Marvellous Matilda
Matilda The Musical, Roald Dahl's classic tale first brought to the stage back in 2010 by the RSC, remains a brilliant introduction to live drama for young peopleWords Libby NormanThis is a really good time to go and see the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical. Not only is the feisty, clever and rather weird heroine one of those characters that children instantly get, but…
Ask the experts: Simply Learning Tuition on helping your child to achieve in GCSEs
Simply Learning Tuition Managing Director Nathaniel McCullagh discusses how to support a child to achieve in their GCSEs next summerQ: My son has his GCSEs coming up next year. His school is confident that he will achieve good grades, but I want to support him in meeting those and even exceeding them where possible. What do you recommend he does to prepare?A: It is encouraging that…
Little Dukes on the importance of strong beginnings
Aimee Kimbell, Principal of Riverside Nurseries and the new Little Dukes Training Academy, says that if we get the early years right, everything else will look after itselfI know how important early years education is. I have seen first-hand how children flourish and grow in the right surroundings, and with the right support. But a good early years education does so much more than help a…
Timing is all | Moving your teenager to a new school
Bernard Canetti, the Principal at Brampton College, on moving your teenager to a new schoolFor those who haven’t yet settled at school, the New Year can be a tough time. Whether it’s down to academic difficulties, struggling to make friends or simply not feeling challenged, being unsettled at school will often spill out into a teenager’s personal life. It leads to changes in behaviour such as…
Top Tips for choosing a Prep School
Principal & Proprietor of Sinclair House School Carlotta T.M O’Sullivan shares her top tips for choosing the right prep school with Absolutely Education readers. Choosing a Preparatory School can be an overwhelming experience for many parents. I often speak to families who feel lost wading through glossy prospectuses, websites and lengthy school guides and feel burdened by the…
Benenden School on building an enterprise mindset
Samantha Price, Headmistress of Benenden School, discusses the importance of developing entrepreneurship in our schoolsExam results are, of course, an important barometer of any school’s success – but if a student leaves their school only with a set of strong results, that school hasn’t done its job properly. Modern employers look for employees who are highly skilled, but they also…
Hay Festival 2019 | Live-streaming to schools impressive array of speakers
Hay Festival will be broadcasted live to schools UK-wide on 23 May for Key Stage 2 and 24 May for Key Stages 3 and 4, widening access to the festival’s world-class Programme for Schools, funded by the Welsh Government and the Hay Festival Foundation.Twelve inspirational sessions will be streamed for free each day to schools unable to attend in person with appearances from children’s…
Maddie Moate on curiosity & Christmas
TV presenter, 'edu-tuber' and author, Maddie Moate is a dab hand at feeding curious minds. Absolutely Education finds out more about her work and her new book giving a factual and scientific take on ChristmasCuriosity is Maddie Moate's speciality. With awards and plaudits under her belt for – among others – CBeebies' Maddie's Do You Know and CBBC's Show Me The Honey, she is also known to…
Ask the experts: Wolfthorn Knight Tuition on 11+ support for an anxious student
Wolfthorn Knight Tuition Lead Practitioner for Mathematics Sunny Garcha on building the confidence of an anxious child and helping prepare them for the 11+ examQ: I'm worried about my son's confidence, especially in maths. He tends to panic during tests and we have the 11+ coming up. I'm keen to give him extra support without adding unduly to his stress, so what can you suggest?A: Ask…
Malvern College – delivering outdoor adventure
The Head of Malvern College Keith Metcalfe describes its outdoor pursuits programme for senior and prep schools, making full use of a spectacular setting in the Malvern HillsFollowing every Olympics, schools up and down the land scrutinise medal tables to see if any of their alumni featured on the podium. It’s a huge achievement and an accomplishment to boast about, but are there pupils…