Choosing a good school and the right school – John Moule, Warden of Radley College
In the dim and distant days when I was a Housemaster, a bright-eyed boy arrived for his first day and I was chatting to him and...
Read moreThe Pros and Cons of Single Sex Education – John Towers, Headmaster of Homefield Preparatory School, Surrey
The debate over the positives and negatives of single sex education is certainly not a new one. At...
Read moreCHOOSING A BOARDING PREP SCHOOL – IN SCOTLAND! – by Innes MacAskill, Headmaster of Belhaven Hill School in Dunbar, Scotland.
Choosing an appropriate school for your child is always a daunting prospect that every parent faces at one time or another, especially when...
Read more“Believe, Inspire, Succeed” – SEND at Slindon College – David Quick, Headteacher of Slindon College
Here at Slindon College we provide specialist learning support for approximately 100 boys aged 11 to 18, all with SEND. The boys are...
Read moreInternational study centres: kick-starting UK education – by Caroline Nixon, Chairman of BAISIS
BAISIS is the British Association of Independent Schools with International Students and is a group of 50 British independent boarding schools and colleges. It exists as...
Read moreHelping Your Child to Read – by Grant Hudson,Head Teacher, Greenfields School, East Sussex
Many children love to read and can't wait to learn more about words so that they can dive into book after book. But many others struggle to like reading and have to...
Read moreDeveloping numeracy – The Art of giving the Same Name to Different Things? by Frances Mwale, Farlington Prep Headmistress
The French mathematician, Henri Poincare, described mathematics, unlike poetry, as “the art of giving the same name to different things”. I like this definition as, rather than being all about right or...
Read moreChoosing the right school: avoiding common mistakes – Alan Whelpdale, Headmaster at Leicester High School for Girls, outlines a simple plan for this difficult decision.
I remember a parent with an angst-ridden face once saying to me: ‘Unless I believe it to be the best school in the world...
Read moreInterpreting league tables and the different exams now offered in schools – Alex Peterken, Headmaster of Cheltenham College
It would be unusual if parents did not take a keen interest in how successful a prospective school was and how much their son or daughter might be expected to achieve in...
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