My husband has kindly been scouring the internet for education/family articles for me today, and found this very fitting article. Although our 10 year old has a guaranteed place at her independent school, we have been looking at local State schools as well as visiting St Paul’s Girls’ School.

It's that time of the year when secondary schools freshen up their display boards, pick out their best-behaved kids and prepare for open evenings.

But how can parents get beyond the glossy prospectuses and slick presentations and decide whether this is the school for their child?

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An interesting article from The Times. I left my independent school in year 4 (currently year 10), and so never had an opportunity to be considered fro Head Girl, or one of the many other year 11 leadership roles.

Being chosen as a school’s lead boy or girl carries with it both honour and obligation.

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It is 'repugnant' to see aggressive behaviour as 'criminal' when linked to pupil's condition.

Schools attempting to exclude poorly-behaved children with special educational needs will need to make adjustments to support pupils before they can exclude them, a court has ruled.

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A scheme lauded by Barack Obama is steering pupils out of hardship and into university.

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A former Scotland rugby union international and his wife are considering legal action against their local council to allow all three of their children to be educated at the same school.

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I spotted this article in The Guardian 

Funding crisis means some UK headteachers spend more than 50% of their time seeking charity for essential subjects.

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As the ugly creature rears its head again on A-level and GCSE results day, one teacher shares her advice on how to defeat it

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