Exclusive Interview with Alan Bird, Head of City of London School
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Lindsey Hughes, Headmistress of Channing.
INTRODUCTION: From the outside, Channing School feels like a proper British school for girls. Nestled just off the road, it’s conveniently opposite to the Channing Junior School. Its grand exterior is...
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Exclusive Interview with Mr Nick Baker, Headmaster of Wetherby Prep School,
Introduction It was a great pleasure to speak with Wetherby Prep’s outgoing head, Mr Nick Baker, behind the red door of the school in Bryanston Square on 11 May 2020....
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Exclusive Interview with the Headmistress of St Christopher’s School, Hampstead, Ms Sandrine Paillasse
Introduction Mums in The Wood had the enormous pleasure of meeting with Ms Paillasse, the Head of St Christophers since September 2020 and toured the charming, buzzy school with the wonderful...
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Exclusive interview with Mr Giles Tollit, Headmaster of Arnold House
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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Exclusive Interview with Mrs Victoria Bingham, Headmistress of South Hampstead High School
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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An exclusive interview with Mr Adam Pettitt, Head of Highgate School
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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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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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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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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Pre-tests, What You Need to Know by Victoria Smith
Few words inspire such dread in mums of boys than the words pre-test. I say ‘mums of boys’ because for the most part, girls taking the 11+ avoid the additional hurdle of...
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Revision Techniques and Managing Exam Stress a 6 session course by Dr. Jemma Levy
Dr Jemma Levy is an Educational and Child Psychologist who completed her doctoral degree programme at University College London (UCL). She works with children and young people aged 0 to 25 years...
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Exclusive interview with Raxita Kantaria, Manager, First Class Learning in St John’s Wood
Mums In The Wood had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing, Raxita Kantaria the very successful manager of First Class Learning in St John’s Wood on 14th January 2018. Raxita is an...
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Pre-tests – what are they and what do they mean for my child? by Louise Lang, co-founder of Pretest Plus and Exam Tutors Plus
Louise Lang, is the co-founder of Pretest Plus and Exam Tutors Plus. She has previously worked in the Tutoring, Teacher Recruitment and Schools Consultancy industry and keeps herself fully up to date...
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