L-J Andrew breaks down the stereotypes of school boarding and takes a peek inside Fettes College’s grand gates to reveal what the modern boarding experience is really like There’s a long-standing Hollywood image of the archetypal boarding school; a vine-covered…
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ESFA-funded ‘priority’ subjects receive uplifts but it’s not good news for functional skills English and maths Increased funding rates for “priority” adult education courses have been revealed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. But functional skills courses in English…
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Water poses a serious challenge to every part of the world. Too many people remain without access to water and sanitation. This makes their lives difficult: their health suffers, and prosperity remains out of reach. Increasingly frequent and severe droughts…
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“As emotions run high around strikes, we must remember the staffroom is a place to celebrate and nurture our collective purpose. My college stands opposite a Royal Mail sorting office and a train station. I have seen plenty of pickets…
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Amanda Spielman warns that using apprentices to replace experienced early years practitioners isn’t fair to learners or children. More must be done to address falling apprenticeship starts in early years providers amid the sector’s staffing crisis, Ofsted’s chief has said….
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In October and November, the cities of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organised a joint client survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-primary education. The guardians of children attending early childhood education…
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An Oxbridge education tie-up is on the cards as Bridgepoint, the buyout firm, looks to offload a Cambridge-based company it has owned since 2013, Sky News learns. A Cambridge-based provider of English language training for international students is being courted…
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At Surval Montreux, an all-girls environment, it is perhaps inevitable that we look to surround our students with examples of female role models and influencers, and of issues impacting girls around the world, thereby encouraging them to go on to…
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Unique is arguably an overused word, but it is particularly apt in Surval’s context. Within our boutique school we provide a richness of opportunity and breadth of programmes. We are a school of maximum 60 students. We are proud to…
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