So how do you actually get into Tiffin Girls’? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose daughters are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have …
So how do you actually get into South Hampstead? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose daughters are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have …
So how do you actually get into SPGS? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose daughters are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have usually …
So how do you actually get into NLCS? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose daughters are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have usually …
So how do you actually get into Latymer Upper? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose children are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have …
So how do you actually get into HBS? It is the question I am asked most often, by parents whose daughters are in Year 4 or Year 5, at the kitchen table at 9pm on a Tuesday. They have usually …
If your child is around two and a half to three, and you are wondering when to start 4+ preparation, here is my honest answer. The school choices begin at two. The skills work begins at three. The formal preparation …
Parents ask me this question more than any other in the autumn before assessments. Sometimes from worry. Sometimes from quiet confidence. Always from love. Here is the honest answer. “Ready” at 4+ is not a single threshold. It is a …
If you only have time and energy to focus on a few things in the year before 4+ assessments, here is where I would put it. Five early learning skills that, in my experience, predict 4+ outcomes more reliably than …
London prep schools all assess at 4+, but each has its own emphasis. Knowing what your specific schools test, and how, helps you prepare smartly rather than broadly. Below is the framework I use with families. Five skill areas, each …