School life

Stewart Garden Schools campaign 2015
Stewart Garden has launched its schools campaign for 2015, encouraging UK children to begin growing their own fruit and vegetables

Remembering the Great War
Wellington School has commemorated the anniversary of the start of the First World War in dramatic style

Bruton Head selected for national Award
The Girls Schools' Association has announced Bruton Headmistress Nicola Botterill as national award winner

Young Geographer of the Year
Sophie Topp wins Royal Geographical Society & Geographical magazine’s Young Geographer of the Year comp in the 16-18 Years Age category

Choral visit to Solihull
Solihull School’s choir has performed alongside Nigel Short’s Tenebrae in a concert of ‘Russian Treasures’

Taunton teens ride 989 mile for charity
Two fifteen-year-olds have raised more than £4,300 for cancer charities by cycling the length of Great Britain

Celebration at Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury High School has become the first school in Shropshire to win an Independent School Award

Germaine Greer visits Clayesmore
World renowned feminist writer Germaine Greer has visited Clayesmore School to deliver lecture on Forty Years of Feminism and Fun

Strings attached
Works by Grieg and Strauss were amongst those performed in a joint concert by students from Oundle School and the Royal College of Music

Loretto marks moment of reconciliation
Loretto School has commissioned a stained-glass window to commemorate the 1914 Christmas truce on the Western Front


Choral visit to Solihull
Solihull School’s choir has performed alongside Nigel Short’s Tenebrae in a concert of ‘Russian Treasures’
Grass makes pitch perfect
Problems with the playing fields at Old Anniesland in Glasgow have been resolved thanks to specially developed fast-growing grass
Strings attached
Works by Grieg and Strauss were amongst those performed in a joint concert by students from Oundle School and the Royal College of Music
Three in a row for Bethany School
The Kent school’s art department is celebrating as its pupils’ work is selected for exhibition at a Margate gallery
Fit for purpose
With experts recommending that children should be physically active for one hour a day, Jamie Makopa offers his fitness tips
Jumping for joy
Mayfields, the St Leonards independent Catholic girls’ school, has been enjoying national success in equestrian sport
Art in the Big Apple
Oundle School art students got the chance to explore the culture of New York on a recent visit to downtown Manhattan
Pundits and pros visit Bolton School
Bolton School pupils enjoy insight into world of professional football from former internationals Mark Lawrenson and Trevor Sinclair
Young Geographer of the Year
Sophie Topp wins Royal Geographical Society & Geographical magazine’s Young Geographer of the Year comp in the 16-18 Years Age category
Going for the double
Tennis and hockey teams from Trent College in Long Eaton have qualified for their respective national finals
Digging into the past
Building work at Chester’s Queen’s School has uncovered a number of archaeological finds dating back to Roman times
Classic children’s tales still popular
The Read for my Schools challenge helps to foster a love of reading in children and the results for 2014 are now in
The importance of character building
Berkhamsted School Principal Mark Steed discusses the role independent schools play in building the character of their pupils
Why I love Project Based Learning
BETT 2015 speaker profile: Gail Abbitt, Technology Integration Specialist, St Julian’s School
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