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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 9, 2025 · Last modified June 10, 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 May 18, 2023
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published November 27, 2022
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published November 3, 2022 · Last modified November 7, 2022
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 27, 2022 · Last modified July 22, 2022
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 27, 2022 · Last modified July 4, 2022
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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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 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 November 6, 2019
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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by Mums In The Wood · Published July 7, 2018 · Last modified May 1, 2020
I’ve decided to write this piece because I have recently noticed the worrying re-emergence of racial taunting in schools across our local areas. What is most worrying is that I have had...
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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 March 1, 2017 · Last modified January 12, 2018
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 September 13, 2016 · Last modified November 13, 2017
It was wonderful to meet with Mrs Dunbar back on 30 June 2016. She was warm and welcoming and showed me round the school with great enthusiasm. It was clear the school...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 2, 2016 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Valerie Davis 34 Belsize Avenue NW3 4AH Telephone: 0207 794 4492 Email: valeriedavisep@aol.com Hannah Abrahams 31 Gurney Drive, London, N2 0DF Telephone: 07870 621 258 Email: hannahabrahamsep@gmail.com Annie Mitchell Email: annie@anniemitchellep.co.uk Marion Rushbrook 28...
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