Successful university applications: more than just grades – Nigel Addison, Principal, Kings Brighton
Securing a university place is a landmark moment in any student’s life and one which therefore requires plenty of thought and preparation. University provides...
Read moreSt George’s School, Edinburgh – Bringing Outdoor Learning to Life
This article is published in the magazine Wood Wise, Woodland Conservation News, December 2017. Paula Sinclair is a P5 teacher and the curriculum leader of outdoor learning at St George’s School for...
Read moreThe Power of a Girls-only Education – by Mrs Alex Hems, Headmistress St George’s School Edinburgh
'I vividly remember, in the Christmas holidays of my final year at St Helen’s, going to a series of lectures and seminars in London designed...
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Why Making Mistakes is a Lesson for Life – Antonia Beary, Headmistress of Mayfield School, East Sussex.
Learning to pick yourself up after something has gone wrong is an integral part of any education Making mistakes...
Read moreThe Art of Learning, by bestselling British author R.J. Ellory*
The following is an excerpt from an article written by R.J. Ellory as a gift to Greenfields School (www.greenfieldsschool.com). Greenfields is the first UK school to implement the Study Technology** as part...
Read moreThe ‘CUPPA’ Book Series – developing a confident mindset in children aged 10-12+, written by Ross McWilliam
When his father died in 2012, followed by the untimely loss of his young niece three months later, Ross McWilliam just knew he had to use his 30 years educational experience to...
Read moreIB – the education you would want for yourself, Jeremy Lewis, Head of School at ACS Egham
“The world no longer rewards people for what they know – Google knows everything – but for what they can do with what they know....
Read moreWhat is school for – and how do single-sex boarding schools reinforce its purpose? – Jane Gandee, Headmistress of St Swithun’s School
Winston Churchill: The only time my education was interrupted was while I was at school. I sometimes wonder about the real point of school as...
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