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Cultural life
From overseas trips to a huge array of extra-curricular clubs, there are so many fun and stimulating activities to try at independent schools
Editor's Choice
Kids that play hard ‘do better in exams’
- Sept. 24, 2009
Research from independent schools highlights a link between extra-curricular activities and improved academic performance …read more
Top Rated
“The trip gave us a true sense of Peruvian life”
- March 25, 2009
Ellina Astakhova, a student at independent Southbank International School, was amazed and inspired by South America, which she visited as part of her International Baccalaureate course …read more
Exclusive Articles
Art from the Heart
- April 8, 2013
- Not rated
Schools in the Tetbury area are encouraging creativity …read more
Integrating schools into the local community: Schools have to reach out to the society around them, writes Tim Waters, headmaster of Trinity School in Teignmouth
- March 12, 2013
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Schools and their local community …read more
Kids that play hard ‘do better in exams’
- Sept. 24, 2009
Research from independent schools highlights a link between extra-curricular activities and improved academic performance …read more
Summer fun: days out for all the family
- July 31, 2009
From carnivals to craft days, duck races to Darwin extravaganzas, there are so many exciting events taking place this summer to keep your kids entertained. Many of them are free …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
Get the most from your gap year
- June 11, 2009
Doing voluntary work on a gap year can be incredibly rewarding, but it's vital to choose a reputable agency …read more
A gifted child can need a special school
- May 28, 2009
If your child is a budding Johnny Wilkinson, Darcy Bussell or Yehudi Menuhin, they may need the environment of a special school …read more
Meet the new Billy Elliot
- May 13, 2009
Find out what it’s like to become a West End star at the age of 12, as we catch up with independent schoolboy and all-singing and dancing sensation, Ollie Gardner …read more


