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Two students in purple school uniform stand outdoors, looking at a tablet and smiling, with other pupils blurred in the background.

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To Ban or Not to Ban? Mobile Phones and...

By Jo Sharrock

Head, Putney High School

 An outdoor theatre performance of The Tempest, with a young actor standing on a platform holding a paper boat aloft. She wears flowing, layered costumes in blue and green tones, while other performers sit nearby in a garden setting with statues and greenery in the background.

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Reimagining the Impossible: Why Young People Need Challenge Beyond...

By Simon Cane-Hardy

Head, Gordonstoun

Man speaking at a wooden podium in a conference room, holding a microphone and presenting a slide titled “Next Generation Assessment – Principles to Practice,” displaying a 1913 quote by Thomas Edison about books becoming obsolete in schools; chairs and a large screen behind him.

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Lineage & Legacy

By Nick Hope

Product Innovation Manager, RM Assessment

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Future Routes by Opening Doors and Expanding Dreams

By Rebecca Willis and Gunmeet Sethi

Head of Careers and UCAS and Head of Science, Operations and Data Lead, Nottingham High School

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Assessment Evolved: Rethinking Formative Assessment Together in the Age...

By Meredith Reeve

Lead Specialist, Research Strategy, Pearson

A group of nine students in school uniforms and one casually dressed adult posing together on a lawn in front of a large historic stone building. One student is seated in a wheelchair at the front, while the others stand behind, smiling in bright sunny weather.

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Belonging at school

By Kate Latham

Assistant Head: Academic and EDI Lead, Kimbolton School

 A university lecturer stands at the front of a tiered lecture hall, speaking to a group of students seated in rows. The lecturer, an older man with gray hair and a beard, holds a pair of glasses while addressing the class. Students of various genders sit with notebooks and laptops, listening and taking notes. The room features wooden panel walls and auditorium-style seating.

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University Challenge – The Next Episode

By Mark O'Brien

Public Affairs Specialist, HMC

 A group of students in lab coats and safety glasses gather around a bench in a darkened science room. They watch glowing samples under a blue light, smiling and discussing the experiment.

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Empowering Every Girl to Shape the Future

By Dr Sion Wall

Head of Prep Science, Haberdashers' Monmouth School

 Four people sit around a small table in a classroom or office setting, smiling and laughing during a tabletop game. A woman in a sleeveless black-and-white dress raises her arms in celebration, while the others—two young women and one adult woman—look on and smile. Game pieces are arranged on the table, and a screen displaying rows of national flags is visible on the wall behind them.

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Prevention is better than the cure – wellbeing at...

By Becky Lovelock

Head, Pocklington School

 Man in a suit sits smiling on a black sofa in a lounge area, with a large Canadian flag hanging on the wall behind him and a wooden canoe mounted above.

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‘O Canada’ Part 2: Visiting Canadian Schools, October 2025

By Dr Simon Hyde

Chief Executive, HMC

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In celebration of research culture in HMC Schools: Introducing...

By Emma Hellyer

Head of Assessment and Innovation, HMC

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Forging Links: The Value of Student Exchange

By Peter Middleton

Headmaster, Oswestry School