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Ofsted promises changes after head teacher Ruth Perry’s death
Schools watchdog Ofsted has said it will make changes after the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry in January. Chief inspector Amanda Spielman said Ofsted was piloting changes to its…
Oral exams could weed out artificial intelligence cheats
The risk of cheats using artificial intelligence (AI) systems means that schools can no longer rely on coursework to assess pupils, who should instead sit more oral exams, a report…
My child changed gender – and the school kept it a secret
As far as I know, it started on the first day of Sixth Form. When we went to collect my daughter’s GCSE results at school last summer, she told me…
Starmer under pressure to commit to universal free school meals in England
Keir Starmer is facing mounting calls to extend free school meals to every child in England if Labour makes it into power, to help families struggling with the cost of living and…
Parents off the homework hook: social class plays greater role in child’s marks
Parents tearing their hair out over quadratic equations may be relieved to hear that helping with a child’s maths homework has almost no impact on how well they do at…
More women are quitting their jobs as teachers and nurses to become computer coders
A landmark report has revealed that women working as teachers are most likely to switch to a job in coding. According to the report published by coding education and employment provider Code First…
Over 500 girls in 17 years
Some would say being a Houseparent in a boarding house of 60 teenage girls for 17 years is no easy feat, but I have found it an extremely rewarding one….
Helping your child with their school subjects? It may not do any good
Spending time playing music or sports with your children has no impact on how well they do at school, research has found. A study from the University of Manchester analysed data…
Home from home: a small-scale boarding school in the Dutch countryside
Source: DutchNews. The location of the Netherlands’ only international boarding school could not be more idyllic. The school also offers a broad, problem-solving approach to learning, in which the countryside…
Tackling the challenges of mega trends in society out of a boarding school perspective
Source: Relocate magazine Only a couple of years ago, the prime minister of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany sent her child to a private school close to their…
