Poor universities
26 June 2017
Poor universities. It might not seem as if we should pity the leaders of our great Higher Education sector or those who work for and with students, but just think… Find out more
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Why expert speakers open young eyes and minds
21 February 2017
Recently, Glenalmond College was lucky enough to welcome visiting lecturer Dr Clare Jackson, Director of Studies in History at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and expert in Stuart History. Dr Jackson gave… Find out more
Outside and the education of the whole person
13 February 2017
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 high time the zoo keepers gave the animals the keys to the enclosures
15 November 2016
The era of ‘mother knows best’ is long past; why do we persist with it in education? Good schools must involve children in meaningful ways in all areas of school… Find out more
Exam Pressures
10 April 2016
In a blog 10.04.16, HMC member Kevin Fear, headmaster of leading independent Nottingham High School writes about how parents can support pupils to cope with exam pressure. As we move into the… Find out more
“Kids should understand their brains; they should understand their whole bodies”
10 September 2015
So said Professor Tanya Byron, consultant clinical psychologist, as she gave an interactive presentation to the teaching and support staff at St Peter’s School, the week before the pupils returned… Find out more
The challenge of mental health problems as a whole school
29 June 2015
There is no doubt that the importance of good mental health in young people and the growing requirement of schools to provide support where the overstretched CAMHS services no longer… Find out more
Developing character = raising achievement
10 June 2015
From time to time the “bleeding obvious” hits you in the eye as it did for me yesterday when I attended the Y7 presentation on the music instrumental scheme that… Find out more
The Lost Spring
30 March 2015
The sun is out; buds are opening and a customary crop of spring articles on exam preparation sprout in time for the Easter holidays: Top Tips for Revision season; Easter… Find out more
What can we learn when we ask?
19 February 2015
In each of the last five years or so, we have conducted a survey of all 300-odd employees at my school. We ask them all sorts of questions about how… Find out more