Co-curricular education encourages children to step outside their comfort zone and build different skills. Here the Assistant Head explains why that matters. One of the biggest co-ed boarding schools in the UK, the Dragon in Oxford roars with its results and its A-list alumni.
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If you want a school that’s forward thinking, reflective and open-minded, be sure to check out Dragon School, Oxford, where pastoral care is central to their values. One of the biggest co-ed boarding schools in the UK, it boasts great results and an A-list alumni.
Read more in our school review - https://bit.ly/3toSKjV
Broomwood Pre-School, Pre-Prep, and Prep schools manage to bridge the best of both worlds in education. Using an approach that combines mixed, single sex and co-ed, this buzzy and successful group are going in the right direction.
Read my full review - https://bit.ly/3NlFjNt
Broomwood Prep - Boys Broomwood Prep - Girls Broomwood Pre-Prep
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School Awards Winners
🔔 Sound the school bell!🔔
Our expert panel of educators have deliberated and we have winners. Clickety click to see which schools have scooped a first prize trophy in the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2023. A* all round! https://bit.ly/3xu8l4G
AWARDS
Gold stars all round!⭐ Now in its second year, Muddy's Best Schools Awards seek out the best in modern, forward-thinking education with over 400 top independent schools entering this year across 13 categories. Our expert panel of judges have narrowed it down to five finalists, plus highly commended schools per category, so click here to see who's top of the class! 📚 The winners will be announced on 7 June. https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
LAST CHANCE ALERT!🚨
Only a few days to shout out your school’s achievements, celebrate your staff and show parents why you’re the best of the best by entering the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2023. Closing date for submissions is 17 March 2023. https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
LAST CHANCE ALERT!🚨
Only a few days to shout out your school’s achievements, celebrate your staff and show parents why you’re the best of the best by entering the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2023. Closing date for submissions is 17 March 2023. https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
ENTER NOW
Haven’t done your Muddy Best Schools Awards homework yet? We’ll let you off (just this once), with a deadline extension. The closing date for submissions is now 17 March 2023. Enter now https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK.
3 WEEKS LEFT
Ring ring ring! That’s the school bell chiming to let you know that there’s THREE WEEKS left to enter the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2023. Celebrate your school’s achievements across 13 categories, with the first entry totally FREE. https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
Categories
From early years all the way up to Sixth Form, our Best Schools Awards categories celebrate the very best in modern education:
Special Sixth Form: A healthy, vibrant Sixth Form experience is vital in helping pupils transition to more independent tertiary education, working life and ultimately adulthood. Explain how your Sixth form has created a meaningful and exciting learning experience for your pupils and why what you offer is so special.
Most Creative Learning Through Play (Early Years): The best Early Years departments teach creatively through experiential learning and play. What techniques have brought out the best in your pupils? Have you been particularly innovative or given an established idea a new spin?
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New categories
For 2023 the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards are back bigger & better than ever with three BRAND NEW categories:
Best Sense of School Spirit: an ethos that comes from the top down, a set of shared values, a moral code and a strong community that reflect commitment, resilience and humour. How strong is your school spirit? Can you give examples of how the children and staff feel its full force?
Most Dynamic STEM Programme: How do you inspire the next generation of scientists? If you think your STEM programme is cutting-edge and impactful, explain what you do above and beyond the every-day curriculum
Best Eco Initiative: Understanding our responsibilities in protecting the planet have never been more important. What eco-initiatives have you undertaken as a school, and how do you empower students to be agents of change in creating a better, greener world
Head to the link for details on how to enter. Submissions close on 3 March 2023 ➡️
https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
Muddy School Awards
The Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards are back and better for 2023! Now in their second year, our Awards offer a modern perspective on what it takes to be an amazing independent school in the UK with 13 categories spanning holistic, well-rounded and pastorally strong education with Best Sense of School Spirit, Most Dynamic STEM Programme and Best Eco Initiative all brand new this year. First entry is FREE.
You can enter as many of the categories as you like until 3 March 2023, with entry NOW OPEN to all independent fee-paying schools in England & Wales.
Click the link for the full rundown on categories, our expert judging panel and how to enter. Good luck! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3d2F5bK
Muddy Best Schools Awards 2022 Winners
Sound the school bell! Our expert panel of educators have deliberated and the results are in - click the link to see which schools have scooped up a first prize trophy in the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2022. Gold stars all round! https://bit.ly/3xu8l4G
Muddy Best Schools Awards announced tomorrow
Put those pens down ✒️ The winners of the Muddy Best Schools Awards will be announced tomorrow, eek! Keep your eyes peeled… 👀
Five Days to go!
Get yer planners out! Only FIVE days to go until the Muddy Best Schools Awards 2022 winners are announced. Watch this space…
Muddy Best Schools Awards - 3 weeks to go
DING DING! That’s the school bell telling you to get your submissions in pronto to enter the Muddy Best School Awards - you have just THREE weeks before entries are closed for 2022. https://bit.ly/3pVnt8V
Muddy Best Schools Awards - Entries Now Open
The Muddy Best Schools Awards 2022 are GO! Give your school a shout out by entering our 11 categories (enter as many as you like, with the first entry totally FREE) spanning holistic, well-rounded and pastorally strong education. All fee-paying schools in England and Wales can enter, with submissions judged by an expert panel of education insiders. So what are you waiting for? Celebrate your school and enter NOW https://bit.ly/3pVnt8V
Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2022 - Meet the Judges
We have an incredible panel of education insiders lined up to judge the first ever Muddy Best Schools Awards, all chosen for their passion and professional experience across our 11 categories. Roll call, please!
Hero Brown, Editor-in-Chief Muddy Stilettos (Chair). A national journalist for 25 years and founder of Muddy Stilettos, readers respond to Hero’s honest, in-the-know reviews of top independent schools
Patrick Derham OBE, Ex Headmaster at Westminster School. After studying history at Cambridge, Patrick taught at Cheam and Radley before becoming headmaster of Solihull, Rugby and Westminster
Lucy Elphinstone, Headmistress at Francis Holland School. Passionate about delivering outstanding pastoral care and developing entrepreneurial spirit, Lucy’s award-winning career in education spans nursery, prep and senior schools
Mark Semmence, Headmaster at Repton School. Previously Assistant Headmaster at Rugby and Headmaster at Mount Kelly (where he oversaw the merger of Mount House and Kelly College), Mark has presided over the impressive expansion of the Repton family of schools nationally and internationally
Emma Goldsmith, Head of Dragon School, Oxford. The first female Head at The Dragon, Emma is enthusiastically involved with the Boarding Schools’ Association and IAPS, is an active ISI inspector and Vice Chair of ISEB
Stefan Anderson, Principal of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. With a background in music as a choral conductor, pianist and organist, Stefan was appointed Principal at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Sept 2002
Professor Dr. Ger Graus OBE, Global Director of Education at KidZania London. The first to hold his title at Kidzania and a renowned figure in the field of education, Ger is a member of several educational councils and was made an OBE in 2014 for his services to children
Tove Okunniwa MBE, Ex CEO at London Sport. Awarded a MBE for Services To Sport in 2021, Tove is currently a Board Member of Sport Englan
