4+ Workshops April 2026
It is a fact that when children feel secure and capable, they are more likely to show their true potential during assessments. This not only reduces anxiety but also nurtures resilience and...
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Interview with Mrs Emma Duong – Saka, Principal of Highgate Pre-Prep
Introduction Mumsinthewood had the privilege of sitting down with Ms Emma Duong – Saka, the new Principal of Highgate Pre-Prep on the 29th September 2025. Calm, collected and very approachable, the first...
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Exclusive Interview with Ms Philippa Studd, Principal of Highgate Junior School
It was with the greatest pleasure that I retraced my steps to Highgate Junior School on the 18th of June 2025 to meet the dignified, yet warm and very able, Ms Phlippa...
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Support your child with considered and careful play based preparation as they move towards their 3+, 4+ and 5+ assessments.
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Sophie Banks, headmistress of Pembridge Hall School
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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Exclusive interview with Ms Sally Hancock, Principal of Highgate Pre-Prep School
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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Exclusive interview with Ms Eleanor Dixon, Headmistress of Falkner House Boys School
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Clare Wagner, Henrietta Barnett School
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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Exclusive Interview with Mr Joe Silvester, Head of Wetherby Senior School
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Michel Capobianco, Head of Maria Montessori Institute
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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Exclusive Interview with Alan Bird, Head of City of London School
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Lindsey Hughes, Headmistress of Channing.
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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Exclusive Interview with Mr Nick Baker, Headmaster of Wetherby Prep School,
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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Exclusive Interview with Mr Steven Winters, Headmaster of Maida Vale School
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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Exclusive Interview with Ms Dina Hamalis, Head of Channing Junior School
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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Exclusive Interview with the Headmistress of St Christopher’s School, Hampstead, Ms Sandrine Paillasse
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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Exclusive Interview with Ms Laura Hall, Headmistress of Queen’s College Preparatory School
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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Exclusive interview with Mr Giles Tollit, Headmaster of Arnold House
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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