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For parents of children coming up to senior school age, or who are already currently in the 11-18 year old bracket. Helping you navigate you and your child’s way through the secondary schooling system, in this section you’ll find articles providing myriad of information, from insight and advice, to features, news and lifestyle articles.
Senior Articles
Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate on the STEM advantage
Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Academic Director Kevin Oldershaw how STEM subjects deliver transferable skills to benefit all students, wherever their passions lie
Ask the experts: Simply Learning Tuition on the value of hiring a summer tutor
Nathaniel McCullagh, Managing Director of Simply Learning Tuition, on summer tutoring to prepare for the Common Entrance
Queen’s Gate School on the importance of teaching bragging rights
Queen's Gate School Principal Amy Wallace on why we need to teach girls to talk up their achievements, not talk themselves down
The Leys School rugby signing
A Sixth Form pupil at The Leys has made his first professional signing for Northampton Saints after a spectacular rugby season
Single sex success
While co-education is on the rise, single sex schools are still thriving. We talk to Ludgrove and More House about the secrets of success
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