Once a rite of passage for society girls preparing for debutante balls, the traditional finishing school fell out of favour ...

The Swiss Guard is renowned for its colorful Renaissance-style uniforms, which were redesigned in 1914 by ... with military training and a professional diploma or high school degree. After five years ...

While the cost of the uniform is difficult to determine ... and be at least 5ft 8.5. Basic training with the Swiss Armed Forces and a professional or secondary school diploma are also required.

Fresh legislation is making its way through Parliament this week with the aim of reducing the cost of equipping a child with school uniform. The expense of branded clothing items can quickly ...

The parents of four million children will get cheaper school uniforms because of a law reform making its way through Parliament, the Government has claimed. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools ...

Parents of millions of children will be able to buy cheaper school uniforms because of legislation currently going through parliament, the government has claimed. Analysis by the Department for ...

Not everyone can wear the iconic uniform of the Swiss Guard. Candidates must meet a strict set ... is mandatory and candidates must possess either a professional diploma or a high school degree.

As the late Pope Francis greeted thousands of guests in Vatican City on Easter Sunday, the Swiss Guard was not far, watching over the pontiff as it has done for more than 500 years. At the age of ...

The Swiss Guard is a military body tasked with protecting the pope. 135 men make up the Swiss Guard. Swiss Guard recruits must be a single man between the age of 19-30 who is a practicing Catholic ...

A Swiss Guard candidate must have completed a CFC apprenticeship or have a maturity certificate, which help verify an individual's faith, and have completed a military recruit school. At the time ...

But what makes it stand out, and why does the Swiss population trust the public school system more than private schools? A look at the structures, strengths and challenges. This content was ...

“For me, all these films are about the clash of the contemporary with the specific structures of Swiss institutions,” he says.“You have uniforms, everybody has to follow the same routin ...