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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
Try, try again – Donncha O’Callaghan’s comic tale about family life
Ireland rugby international Donncha O'Callaghan was inspired by his own track record of embarrassing scrapes for the plotline in Disaster Dad
Colette Hiller’s perfect words
Colette Hiller's Colossal Words taps into children's innate gift for language by introducing them to words of substance and precision
Hazlegrove Prep’s tree of life
Hazlegrove Prep's mighty King John Oak was shortlisted for the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year Award
The power of giving back
Teaching children about giving back to wider community is a valuable life lesson best started young. We speak to three schools about their approach to encouraging pupils to engage with good causes and find ways to help…
Dan Schreiber on encouraging young readers to just suppose…
Dan Schreiber's Impossible Things is informative and fun in equal measure – perfect for inspiring young investigators of the weird and wonderful
Girls’ welcome at Aysgarth School
Aysgarth Prep in North Yorkshire is embracing co-education all through the school
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