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An affordable private school alternative in London: the New Model School

Looking at the keywords people are using to hit my blog, I see that affordable education is at the fore of most of their minds. Not surprising given the number of parents who have taken their children out of independent … Continue reading

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Would you like fries with your education?

When I see a characterful individual restaurant open another branch, I always despair.  Will it retain its character and quality? Will it expand and become a chain equivalent to Pizza Express or Wagamama — perfectly adequate but lacking that je … Continue reading

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Filed under Cognita, Cram schools, Credit crunch, David Thomas, Davies Laing & Dick, Fee-paying schools, GEMS, Hampshire School, Hampton Court House, Harrodian School, Hill House, Independent schools, Joanna Thomas, Lady Houstoun-Boswall, no frills school, no frills schools, Pembridge Hall, Private schools, Southbank International School, Sunney Varkey, Sunny Varkey, Thomas's Day Schools, Uncategorized, Wetherby