Why boarding schools can benefit girls by developing mental toughness
I wasn’t at all surprised to read that independent schools scored more highly in a recent survey measuring mental toughness.[1]'...
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Heathfield school teacher to play leading role in the Lacrosse World Cup
Wendy Reynolds, the only woman in the UK to have played, coached, umpired and officiated at the Lacrosse World Cup,...
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Three cheers for Meghan’s fight against the photoshoppers
It seems like the tide might be finally turning with a new generation of female celebrities who say no to...
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Heathfield girls take part in survey to look at Future of Robots
Young students from Heathfield School in Ascot have taken part in a nationwide survey of Year 7 girls looking at how...
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Gender Neutral – It’s really just a return to a proper childhood!
Recently, I spoke to the Sunday Times Education Editor about a story she was planning on ‘gender neutral parenting’. The...
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UCAS shows its true colours
I was simply staggered to read this in morning’s papers that the Chief Executive of UCAS Mary Curnock Cook had...
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The Benefits of Boarding
Last week, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) unveiled its annual census revealing pupil numbers at the UK’s 1267 independent schools...
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Independent Schools Go for Gold at the Oscars
I have been amused to read in the papers this week about the real battle of the forthcoming Oscars: Eton...
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YouTube rather than the test tube if we do not save science now
It is a crucial month for those who love science and want to see that passion passed on to the...
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Really Mrs Morgan?
This week, Education Minister Nicky Morgan warned that schoolchildren who focus exclusively on arts and humanities-style subjects risk restricting their...
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