Back to School Guide 2023
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Our Back to School Guide 2023 is out! Here are 10 essential items your child will need to return to school this September.

Newman Tuition: Award-Winning Tuition

Back to School Guide 2023

Newman Tuition is an award-winning network of qualified tutors, recommended by The Good Schools Guide. We offer a bespoke tutoring service across all age ranges and subjects, including school entrance examinations, SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels and adult education. We also provide tutors for residential placements both in the UK and abroad.

Newman Tuition was established in 2014 by Zac Newman, a teacher, mindfulness coach & public speaker. Our team is committed to improving the confidence and self-esteem of our students, as well as delivering excellent academic results.

It is our belief that while attaining top grades is important in today’s highly competitive world, tutoring should be about much more than that. We place a high value on building the confidence and self-esteem of our students, and on promoting inquisitive and independent thinking across all areas of life.

Our tutors are highly qualified, experienced, and engaging. They are experts in their subjects, passionate about education and outstanding teachers. All tutors have passed an Enhanced DBS check.

The Good Schools Guide writes: “Most tuition companies are nowhere near as sincere and professional as Newman Tuition, who take an interest in how you educate people and really care about their clients. Forthcoming and reliable, they will bend over backwards to help.”

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Contigo’s new Jessie AUTOPOP™ kids’ water bottle

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Contigo’s new Jessie AUTOPOP™ kids water bottle offers the ultimate hydration solution for kids aged 5-8. Powered by the patented AUTOPOP™ technology the bottle allows a one-handed drinking operation; it is completely Leak-proof when the lid is in the closed position, and it is versatile, making it easy for small hands to use. Available in two fun colours the Jessie is the hydration solution for kids who are ready to graduate from straw bottles.

Contigo® was founded on the belief that all products must provide a solution. Since 2004, the brand has been changing the global beverage game, overcoming everyday micro-hassles with helpful innovations.

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Kids Reach are here to make learning fun! – Bespoke, Oxford University-led tutoring for ages 4 and above

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Does your child need a helping hand outside of the classroom? Or are they interested in picking up a new language or science as an extracurricular? A 1-1 bespoke Oxford University tutor could be the answer!

At Kids Reach, we are reinventing tutoring by making learning fun. We specialise in bespoke tuition for ages 4+ covering all subjects (including entrance exam preparation for the 7+, 8+, 11+ and 13+, as well as GCSE and A level).

Through screen sharing the very best interactive worksheets, educational games, and virtual whiteboards, we’re all about expanding beyond the curriculum and building curious learners, in a collaborative way.

After a quick ‘discovery call’, we will match up your child with one of our experienced, hand-picked and fully-vetted Oxford University tutors.

The best part? Your child can attend their tutoring sessions from anywhere! Our online platform Lessonspace makes it easy to keep up with learning, no matter the time of year. Your child does not need to have any computer skills, as the tutor does all of the tech work. With just a notebook and pencil to hand, the learning can commence!

Book your first tutorial now and get £5 off using the code ‘KensingtonMums’.

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10% off Shoes at Trotters

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With an extensive range of school shoes for boys and girls, you can find both lace-ups and hook & loop fastenings ranging from an EU24 all the way up to an EU43. Our exclusive range of Hampton Classics school shoes are available in Black, Brown & Navy and are made in Portugal from high-quality European leather.

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Personalised Cream Safari Design Lunch Box

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Satisfy rumbling tummies at lunchtime with this personalised cream safari lunch box. Designed with function in mind, this BPA-free plastic lunchbox is the perfect accessory for your little learners to take to school, nursery or picnics.

Featuring built-in dividing compartments to keep their food separate and secure, a tight sealable lid and handy utensils, this lovely lunch bag will keep tiny explorers fuelled for any adventure.

Personalise the top of this lunch box above the sweet safari animal tower with a little one’s name for a roar-some gift.

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Personalised School Pencil Case is a cute addition to any child’s first day at school

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You can personalise this pencil case by entering a name and choose from 5 different fonts

We will automatically choose how many pencils are created in the design by the length of name – 4 characters and below = 3 pencils, 6 characters and below = 4 pencils, 8 characters and below 5 pencils, 10+ characters and below 6 pencils.

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Ethical Schoolwear

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Ethical Schoolwear offers affordable, sustainable and ethically produced uniforms, coats and bags from B Corp-certified suppliers.

When parents shop with Ethical Schoolwear, they actively contribute to helping the environment. For every order placed, a tree is planted on their smallholding, and customers have the opportunity to name their trees. This unique initiative not only fosters a connection with nature but also allows customers to share in the joy of welcoming their newly named tree to the world.

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Joe Children’s Backpack

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This bag is perfect for a child who is on the go. Useful for carrying all daily items for school or sports, and spacious enough to carry a sports kit and books or a computer. Perfect for taking on vacation or staycation, using for sports activities, days away, overnight stays and back to school.

This backpack features a smart navy base colour with a pillar box red contrast strap colour. Each bag has a high-quality reflective fabric stitched onto each side of the bag, which means it has the ideal safety feature for dark winter nights. We can personalise the bags by embroidering with initials or names of your team onto the bag in matching red colour so that your product becomes more individual.

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Why not treat your special person to their very own set of personalised pencils?

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Each of these vibrant coloured pencils is silver embossed, never to be lost again. Made from quality HB lead with seasoned wood that is bonded to the lead, giving you a fine, sharp point every time you sharpen.

Personalised with any name/ words up to 20 uppercase characters, you can be sure to know which pencil belongs to whom!

Choose from a variety of colours. Your pencils come in a luxury box of the same colour. Also, it helps to prevent those pencil pixies from pilfering your pencils.

Please note: Accents and any other symbols cannot be printed. Only 20 characters maximum per pencil.

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Personalised Back To School Children’s Book Bag

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A practical and fun book bag that makes going Back to School fun! Choose from a range of official school colours.

Let your kids personalise their very own book bag to look just like themselves.

View the hand-illustrated options in the photos then select your choices from the drop-down menus. There are personalisation options for both boys and girls.

The book bag can be personalised with a name, initials or even your child’s form. Choose from two styles of fonts.

These book bags are made from polyester which makes them extra practical as they are non-absorbant and won’t absorb stains. Even though your child’s face is on the front of the book bag there is also a name carder on the back.

The Enhanced hi-viz reflective strips add an element of safety on dark winter nights.

Choose from a range of bright and traditional colours.

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