievement award in the 2020 Independent Schools of...
Adapt Adopt Improve
The last year has been anything but an easy ride, especially when it comes to education, but our schools have worked tirelessly to keep their students engaged and maintain a sense of normality – and this is how they’ve achieved...
Meet the P.E. Pros
We get to know two P.E. teachers that were once professional sports people – Mark Howell, Director of Sport and Head of Rugby at Sutton Valence School and Emily Starr, Assistant Director of Sport at Mayfield School Why did you...
Meet the Head: Cranbrook School
The Cranbrook School student who grew up to be its headmaster, we get to know Mr Will Chuter
We need to talk about tech
In a world filled with more online socialisation than ever, how do parents and teachers keep up? We found out with the help of Battle Abbey School At Battle Abbey School we very much see parents as partners in a...
Taking Responsibility
Dulwich Prep Cranbrook explains how they’re fostering planet-friendly values throughout the school The majority of the eco initiatives introduced at Dulwich Prep Cranbrook have been very much child led, we have found that the children genuinely care and want to...
Meet the Head: Sevenoaks School
Mr Jesse R Elzinga reflects on his career so far, how Sevenoaks School has overcome the challenges of 2020 and what he looks forward to in the year ahead Why did you choose a career in teaching? I have always...
Beyond the Student Council
Ed Dickie, Head of Claremont Senior School, explains how prioritising communication with students is key to a school’s evolution
Ask the Expert
Hayley Hobbs, founder of Griffin Teaching, explains how your child may benefit from out-of-school academic help
Help’s Only A Click Away
For dyslexic students, learning from home can pose a variety of extra challenges. Sally Welch, Head of Frewen College Prep in East Sussex, explains how they’re easing the pressure
Meet the Head
Bryan Nixon, Head of School at TASIS The American School in England, talks us through his own experiences of school
Bursaries: what you need to know
Sarah Guri explains how the key to a future at Kent College, Canterbury could be applying for a bursary
Professional Standard
Rising to the challenges of running a drama department during a global pandemic, ACS Cobham enlisted the help of industry professionals to create a film together
A Very Bright Future
Headmaster of Babington House School, Tim Lello, explains how the school strives to provide its students with the support, advice and expertise needed to secure a successful career when they finish school
Meet the Head: Mr Nick Waite, Head of Beechwood Sacred Heart School
We find out a little bit more about Mr Nick Waite, Head of Beechwood Sacred Heart School in Tunbridge Wells What was your first ever job? My first paid job was at a cling film factory when I was a...
Reading Pleasure
Hilary Wilce emphasises how settling down with a good book can considerably boost your child’s progress at school Last month we celebrated World Book Day, the annual international event that champions reading, especially among children. Students were given £1 book...
Mental Health Matters
New Beacon School will host a children’s wellbeing conference in April, Emily Pavey finds out more New Beacon School is shining a light on child mental health. In April they host Helping Young People Navigate the 21st Century, a conference...
Fresh Thinking
Hilary Wilce looks at the impact of environment on learning outcomes March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers, the old rhyme tells us. But according to many teachers March winds bring forth something altogether less welcome – classrooms...
Join the Club
We talk to schools about what goes on outside the classroom Mayfield School, East Sussex “Mayfield School has a tradition of developing academic excellence. Our curriculum encourages questioning, reflection, creativity and the freedom to learn from mistakes. While maths and...
A Dietary Alternative?
Hilary Wilce shares new research into ADHD from King’s College Anyone who has to cope with an impulsive and hyperactive child – and that’s hundreds and thousands of parents and almost all teachers – will know how challenging it is...
Starting Out
Your child’s first steps into education can be daunting. These local independent schools share advice to get things started on the right foot Pre-School – Spring Grove School Why choose an independent pre-school? The choice of pre-school is a very...
Use Your Brain Power
Make 2020 the year you learn something new, and you’ll reap the benefits (regardless of your age) says Hilary Wilce New year, new start! Most of us feel like blowing off the cobwebs and turning to something new after an...
Season’s Teachings
Hilary Wilce pays tribute to the life-changing work of our teachers It’s the season of joy and goodwill so let’s give a great big shout-out for our country’s teachers. Every day they get up, go to work and very often...
Learn to Play
Hilary Wilce emphasises the importance of self-directed play to develop growing minds Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time with the under-fives – and they are amazing! Every moment of their lives is an adventure, and they are without...
Forward Thinking
Simon Wong, Chartered Financial Planner at JM Finn, explains how to plan for your child’s private school education . Are there any ways to cut the cost of a private school education? Any aspiring parent wishing to send their children to...
Winter Sports
What’s on offer to keep pupils active during chillier months? WT speaks to Dulwich Prep Cranbrook and The King’s School, Canterbury about the range of sports available. Mrs Jo Wilson, Head of PE and Games at Dulwich Prep Cranbrook What...
Beyond the Classroom
University, college or straight into a career? Reigate Grammar School and ACS International Schools discuss what help is on hand when it comes to making choices for life after secondary education. Matthew Buzzacott, Head of Careers at Reigate Grammar School,...
Heads Down
When it comes to successful exam revision, it’s all in the motivation, as Hilary Wilce explains. For some students, the new school year means retake exams looming ahead. For many others, there will be new tests and exams coming down...
Making Sense of the World
Hilary Wilce looks at how politics is approached in the classroom. As I write this, we have no idea where the country will be heading this autumn, and whatever your political views, you’ll probably agree that this is a time...
Join Our Club
We explore the vast range of after-school activities on offer across schools in the South East. From tug of war to mindfulness colouring, there's no shortage of options.
Word Play
Which languages are students choosing to study? And how are they being applied to life after school? We look into language matters at Buckswood School and Ashford School.
Play & Learn
Our children need to explore and have fun, it’s a key part of their development, as Hilary Wilce explains… For all of us, summer is a time of play. Children play in the long days free from school. Adults play...
The whole person and nothing but the whole person
Dr Adrian Rainbow, Deputy Head (Co-curriculum) of Sevenoaks School, describes how the whole person education philosophy is applied there and the benefits pupils – and society – enjoy from it We live in precarious times: climate change, species extinction, tariff...
Early years – ask the experts
Ashford Prep School – The Pre-Prep Team How can parents best support their child as they start in Reception? Be positive as this is an exciting time. Don’t make school a big deal as this can make children more fearful of...
On their marks…
A lifelong love of exercise can be inspired by the right approach to teaching sport at the earliest stage. Ashford Prep School – Harrison Straw – Head of Pre-Prep PE I believe it is very important for children to take...
Planting the seed
Gardening is good for everyone’s wellbeing – and children who grow their own vegetables are far more likely to eat them. We hear from two schools where pupils grow their own. Dulwich PrepCranbrook Dulwich Prep Cranbrook has a Gardening Club...
Prep School – ask the experts
Invaluable tips from experienced teachers for each stage of education. Here we talk about prep school.
Is your child ready to become a Cyber Attack Agent or an Algorithm Bias Auditor?
Jeremy Lewis, Head of School at ACS Egham International School, looks at ways you can ensure your child is prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century workplace What will today’s children be when they enter the workplace? With...
