BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS
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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11 + Preparation – Tips and Hints on how to prepare by Ranulph Tees, Founder, Cavendish Milton
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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Exclusive interview with the Headmistress of Sarum Hall, Ms Victoria Savage
Mumsinthewood had our first interview for 2020 with Ms Victoria Savage, the vibrant and enthusiastic new headmistress of Sarum Hall, on 14th January 2020. Ms Savage has a passionate interest in...
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Exclusive interview with Mr Alastair Gloag, Headmaster of St Christina’s School
Mums in The Wood had the pleasure of meeting with Mr Alastair Gloag, the new headmaster of Saint Christina’s Prep School, on 3rd December 2019. He first got into teaching while studying...
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Interview with Ms Caroline Spencer, Head of South Hampstead Junior School
Mums in the wood interviewed the new head of South Hampstead Junior School, Ms, Caroline Spencer on 2nd December 2019. Ms Spencer hails from a family of teachers and her father was...
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Interview with Mr Mark Beard, Headmaster, University College School
Mums In The Wood met with Mr Mark Beard, headmaster of University College School (UCS) on 6th June 2018. Sat in his beautiful wood panelled study, it was easy to see why...
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ATOM LEARNING, a new online teaching and learning platform
Mums In The Wood is pleased to announce it is now collaborating with Atom Learning. Below, is an interview with one of the founding partners, Alex Hatvany. He set up Atom with...
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The 11+ Process, A Talk by Ranulph Tees, Founder Cavendish Milton and Mums In The Wood
As the founder of Cavendish Milton, Ranulph Tees, (previously an investment banker), has built London’s leading provider of specialist 11+ support and has helped...
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Independent Schools 2019/2020
We have compiled lists of Independent schools around London and divided them into Girls, Boys and Co-Educational schools. We have also compiled a list of international schools around London. These lists comprise...
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Mums In The Wood and Exam Papers Plus Collaboration
Mums In the Wood is pleased to announce that, in addition to the assessments we offer for ages 3 years – 13 years, we will now be collaborating with Exam Papers Plus...
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The Importance of STEM in primary school 2019 by Sarah Gillam, Head Teacher, Maple Walk School
It is being called the fourth Industrial Revolution, with our children at the frontier of this exciting new age. Within this developing environment, where robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality will be...
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Booking Assessments and Interviews
Mums In The Wood are now licensed to administer Cognitive Tests, Progress Assessments and Ability tests. We are one of the very few organisations (other than schools) that are licensed and accredited...
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Assessment Options
Mums In The Wood will, in addition to the group and individual mock assessments that have been running successfully for the last 8 years, be adding on progress, potential and ability assessments...
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4+ Mock Assessments 2019
Mums In the Wood will be running the group mock assessment workshops for 2019 at a private residence for children going in for their 4+ assessments over the next few months. These will be...
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4+ Assessment Preparation by Alison Fisher
With well over 20 years of experience, Mrs Fisher has a passion for teaching and excellence in education. Her desire is to seek the very best for young people whatever their starting points...
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The UK school system – an education system in crisis? By Natasha Mahtani
According to Sir Al Aynsley-Green (the former children’s commissioner for England), childhood is being ruined in the UK. He just released a book titled “The British Betrayal of Childhood” in which in...
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4+ Play and Learn Workshops for Children 2018
Mums in the Wood are pleased to offer a number of play-based workshops to support children going through the assessment process at 4+. These are not weekly sessions nor do they form...
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7+ Preparation – A summarised list of hints and tips
Over the last few months, a number of parents have sent in queries relating to the 7+ exams, mainly about preparation. We will shortly be organising a talk but we thought it...
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4+ assessment preparation over the Christmas Holidays – A workshop for parents with Mrs Alison Fisher
With well over 20 years of experience, Mrs Fisher has a passion for teaching and excellence in education. Her desire is to seek the very best for young people whatever their starting points...
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The French Schooling System
If you’re looking for a school in Paris for your child and don’t know where to look, this is an overview of Parisian primary and secondary schools that teach languages within the...
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