Read School Life Autumn 2014
Read our latest School Life supplement, packed with ideas about the best independent schools, and the latest on your child's education


Read this season's School Life magazine, brought to you by Country Life.
Inside: Behind the scenes at theatre-minded Hurtwood House in Surrey, we visit Aysgarth in North Yorkshire, and the best prep schools in London. Plus the importance of school meals, and we find independent schools for budding equestrians.
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