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Independent schools share their tips from the first few days of remote learning

A new look at leadership

Emma Turner, research and CPD lead at Discovery Schools Academy Trust, and previous co-head at Latimer Primary School, makes the case for a radical shift in our perceptions of educational leadership

Keeping maths practical in the early years

By Nova Robinson, senior consultant, Early Excellence

Nurturing female ambassadors in STEM from a young age

This British Science Week, Windlesham House School's Sarah Sutherland says teachers need to look at new ways to nurture female ambassadors in STEM

Inspiring children to read like Jo March

Kate Sherville-Payne, junior pastoral co-ordinator and English co-ordinator at Alderley Edge School for Girls, reflects on the seemingly impossible task of inspiring those reluctant to read

Open University bids to combat student wellbeing crisis

The OU is launching a new teacher training course on embedding mental health in the curriculum to help student wellbeing

Girls’ school principal shares personal failures with pupils

The headteacher said the “culture of perfectionism” on social media is “really damaging”

Scottish heads to be required to hold Into Headship qualification

From August, all teachers appointed to their first permanent headteacher roles will need to have been awarded the Standard for Headship

Is teaching a profession or a trade?

'When this question was posed by a speaker at a recent conference, I was somewhat blindsided', says Luke Dunn, director of technology at Cheadle Hulme School

Is it really ‘good to fail’?

While failure may not be intrinsically good, it is nevertheless a critical brick in building for success, says Godolphin School's head of English, Cristina George

‘One conversation or act of kindness can help us recharge’

Tracy Shand, author of Boardingology, has one phrase for school leaders to take with them into 2020

Skills beyond the classroom: helping pupils develop into well-rounded adults

Head of Christ College Brecon, Gareth Pearson, highlights the importance and benefits of teaching pupils skills that can be used beyond the classroom

Incorporating STEAM into the wider curriculum

Teaching has moved on from individual subjects in isolation, Hazel Davis finds out, and independent schools are ensuring they’re at the forefront of the change

Skills at their fingertips

Karen Mitchell from Shrewsbury School is keen to get all pupils touch typing, says Sal McKeown

Strathallan to offer pupils ‘triple pathway’ to study

The sixth form will offer students A-levels and one- and two-year Highers

Arts education in independent schools

With arts education in decline, Keri Beckingham reminds us of the key benefits

Debunking classroom myths

Lee Elliot Major, professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, unpicks fact from fiction when it comes to what works in the classroom

Intelligent Education: your solution to reducing workload

Hoda Elgamil, founder of Intelligent Education, says it is time we eliminate time-consuming marking processes

A different approach to pupil development

Jody Wells, headmaster at Forres Sandle Manor School, explains how its development framework helps prep school children transition more easily to senior school

The third degree

Hilary Moriarty considers the changing value of academic degrees

Leading, learning, nurture, service and care: experiences from a first year of headship

In his first year of headship, Michael Hartland, principal at Chase Grammar School, distils some of what he has learned

Remote learning – what we learned in the early days