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Head’s Blog: Being brilliant is an everyday struggle – and it should be!
School is a social space – a community of varied relationships, which teach young people how to be and enable them to find their own voice and rhythm. Reading, writing and maths are fundamental aims of schools – but it is the connections they build with others that are vital components of well-being. Interactions…
Head’s Blog: What Parents should look for in Reception?
Looking for a Reception place in September? Read our handy tips on how to choose the right school for your child Any prep school parent will be keen to tell you that the most important thing they want from an independent education is for their child to be confident in themselves and have…
Head’s Blog: Building Brilliant Character
By nurturing the brilliance in every pupil, we seek to build confidence and the mindset that we can do anything we set our minds to. At Elmhurst, a comprehensive approach to character development is key to unlocking this. Character is taught in school, celebrated when it is seen and looked for in our responses…
Head’s Blog: Co-education
To what extent should gender inform education? As the Head of a prep school, I spend considerable time reflecting on how to educate all our children in a way that enables them to thrive. Every aspect of our offer is analysed and reviewed, developed and improved in a continuous loop with a view to…
Head’s Blog: Reading for Pleasure
Happy National Year of Reading – Our Fifth One at Elmhurst! Earlier this week, the government and the National Literacy Trust launched the National Year of Reading, to tackle a “worrying decline in reading for pleasure among children and young people”, The Guardian noted. Arriving at Elmhurst almost five years ago, I brought with…
Head’s Blog: Transitioning to term time
Transitioning to term time It is a peculiarity of the education calendar that this frozen January week brings the start of Spring Term. Whilst the seasonal promise is at odds with the weather, the arrival of the spring term is welcomed. For the children, despite the break for Christmas, school routines remain in…
Curiosity: Mid Year Admissions
Why a Fresh Start at Elmhurst Prep Mid-Year Could Be Just What Your Child Needs Elmhurst Prep — where learning is renewed, confidence is rebuilt, and every child is supported to thrive. We are proud to offer a fantastic prep education at an exceptionally competitive price. Education, care, enrichment, and lunch – all from £1,321/month.*…
Head’s Blog: Little Elmhurst – Beginnings Made Brilliant
The earliest days at school are the cornerstone for a child’s educational journey and, for some years, Elmhurst has enjoyed supporting families with their transition to school through the pre-school class. In April this year, responding to increasing demand for early years provision in the area, we opened Little Elmhurst – a day nursery…
Mr Thomas’ Blog: Maths Week England 2025: Connection or Coincidence?
This week, our school joined thousands of others across the country to celebrate Maths Week England 2025. The goal was to take mathematics off the page and into the real world, showing the children that maths isn’t just about arithmetic — it is a creative, vibrant, and essential part of our daily lives. The theme…
Head’s Blog: Choosing the right school for your child
Parental responsibility can be overwhelming at times and one of the early tests of your decision making comes in the form of school selection. If you are fortunate enough to be able to buy an independent education for your child then the responsibility to get it right also has economic pressures as well. Having worked…
