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New Hall School on the importance of male role models

New Hall School on the importance of male role models

Samantha Twomey, Head of the Preparatory Division at Oxford's New Hall School on why male teachers are so important as role models in early years and primary settings

Ask the experts: Simply Learning Tuition on helping a child struggling at school

Ask the experts: Simply Learning Tuition on helping a child struggling at school

Nathaniel McCullagh, Managing Director of Simply Learning Tuition, gives advice on supporting a child through a rough patch at school

Halloween hotspots – activities for all the family in spooky season

Halloween hotspots – activities for all the family in spooky season

From ghouls and spooky trails to pumpkin patches and wizarding lairs, haunting activities for all the family around Halloween

Fright nights – behind the scenes at a scare attraction

Fright nights – behind the scenes at a scare attraction

The quest to make us carry on screaming for a whole Halloween month is deadly serious. We head to PrimEvil to discover what goes into a great fright night

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New Hall School on the importance of male role models
Ask the experts: Simply Learning Tuition on helping a child struggling at school
Halloween hotspots – activities for all the family in spooky season
Fright nights – behind the scenes at a scare attraction
How to choose a school environment that will nurture and empower your daughter
Queen's Gate School on a tradition of giving
Burlington House School on the value of Media and Film
St Dunstan’s and The Villa announce new partnership
Ask the experts: Quintessentially Education on preparing your child for the ISEB
Spanish immersion at The Roche School
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