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Science teaching at prep schools
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under Early Years Foundation Stage - Private Schools, News, Prep Schools, Private Schools, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsToday’s publication of the latest of The Royal Society’s ‘State of the Nation’ reports makes for interesting reading. The report casts light on the teaching of Science and Maths between the ages of 5 and 14, and draws attention…
Teacher Taster Days in independent schools
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Amy Cheung, under Prep Schools, Private Schools, School Job Search, Teaching JobsIf you are a teacher in training, or interested in working in an independent school, then Teacher Taster Days will offer a valuable insight to what it’s like teaching in the independent sector.
What are Teacher Taster Days?…
Searching for school by county?
Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, Prep Schools, Private SchoolsAre you looking for an independent school for your child in a particular county? If so then why not try our County School Search.
The County School Search allows you to search for schools by country: England, Scotland, Wales,…
Pre preparatory, prep, junior, senior and sixth form what do they mean
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Prep Schools, Private Schools, School Fees - Private SchoolsAn Independent or ‘private’ school generally contains four different departments according to the age range of the pupils. Some independent schools contain all four departments where as others may only cater for pupils within a particular age range such as…
Prep Schools – A Tough Decision?
Posted on February 26th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under ISCias, Prep Schools, Private SchoolsAs the credit crunch bites it seems that many parents are cutting down on ‘luxuries’. This should mean a sharp downturn in pupils entering the independent sector and an increase in people moving into the state sector shouldn’t it? Perhaps not as more and more parents consider their child’s independent education to be a necessity rather than a luxury.