What GCSE Results Cannot Tell You About a School
Every independent school in the country publishes its results. They appear in league tables, in...
Leweston Blog: prep academic
Why We Teach Children How to Think, Not What to Think
In Year 4, a class at Leweston spent the better part of a half-term debating whether the Romans...
What Are We Actually Preparing Children For?
There is a question that sits underneath almost every school visit, every open morning...
What Should I Look for When Moving My Child From Prep School to Senior School?
The move from prep school to senior school is, for most children, one of the most significant...
How Do Smaller Independent Schools Stretch More Able Pupils?
Parents of able children often assume that bigger, more selective schools are better for stretch....
The Middle of the Class: Why Average Children Often Flourish at a Smaller Prep School
There is a particular type of parental anxiety that doesn't get talked about much at prep school...
What Does 'Individualised Learning' Actually Mean? (And How to Tell If a School Really Does It)
Walk into almost any school's open day and you'll hear some version of the same line: we really...
What Is Forest School? And Why Some of the Best Learning Happens Outside the Classroom
There is a particular kind of child who is hard to teach indoors. They are bright, you can see it,...
Prep School vs Primary School: What's the Difference and Is It Worth Switching?
Many families who contact us have never seriously considered a prep school before. They arrive with...
The link between creativity and brain development in children
The link between creativity and brain development in young children is a fascinating area of study...