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1st January 2021: Studying in the United Kingdom – the new rules

01.01.2021 is approaching, and with it the new legislation for EU students studying in the United Kingdom. Here is a short guide to help explain

WHAT I DID IN MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS

This, or a similar topic, may well be your child’s first homework task of the new school year and, I am sure, often makes interesting reading for teachers.

Summer 2019

Voici quelques idées pour les vacances d’été

Thinking ahead: Summer ideas

10.01.18 Here are a few ideas for your children – big or small – this summer

Décalage scolaire

A short guide to the difference in the organisation of year groups between France and Britain.

The Blues

13.09.17
“Oh, London is a man’s town, there’s power in the air;
And Paris is a woman’s town, with flowers in her hair;

DID YOU KNOW?

Some interesting facts about British schools…

Country Life

09.05.17 There is life – lots of it – outside London….

HAPPY EASTER

09.05.17 A few tips for your child’s trip to Great Britain

what, where, who, when, why?

22.02.17 Some ideas for the summer

Can’t see the woods for the trees?

09.01.17 Are you lost in a sea of possibilities for your child this summer? Too much choice? Don’t know where to start? May I suggest the following…..

Lost in Translation

19.12.16 If you run out of Christmas presents, nothing beats a short English movie in the text; take care nevertheless, the titles can be sometimes misleading, from one language to another

02.11.16 University applications are in full swing in Great Britain. Thousands of Year 13 pupils are polishing off their Personal Statements which they will send off before 15th January as part of their UCAS application.

Mummy, the Cloche is Sonning

29.09.16 “If someone who speaks many languages is multilingual and someone who speaks two languages is bilingual, what do you call someone who speaks one language? Answer: an Englishman”

British Boarding School

31.03.14 “One of the big findings of modern psychology is that wellbeing is a key ingredient for successful learning.” Peter Gumbel

Back to School

12.09.14 “Mummy, I think I have forgotten something.”

A YEAR AT A BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOL

10.05.16 Spending a complete academic year at a British boarding school allows for a wide choice of options; this is the minimum period many schools will accept.

My tailor is rich

09.10.15 I would like to think I am well-placed to give advice on how to learn a foreign language: marry a foreigner.

The Summer Term

26.02.16 I had a slightly worrying conversation with a French mother a few weeks ago……

Prep school: 101 discoveries

16.01.15 101 THINGS SCHOOL BRITANNIA FOUND AT BRITISH PREP SCHOOLS (in no particular order)

Summer camps

02.05.14 Every year, sometime after Christmas, I have a sense of déjà vu as I sit in front of my computer….

In Conversation: sport at boarding school

15.07.14 “I have to do something active otherwise I become very annoying for other people. That was what I loved at boarding school; the balance of sport and work. The school got it so right”