The claim by leading geneticist Robert Plomin that academic success is largely fixed by genes has prompted newspaper headlines such as ‘Top schools add nothing to grades’. In fact, Professor… Find out more
Girls need role models to be inspired. Role models of successful women, from a diversity of backgrounds, careers and qualifications. And society needs strong female role models in order to… Find out more
Character education is back on the national agenda following an address by the Education Secretary, Damian Hinds. Great. Common sense suggests this is wholly laudable. All schools would surely choose… Find out more
In a recent article for The Telegraph, Sir Ken Robinson exhorts parents to get their kids outside and playing over the half-term holiday, stressing the great developmental benefits of fresh… Find out more
It is half past four on the first Thursday of a new term. I’ve just finished my daily stint on the front door to see our pupils off home at… Find out more
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