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With students having until Friday 29th January to submit their UCAS forms, our Director of University Admissions, James Higgins, has some advice for students finalising
Whilst the UK and even education seems to have had the pause button hit again, students applying to the top universities in the UK have
verbgerund or present participle: homeschooling educate (one’s child) at home instead of sending them to a school. Bonas MacFarlane has arranged thousands of homeschooling, residential assignments.
Remarks on the Eton College dismissal of Will Knowland, a politically progressive move or stifling freedom of thought? What is there for the headmaster of
The secrets behind the Bonas MacFarlane tutor recruitment method. Top of the leaderboard, with an average rating of 4.88 (out of 5), can Bonas MacFarlane keep
One of the great myths surrounding boarding schools is that they confer an unfair advantage on children by hothousing them for exams that decide their university
Nihan Alyanak, our MD at Bonas MacFarlane, Turkey has created a series of short videos with Charles Bonas. Launching October 2020, the new series tackles
We were delighted to welcome sixth formers, teachers and parents from across the UK to this recent forum hosted by the Independent Schools Show. Our
By Joseph Bell The last few months have been flooded with debates surrounding our past. In particular, questions have been asked of the way Britain
by Lucy Vallance Has time lost all meaning? Even our most trusted and reliable metric seems to have succumbed to the endless bedlam of pandemic
by Harry Constant I recently heard someone say that they are looking forward to the moment when things become precedented again after Covid 19. I
by Jamie Bogyo, US College Consultant | Bonas MacFarlane. It’s been a rough couple of months for US Universities. Students have had to pack up
Gbenga Ojo-Aromokudu reviews A Search for Belonging by Michael Fuller Over the past few months, you have likely heard many discussions about defunding the police,
The educational landscape has shifted significantly in 2020, with online schooling and tuition becoming the norm. This has worked well for many and has highlighted
When your child progresses beyond formal education, how do you want them to sail through life? Happiness, inner peace and personal fulfillment often come high
If I had my time again… by Harry Constant Now that shopping centres are opening again, surely minds will be turning to universities and schools
Imagine this… you slaved your way through the relentless pressure of GCSE’s and A Levels, spent hours freezing on a hockey pitch, shocked everyone by
A skills-based approach The Common Entrance exam can often seem like a mythical beast. Tales are told in hushed tones; it is notoriously difficult to
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It’s screen-free! With over half of all 10-year olds owning a smartphone, parents are finding screen time battles more and more of an issue, especially in the
This year marks ten years since I attended a group interview in Notting Hill for a tuition position with Bonas MacFarlane. As the coronavirus lockdown
Over the last few years there has been an interesting shift in thinking when it comes to parents seeking assessment for their children. In the
Our founder, Charles Bonas recently chaired ‘Into Switzerland’ – an online event for parents who are considering moving their family to Switzerland. Alongside Charles, the
Good Schools Guide have produced this useful guide to paying school fees during the current situation.
The initial glee of being able to sleep in an extra hour or two will soon wear thin. We face the prospect of having to find productive and fun ways of spending the whole day together en famille in the same building – learning, earning and, in most cases, just getting along.
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