Independent School Open Mornings Open events require advance booking, so please call the school to check. Aberdour School Burgh Heath, KT20 6AJ 01737 354119 www.aberdourschool.co.uk Open Morning Fri 4 Oct 9.30am - 12pm
Cumnor House Boys & Tree Tops Nursery (Pampisford Rd) South Croydon, CR2 6DA 020 8660 3445 www.cumnorhouse.com Reception Class Open Morning Thu 10 Oct, 9.30-11am Open Morning Fri 11 Oct 9.30am - 11am
Banstead Prep Banstead SM7 3RA 01737 363601 Co educational day school. Pupils aged 2 – 11 years www.bansteadprep.com Open Mornings Fri 20 Sep, 9.15am - 10am Thu 10 Oct, 9.15am - 10am Tue 12 Nov, 9.15am - 10am Toddler Time parent & toddler group 27 Sep & 18 Oct, 9.30 - 11am City of London Freeman’s Ashstead Park, KT21 1ET 013 7282 2423 www.freemens.org/openevents Sixth Form Open Evening Thu 19 Sep, 4.30pm Open Morning Fri 27 Sep, 9.30am Open Morning Sat 12 Oct, 10am
Cumnor House Girls & Tree Tops Nursery Purley, CR8 3HB 020 8668 0050 www.cumnorhouse.com Open Morning Wed 2 Oct 9.30-11am Downsend School (Pre/Preps) Leatherhead, Ashtead and Epsom 01372 372311 www.downsend.co.uk Pre-Prep Schools Open Morning Fri 4 Oct, 9.30-11.30am Prep School Open Morning Sat 5 Oct, 9.15am - 12noon Pre-Prep Schools Open Morning – Fri 11 Oct, 9.30-11.30am
Elmhurst School for Boys, and Collingwood School Little Elms Nursery Wallington, SM6 0BD South Croydon, CR2 7DW 020 8647 4607 020 8688 0661 www.collingwoodschool.org.uk Independent day school for boys. Open Morning Sat 12 Oct Pupils aged 2 – 11 years 10am-12noon www.elmhurstschool.net Open Morning Sat 12 Oct, 10am 12noon
Croydon High School Old Farleigh Rd, Croydon, CR2 8YB 020 8260 7508 admissions@cry.gdst.net Independent girls’ day school Pupils aged 3 – 18 years www.croydonhigh.gdst.net Whole School Open Day Sat 12 Oct, 9.30am - 12.30pm Sixth Form Open Evening Tue 15 Oct, 7-9pm
Epsom College Epsom, KT17 4JQ 01372 821007 www.epsomcollege.org.uk Open Morning Sat 5 Oct Ewell Castle Junior and Senior Ewell, KT17 2AW 020 8393 1413 Co educational day school. Pupils 3 – 18 years www.ewellcastle.co.uk Whole School Open Morning Sat 5 Oct, 10am – 12noon Senior School Open Morning Fri 11
Homefield Preparatory Sutton, SM1 2TE 020 8642 0965 www.homefield.sutton.sch.uk Open Morning Sat 28 Sep, 10am Early Years Fun Sessions Tue 8 Oct, 2-3pm Kingswood House School, Epsom Epsom, KT19 8LG 01372 723590 www.kingswoodhouse.org Open Mornings 9.30am-12noon Thu 3 Oct, Sat 5 Oct & Fri 8 Nov Laleham Lea Purley, CR8 3J 020 8660 3351 www.lalehamlea.co.uk Open Week Mon 23 – Fri 27 Sep, 9.30am - 11.30am Manor House School & Nursery Leatherhead, KT23 4EN 013 7245 7077 www.manorhouseschool.org Prep School and Senior School Open Morning Sat 5 Oct, 10am Oakwood School and Nursery 59 Godstone Road, Purley, CR8 2AN 020 8668 2895 www.oakwoodschool.org.uk Open Day Sat 5 Oct, 10am - 1pm Old Palace School of John Whitgift Preparatory South Croydon, CR2 7YN 020 8688 2027 Independent day school for girls. Pupils aged 4 – 18 years. www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk Preparatory Working Open Morning Thu 19 Sep, 9.30am-11am Seniors Working Lunch Wed 25 Sep, 1-3pm Introduction to Year 6 Thu 26 Sep, 6-8pm Seniors Open Morning Sat 5 Oct, 9-11am Preparatory Open Day Sat 5 Oct, 2pm – 4pm Sixth form Open Evening
Thu 10 Oct, 5-7pm Seniors Working Lunch Wed 6 Nov, 1–3pm
Royal Russell Junior School Croydon, CR0 5BX 020 8651 5884 www.royalrussell.co.uk Open Morning Sat 28 Sep, 8.30am Seaton House School Sutton, SM2 5LH 020 8642 2332 www.seatonhouse.sutton.sch.uk Open Morning Sat 21 Sep 10am – 12.30pm Drop In Morning Tue 24 Sep 9.30 - 11.30am St Christopher’s School Epsom, KT18 5HE 01372 721807 www.st-christophers.surrey.sch.uk Open Morning Fri 20 Sep Sutton High, Nursery and Juniors Sutton, SM1 2AL 020 8225 3075 Sutton High Seniors, SM1 2AX 020 8642 0594 Independent day school for girls Pupils aged 3 – 18 years. www.suttonhigh.gdst.net Open Morning Sat 21 Sep, 10am Trinity School of John Whitgift Shirley Park, Croydon, CR9 7AT 020 8656 9541 Independent day school for boys. Co – Educational 6th form. Pupils aged 10 – 18 years www.trinity-school.org Open Morning Sat 5 Oct, 9am – 12noon or visit us by appointment A Level Choices and Sixth Form Open Evening Mon 14 Oct by appointment Whitgift School South Croydon, CR2 6YT 020 8688 9222 www.whitgift.co.uk Open Morning – Sat 21 Sep Open Evening – Tue 8 Oct Open Afternoon – Thu 26 Sep Open Afternoon – Tue 15 Oct
Drive for More Men in Childcare
Going to Nursery Improves Behaviour
More men are to be encouraged into careers in nurseries and early years’ settings, in a new project to provide more diverse role models for children before they start school.
Children who go to nursery are better behaved and have fewer emotional problems than those cared for by family or a childminder, a new study has found.
With men making up just 3% of early years staff in England, the project aims to break down the barriers that prevent men entering careers in children’s early education, including the myth that men are less suited to caring roles. The project will be run by the Fatherhood Institute, and will spearhead an innovative recruitment drive that highlights the positive roles men can play in the crucial first years of a child’s education. It will provide practical resources like myth busters, ‘how-to’ guides and online content to support male recruitment into the profession, as well as online peer support for men already working in the sector. More info at www.fatherhoodinstitute.org 14 Families London Surrey Borders
Oct, 9am – 10.30am Nursery, Pre-Prep and Preparatory School Open Morning Fri 11 Oct, 10.30am - 12noon
Those who attended nursery, crèche or day care centre staffed by professionals for a year or more found it easier to make friends and had better social skills than youngsters who stayed at home. Researchers believe more stimulating play, more time spent reading, following rules from a young age and getting praise mean children thrive in a nursery setting. The study by the Sorbonne University in France looked at the factors involved in childhood health and development using a survey of 1,428 children. It tracked their emotional development from birth up to age 8. Previous research has suggested early childcare can boost a child’s language and thinking skills, and may improve their academic performance. More info: www.jech.bmj.com familiesonline.co.uk