Wealden Times | WT175 | September 2016 | Education supplement inside
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WT <strong>Education</strong> Supplement<br />
Contents<br />
FREWEN<br />
The Dyslexia Specialists<br />
COLLEGE<br />
5 Editor’s Letter<br />
Maggie Alderson looks back on her school years<br />
7 Boarding passes<br />
John Graham-Hart is happy to find how far boarding<br />
has come on since his day<br />
11 Reach Out<br />
Three schools champion the educational value of<br />
community projects<br />
17 Location location... education<br />
Five head teachers tell us what they particularly value<br />
about their school’s buildings and settings<br />
25 My Personal Statement Hell<br />
Soon to be second-year uni student Isobel Haskell<br />
remembers all too clearly the stress of getting that<br />
crucial statement ready<br />
29 Every little helps...<br />
A scholarship can bring the best independent schools<br />
within reach for many families<br />
33 Basic instincts<br />
New education columnist Susan Elkin considers the<br />
importance of balance in subject choices<br />
36 Directory<br />
Find out who and find out more<br />
Cover: a pupil from Kent College, Canterbury on a<br />
community project in Africa. Above: pupils at Dulwich Prep<br />
School<br />
Prep<br />
School<br />
Senior<br />
• •<br />
School<br />
Sixth<br />
Form<br />
Independent day and boarding school<br />
for girls and boys aged 7-19<br />
Come and see how Frewen College<br />
can help your child at one of our next<br />
OPEN MORNINGS<br />
Thursday 15 <strong>September</strong> &<br />
Saturday 24 <strong>September</strong> 9.30 - 12 noon<br />
To book your place on a tour please telephone<br />
Annabel Baker on: 01797 252494<br />
or email: office@frewencollege.co.uk<br />
Frewen College, Rye Road,<br />
Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6NL<br />
www.frewencollege.co.uk<br />
Daily minibus services to Tunbridge Wells,<br />
Ashford, Tenterden, Battle and Hastings<br />
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