The issue of universities offering unconditional offers is not going to go away anytime soon, especially in light of the latest research from UCAS which shows that some institutions are… Find out more
This blog by Mike Buchanan, HMC Executive Director, provides further information about the qualifications available to schools in England. International GCSEs and GCSEs in England are different qualifications. So too… Find out more
As we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, it occurs to me that our schools are more than well placed to support its #BalanceforBetter theme this year. A global day… Find out more
One of my favourite moments this academic year saw a mixed group of Sixth Formers address the whole school on the issue of period poverty. The aim was to raise… 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 by Haroon Siddique in The Guardian (30/12/18), Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner expressed concern that Tory education reforms are putting state school pupils at a disadvantage… Find out more
2018 is shaping up to be an extraordinary year for Latymer Upper School. The pride our school community felt on winning three Tes awards in February has not diminished, but… Find out more
Part of being a teenager is to seek privacy from the eagle adult eye and for them to be able to ‘live their own lives’. We’ve all done it and… Find out more
There is concern among school leaders that politicians are so taken up with Brexit that education is being neglected. I am not sure this is the case. While Cabinet Ministers… Find out more
Christ’s Hospital will be offering 85% of its new pupils entering year 7 a fee-assisted boarding place at the school this September. More than 20% of these pupils will be… Find out more
We’re looking forward to heading off camping as a family this summer. Admittedly, my tanned complexion will not rival that of colleagues who will be jetting off abroad for their… Find out more
Much has been written in the press in recent weeks about the equivalence or otherwise of qualifications bearing the name ‘GCSE’. The discussion has been prompted following reports on social… Find out more
Listen hard and you can hear the national sigh of relief. Finally, GCSE exams have finished and pupils and parents alike can congratulate themselves for getting through a particularly difficult… Find out more
Nothing any commentator can write about the death of a talented young person – in this case one of a terrible series of student suicides, most recently at the University… Find out more
That there is, at the very least, something approaching a crisis in children’s mental health has become something of a truism in recent years. Indeed, the Prime Minister herself has… Find out more
When I was a kid, my experiences of ‘posh’ private schools were largely confined to getting beaten at rugby by them and youthful interest in black and white St Trinian’s… Find out more
Guest blog written by Professor Michael Thomas (Centre for Educational Neuroscience, Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Thomas was a keynote speaker at Queen Anne’s School, Caversham, in March 2018 at… Find out more
Why is it socially acceptable to be ‘bad at maths’? The recent publicity given to the Schools Minister’s unwillingness to demonstrate his knowledge of times tables on national radio left… Find out more
When I was a young teacher I used to think that whether my team won or lost on a Saturday was all that mattered and I would be depressed for… Find out more
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