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Finding the balance
Schools are constantly weighing up the balance: academic lessons versus art and drama; sport versus music; how many maths lessons…
20th January 2021
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Headteacher’s blog: ‘To be asked to set up a test centre with little to no notice was verging on comedic’
At the end of last term we received the news that schools would resume in January, with a staggered start…
13th January 2021
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Business
Rising to the admissions challenge
We are all well aware of the challenges presented to the teaching and support staff of every school in the…
12th January 2021
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Should sports governing bodies align their selective representational age?
Since Matthew Syed’s publication of Bounce in 2011, the theory that, if a young sports person spends 10,000 hours practising…
4th January 2021
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Catering & hospitality
We feel what we eat!
We’ve all experienced the effect food and drink can have on us. From feeling happy by simply thinking of our…
31st December 2020
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Do we need to offer something different to attract the best talent?
The current job market seems be saturated with available talent. Current figures show that unemployment is sitting at 4.8% with…
30th December 2020
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The benefits of day school hosting
Also known as homestay, day school hosting enables international students over 16 to attend an independent day school and live…
23rd December 2020
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Covid – reducing risk in classrooms
With some schools closing, and varying levels of lockdown in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the spread of the…
21st December 2020
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The case for building parental capacity in schools
Few would argue against the fact that parents are children’s first teachers and play a significant part in shaping their…
17th December 2020
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Making sense of post qualification application
For at least the last 20 years, post qualification application (PQA) has been a periodically resurfacing topic of discussion for…
7th December 2020
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