New Beginnings - Books for teens

Tyger - S.F. Said

- Age 12-15

In a strange alternate world where the British Empire never ended, a young boy called Adam uncovers something incredible in a rubbish dump in London, a tyger - which is in danger. Can they learn to use their powers before it’s too late?

The Hate U Give - Angie

Thomas - Age 12-19

Winner for Best Debut Goodreads Author (2017), Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction (2017)

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.

Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in AndalucíaChris Stewart - Age 12-19 No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El

Valero than he handed over a check. Now all he had to do was explain to Ana, his wife, that they were the proud owners of an isolated sheep farm in the Alpujarra Mountains in Southern Spain. That was the easy part.

I Wish You All the BestMason Deaver - Age 12-19 Ben De Becker just came out as nonbinary, and their parents kicked them out, forcing them to move in with their estranged sister Hannah and her husband

The Midnight LibraryMatt Haig - Age 12-16

At the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, Nora finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived.

My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell - Age 12-19

Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu.

Every Body LookingCandice Iloh - Age 15-19

Every Body Looking is a novel in verse that tells the story of Ada, the daughter of an immigrant father and an African American mother, and her struggle to find a place for herself both in America and in her own family.

Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo - Age 12-19

Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction (2020)

Separated by distance - and Papi’s secrets - two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.

03 Education Book Corner: New Beginnings

Eight books for teens

06-07 Science in spring

Woodentops Nursery are celebrating being outside

08-09 Why choose an independent primary education?

Advice from Alton School

10-11 Exciting developments at Cameron Vale in Chelsea

New Headmistress Mrs. Alison Melrose appointed

12 A new beginning

Lancing Prep Worthing welcomes a new Head from September 2023

13 What are forest schools?

All you need to know about nature

14-15 The benefits of a bilingual education

Creating successful futures at Kensington Wade

16 The Best Me

Teaching children about self-care

17 The Hare-Shaped Hole

Learning about loss

18 What Makes Me Do the Things I Do?

Developing emotional intelligence in children

19 Reading and representation

Inspiring children through literature

20-21 Spot the difference

How an understanding of neurodiversity helps us be more inclusive

50 What is an Ed Psych Report?

How to help support children with additional learning needs

51 Help is always there

What to do if you’re feeling low or struggling to cope

52 Empowering pupils for the future

Developing entrepreneurial, leadership and digital competency skills

54-55 Single-Sex or Co-Ed?

What is best for your child?

56 Online safety guidelines

How to support children navigating social media

57 Rites for Girls

What was missing in your education?

58 Barbie: the original influencer

Inclusion and diversity in the Barbie world

59-60 Tate: What is the way forward? The importance of a gender transformative education

61 Parenting in the age of pornography

Youth culture and the significance of sexual health and wellbeing

BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS FOCUS

75 Top Attractions in Berkshire and Hampshire

Things to see and do

76-77 Countryside Living

House hunting in Berkshire and Hampshire

78-79 Lush Luxe

Inviting nature into your home

80 An introduction to T Levels

Staying informed on post-16 choices

81 Developing winners

Supporting aspiring tennis players of the future

82-83 Oxbridge – the glittering prizes in the age of ‘woke’

Unpacking ‘positive discrimination’

84 Scientific success

World-class centre for single crystal electron diffraction will be UK first

85 A world of music at SOAS

The start of your creative journey

86 University of Exeter: Careers and your future

Helping students prepare for life after university

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Science in Spring

Woodentops Nursery are celebrating being outside

With Spring comes a host of new activities and areas for children to explore. Science Week is always a highlight of the Spring calendar at the Woodentops Nurseries. Across the week, we invite parents to come in and join their children each morning for a range of experiments led by our teachers. We then build on the children’s interests across the week to deepen their knowledge.

This year, Science Week had the theme of ‘connections’ and we have been looking at this through the lens of our connection to the planet. We started the week thinking about how to look after plants, and asking the children: “What’s the difference between those that grow outside in our garden and those that grow indoors?” We looked at what causes rain using a jar, some shaving foam and blue food colouring to show the children how water droplets condense and fall to earth. We explored how to care for the animals around us by making mini bird feeders from clay and getting our hands very sticky making delicious bird treats! Even our youngest babies were exploring physics with games that had them pushing or rolling different objects down ramps to see what happened.

At Woodentops, we believe in supporting young children to be happy, confident and curious learners. This means encouraging them to have a go and try new things, to experiment and question what might happen. These skills are so important as they progress through their education journey. As we prepare our school leavers each year, we are equipping them with the soft skills they will need in the classroom, for example how to listen to their friends and take turns, and how to use good manners to raise their hand and ask questions. Children leave us well-prepared for Reception and “big school”.

Our partnership with parents is hugely important for us and a core pillar of what we offer. Parents love getting involved as much as the children do! Being a family-run nursery linked to The White House Prep, we are very fortunate that many of our staff have been with us for a number of years. By empowering staff to constantly develop how we create and shape the curriculum at Woodentops, we can give children the widest range of opportunities, resulting in curious, happy and engaging children.

SARAH SANGER Principal of Woodentops Nurseries

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