Smashing Their Way to the Top! Ewell Castle Tennis Academy and Alison Battista Give Some Top Tennis Tips!
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EducationSUMMER 2021 Choices BLM THE KEY TO YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS One year on... Plus: More BATTLEGROUND BAME students OF THE SEXES being included David James (LEH) debates the pros at leading and cons of single sex education universities DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: The Value of Bursaries at Cranleigh School, Surrey and the Ascent Programme at Emanuel, London TENNIS SPECIAL Smashing their way to the top! Ewell Castle Tennis Academy and Alison Battista give some top tennis tips! INTERVIEW: Supporting Your Child with Additional Learning Needs and see our podcast pages interviewing leading Headteachers 2 | EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2021 EDUCATION CORNER PODCAST EDUCATION CORNER PODCAST INTERVIEWS 16 Saint Christina’s School and Edgeborough School Interviews with Mr. Alastair Gloag 32 and Mr. Dan Thornburn 17 Blundell’s School, Devon Interview with Mr. Bart Wielenga COVER PHOTORAGHY: MARK WEEKS 03 Top ten summer book suggestions 18 Sutton High School (7 -13 years) Interview with Mrs. Beth Dawson A young reader, Olivia, makes some useful 19 Bruern Abbey School and book recommendations for the summer More House School 06 Seahorse Nurseries are expanding! Interviews with Mr. John Floyd CHARLES PETER Seahorse Nurseries are opening Wimbledon Park 2 and Mr. Jon Hetherington 07 Bridge Lane Nursery in Battersea and : DESIGN Phileas Fox Nursery School in Maida Vale What do they o!er parents and children – would they suit your child? 08 Reading and literacy can have a life SPECIAL changing impact FEATURE Tonies® has partnered with the Book Trust and Cressida Cowell MBE’s ‘Life-changing Libraries’ TENNIS project 09 How learning in the great outdoors evolves into a sense of responsibility for nature The importance of playing and learning 26 Will it be a Grand Slam at outdoors, St Catherine’s School, Bramley Wimbledon? Why are so many young people playing 10 Helping your child prepare for tennis and what are they gaining from Reception or a new school their tournaments? By Ffion Robinson, Head of Churcher’s College Junior School 27 Smashing their way to the top! Ewell Castle Tennis Academy 12 Why consider Surbiton High Boys’ 28 Tennis features and Girls’ Prep schools? from Rowan Prep School and Surbiton Two unique Prep schools in Surbiton, Surrey High School 13 New Headmistress appointed at 29 Tennis features Sherborne Prep from Reed’s School and Putney High Mrs Natalie Bone appointed as Head of School Sherborne Prep from 1 September 2021. 30 Advice on Ratings, Rankings and 14 Full STEAM ahead at Parsons Green Prep Performance Tennis Parsons Green Prep have added an ‘A’ to their From Ewell Castle School Tennis STEM learning Academy 4 | EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2021 In the Summer issue... 20 Supporting 38 Battleground of the sexes Your Child with Sifting through centuries of debate, LEH Deputy Additional Head, David James, ponders the future of Learning Needs this approach in a society that is increasingly Suzanne discusses progressive, meritocratic and diverse how she has supported 42 Why consider Lady Eleanor Holles? her son (a twin) with A selective Prep and Senior school in Hampton, his additional learning Richmond upon Thames needs both inside and 43 Looking Beyond the Grades outside school Careers advice from Surbiton High School, 24 XULA face masks – Surrey the next generation 44 Go racing with F1 in your school! A dynamic new design An exciting STEM programme for schools that will support both 36 young and old people 46 Finding a career in software with disabilities development 32 The Ascent programme at Newcastle College model a new qualification and enable students to find employment Emanuel School, London within a year Emanuel is working hard to attempt to help close the learning gap many disadvantaged children are 47 Our plans for the year ahead, will experiencing... universities be going back to face 33 The Value of Bursaries to face lectures? Transforming communities at Cranleigh School, University of Bath and Ella Barker (student) Surrey reflect on the future for many students in tertiary education 34 New Headmaster appointed at Wetherby Senior School and Tonbridge announce merger with 48 Preparing yourself mentally for The New Beacon Prep School university – some top tips for freshers Anisa, a student at Exeter University, makes 35 Unmasking - returning to school without some suggestions for next years freshers a face covering A sixth form student at Lancing College, Sussex, 50 Rethinking university options - writes about the feelings associated with being going through Clearing able to mix with her peers again without wearing Many students are increasingly using face masks Clearing to change their choices, University of Hertfordshire findings 36 My first year as Headmistress at Wimbledon High School 52 New scholarship programmes at Fionnuala Kennedy, Headmistress at Wimbledon Goldsmiths and BAME High (GDST) discusses her first year as Headmistress representation in universities amid a pandemic… Diversity focuses by both Goldsmiths, University of London, and Ella Barker (student) 37 Truro High School run a business initiative Top girls’ school puts business 53 The Rise of the University Podcast and enterprise front and A new approach to learning outside the lecture centre with pioneering room, SOAS University of London project that sees 54 One Year On: Inclusivity & Practical students named Solidarity CEO of their own Black Lives Matter feature by Ayesha Rana 26 commercial business 56 ESCAPE HOMES - Finding your inner peace… Some useful suggestions on improving your home by Marie Noelle Swiderski, Galuchat Design 58 An exciting time for buying property! Property news by Ben Rivera, Rivera Property Consultants EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2021 | 5 EDUCATION CORNER PODCAST “At our school, any student can succeed in anything.” Education Corner Podcast with Mr Bart Wielenga, Headmaster at Blundell’s, Devon Go to (link) to hear all about life at Blundell’s and the advantages of boarding in Devon. Blundell’s is an up-and-coming school set in the rural location of Tiverton, Devon. It aims to provide all students with a solid grounding in skills that will allow them access to unlimited opportunities in later life. Blundell’s has an increasingly diverse student body. As a result of being a boarding school as well as a day school, Blundell’s welcomes in many families and pupils who have come from all around the world including: India, France, Spain, Germany, China and Kenya. One of the school’s main aims is to provide support and opportunities for as many these are the skills that students they have a genuine interest in. children as possible. This can need to be successful in society.” In addition to this, the school (in be seen in the endowment fund This can be seen in their new part due to its fantastic location) which they are currently setting enrichment programme, which o!ers a wide variety of sports up so that “students can thrive involves a number of lessons a such as rugby, cricket, horse regardless of their financial week dedicated to well-being, riding, netball and even sailing! resources.” In addition to this, the character building and services Listen to our Education Corner school currently o!ers a range to the community. These sessions podcast to find out about the of scholarships and bursaries at run throughout all year groups, annual Russell run, which alumni 11+, 13+ and 16+ in Academics, with programmes tailored to the come back to participate in - both Music, Drama, Art and Sport. students’ needs, encouraging young and old! The school can also o!er up to them to, “enrich themselves “It comes down to this idea of 95% bursary support, which in outside of the traditional finding something for everyone, some circumstances can even be academic programme.” unlocking people’s passion and increased to 100%. Another unique aspect of the enthusiasm so that when they are When asked why the school school’s learning programme at school they really engage as motto was “Roots and Wings,” is the addition of more they always have things to look Bart explained that, “Of course, specific GCSE options such forward to.” getting a good set of grades as Photography, Music Tech matters, as grades open up and Film Studies. This allows CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast! opportunities, but really, it’s the students to better enjoy their other skills that are developed educational experience as they TURN TO P48 to read about at school that are important, as are allowed to explore subjects preparing for Exeter University EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2021 | 17 PREP SCHOOL NEWS Full STEAM ahead at Parsons Green Prep Parsons Green Prep have added an ‘A’ to their STEM learning The world of to these subjects, chess is a investigating and contributing to education is daily activity at Parsons Green PGP’s move to carbon neutrality no stranger to Prep, taught by the talented Viv within three years. From counting acronyms and, Richardson; children and parents the recycling bins to identifying as with everyone value it hugely for all the strategic appropriate locations for solar else, these tend and planning skills it draws out. panels, everybody has a role to to get longer And now STEAM is coming play and di!erent children will with every right to the fore. This subject contribute, stress-test and give passing year (anyone remember combines the skills of research, feedback on di!erent areas of PSE?). The latest subject to creativity, planning, prediction research. By raising the profile grow in this way is STEAM and improvisation, to name but a of STEAM further, we wish (formerly STEM.) So what is this few. Children with an aptitude for to stimulate the brain, giving new letter? A is for Art, and we STEAM will be in hot demand in it free rein to create, rather welcome it to the workplace of the future.