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CONTENTS SUMMER 2010
News
7 News Celebrating success. A round up of school news, plus open days
13 The Week Education highlights
from The Week magazine
Schools
16 Profile School buildings with a past, by Violet Naylor-Leyland
21 Head view Why drama is important by Edward Halse, Warwick School
23 Student view Poppy MacDonald on surfing the internet safely
Comment
33 University application Mike
Nicholson, of University of Oxford admissions, on UCAS applications
34 Languages Why Mary Beard is defending public schools
39 Exam standards – up or down? Tim Oates of Cambridge Assessment calls for debate
Education
24 Battle of the sexes Barnaby Lenon
and Dr Chris Greenhalgh go head- to-head on co-ed versus single sex
29 New school nerves Louise Guinness
offers some advice
30 Summer-born babies Annabel
Heseltine on the ‘birthdate effect’
36 Choosing the right school Sarah
Edworthy outlines the key decisions
41 Summer sports camps Sally Jones
rounds up a few options
In focus: Tutoring
44 Why tutor? Classiscs tutor Josh Spears examines the pros and cons
47 Finding the right tutor Charles
Bonas advises on what to look for
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Finance
49 Giving grandparents Dan Townend
on how grandparents can contribute, plus a grandmother’s story
52 Shelter from the storm Insuring
financial security, by Elizabeth Neale, Isobel Mundy and Dan Townend
Health
56 Health cover – when do you
need it? Victoria Lambert asks
60 Handling exam stress by Karen
Doherty and Georgia Coleridge
62 Agony aunt Victoria Lambert
rounds up a panel of experts to answer your questions
65 Paranoid Parent Social mores of the school sports day
Lifestyle
67 Teen tips for safer driving Drive
safely and reduce your insurance premiums, by Emily Jenkinson
70 Gap year giving Working with
charities by Sara McDonnell
72 Kirstie’s top 10 tips Renting your
holiday home by Kirstie Allsopp
74 It’s a beachy life Holidays for teens
and toddlers by Pamela Goodman
77 Holiday kitbag Cool beach gear
School’s out
79 Parents notebook Where you talk to us and we talk to you
80 Bright Sparks Where are they now?
82 School memories by Dr Simon Thurley of English Heritage
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