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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 9, 2025 · Last modified May 12, 2025
From the moment they’re born, children are soaking up the world around them—and play is their most powerful tool for learning. Between birth and age five, a child’s brain is buzzing with...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published September 12, 2024 · Last modified April 9, 2025
Mums In the Wood will be running the group mock assessment workshops for 2024 at a private residence for children going in for their 3+ 4+ and 5+ assessments over the next few months....
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by Mums In The Wood · Published January 3, 2024
Introduction: It was a great pleasure to meet Mrs Sophie Banks who was appointed as the new Headmistress in 2022. She did the tour herself and whilst strolling around with her, I...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published September 21, 2023
Introduction It was with the greatest pleasure that we interviewed Ms Sally Hancock, principle of Highgate Pre-Prep School on the 15th Of May 2023. Her warm, kind and gentle personality when you...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published September 21, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2024
Introduction It was a great pleasure to meet Eleanor Dixon who once upon a time attended the Falkner House Girls’ School as a pupil, along with her three sisters. Her youngest...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published September 3, 2023 · Last modified December 6, 2023
Mums In the Wood will be running the group mock assessment workshops for 2021 at a private residence for children going in for their 4+ and 5+ assessments over the next few months. As...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 18, 2023
INTRODUCTION: It was a great pleasure to meet with Clare Wagner whose bright smile was warm and welcoming as she showed us around what is one of the most popular state schools...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published February 19, 2023 · Last modified April 13, 2023
In response to many requests from parents over the years, we will be launching preparation classes for children sitting the 4+ assessments, 7+ – 10+ assessments and 11+ and 13+ assessments in...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published December 5, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Mums in the Wood had the lovely opportunity to sit with Mr Joe Silvester-the new head of Wetherby Senior school-in his airy office on 9...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published November 27, 2022
INTRODUCTION: It was a great pleasure to meet the fascinating Mrs Michel Capobianco for an enlightening talk on the 28 June 2022. The Maria Montessori Institute is located in the middle of...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published November 3, 2022 · Last modified November 7, 2022
Introduction Mums in the Wood got to sit down with Mr. Bird, the clever, thoughtful and popular Head of City of London School, on the 13th of June 2022. As Head of...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 8, 2022
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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 7, 2022 · Last modified October 10, 2022
INTRODUCTION: From the outside, Channing School feels like a proper British school for girls. Nestled just off the road, it’s conveniently opposite to the Channing Junior School. Its grand exterior is...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published August 2, 2022 · Last modified October 9, 2022
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by Mums In The Wood · Published August 1, 2022
Introduction It was a great pleasure to speak with Wetherby Prep’s outgoing head, Mr Nick Baker, behind the red door of the school in Bryanston Square on 11 May 2020....
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 27, 2022 · Last modified July 22, 2022
Introduction: The entrance to this two year old, unique, co-educational secondary school makes quite an impression. A welcoming bright yellow door sits beneath shiny new signage, spelling out, ‘ Maida Vale...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 27, 2022 · Last modified July 4, 2022
Introduction: It was such a treat to be the recipient of a coveted spot at one of Miss Dina Hamalis’s tea parties on 28 April 2022. Having worked at St...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 14, 2022 · Last modified May 23, 2022
Introduction Mums in The Wood had the enormous pleasure of meeting with Ms Paillasse, the Head of St Christophers since September 2020 and toured the charming, buzzy school with the wonderful...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 8, 2022 · Last modified May 19, 2022
Introduction Stepping inside Queen’s College Prep, just a stone’s throw from Regent’s Park, I could feel a sense of calm and excitement at the same time. I was ushered through the colourful...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 26, 2022 · Last modified July 4, 2022
I had the pleasure of meeting the hugely optimistic and charismatic Giles Tollit for an enlightening talk in his sunlit office on 18 March 2022. Swapping 65 acres, golf courses and boarding...
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