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It’s OK not to have your career all figured out!
I have recently had the pleasure of interviewing my colleagues at Seagry Consultancy Ltd for our ‘Team Spotlights’. I haven’t done my own Spotlight interview just yet and don’t want…
Retention tops the list of HR priorities for 2024
“It’s vital that organisations take a long-term perspective to nurturing their own talent and creating cultures where people choose to stay.” Employee retention is the greatest priority for HR leaders…
‘Alarming’ rise in school pupil absence rates, says report
An “alarming” rise in school pupil absence rates since the Covid pandemic is seriously harming learning, an education think tank has said. It is estimated that 40% of secondary pupils…
Boarding jobs round up – October 27, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of boarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Measure gains not gaps to boost wellbeing
I recently came across this teaching – there’s a book on it called The Gap and The Gain, by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. It helped me realise that…
Boarding jobs round up – October 20, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of boarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Bad management has prompted one in three UK workers to quit, survey finds
Study shows widespread concern over quality of managers, with 82% of bosses deemed ‘accidental’, having had no formal training. Almost one-third of UK workers say they’ve quit a job because…
Gordonstoun student on her way to the BBC Proms with the National Youth Orchestra
Gordonstoun student Katie Parker has been awarded a place with the prestigious National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Great Britain. The 17-year-old was introduced to the French Horn at the age…
Wells Cathedral School receives prestigious Wellbeing Award
Wells Cathedral School is delighted to announce they have received Optimus Education’s prestigious Wellbeing Award. Developed in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), the award is granted to…
Why pastoral care is fundamental to academic achievement
As a head teacher with three children, one of the key factors in making a decision as to where I want to teach is whether my children will thrive in…
