‘New’ Ways of Learning
Mike Piercy, Headmaster of The New Beacon School, reveals how school life has been adjusted in 2020 Mike Piercy Let’s begin with ‘old’ ways of learning....
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Tutoring Courses this Christmas
The multi award-winning London education provider Kings Tutors is delighted to announce the launch of Kings Tutors Club. Kings Tutors Club provides focused, flexible and...
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Supporting Key Workers
Independent schools are working hard to support key workers and their children, says Victoria Lambert Getty Images When the pandemic hit the UK last spring, independent...
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Finding bursary pupils
Headmistress, Jane Gandee, explains why St Swithun’s needed help from an external organisation to find bursary pupils Jane Gandee Private schools are often portrayed as bastions...
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The Necessity of Free Schooling
Simon Reid, of Christ’s Hospital School, calls on independent schools to create more free places for disadvantaged children Simon Reid The results of the most detailed study...
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Fundamental Bursaries
Bursaries are fundamental to the ethos of a modern school, says Simon Lerwill, foundation director for Marlborough College Simon Lerwill Theo, the recipient of one of...
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Head Teachers’ Integrity
The decision of whether to accept or reject bursary donations with caveats can cause some head-scratching, finds Eleanor Doughty Winchester College Just after Christmas 2019, it...
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Top Sports Scholarships
Sports scholarships are vital for the success of British elite sport, says television sports presenter Sally Jones Millfield School Andrew Castle, the former tennis star and...
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Joining Forces
Education Charity School-Home Support and The Hampshire School Chelsea join forces to help disadvantage children thrive Students with their hands up responding to their teacher The...
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Annabel Heseltine, the School House editor, meets the students who used lockdown as an opportunity to hone their skills and make money for charity Augusta...
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RELOCATION
Bart Wielenga, head of Blundell’s in Devon, weighs up the pros and cons of moving children to school in the country COVID-19 has given many...
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Preparing for the ‘New Normal’ in education
The senior tutor of Greene’s Tutorial College in Oxford, Matthew Uffindell, explains why he thinks the tutorial method, taught at Greene’s for over 50...
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CONFESSIONS OF A CAREERS ADVISOR
Rugby School’s Debbie Horner navigates personal statements, psychometrics and panic while steering her students in the right direction Down a far-flung corridor was a cupboard...
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GROWING TOGETHER
Charterhouse headmaster, Dr Alex Peterken, explains why the school is going fully co-ed after four centuries The growing movement in independent schools towards co-education shows...
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SNOWPLOUGHING PARENTS
Children must be allowed to fail and to learn from their mistakes, says Neil Brooks, headmaster of Cranleigh Preparatory School The pandemic has been horrendous...
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TAKE NOTE
Sir Anthony Seldon, vice chancellor of Buckingham University, believes lessons learned during the pandemic lockdown can transform the future of education Independent schools will never...
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PLEASE SIR, MAY I BOARD?
Boarding prep schools are rewriting the rules and the pupils are loving it, says Victoria Lambert Oliver!, at Aysgarth School in Yorkshire As a new...
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MUSIC TO MY EARS
Former chorister, Eleanor Doughty, extols the goody box of musical options available at independent schools Wells Cathedral School, Somerset I have a few niche skills. I...
