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Jun 22, 2024 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller
Mark Hall, sustainability expert, father and co-founder of Business Waste shares five ways that we can introduce climate change to kids.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Rebecca Cox |Anoop Bhuller
Looking ahead to your next adventure with your under-5s? A little planning goes a long way, says Rebecca Cox1 PlanTo fail to plan is, well, a disaster when it comes to holidaying with children. The days of booking an open ticket and seeing where life leads are over, for all but the most determinedly free-spirited. A detailed itinerary of where you need to be and when, plus how you’ll get there, saves stress and leave you free to focus on the kids.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Mariella Frostrup |Alice Smellie
Teenagers need to understand that hormones change as we get older, says Mariella Frostrup – it’s not some toxic secretAccustomed as I am to public speaking, I am rarely nervous. But standing in front of the suited pupils of Eton earlier this year, and talking about my book Cracking The Menopause, along with my co-author Alice Smellie, was a surreal experience. I worried more about my words for this than any awards ceremony or Parliamentary speech.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Lucy Cleland |Anoop Bhuller
Childhood memories are made by staying at places like the storied Hassler hotel atop the Spanish Steps – even if you don’t like the tiramisu, says Lucy ClelandIt was when the bee-hive shaped domes arrived at our table that we glanced at one another, eyes crinkling in delight – the theatricality of our evening was reaching its inevitable apotheosis. Deconstructed tiramisu was the contents.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Charlie Colville |Rebecca Cox |Ellie Smith
Today, Thursday 17th August, pupils return to school to collect their A-level results and find out if they will get into the university of their choice. We share the 2023 results for Independent schools around the UK. Farnborough Hill, Hampshire90% of A-level results achieved were A*-C. Almost half of all grades awarded were A* or A, with 26.1% of grades at A* level.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Rebecca Cox |Rosalyn Wikeley
As a member of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS), Northampton High School staff attended their conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Head of Junior School, Emily Hair, and Trust Consultant Teacher, Debbie Hill both attended the conference on behalf of the school and shared their own research with educators around the world. Twenty-three fellow GDST schools took part in the event, which took place across three days.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Kate Gorman |Ellie Smith
DLD College has achieved a remarkable 100% pass rate in its International Foundation Programme (IFP). What is an International Foundation Programme? The programme is a one-year course that is offered as an alternative to taking A-levels, for international students. Every programme has core skill modules that will help prepare students for their future university studies. What were this year’s results? A third of the students in the IFP received Distinction grades.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Emma Love |Sofia Tindall
London Park Schools provide outstanding secondary education, with sites around London including Clapham and Belgravia. The schools put individual learning needs at the forefront and has an emphasis on sustainability, undertaking restorations on their Clapham site to make it more environmentally friendly. Suzie Longstaff, as Principal, oversees all the schools and London Park School Clapham is managed by Founding Head, Paul Vanni.
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Aug 8, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Sofia Tindall |Olivia Emily |Ellie Smith
Northampton High School celebrated their pupils’ achievements with an inspirational speech and a prize giving ceremony. The event was a time to ‘reflect on a marvellous year’ and the school was delighted to welcome keynote speaker, Mandy Hickson. Mandy Hickson spoke about the challenges she has faced as a female fighter pilot. All those in attendance were amazed at her resilience and the pupils were left inspired.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
countryandtownhouse.com | Anoop Bhuller |Felicity Carter |Charlotte Rickards |Ellie Smith
The Clipper Race is a challenge that involves sailing 40,000 nautical miles around the world on a 70-foot yacht. This year’s route will start in Portsmouth and take the sailors to ports in Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, China and USA. An alumnae of Monmouth School for Boys will be sailing around the world in the 2023 Clipper Race. The 20-year-old Angus was chosen as one of 11 professional sailors to take part in the Clipper Race on the 3rd September.
