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.
Read MoreAn inspiring article from the Evening Standard
A doctoral student who fled war-torn Syria to study in the UK has spoken of the importance of education in giving young people hope in conflict zones.
Yara Issa, 28, is doing a PhD in cancer research at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She hopes to help develop medicines that will reduce or even prevent the disease.
Read MoreI'm hoping more people turn their backs against Amazon. The Guardian
Takeover will make business better able to ‘champion pleasures of real bookshops’
Read MoreA leading exam board will upload all of its marked A-level exam scripts today to help cut the numbers of schools challenging their pupils’ grades and seeking a re-mark, after a successful pilot last year.
Read More"Sorry love. There’s a bar brawl in Hackney. All our ambulances are tied up right now. But don’t worry, I’ll talk you through getting this baby out."
Molly Flatt always imagined having children would mean swapping her urban shoebox for a spot in the suburbs. But when the time came she couldn’t bear to leave…
Read MoreLiving in Marylebone we have access to 23 libraries in Central/West London. My 10 year old daughter borrows school reading list books, I borrow cookery/education/maths books and my husband borrows books to research for his TV and film scripts.
Read MoreWe live in Marylebone W1, one of the most central areas of London. We love our neighbourhood, however the pollution is high near us.
Babies in prams are exposed to up to 60 per cent more pollution than their parents, researchers say, highlighting potential damage to developing brains.
Read MoreAs I have a maths/IT whizz of a 10 year old daughter, this article in The Independent was of interest. I'm not sure she's quite that advanced yet though!
Read MoreBrexit could bring cut-price family holidays to an end, a tourism expert claims.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreA scheme lauded by Barack Obama is steering pupils out of hardship and into university.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreI spotted this article in The Guardian
Funding crisis means some UK headteachers spend more than 50% of their time seeking charity for essential subjects.
Read MoreI'm very impressed with Mackenzie Mauller. I feel too many people now only think about themselves.
Read MoreThere’s nothing more summery than packing up the car, rounding up the kids and heading for a sunny campsite for a week of family camping.
Read MoreThe chief inspector of schools thinks teaching to the test is a betrayal — no wonder teachers and pupils are confused.
Read MoreA boarding school with stellar A-level results has quit the annual league tables saying that they fail to reflect “modern all-round education”.
Read MoreThe number of teenagers awarded A-levels in modern languages is expected to fall sharply tomorrow despite attempts to revive French and German by making it easier to get an A*.
Read MoreAs the ugly creature rears its head again on A-level and GCSE results day, one teacher shares her advice on how to defeat it
Read MoreMoney is a huge obstacle for people trying to get into the arts. We need positive policies – even quotas – to improve diversity
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