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Edinburgh Design School to launch ‘Clay School’ for children
Edinburgh Design School is an SQA approved ceramics teaching centre. It was founded in 2012 with a mission to reintroduce pottery...
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Children’s parties: How to keep it simple
Edinburgh’s baker extraordinaire, Lesley Stewart, has two teenage children. Where children’s parties are concerned, the owner of The...
Oct 16, 20201 min read
The top 10 benefits of an independent education
By SCIS 1. UNPARALLELED QUALITY Each SCIS school has a distinct ethos and values, but whether co-ed or single-sex, day school or...
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Eight questions you should ask before choosing an independent school
By George Watson's College Many families we meet are thinking carefully about whether an independent school education is right for their...
Aug 27, 20206 min read
Free Educational Resources
Fettes have been busy providing Learning From Home provision to the College and Prep school parents which can be seen here....
Jun 5, 20201 min read
An extra year in Nursery can mean a lifetime’s advantage
WRITTEN BY: VICTORIA AITCHISON, HEAD OF NURSERY & ROB TAYLOR, HEADMASTER, CARGILFIELD SCHOOL Should I defer my 4 year old? At the...
Jun 2, 20203 min read
The Benefits of attending a Nursery School
Head of Nursery at St George's, Lisa Nettleton, talks about The Benefits of attending a Nursery School During a child’s formative early...
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Do you have a baby under 13 months?
BOOKINGS ARE OPEN for Baby Sensory across South East Scotland, to find your nearest class check here www.babysensory.com/find-a-class...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Over 13,000 children voted for their favourite picture book
Scottish Book Trust has today revealed the winner of the 2020 Bookbug Picture Book Prize is The Station Mouse by Meg McLaren (Anderson...
Jan 29, 20203 min read
What can I reasonably expect from my child’s class teacher?
By Laura Vida Wilkinson Private Tutor Being a class teacher is rewarding, but tough. Mental and physical stamina and a healthy...
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Homework at primary school: How much is recommended and why?
By Laura Vida Wilkinson Private Tutor As a teacher turned tutor, I have been directly or indirectly involved with over 70 schools,...
Aug 26, 20192 min read
How to conjure up a lifelong love of reading
By Laura Vida Wilkinson Private Tutor Here is 4-year-old me. Engrossed in a picture book about wizards, I am oblivious to both my younger...
Jul 31, 20194 min read
Worried your child might have Dyslexia?
By Laura Vida Wilkinson Are you worried that your child might have Dyslexia? Here are a few pointers: 1) Stay calm. While Dyslexia can be...
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Favourite Scottish Nursery Rhyme
Bookbug Week Celebrates Popular Songs & Rhymes in Scotland Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and...
May 16, 20192 min read
Academic Success
Step Ahead Tutoring and Educational Services - now in to its twenty third year - is thrilled to report that once again this year two...
Feb 14, 20191 min read
Inspection Reports as a Tool
Dr. Irene Pollock, Edinburgh Montessori Arts School and University of Glasgow When you are choosing a nursery for your child, what do you...
Feb 13, 20193 min read
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