What happens when a head and his deputy swap jobs?
The head and deputy at Forest Preparatory School, in Timperley, Cheshire, part of Bellevue Education Group, have announced they will be ...
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‘There is a trend for parents to say yes too often’
My children are now 27 and 21 years old. I find it hard to believe they are that old and ...
Spotlight on a School: Holmwood House, Colchester
As fireworks exploded in the skies over Colchester on November 5 1921, there were celebrations in the Duggan household. Mr ...
30 Minutes with…Cath Bufton-Green, Gateway School, Great Missenden
It is hard to believe headteacher Cath Bufton-Green when she says she never really intended to go into independent school ...
Spotlight on a School: The Pointer School, Blackheath
A Coldstream guardsman proudly stands at the front door as you enter a corridor filled with antique toys, books and ...
Are you in danger of becoming a ‘helicopter school’?
“I’ll draw the margin in, then you add the numbers.” “Are you sure you don’t want me to cut out ...
Be decisive and make any necessary cuts
The context of the larger part of the last year has, of course, been set by the coronavirus pandemic. Managing the worst Covid-19 ...
In Focus: The independent schools that (quietly) helped out during lockdown
Chris King reflects on the efforts schools made to contribute during the Covid-19 lockdown, stressing they would do it all ...
Rise in grammar school applications, investigation shows
Families are applying from long distances in the hope of gaining places or practising tests Parents are making more than ...
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