Spring Edition 2016

EDITION 2016
Ideas for
Fresh Starts
What makes
the perfect
child portrait
Amelia Freer
Spring Recipe
Top revision
techniques
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EDITION 2016
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Ideas for
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What makes
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Amelia Freer
Spring Recipe
Top revision
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CONTENTS
Education
Fashion
Food & Drink
Gifts
Health & Beauty
Holidays & Rental
Interiors
Photography
Property
Services
FEATURES
Looking for a new start
KLC School of Design
P7
Top revision tips
from Christopher Lloyd
P9
Children’s aspirations
with Kidzania
P10
Recipe from
Amelia Freer
P13
Dust off your dreams
with Maria Hind
P17
Family friendly Italy
P21
Win a masterclass with
Desmond Haynes
P24
Let’s help others
P25
What makes the
perfect child portrait
P31
welcome
Dear Parents
A warm welcome to our Spring 2016 edition!
Like many of you, we’ve had a busy term. With more schools
enrolling and many new registered members – our reach is
extensive. We now have over 23,000 regular parent visitors from
over 175 different schools which means your free parent notices
are being seen by an ever-increasing audience.
In our Spring edition, we are focussing on fresh starts and
healthy new beginnings! We have invaluable advice from life
coaches, property experts, travel connoisseurs and culinary
geniuses.
Next term we are delighted to be running an exciting Cricket
Campaign with the West Indian legend Desmond Haynes. For
more details and the chance for your school to win a once in a
lifetime cricketing master class from Desmond Haynes himself
please go to page 24.
Alongside this there is a comprehensive directory of useful
businesses and services, all of which have helped raise funds
directly for our enrolled schools. We’d like to take this
opportunity to thank all our advertisers, schools and parents for
their continued support.
If you have not registered, visit www.schoolnotices.co.uk to
benefit from our exclusive member offers and to gain access
to our fantastic Easter activities list. We have something for
everyone.
We hope you enjoy this edition and wish you and your families
a very happy Easter.
With best wishes
The School Notices Team
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EDUCATION
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Today most schools understand the benefits
of teaching creative problem solving and
encouraging imagination in their students.
But this wasn’t always the case. Were you
ever told that art wasn’t a serious subject, or
advised to take a career path which was secure
and away from the creative sector? Did you
excel in art and design or graphics and textiles,
but suppressed your creativity in favour of a
sensible job? Maybe now is the right time
in your life to do something about it and be
creative?
Here at KLC School of Design, career
changers made up over 60% of our student
body in the September 2015 intake. We
had mature students from a huge variety of
backgrounds – including marketing, finance,
healthcare and recruitment – all of whom
had taken the bold decision to embrace their
inherent creativity, follow their passion and
retrain as a designer.
Maybe with your kids back at school or
moving onto senior education, now is the
time for you to do something positive and
life changing. Going back to the classroom
can bring up all sorts of conflicting emotions,
but at KLC we put our trainees’ needs at
the very heart of the school, with a range
of interior and garden design qualification
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EDUCATION
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REVISING FOR exams can be stressful and
tiring. But guess what? Your brain works best
when it is relaxed and fresh. So here are a few
of my top tips for making sure your brain is
in the fittest shape possible for the upcoming
exam season.
SCREENS: Do not use a screen-based
computer or mobile phone for at least two
hours before you are due to go to sleep. I’m
sorry to say that means no screens after 8pm.
All kinds of research suggests that the blue
light from all emitting screens disrupts normal
sleep patterns and this can impair cognitive
performance.
VISUALISATION: If you have long names
or lists of dates, quotes or other things you
need to remember then try to make an
unlikely visual connection with
the word, date or quote. The more
unlikely and the more visual the
connection the more easily your
brain will be able to recall the
fact. This is the system used in
ancient Greece called mnemonics
and for many people it can work
brilliantly. For example, if you
needed to remember the name
of an astronomer called Edwin
Hubble you might associate him
with a balloon which is in the shape of a
bubble which rhymes with Hubble.
CONTEXT: Your brain works best with
broad perspectives rather than just a bundle
of disjointed fragments of facts. Try to
understand the reasons behind things rather
than just the facts that explain them. Always
ask WHY not just WHAT - this deeper level
of understanding will make the information
you want to learn stick much better in your
mind.
Christopher Lloyd has launched a new
‘What on Earth?’ wallbook this month called
The Wallbook Timeline of British History,
developed in conjunction with the National
Trust. A 2 metre timeline, containing over
1,000 captions and illustrations, takes readers
on a visually exhilarating
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From the dinosaurs, to the
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FASHION
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As a teacher and someone who has been involved
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Dust off your dreams for 2016
We all have dreams. Many
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given up believing that we have
any chance of fulfilling them
now. Once, we had exciting
plans for our future, visions of
what our lives would look like
and how we could make a difference
or grow, whether in our
professional lives, in our relationships
or simply in attaining
personal goals.
Yet for many of us, day-to-day
responsibilities pushed these
dreams to the back of our
minds and we have forgotten what they were
about or how they felt.
When I started training as a coach the first
question I was asked was not “What do you
do?” but “What is your dream?” I was taken
aback momentarily and then I saw one of my
dreams clearly in front of me, as familiar as
it was 20 years ago, and I honestly
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Well, I do know why. Life got
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To improve or develop a particular
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This focus will create the opportunity for
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My family went to Italy last summer and
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We learned how to use swords
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We all loved the Gladiator School. They
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was no walk in the park either but it made us
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lying in the streets and you could still see some
They made my
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was also the AD79 fast food restaurant with
all the cooking pots lying around. I will never
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made it feel like we had gone back in time.
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CHARITY CRICKET CAMPAIGN
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A MASTERCLASS
with Desmond Haynes
Tommy Arnott, Oscar Bearman, Jonno Balding.
Raising money for Face Value at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
LET’S HELP OTHERS
Donate your used cricket kit... and help
underprivileged children pursue their dreams!
School Notices are delighted to support Desmond
Haynes in his capacity as Minister for Sport and
his Charitable Foundation in Barbados. We are
inviting our enrolled schools to collect
Bring your unwanted cricket
kit into school by
Monday 6th June 2016
All participating schools
will receive a signed bat
by Desmond Haynes
and donate any old or outgrown children’s cricket
kit which will then be sent out to under privileged
children in the West Indies to help pursue their
cricketing dreams.
One lucky school
(picked out of a hat)
will win a masterclass
with Desmond Haynes
(Summer 2017)
In a career spanning 20 years, amassing over 26,000 first class runs, Desmond Haynes was one of
the World’s finest opening batsman for the fearsome West Indies team of the 80’s and 90’s.
Here at School Notices we love to hear about
our enrolled schools’ charitable causes and
initiatives. We have amazing parents and
children who all go out of their way to help
raise awareness of their particular causes.
Very often, these fund raising ventures
originate from a personal involvement, in turn
making them even more meaningful. Nothing
touches us more than when children choose to
do something to help others who they know
are suffering.
This term we are delighted to outline some of
the many wonderful and inspiring charitable
events that are taking place amongst our
enrolled schools.
Oscar Bearman aged
9 (Cheam School) was
born with Crouzon
Syndrome which stops
his scull growing properly
thereby affecting not
only his appearance, but also his breathing,
hearing and eyesight, and most importantly
the pressure on his brain. In May, Oscar is
undergoing a gruelling and risky operation to
stretch his scull. He will be in Great Ormond
Street Hospital for 6 weeks, and then getting
better for another 6 months. Under their
own initiative the boys in Oscar’s class have
organized a 5 mile sponsored walk to raise
money for ‘Face Value’ for Great Ormond
Street. If you would like to support this
wonderful walk please visit, www.justgiving.
com/awalkforoscar.
Olivia Alderson, a mother at
Moulsford Preparatory School,
was diagnosed with breast cancer
6 ½ years ago. As she continues to
fight the disease she has also been
raising money for Action against Cancer with
the help of fellow mothers. ‘Walk with Me
2016’ is a 26-mile walk along the Ridgeway
in Oxfordshire, starting and finishing at
Moulsford School. If you would like to take
part or donate to this invaluable charity please
visit www.walkwithme2016.com.
Inspired by our enrolled schools’ enthusiasm
to help others, we are delighted to announce
our own charitable campaign to help under
privileged kids in the West Indies to pursue
their cricketing dreams. Please see opposite
for more details about this exciting venture.
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How to get your home ready for viewings
It takes just eight seconds
to decide whether or not
you will buy a house,
according to the latest
research. So getting
your house prepared for
those all important first
impressions is a vital step
in achieving a sale.
Guy Robinson, Head of National
Estate Agency at Strutt & Parker
gives his top tips:
Groom your garden
The front garden is often the
first thing a potential buyer will
see. Give your lawn a trim,
remove any unsightly weeds,
ensure fences and gates are
in good order and put out any
garden furniture.
Adding curb appeal
From getting your windows
cleaned to hanging flower
baskets, these simple touches
will make visitors feel excited
about your home as they walk
through the door.
Cleanliness is godliness
A clean and presentable
house is a must, and a fresh
lick of paint can create a
whole new feel. Professional
cleaners can be well worth the
investment.
By Guy Robinson
HEAD OF REGIONAL
AGENCY
Smelling of roses
The smell of a home is exceptionally
important to prospective buyers.
If the smell of freshly baked bread
is easier said than done, scented
candles and fresh flowers are an
easy alternative.
Lighten up
Clean lights and replace burnt-out
bulbs to avoid dull rooms. In each
area of your home, check if an
extra lamp is needed to ensure
every space is well lit.
Go neutral
Rein in any niche styles and, if
you’re thinking of adding a splash
of paint, stick to natural hues. White
linen and towels are essential.
Sellers should seize the feeling of
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SERVICES
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD
PORTRAIT OF A CHILD?
BY ROSANNA CHITTENDEN
Commissioning a portrait of your child can be an exciting but overwhelming process.
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AGE - Children younger than four aren’t
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formed enough. The best ages for a portrait
are probably 6 to 12. Don’t worry about any
missing teeth – they seldom show.
MEDIUM - Pastels have an immediacy that
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freshness and energy – perfect for a head
and shoulders. Oils have greater longevity
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POSE AND APPEARANCE - Capturing
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overly coiffed hair, or a stiff, contrived pose
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character. What makes a good photograph
seldom makes a good portrait. A smile can
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child’s personality should determine whether
they are looking straight out of the picture or
somewhere else.
THE ARTIST – Word of mouth, seeing
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should help you find a painter whose style
you like. A good artist should recognize and
understand your child’s personality and be
able to perform the alchemy of translating
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