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Kids
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Queen Anne’s, Caversham
Muddy says: A top girls' school set in 34 acres with cracking facilities, including a super-cool 6th form, a can-do ethos and great results.
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St George’s Ascot
Muddy says: A small, friendly girl’s secondary boarding/ day school in Berkshire, where kindness, confidence and ambition are celebrated.
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Tool up for exam success
If your teen's stress levels are entering the red zone, Esther of Gym For The Mind has some top tips to prevent a meltdown of epic proportions.
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Easter for teens
Opinionated, hard to please and always asking for cash? But enough about me – here’s what to do with your teens over the Easter break.
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Papplewick, Ascot
Muddy says: A superb non-selective boys' day and boarding school (6-13 yrs) in Ascot with a strong all-rounder reputation, impressive head and cool quirks.
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Raising a girl boss
Think you're raising your daughter to be a strong leader? Muddy chats to Highfield Prep head Joanne Leach about what it really means to embrace girl power.
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St George’s School Windsor Castle
Muddy says: More than just a chi-chi address, St George's is a chorister school, with royal links, excellent academics and music oozing from every corner.
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7 ways to ace early years parenting
It's all about developing 'soft' life skills through play, according to St Joseph's College's Mark Bushby and Gemma Davies. Which means stand down all you tiger mums!
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Upton House School, Windsor
Muddy says: Upton House is a nurturing school for girls and boys aged 2-11. It's got a family feel, is rated 'excellent' with a princessy past.
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Highfield Prep, Maidenhead
A small 'family' oriented school producing fearless females in a non hot-housey environment.
