School pupils may occasionally be criticised for flouting school uniform rules, but deep down it seems they value wearing one more than we perhaps think. Back in 2007 in a study commissioned by the ...

No matter how enthusiastic a student is, or how supportive their parents are, homework can be a constant battle. At the end of the working day, adults are exhausted while children would quite often ...

In January 2021 we learnt that for the second consecutive year, GCSE and A-level examinations would not take place. These traditional yardsticks by which we have for years assessed and rewarded ...

Work has begun on a pedestrianisation programme at Taunton School, with the aim of turning asphalt roads and paths into a ‘green heart’ in the centre of the campus. The £360,00 plan will see the ...

From its foundation in 1907 until the 1970s, Downe House pupils dressed in a woollen djibbah – a loose pinafore with a deep hem which was let down as they grew – with coloured tunics in summer Pupils, ...

Nurturing the talent of any child in sport is a true lifelong mission. For most sport educators, giving children a space where they can thrive at any age is their bread and butter. The Women’s Euro ...

Widening participation is a key area for the independent school sector and bursaries have long been the means by which schools are able to make places available to families who would otherwise have ...

5. Record what, when and why When you have the information above, you can determine the appropriate legal basis for the decision. You should then keep a record of what you have disclosed, when and the ...

The abbot of Worth and the chairman of governors of Worth School have announced the appointment of Stuart McPherson as the new school headmaster from September 2015. He succeeds Gino Carminati, who is ...

Benenden School has become the final girls’ boarding school in the UK to move away from offering full boarding only, with plans in place to welcome day boarders from September 2021. Day boarders ...

There are pros and cons of school uniforms which keep the uniform debate going strong. Whether you are for or against school uniforms the reality is, most of the schools in the UK have a uniform ...

The news has been dominated by Covid-19 over the last six months, and rightly so, but in that time, we seem to have lost focus on another important issue: the environment. We have all seen the images ...