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Here you’ll find the lowdown on prep schools: boarding or day; mixed or co-ed; the options seem endless. This section aims to help you make an informed decision for your child by offering a wealth of relevant advice from teachers and specialists to support you while you and your child navigate the schooling system.
Prep Articles
St Catherine’s Prep, Bramley on the joy of books
St Catherine's Prep School, Bramley Librarian Jacqui Sadler on the huge value of reading – for pleasure, for understanding our world, and for success
How early education helps children build resilience
Resilience is a word we use a lot these days, but how do schools help children to build confidence in a way that embraces failure on the journey to success? We speak to five prep schools about their strategy for try,…
Pangbourne College on managing failure and success
The Head of Pangbourne College Oliver Knight on why exposing children to failure and setbacks is a way to build self-confidence and agency
Wild journey – Brogen Murphy’s new survival story
Debut novelist Brogen Murphy has written a gripping survival story set in an imagined future where nature has been restored
60 seconds with Samantha Price, Head of Cranleigh School
Samantha Price, Head of Cranleigh School ,on her background and educational philosophy
Wrekin College students to share space
Wrekin College's youngest Senior boys and girls will share a House space, thanks to a bright idea by a former Head Girl and Head Boy
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