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‘A happy school’ better than a high-achieving school
A survey conducted by Tom-Brown.com finds that parents rate good pastoral care higher than discipline and academic results …read more
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“Getting into a good state school is like winning a ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory”
Top journalist Rosie Millard writes exclusively for Tom Brown on how clever you have to be to get into a great school …read more
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Tom-Brown luxury holiday competition winner
Find out who has won a family holiday at a beautiful UK hotel …read more
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Record applications drive competition for university places
- July 9, 2009
The economic downturn is encouraging more people than ever to apply for university, but a shortfall of 50,000 places is making it tougher to be successful …read more
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Anorexia: where there’s help, there’s hope
- July 3, 2009
Hospital admissions for teenagers with anorexia have risen 80 per cent over the last decade. How can parents and teachers help sufferers of eating disorders, asks Kate Fielding? …read more
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Private schools spurn trendy subjects for tougher courses
- Sept. 11, 2008
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Discover how independent schools are challenging the National Curriculum to create a more stimulating syllabus …read more
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"I’m an adrenaline junkie" – flying high as a female fighter pilot
Are private schools doing enough to fight the obesity epidemic?
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Record applications drive competition for university places
- July 9, 2009
The economic downturn is encouraging more people than ever to apply for university, but a shortfall of 50,000 places is making it tougher to be successful …read more
The X Factor meets The Apprentice at Sherborne Girls
- July 3, 2009
Find out how girls at this West Country independent performed, recorded and marketed a five-track CD in an exciting new entrepreneurial venture. By Katrina Stanton …read more
Anorexia: where there’s help, there’s hope
- July 3, 2009
Hospital admissions for teenagers with anorexia have risen 80 per cent over the last decade. How can parents and teachers help sufferers of eating disorders, asks Kate Fielding? …read more
"Private schools can't be the preserve of the privileged"
- June 30, 2009
A headmistress makes a stark warning that the credit crunch could drive families with modest incomes away from private education, damaging their social mix. Nicola Woolcock, of The Times, reports …read more
Coping with empty nest syndrome
- June 30, 2009
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As teenagers across Britain prepare to go on gap years or leave for college, leading agony aunt Virginia Ironside offers advice how parents can deal with this challenging time …read more
‘A happy school’ better than a high-achieving school
- June 29, 2009
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A survey conducted by Tom-Brown.com finds that parents rate good pastoral care higher than discipline and academic results …read more
