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Legacy Learning 17.07.23

Awarded the Independent School Association (ISA) Award for Outstanding Sport (Large School), Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate is a top performing independent day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 3 months to 19 years. The Team QE Performance Sports Programme…

The Art of Teaching 10.05.23

Bella Nightingale, Assistant Head Teaching and Learning, at Marlborough College discusses how the College is utilising the very latest thinking to improve learning outcomes for their pupils It’s a privilege to be a teacher. The opportunity to inspire, influence, and…

Artfully Educated 19.04.23

The arts act as a way of capturing culture and the idea of what it is to be human. L-J Andrew discovers the role this important field of study plays in modern education No matter what background, culture or class,…

UK boosts girls’ access to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo 20.03.23

Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, launches a new programme to support 60,000 children to access education in the Kasai province in the DRC. new UK programme to increase girls’ access to education in Kasai, one of the Democratic…

How to help children with speech and language difficulties 17.02.23

According to research, around 1.7 million children are struggling to talk and understand words – so how can teachers help in the classroom? Jane Harris, chief executive of Speech and Language UK, shares her advice. 1.7 million: that’s how many…

Modern Face of Boarding 05.02.23

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…

Ofsted Chief Calls for Reversal of Declining Early Years Apprenticeships 30.01.23

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….

The power of an all-girls education: engaging, enriching and empowering young women 26.01.23

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…

An Intentionally Small School 26.01.23

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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