At What Price? The Pressure of Exams and Assessment Today
At what price? Asks Helen Wright, who has taught in Hong Kong, the Middle East and Australia and has been headmistress of three girls’...
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Exam Revision Tips: How To Revise Effectively
Cyrus Afkhami, founder of My Tutor Club, explains how revising the right way can be the key to success
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A Word of Caution
Sebastian Hepher, headmaster of Eaton Square School, brings an English perspective to an international debate I have been asking myself recently whether the growing need...
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Hard Pushed: A Closer Look at the British Education System
Are we failing our children? Is anxiety and stress killing their childhood? Are they too scared of failing to win? How do we compare to other countries? Educationalists, writers and academics give their verdict on the British education system. Victoria Lambert begins this series of articles:
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The Stigma About Taking a Revision Course Has Vanished
James Barton is a director at Mander Portman Woodward (MPW). He tells us why revision courses are no longer seen as a sign of weakness:
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Easter Revision Courses – The Ones You Need To Know
We have picked our top Easter revision courses - book your child's place now
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Happy 50th Birthday to the IB
As the International Baccalaureate celebrates its 50th birthday, John Claughton says its time to appreciate its true value
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How can a school prepare boys for a working world dominated by creative and service industries that are traditionally accessed by women?
Dr Dale Cartwright, Deputy Head Academic and Head of Careers at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh talks about the rapid evolvement of the job market for current schoolchildren
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Protesting the Pre-Test: The Problem with the Senior School Entry Process
Tom Dawson, headmaster of boys’ prep school, Sunningdale, advises parents on how to navigate the entry process into senior school A baby is born. Congratulations...
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Sevenoaks School Leading the Way with Their Middle School Diploma
Schools need to offer more to their students to broaden their horizons
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Making the learning leap: KS4 to KS5
Mark Seldon, Director of Studies at Gresham’s School, on tactics to make the jump easier
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Ten-year-old Achieves Amazing A Grade in Maths GCSE
The Hyde Park School pupil got 73% in his GCSE maths exam
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GCSE Results Day 2017: Everything You Need to Know
How did the independent schools do after a turbulent year of reforms?
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What is the New GCSE Grading System?
As pupils gear up to collect their GCSE results on 24 August, here's everything you need to know about the new scale of grades
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A-level Results Day 2017: Everything You Need to Know
Ten things you need to know about this year's results plus news from independent schools
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How Important are School Exam Results?
Jenny Dwyer, headmistress of Sherborne Girls, puts exams in their place
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How to Read the School League Tables
A spirited plea to parents to look beyond the statistics when assessing a school from head Shaun Fenton
