Spring Edition 2017

YOUR FREE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL MARKETPLACE SPRING 2017 

MARINA FOGLE 

Talks family and pets 

CLEAN 

DRIVING 

The hype 

around hybrids 

GIVE 

THEM A 

BOOST 

Leonora Bamford 

on vitamins 

and wellbeing 

10 TOP 

TIPS! 

For tackling 

teenage 

make-up 

Happy & Healthy 

Step into Spring!

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Spring Edition 2017 

CONTENTS 

5 OUR NEWS... 

Next Stop - Singapore! 

6 HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Advice from Leonora Bamford 

9 EASTER READS 

Our top picks 

10 HEAD START 

Lynne Sanders on teen make-up 

13 SPRING INTO SUMMER 

Top tips from Fitique 

14 CLEAN DRIVING 

Ryder Ryan on electric cars 

17 PAP YOUR PET 

Our competition revealed 

18 A CHILD'S BEST FRIEND 

Marina Fogle talks dogs and family 

21 MENTAL WELLBEING 

Charlie Waller Memorial Trust 

26 IMMUNE BOOSTING RECIPE 

from Cooking Them Healthy 

29 HEALTH IN TWO HALVES 

By Dr Stephen Adams-Langley 

34 HEAD'S CORNER 

Robert Lankester, Maidwell Hall 

THE SCHOOL NOTICES TEAM: 

Co-Founder, Director - Clare Reid 

Co-Founder, Director - Gordon Dawson 

Head of Marketing - Katie Wiggin 

Head of Publishing - Annabella Ward 

Head of Advertising - Tracy Hoar 

Head of Schools - Tia May 

Photography - Millie Pilkington 

For Advertising and general enquiries 

info@schoolnotices.co.uk 

Designed by Reid Creative 

Printed by London Print 

Cover Photo by Millie Pilkington Photography 

Welcome 

With winter lurgies now hopefully behind 

us, our Spring issue is packed with 

articles covering a variety of topics concerning 

the health and wellbeing of your family. 

We are delighted to have Leonora Bamford 

discussing how she keeps her family healthy and 

her new range of probiotic vitamins especially 

designed for children. We also have advice from 

Lynne Sanders, founder of bespoke British cosmetics 

company Cosmetics A La Carte, who reveals her 

top tips for make-up and managing teenage skin. 

Marina Fogle gives us a delightful insight into 

her family’s love of dogs and the important life 

lessons learned by growing up with animals and 

fitness guru, Rebecca Caplan, gives her top tips for 

shifting the winter wobble! In addition, car expert, 

Ryder Ryan, investigates the merits of electric cars 

and the hype around hybrids. Finally, we have a 

fantastic immune busting recipe from Cooking 

Them Healthy as well as information on our 

exciting Pap Your Pet photography competition! 

Don’t forget to visit our website, 

www.schoolnotices.co.uk for a full list of fun 

activities and our exclusive offers for you and 

your family to enjoy over the Easter break. 

The School Notices Team 

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MILLIE PILKINGTON 

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OUR NEWS... 

Next stop - 

Singapore! 

by Selina Boyd & Louise Courtenay 

SELINA & LOUISE OUTSIDE 

DULWICH COLLEGE, SINGAPORE 

E 

ducating your child outside of the 

UK will either make you shudder 

(why on EARTH would you do 

this?!) or ignite intrigue as to what is on 

offer and whether the level of education 

will be the same as that offered in Blighty. 

The education sector within Asia 

continues to be an area of rapid 

growth with more schools opening 

each year due to high demand. 

With help from our recent successful 

crowdfunding, School Notices hopes to 

make Asia one of the starting points in 

which to expand internationally. Where 

better then than to start our foray into 

the global arena than Singapore? 

Singapore has wrongly been branded as 

a humid backwater in South East Asia with 

below par options for schooling. The island, 

affectionately known as the ‘little red dot’, 

is making waves in the education world 

with many international schools making 

their mark within the city. The schools 

cover a wide range of options to meet the 

specific needs of expatriate children, which 

now reads like a restaurant menu, catering 

for most nationalities and demands. 

At only 27km long by 50km wide (that’s 

17 miles versus 31 miles for those of you who 

are not working to metric conversions) and a 

"...the island is home to a staggering 

63 international schools with an 

average of 2,000 pupils per school!" 

total population of 5.7million (1.43 million 

of which are non-residents) the island is 

home to a staggering 63 international schools 

with an average of 2,000 pupils per school! 

An incredible feat when you think of the 

amount of space you need to have in order to 

house this number of pupils on a small island 

without even accounting for local institutions. 

Co-founder of School Notices, Gordon 

Dawson, along with Selina Boyd and Louise 

Courtenay, braved the Lion City in January 

and all it had to offer in order to get the ball 

rolling for School Notices in the region. 

Together they targeted the first tier of top 

schools and were met with an enthusiastic 

reception. "The schools out in Singapore get 

the concept instantly", said Gordon, "they are 

incredibly technologically savvy and dynamic". 

Not surprising, considering the transient 

life of an expat is a fast moving one. 

The trip was a huge success and there was 

a great buzz about School Notices, with one 

leading school having already agreed to enrol. 

School Notices Asia is well set for launch 

this summer and the expansion is underway! 


HEALTH & 

WELLBEING 

by Leonora Bamford, founder of My Baba 

"...a healthy gut 

makes a 

healthy body" 

Health and wellbeing is something all parents want for their children. 

From the moment they are conceived all you wish for is a healthy baby 

and when you start weaning it’s something one thinks about even more. 

People can, in this age, get overly 

obsessed with what’s healthy and 

what's not and although I think it’s 

important we teach our children about the 

food they eat and where it comes from, I 

cringe when I hear my daughter talking 

about ‘gluten free’ and 'intolerances'. I 

found out very early on that my daughter 

had a strong intolerance to lactose but I 

can’t help but feel that we’re projecting 

our food obsessions onto our children. 

More than ever I feel my father’s 

view ‘everything in moderation’ is key. 

I don’t agree with eating Nutella for 

breakfast, something I believe to have zero 

nutritional value and laden with nasties, 

however, we eat it on pancakes pretty 

much every Saturday as a family ritual 

and I don’t think that’s a bad thing! 

I like to cook with fresh ingredients 

and am extremely lucky to have a butcher, 

fishmonger and greengrocer within walking 

distance and on the weekends we live on 

a farm. I know it’s not always easy, but as 

a family we love cooking and we try to 

eat sensible balanced meals using seasonal 

ingredients where possible. I love nothing 

more than digging out recipe books and 

letting the children pick new recipes to try. 

I don’t eat meat at every meal and if 

we cook a chicken, we use every bit of it 

and would never dream of throwing the 

carcass before making a delicious stock 

for soup later in the week. Something 

I learnt from my grandmother. 

I’m also a huge believer in the great 

outdoors and my children have always 

loved playing outside come rain or shine. 

I remember one Easter holiday they pretty 

much spent every day in the garden digging 

for worms and planting seeds; they grew 

so much that holiday and seemed to bond 

as siblings, it was very special to watch. 

"I can’t help but feel that we’re projecting 

our food obsessions onto our children" 

Another thing I’ve been interested 

in is mindfulness and meditation for a 

healthy mind. My son loves meditation 

and every year I make a promise to 

spend just 10 minutes a day practicing 

myself. Mindfulness is a topic we get 

asked about a lot at My Baba and we 

have some great articles on the subject. 

The last thing I would like to touch on is 

vitamins and probiotics for children. People 

often ask me why, if I’m so healthy and feed 

my children the right thing, would they need them? When 

my son was little, he was on antibiotics and I hated the idea. I 

went to Zita, whose supplements I had taken throughout my 

pregnancy and asked her which brand was best to give my son. 

I’ve always believed that a healthy gut makes a healthy body, 

and she said we ought to make our own; a product made in 

England that we could trust and one I would be happy giving 

to my children. The process took longer than anticipated but 

we launched our 'magic powder' (as my kids call it) last year, 

which is loaded with 14 essential vitamins and both strains of 

probiotics. We get wonderful messages of support from our 

clients who all use them in different ways, from sprinkling 

over porridge to blending in their morning smoothies. 

While I can't profess to keeping all lurgies at bay, 

research shows that children who take a daily supplement 

like ours, spend more days at school and less days 

off sick and that’s good enough reason for me. 

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HEAD 

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Lynne Sanders, cosmetic scientist 

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discusses teenage make-up. 

I 

believe make-up is about confidence 

and feeling good about ourselves 

no matter what our age. Teenagers 

are so naturally beautiful, but a careful 

skincare regime should always be the 

first step to give their complexion an 

advantage into their 20s and beyond. 

1. Choose cleansing lotions, or micellar 

waters, which remove impurities but also 

moisturise, followed by a hydrating and 

soothing rinse such as our Rosewater Tonic. 

2. Exfoliate gently two to three 

times a week to guard against breakouts. 

Unless recommended by a doctor, 

choose natural over acid-based facial 

scrubs as these can cause sensitivity. 

3. I recommend the same cleansing 

routine for boys, though they may prefer 

a different fragrance. It is also crucial 

to keep razors sharp, and phone screens 

clean to prevent bacteria entering pores. 

4. Eyebrows are a key feature of anyone’s 

face and it is often what teenagers experiment 

with first. Experiencing professional eyebrow 

maintenance early on, such as threading or 

shaping, is a superb way to learn without 

risking over-plucking. It is hugely helpful 

for fair-haired teens to learn how to draw in 

otherwise invisible eyebrows with a pencil or 

ink, such as our award-winning Brow Ink. 

5. Experimenting with make-up is 

tremendous fun, but there are some basic 

principles which we can teach from the 

outset. Knowing these skills enables 

young people to choose when to make 

a statement or to perfect a natural look. 

This generates valuable confidence as they 

go on into higher education and work. 

6. Young complexions benefit from 

light, oil-free products to minimise blocked 

pores. An oil-free tinted moisturiser such 

as Sheer Tint balances redness, hydrates and 

protects the skin with mineral SPF. Using a 

foundation brush or sponge will ensure light 

application and the most natural appearance. 

7. A light-reflective, sheer concealer 

such as Secret Light downplays the 

dark circles caused by exams. A higher 

pigment concealer like Undercover 

can tackle breakouts on the face. 

8. For persistent problems like acne, 

always go to a dermatologist. Wearing 

make-up is still possible, but choose 

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9. For a polished yet age-appropriate 

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offset with a statement line along the lashes. 

Light pastels with a subtle shimmer such 

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paired with a dark grey or brown pencil, 

work well for both brown and blue eyes. 

Sheer Balm lipsticks are ideal pairings, which 

enhance features without ageing the look. 

10. At other times, be adventurous with 

a bright liner such as Shimmer Outliner 

in Dragonfly. Or wear a dark grey or 

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Spring into 

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by Rebecca Caplan, co-founder of Fitique - 

The independent womens' fitness boutique 

Spring is around the corner. Are you 

creeping out of winter hibernation and 

wondering how to prepare your body for 

that holiday bikini? Here are my top tips for 

achieving a healthier and fitter you… 

1Set yourself a goal. Enter 

an event that’s just beyond 

your reach. Tell people you’re 

doing it. Fear of failure and 

not wanting to let people 

down is very real and will 

make you stick to your guns. 

2Never say never! How 

many times do friends say 

“I just can’t run"? Well, let me 

tell you, just about anyone 

can run! The popular couch 

to 5k running apps (there 

are a few) take you through 

every step. Alternatively, 

try a discipline you haven’t 

done before – pilates, barre, 

yoga, a fitness bootcamp 

and keep trying until you 

find something you like. 

3Buy some good kit. Those 

old tracksuit bottoms 

and a cotton t-shirt are 

not going to help - in fact 

they will positively hinder 

you. Exercise kit now is 

functional, attractive, 

comfortable and technical. 

The right kit will make 

you feel good and you 

will want to exercise. 

your fitness 

4Plan activities and write 

them in your diary. This 

avoids other things creeping 

in and taking over. 

5Join a group e.g. a run 

club or a swim group. 

There are numerous clubs 

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and abilities. Fitique’s 

weekly run club welcomes 

all abilities and a qualified 

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runners. New friendships are 

made and the camaraderie, 

especially when running in 

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A number of the group 

have even decided to enter 

a 10k race this summer 

having never run before! 

6Find a friend with a 

similar goal and agree 

to do it together. You are 

less likely to let someone 

else down if you’ve 

agreed on something. 

7Put on your exercise 

kit when you get up! 

Whilst it’s easy to wear 

this comfy kit all day (such 

is the advancement in 

modern fabrics), you are not 

going to want to go to bed 

having done no exercise. 

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sportsbra designed with 

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in mind. 

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CLEAN 

DRIVING 

by Ryder Ryan of 

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"Range anxiety - 

sweaty palms and 

increased heart rate 

when you only have 

a few miles left 

of charge..." 

I’d hazard a guess that if you asked most 

people on the street when the first 

electric car was produced, they might 

guess at twenty years ago. But should they 

tell you that it was around 1890 thanks 

to a certain American chemist called 

William Morrison, kidnap them, and take 

them straight to your next pub quiz! 

In fact, by 1900, electric cars were in 

their heyday, accounting for around a third 

of all vehicles on the road. However by 

1935 due to high prices, electric vehicles 

had all but disappeared. Fast forward to 

1997 and Toyota launch the Prius; the first, 

mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle. 

Now, all the mainstream car makers are 

offering high-quality electric models, either 

battery only, electric or plug-in hybrids. 

Personally, I’m not convinced that the 

hybrid vehicle has a long term future. It 

still currently costs more to purchase than 

its fossil fuelled equivalent and the running 

costs are not significantly better compared to 

"You could buy a Renault 

Zoe from £14,000 

right up to a £130,000 

Tesla P100D" 

a petrol engine vehicle in regular use. Given 

the speed at which the efficiency of electric 

car batteries are improving, I believe that 

the need to have a petrol engine combined 

with an electric one will soon be redundant. 

However, the hybrid option has proved to 

be a gentle introduction to electric based 

transport and I suspect a large part of its 

success is because it overcomes many of the 

current negatives of the full EV (Electric 

Vehicle). These are (a) poor mileage range 

resulting in ‘range anxiety’, sweaty palms and 

increased heart rate when you only have a few 

miles left of charge just as you pass the last 

exit for 12 miles on the motorway!) (b) it 

is a significantly more expensive option 

compared to its fossil fuelled equivalent 

(even with the current government 

subsidy) and (c) a convenient charging 

point is required at home because finding 

one when out can be very frustrating. 

Despite all this, there is still a positive 

environmental argument for having an 

EV in the family. Clearly this argument is 

stronger if you live in a city or town with 

excellent public transport facilities should 

you run out of juice! But even for those who 

live in the countryside, provided you have a 

second car for longer journeys, then an EV 

should easily cope with driving habits that 

are within its working capacity parameters. 

Today you can buy a Renault Zoe from 

£14,000 right up to a £130,000 Tesla P100D. 

Tesla currently dominate the premium end 

of the market and have demonstrated how 

to produce a terrific EV albeit at a cost. 

With technology improving at its usual 

breakneck speed, most manufacturers 

seem to be launching yet another updated 

version of the EV almost annually. 

Lastly, for any prospective EV purchaser, 

my advice would be that given the speed at 

which the EV world is changing, you should 

carefully consider the choice of purchase 

method. For example if you went down the 

contract hire/rental route, you could change 

the vehicle every two years and benefit not 

only from the upgraded model but most 

importantly, from the latest battery range. 

I’m sure if William Morrison was alive 

today he would be astounded by how things 

have changed in the hybrid/electric car 

world since his first attempt and probably 

even more astounded at the cost of a pint 

of beer at your local pub on quiz night! 

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Supporting school fundraising through communication 

PA P 

YOUR 

PET! 

SCHOOL NOTICES PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 

We’re delighted to be running our hugely popular photography competition 

again and this year it’s all about animals! Grab your camera or phone and take 

a picture of your pet or wildlife and email it directly to us. We’re extremely 

excited to announce that the competition will be judged by Royal photographer, 

Millie Pilkington. 

THERE ARE 2 AGE CATEGORIES: 

JUNIOR 5 - 10 YEARS | SENIOR 11 - 18 YEARS 

Each winner will have their photograph published in our Summer Magazine 

and will receive a fabulous hardback copy of ‘50 Years of Wildlife, Photographer of 

the Year’ by Rosamund Kidman Cox as well as £100 towards your school’s chosen 

charity. 

Please email your photo to tia@schoolnotices.co.uk with the child’s name, age and 

school. One entry per child. Entry deadline 1st May 2017. Good Luck! 

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY 1ST MAY 2017. ONE ENTRY PER CHILD. 

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A CHILD'S 

BEST 

FRIEND 

by Marina Fogle, 

co-founder of The Bump Class 

"With dogs around, you 

are exposing your child 

to bacteria, dust and 

dirt that they benefit 

from in the long term" 

I’d been warned that best friends change 

for seven-year-olds on a weekly basis. But 

whenever I ask my son, Ludo, who his 

best friend is, the answer is always the same 

- Storm. Not a trendily named Siren in his 

class, but our slobbery, smelly, hair shedding, 

abundantly loving two-year-old Labrador. 

My husband Ben and I met and fell 

in love over our dogs. A meeting while 

walking our Labradors in Hyde Park 

quickly developed into romance and 

when we married, our wedding cake 

was adorned with sugar figures of our 

beloved Maggi and Inca. When children 

came into our lives, we were adamant 

that the dogs would still sleep on our 

bed; they would continue to come 

first, not the little human intruders. 

Nearly a decade on, I can wholeheartedly 

say that bringing up our children with dogs 

has been one of the best things we could have 

done. There is plenty of research to show 

how beneficial a childhood punctuated by 

pets is and I’ve seen this first hand. All of us 

new mothers reach for the Dettol too quickly. 

Terrified of illness making an already chaotic 

situation untenable, we try our best to keep 

bugs at bay. But with dogs around, you are 

exposing your child to bacteria, dust and 

dirt that they will benefit from in the long 

term. We know that children who have 

dogs at home not only visit the doctor less 

than their pet-less counterparts but also have 

fewer allergies and less incidence of asthma. 

But it’s as they grow older that the real 

benefits start. Having a dog teaches small 

children empathy, something that they need 

to learn and many struggle with. Children 

naturally behave like little despots, used to 

barking orders at their addled parents and 

having them fulfilled for fear of a tantrum. 

It’s exhausting for us mothers. But recent 

research has suggested dog-owning children 

are less self-centred at an age where most 

children have only thought of themselves. 

Having a canine dependent that they 

love forces children to assume responsibility. 

As I watched my children gleefully build 

camps in the pouring rain this weekend, 

I wondered whether our insistence that 

we take our dogs for a walk whatever the 

weather had fostered a toughness that 

they might otherwise have lacked. 

Ultimately dogs make us happy. Their 

presence releases endorphins that make us 

feel good. The fact that dogs are considered 

therapeutic in hospitals and schools is 

testament to this – and it’s a lot cheaper and 

more ‘on tap’ than other kinds of therapy. 

It’s probably the companionship, the fact 

that a dog never gets bored of playing or 

sitting patiently, not questioning tears 

or irrational behaviour that makes these 

animals such popular pets for families. 

We spent this Christmas relaxing in the 

Bahamian sunshine, indulging in the need 

for no shoes and, most of the time, not many 

clothes either. Cavorting on deserted white 

beaches, retrieving interesting shells from the 

sea bed and ice cream every day was heaven 

for Ludo and Iona. But around week two the 

tears started, “I just miss my Storm so much”, 

wailed my little boy. We were seemingly in 

paradise, but for us, no paradise is complete 

without the company our beloved dog. 

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