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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 11, 2021 · Last modified October 23, 2021
Introduction It was a pleasure to speak with Mr Donal Brennan on 28th April 2021. Warm and friendly, Mr Brennan comes across as an incredibly personable and approachable head. He...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published August 1, 2021 · Last modified December 7, 2021
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 July 31, 2021 · Last modified August 30, 2021
We will be hosting 1 hr group and individual play sessions for children over the month of August in preparation for the forthcoming 4+ and 5+ assessments. The sessions will cover all...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 18, 2021 · Last modified June 7, 2021
Mums in the Wood interviewed Mrs Victoria Bingham, Headmistress of South Hampstead High School on 06th May, 2021. Mrs Bingham is clearly enormously passionate and enthusiastic about her job....
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 18, 2021 · Last modified July 30, 2021
Mumsinthewood interviewed Dr Pamela Edmonds, headmistress of Hampshire School on 30 April 2021. Incredibly qualified, articulate and very much a professional, her brisk, confident, no nonsense approach is a window into the...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 6, 2021 · Last modified April 26, 2021
“F… you”, ” I will make you die” from the mouth of a 4/5 year old boy to an adult who asks him to stop what he is doing. “You are a c…”...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published February 23, 2021
Mumsinthewood interviewed Mrs Alison Cobbin, the Headmistress of Dwight School on 02 February 2021. She was clearly passionate about the school and what it stood for and came across as a...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published February 10, 2021 · Last modified February 11, 2021
Mums In The Wood interviewed the incredibly articulate and incisive Head of Highgate School, Mr Adam Pettitt on 20 January 2021. After graduating from Oxford, Mr Pettitt took the helm at...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published January 26, 2021 · Last modified February 2, 2021
Mumsinthewood had the pleasure of speaking with Mrs Tushi Gorasia on 23rd November 2020 via zoom. Mrs Gorasia is one of the few, Asian Headmistresses around and she had a very...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published January 11, 2021 · Last modified January 26, 2021
Mumsinthewood has recently been in touch with the lovely Ms Ramita Anand who used to be a learning support teacher at one of the most selective schools in North London. Ramita has...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published January 5, 2021 · Last modified January 6, 2021
Mums In The Wood is pleased to announce it is now collaborating with Peak Prep. Below, is a guest article written by the Peak Prep creator, Fiona Rugg. Peak Prep is designed...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published January 3, 2021
Mumsinthewood recently had the pleasure of meeting (albeit virtually) and getting to know Tracy Rose, the very lovely, extremely proficient and talented, fantastic teacher and principal of Music Lessons Anywhere. Tracy has...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 12, 2020 · Last modified November 19, 2020
Mumsinthewood met with the Headmaster of Wetherby Senior School on 11th February 2020. He came across as a charming, affable and very grounded head. He was open and honest about where Wetherby...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 6, 2020
Mums in the Wood is very pleased to introduce Handy Spelling Products which have been designed to remove some of the anxiety that many dyslexics/poor spellers feel on a daily basis about...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published August 24, 2020 · Last modified November 21, 2020
Mums In the Wood will be running the group mock assessment workshops for 2020 at a private residence for children going in for their 4+ and 5+ assessments over the next few months. All...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 13, 2020
For a parent the decision about which school to send a child to is one of the hardest they may face; there are so many different types of school and then single sex or...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 13, 2020 · Last modified May 18, 2020
During this challenging time and beyond, for all parents who are opting to home educate their children, this list of resources we have compiled, may come in useful. MATHS Khan Academy...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 21, 2020
NAME OF SCHOOL LOCATION AGE OF ENTRY BOARDING OPTIONS Westminster School Westminster 11+, 13+,16+ Weekly Boarding / Full Boarding (Boys only till 16. Co-Ed after) St Paul’s School...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 20, 2020
NAME OF SCHOOL LOCATION AGE OF ENTRY BOARDING OPTIONS Wycomb Abbey School High Wycomb, Buckinghamshire 11, 13, 16 Day Boarding / Full Boarding St Mary’s School Ascot 11,13,16 Full Boarding...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published February 20, 2020
11+ and Pre-Test Preparation: A succinct guide with hints & tips for success Every January, roughly 20% of the country’s brightest pupils in Year 6 will sit a round of examinations called...
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