Features
Interview: A day in the life of… Andrew Hammond
What is it about your job that gets you out of bed in the morning? I am motivated by the…
2nd August 2022
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Supporting staff mental health and wellbeing
While many would say that working in an independent school is a dream job – small classes, good discipline, plenty…
1st August 2022
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‘Families are glad York House is a more inclusive community and setting’
In 2012, when you arrived at York House, the majority of the school’s 47 acres were rented to a local…
28th July 2022
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Facilities & buildings
A home from home
Welcome to the modern boarding house experience, where pupil wellbeing, sustainability and fantastic facilities are the norm. Midnight feasts, cold…
28th July 2022
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Rising to the climate change challenge
Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported in April this year…
21st July 2022
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Education through music
An independent school and nursery based in Preston has taken an innovative approach to teaching by installing a variety of…
20th July 2022
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Dropping the ‘versus’? Single-sex versus co-educational offerings – the ‘state of the nation’
In educational terms, this one’s as old as time. Many of the arguments in both directions are well known to…
22nd June 2022
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Catering & hospitality
Food trends: healthy and sustainable eating
Changes are afoot in the way the nation eats. According to The Lancet Planetary Health report from 2021, meat consumption…
21st June 2022
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‘After all the upset and uncertainty, there’s a feeling of confidence, that it’s business as usual’
They’ve been a long time coming – two years, in fact – but old-school exams are back. For many teachers…
20th June 2022
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International schools are flying high
It’s always breakfast time somewhere in the world and, having tucked into their morning meal, a staggering 5.7 million students…
17th June 2022
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