Editor’s letter
I am delighted to step on board as editor of First Eleven. With
four very different children, I am constantly asking “which
school” and “what education” and feel that this magazine,
written by professionals for the parents of independently
educated children, could have been written for me. So I look
forward to sharing my journey with you as I hope you will share yours with us.
We spend more money on education than almost anything else, so First
Eleven examines the advantages of private education in our feature
In and Out, and asks where schools should invest in What price good facilities?
Finance aside, nothing concentrates the mind more than a child diagnosed
with special needs. In this edition, we launch our ‘In Focus’ section with two
features: Dyslexia: What’s in a word and Mainstream or special school?
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Choosing the right school isn’t just about exam results, facilities and
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can be fun from a pupil’s viewpoint.
Editor: Annabel Heseltine
Commissioning Editor: Sara McDonnell
In the run-up to an exciting election, Alice Thomson evaluates how party
Editorial Assistants: Oliver Morley-Norris,
politics will affect private education in What’s the Party Line?
Penelope Camburn
Production Design: Martin Gannon
Religion can be contentious but where else do we learn about it other than
Art Editor: Karen Warren
Managing Editor: Sam Pears
school? First Eleven asks whether school assemblies should drop the hymn
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book and Cristina Odone kicks off our Schools’ Profile series in Old habits,
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Sales Executive: Julian Strutt and finds that convent schools have ditched the nuns and the name...
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PUBLISHING First Eleven was launched by two mothers frustrated by the lack of
Associate Publisher: William Delmont
Commercial Director: Vicki Gavin
information available to parents and we continue to address that need in our
Publisher & Managing Director: Paul Dobson
Agony Aunt column and on our Parents Page where we pass on valuable
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Finally, as a celebration of the truth that school days really are the best
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