What is school for – and how do single-sex boarding schools reinforce its purpose? – Jane Gandee, Headmistress of St Swithun’s School
Winston Churchill: The only time my education was interrupted was while I was at school. I sometimes wonder about the real point of school as...
Read more‘Private schools are competing against the highest performing state schools – and often winning. This is nothing new’ – Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council
The chair of the Independent Schools Council, a former head of Harrow School, hits back against the idea that the private sector is losing ground We...
Read moreThe Importance of a Great Start! – Frances Mwale, Farlington School Prep Headmistress
Almost two thirds of the way through their academic year, Reception girls at Farlington are really blossoming: investing time, effort and expertise in early years’ education makes all the difference. The foundations...
Read moreThe Importance of the Early Years Foundation Stage Farlington School’s Nursery Manager, Lucy Bedwin
Positive experiences in their early years can benefit children in developing social skills and their ability to learn, and good quality childcare has been shown to benefit children right through primary school....
Read moreGirls’ sport: challenging, competitive and passionate – Pauline Stott, Director of Sport at Kilgraston School
The past two years have seen women’s sport reach greater levels of coverage and achievement than ever before. After the...
Read moreUK boarding schools: educating the leaders of tomorrow – by Caroline Nixon, Chairman, BAISIS.
One in seven countries has a leader who studied in the UK. A recent British Council report states that one in seven...
Read moreLEFT-HANDERS: ARE THEY ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD? – Antony Clark, Head of Malvern College
I have to say at the outset that I have a keen interest in the nature of left-handers and how they may differ from right-handers...
Read moreTEACHING GIRLS TO LOVE PHYSICS – Alan Maude, Head of Faculty: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Farlington School
According to a recent report published by the Institute of Physics (IoP), almost half (49%) of state-funded mixed schools in England are ‘reinforcing gender stereotypes’ in terms of the subjects students study...
Read more‘The key is the child and what the child will want’ – Dr Anthony Seldon
‘Girls must be taught in single-sex schools because boys are a terrible distraction.’ ‘Boys need to be boys; that means they must go to all-boys’...
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