Technology
Upping the digital ante
iPads have helped RGS prep schools in Worcester to bring a new dimension to their digital learning programme
PM launches Hour of Code
Prime Minster David Cameron launches The Hour of Code at a Downing Street event, where 50 children took their first steps in learning to code
New cloud framework for schools
BT and SWGfL partnership will deliver education cloud services via a new framework, offering schools another way to purchase ICT
When old meets new
Traditional learning is meeting the digital age as one of the UK’s oldest independent schools for girls leads the way in new technology
The IT squad
Tearing your hair out over ICT issues? Paul Bruce provides his top tips for planning and delivering a successful ICT solution
The benefits of moving to the cloud
Most schools have been cautious about moving to the cloud, but it is now a tried and tested solution with real benefits for a school
Careers advice forum for school kids
Careers guidance charity Adviza teams up with Success at School to launch an online careers advice forum for young people
Twitter makes teen girls happier
Twitter makes teenage girls happier than Facebook according to research conducted by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Speaking the cyber bully's language
Jonathan Valentine, CEO of Impero Software, shares how understanding terms used online is crucial to keeping youngsters safe
Social media targets private schools
Acknowledge Xc, a social media platform which trumpets pupils’ successes, is seeking financial backing via crowdfunding site
Making it all add up
St Swithun’s School in Winchester has hosted an event aimed at young mathematicians from schools across the south of England
PM launches Hour of Code
Prime Minster David Cameron launches The Hour of Code at a Downing Street event, where 50 children took their first steps in learning to code
Support for primary-age sex education
New research by the Sex Education Forum reveals that parents support sex and relationships education at primary school
Hereford choir on song
Hereford Cathedral School has taken part in an international concert series in Belgium to mark this year’s WW1 anniversary
Going for the double
Tennis and hockey teams from Trent College in Long Eaton have qualified for their respective national finals
Sodexo signs up for Freedom Foods
Sodexo has become the first food service provider to sign up for Freedom Foods for independent schools
Karate kid lands European crown
A Trent College karate fighter hopes to qualify for the World Championships after landing his first European Championship crown
Accelerated development
A new study has revealed that eighty per cent of parents think their children are growing up too quickly
The importance of character building
Berkhamsted School Principal Mark Steed discusses the role independent schools play in building the character of their pupils
Coding in the real world
BETT speaker profile: Kirsty Tonks, e-learning and teaching school director, Shireland Collegiate Academy
Leading school choses Bridome
Leading independent school, Reeds School, has chosen Bridome to provide a new indoor facility for their Tennis Performance Centre
Students take on the Bank of England
Economists from Trent College are among more than a thousand students from across the country competing in this year’s Interest Rate Challenge
World War One in a matchbox
Abingdon schoolboys have created an exhibition of matchbox artworks in memory of those who fought in the First World War
Jumping for joy
Mayfields, the St Leonards independent Catholic girls’ school, has been enjoying national success in equestrian sport
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