Young children need more time to play, now more than ever, Jutta Hepworth, The German School, London
Kindergarten manager Jutta Hepworth hopes the lockdown might lead UK education leaders to...
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To Meet or to Zoom: should that be the question? – John Jones, Director of Innovation at RGS Worcester
Debates over which platform is best for remote learning miss the point that...
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Making sure girls learn to love physics at school by Dorothy MacGinty, Headmistress of Kilgraston School
Evidence from international studies, supported in part by research in the UK, has...
Read moreDeveloping thinking skills across the curriculum, by Dr Lorraine Earps, Head Teacher of Queen’s College, Taunton
For the first time as educationalists, we are attempting to prepare young people for a future we do not recognise. A pupil moving into Year 7 this year is likely to enter...
Read moreThe benefits of boys-only boarding, by John Moule, Warden of Radley College
I am not a single-sex zealot. That might seem odd coming from the Warden of Radley College, one of the great bastions of boys-only boarding, but...
Read moreThe importance of the creative arts – by Liz Laybourn, Head of Burgess Hill Girls School
A boarding environment gives children and young people an unrivalled opportunity to develop their creative talents to the full. Whether it’s fine art, design and technology, textiles or graphics, music and drama...
Read moreKings: a different kind of international
There are many schools both in the UK and around the world that define themselves as ‘international’. International schools come...
Read moreAdding value with the Extended Project Qualification – Kings Colleges
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a standalone qualification which is often taken alongside A-levels. It is highly valued for progression to university and carries UCAS...
Read moreA global community: the best learning environment for today’s students – Kings Colleges
As the world becomes smaller and more globalised, for young people today there are endless benefits to learning alongside students of other nationalities. There are many schools both in the UK and...
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