4+ assessment practice
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 first meet her, belies the fiery passion and drive that shines through when she begins to speak about what is important to her
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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 and to develop the potential in each individual child. Over her career Mrs Fisher has taught professionally, the whole age range from 0-18 years.
Assessing the 4+ Assessment Process: A Mums In The Wood Editorial Comment
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 the early years should focus on play and learning about the world around them in a natural way, whilst others think that it
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…And Breathe…Advice on preparation for the 4+ assessments over Christmas by Mrs Alison Fisher
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 no, it isn’t the mad frenzy of preparing for a family Christmas but something much, much bigger – the 4+ and 5+ assessments!!
School admissions made simple…
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 parents who are looking for individual advice, tailored to their specific needs. As a mother who has just been through the process myself, I
Laying the foundation..
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 a feeder to a good school or not. While having to put your child through an assessment at the tender age of 3.5 to
Letter recognition
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 words-letter-F words-letter-G words-letter-H words-letter-I words-letter-J words-letter-K words-letter-L words-letter-M words-letter-N words-letter-O words-letter-P words-letter-Q words-letter-R words-letter-S words-letter-T words-letter-U words-letter-V words-letter-W words-letter-X words-letter-Y words-letter-Z
Basics of drawing and tracing
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 skill. tracing-triangles tracing-squares tracing-rectangles tracing-ovals tracing-lines-up tracing-lines-up (1) tracing-lines-down tracing-left-right tracing-diamonds tracing-circles traceable-lines trace-slanted-lines trace-right-left trace-curved-lines