Room to Grow: Inside the New Forest Small School
With no uniform, first-name terms and a gate straight into the New Forest, NFSS feels less like a school and more like an extended family

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With no uniform, first-name terms and a gate straight into the New Forest, NFSS feels less like a school and more like an extended family
New Forest Small School has been quietly doing things differently for over 30 years. The Green Parent speaks to headteacher Alex James about play, nurture, and why a gentle start matters
Tessa Venuti Sanderson has run a women’s circle for over 10 years and it’s changed her life
New research shows that families can save thousands of pounds a year by ditching their car for an electric cargo bike - but many households, particularly those living in flats, cannot make the switch.
A walk through the woods in spring is rarely silent. Long before you catch sight of any movement in the branches, the woodland is alive with birdsong echoing through the trees from dawn until dusk and sometimes into the night.
Willow is the tree associated with the feminine; it has many uses in the home and as a healer