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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 9, 2025 · Last modified May 22, 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 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 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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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 24, 2022 · Last modified November 2, 2022
Introduction It was a great pleasure to speak with the enthusiastic and dynamic new head of St Anthony’s School for Boys, Mr Richard Berlie on 11th March 2022. Having taught...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published September 2, 2019 · Last modified November 29, 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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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 25, 2019 · Last modified September 10, 2019
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 27, 2018
Mums in the Wood founder Rajni Jayasekera gives us her comments: “Parents have always had widely differing views on how the academic progression of their children should be managed. Some believe that...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published December 17, 2016 · Last modified July 27, 2017
It’s that time of year again……….! The time of year that shakes the tranquillity of North West London, when normally sensible and calm parents are turned into stressed and anxiety-ridden wrecks! And...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published October 2, 2016 · Last modified September 18, 2017
Mums In the Wood will be running group mock assessment workshops at a private residence for children going in for their 4+ assessments over the next few months. These will be run...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified September 18, 2017
Mums In The Wood – Education A Personalised Schools Consultancy by MumsInTheWood.com Who are we? Mums In the Wood – Education is a personalised educational consultancy offering a bespoke service for...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
The main thing that every parent worries about when they have a baby is firstly, what schools to approach, what the registrations deadlines are and whether or not a particular nursery is...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 4, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Once your child is fairly familiar with his letters, these are a good way of warming up all that knowledge, just before the day of the assessment. words-letter-A words-letter-B words-letter-C words-letter-D words-letter-E...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 2, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Before embarking on writing names or practising letters, one of the main things to master is pencil control. These worksheets are fun and will help your little one with this all important...
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