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A decade of difference – 10 years of preparatory education

Posted on 24th Apr 2018 in School News, Prep Schools Guide

John Weeks, Headmaster at Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School, says 10 years in a prep school is ideal preparation for life and work.

Fun, community and independence – the benefits of boarding at prep school

Posted on 17th Apr 2018 in School News, Prep Schools Guide, Boarding

Richard Whymark, Head of King’s Ely Junior, explores why boarding is becoming an increasingly popular choice for parents of prep school-age pupils...

Why many see their prep school years as ‘the best of their life’

Posted on 21st Mar 2018 in Prep Schools Guide, Independent Education, Independent Schools

Roger Leake, Headmaster of Leehurst Swan Preparatory School, explains why prep schools have an ‘exciting, dynamic’ environmen

Why British prep schools continue to be at the forefront of education

Posted on 15th Mar 2018 in Independent Schools, Prep Schools Guide

Tania Botting, vice-chairman of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) and Headmistress of Greenfield School, Woking, writes the foreword to our Preparatory Schools 2018 guidebook.

John Catt's Preparatory Schools 2018 available now

Posted on 7th Mar 2018 in John Catt Publications, Prep Schools Guide, Independent Education

We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2018 edition of our annual guide to preparatory and junior schools in the UK.

The rise of the Prep School Baccalaureate (PSB)

Posted on 16th Jun 2017 in Prep Schools Guide, Curriculum, Independent Education

James Barnes reviews the first five years of the Prep School Baccalaureate and explains why more than 50 senior schools now recognise the PSB certificate.

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