Students start year at Cranleigh’s first China school
Not opening on schedule ‘absolutely not an option’: Solihull prep head
Many independent schools looking into on-site Covid-19 testing
TPS: number of independent schools quitting scheme almost doubled since lockdown
Millfield pupil following in slipstream of famous motorsport alumni
School fees should not be a barrier to independent education, says Brentwood School
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Students start year at Cranleigh’s first China school
Doha College opens new campus in 40th anniversary year
International summer school attracts pupils from 40 countries
‘Just possibly, it was going to be the saviour of the school’
How will Covid-19 impact the number of international students coming to UK independent schools?
Sixth former supports global search for coronavirus cure
Teaching
Our children are turning into ‘zoombies’; what can teachers do to help?
Teacher recruitment – will Covid-19 solve the crisis?
Accurately predicting A-levels ‘near-impossible’, says research
Holme Grange trumpets work in research and development
A renewed focus on outdoor learning
Shebbear College: ‘We want to be fully prepared for anything’
Catering & hospitality
Can any of us recall a start of a new academic year that’s been so…
Facilities & buildings
Solihull School, having announced in September last year that it would merge with Saint Martin’s,…
Sustainability
Blackheath High School has met its target of making 140 environmental pledges across the year.…
Health & well-being
Many independent schools looking into on-site Covid-19 testing
Independent school teachers more anxious about return to school
Will pupils and staff have to wear face coverings in independent schools?
Almost half a million UK pupils could refuse to return to school
Unlock your community for success
Schools introduced ‘enhanced measures’ to support mental health during lockdown, says HMC
School uniform
The coronavirus pandemic has seen some independent schools relax uniform policies and MPs are currently…
School life
With the BBC reporting that amongst headteachers there is “growing frustration at the lack of…
Sports & leisure
Millfield pupil following in slipstream of famous motorsport alumni
Sports appointments: September 2020
IB and World Academy of Sport extend partnership
Careers in sport: changing perspectives
Ollie Feast Trust delivers sports packs to local families
GCSE pupil: ‘Running has helped me relax during my studies’
People, policy, politics
The beginning of the new academic year finds Edge Grove School with Lisa McDonald at…
Law, finance, HR
The number of independent schools withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) has almost doubled…
Events
Business
An independent school in Bristol is closing after 73 years, citing the worsening economic outlook…
Why is marketing so important to independent schools? As Alison Taylor, managing director of Conscious…
Comment
With the education sector reopening there are rising concerns that not enough has been done…
The ability to freely play outdoors is a fundamental aspect of the health and wellbeing…
