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Ex-teachers encouraged to return amid Omicron spread
The Government is encouraging former teachers to return to the classroom in an attempt to save face-to-face teaching. As teacher…
21st December 2021
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Features
A euphoric return
Contributors: Nicola Huggett – Head, Cheltenham College Darryl Wideman – Head, Radnor House Twickenham Alice Lucas – Headmistress, St. Helen’s…
15th December 2021
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Headteacher calls for handwritten exams to be dropped
The headteacher of a Worcestershire independent school is calling for the abolition of compulsory handwritten tests in GCSE and A-level…
14th December 2021
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News
Staff appointments: December 2021
Loughborough Grammar School Dr Daniel Koch has been appointed as the next headmaster of Loughborough Grammar School, starting in…
13th December 2021
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Features
Q&A: Aldaine Wynter
What is the best and most challenging thing about being a head of pastoral? The best thing about being a…
10th December 2021
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News
Most parents say A-levels are too exams-focused – YouGov poll
The majority (53%) of parents of school age children in the UK think that A-levels are too focused on exams,…
8th December 2021
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Business
Talk of the town
You only have to board a train during rush hour or walk along a busy street to realise that very…
8th December 2021
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Health & well-being
Schools must remain open ‘to protect children’s wellbeing’, says school founder
The founder of a family of independent schools in London has said she supports mask wearing and testing on-site if…
1st December 2021
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Online school supports SEND children ‘let down by system’
An online independent school has been re-introducing children with SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities), whose needs for adequate support…
30th November 2021
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Business
Decision to propose changes to teachers’ pensions ‘not taken lightly’, says GDST CEO
As the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) begins consultation on proposed changes to teachers’ pensions across its 23 independent schools,…
25th November 2021
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