School community trading online is booming and www.schoolstrader.com, the free-ads website for school communities, is worth a visit.

Schoolstrader has a vibrant independent section covering most independent schools across the UK, including us.

Parents, staff and alumni can trade with each other free of charge - everything from pets to property, furniture to holiday homes, bikes to musical instruments.

The site has appeared in The Sunday Times, as a Top 50 website in The Daily Telegraph and online in Which.