The move into senior school is one of the milestones of childhood, and for girls in particular it can carry a particular weight. New routines, new friendship groups, more independence, and the dawning awareness of academic stakes all arrive at once. Families who prepare well, without over-preparing, give their daughters the best chance of a confident start. What does my daughter need from me in the summer beforehand? The weeks before senior ... Read the Post...
The Role of Pastoral Care in Teenage Wellbeing
Pastoral care is one of those phrases that appears on every school's website and yet means very different things in different places. For families with teenagers, understanding what good pastoral care actually looks like can make a real difference to how their child experiences the senior school years. What pastoral care is really for At its heart, pastoral care is about ensuring that a young person is known, supported, and able to talk to ... Read the Post...
HELPING CHILDREN BUILD STRONG FRIENDSHIPS EARLY
Friendship is one of the most important parts of childhood, and yet it is rarely treated as something to be taught. Parents and educators tend to assume that children will work it out, that the playground will sort things in time, and that worrying about the social lives of young children is a sign of overinvolvement. The truth is that the foundations of healthy friendships are laid early, and a little quiet attention from the adults around a ... Read the Post...
Helping Girls Build Confidence in STEM From a Young Age
The conversation about girls and STEM has moved on a great deal in recent years, and yet the underlying issue persists. Girls who are perfectly capable in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics still drift away from these subjects at key points in their schooling, often without quite realising they are doing it. Building real confidence in STEM has to start young, and it has to involve everyone around the child. Notice the early ... Read the Post...