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Through the Eyes of Children Sometimes, it’s good to pause, to stop, to just BE!  looking around this hall, now seems like as good a moment as any, so why not…

A Journey into Language, Culture, and Purposeful Communication One of the wonderful things about teaching languages in Primary School is the time that you have — time that can be…

Fortune favours the brave, and the sun shines on the worthy. By my reckoning, that makes our children both – as they navigated a horribly wet and windy week to…

A couple of years ago, with great excitement, I started teaching German again, in Year 6.  Having taught it for 15 years to A Level, I was missing those sentences…

This week in our Be Curious session, Year 1 explored the theme of resilience. After reading The Queen’s Hat in English and discussing the positive and negative effects of the wind, the children were…

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a lovely Easter break.  I’ve heard lots of exciting stories of adventure and fun. For my part, I was lucky enough to join our…

Banstead Prep School Celebrates Student Leadership at Oxford University On Monday, 17th March, our Year 6 Heads of School proudly presented their social justice and leadership project at Oxford University….

This year, World Book Day at Banstead Prep coincided closely with Science Week, inspiring Mrs. Dziedziela, Head of English, to theme the event around animals and adaptation. Many beloved children’s…

It’s a record-breaking year of 11+ results for the children in Year 6 at Banstead Prep.  Of the 24 children in the year group, 20 entered assessments for selective schools,…

Here’s what a Be Curious session looks like in Pre Prep: The session provides children with multiple opportunities to delve deeper into topics they’re passionate about, whether it’s something they’ve…