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Political engagement in schools

The sudden call for a General Election in July 2024 may have caught some on the hop, but the Politics Department at Loughborough Grammar School once again leapt into action like a greased otter! Any election, especially a UK-wide election, presents an opportunity to educate an entire school community on the central role that politics plays in all of our lives. This mission has never been more necessary…

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If you can’t recruit them, grow them…

In an ever-changing world how can schools maintain standards of behaviour? Depute: Standards and Ethos at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Matthew Mallinson, discusses his aim for pupils to not see teachers as just teachers but as human beings and how using the concept of teamwork has created positive results in behaviour management…

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Fees in advance – liability for back VAT

In an ever-changing world how can schools maintain standards of behaviour? Depute: Standards and Ethos at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Matthew Mallinson, discusses his aim for pupils to not see teachers as just teachers but as human beings and how using the concept of teamwork has created positive results in behaviour management…

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AI in education – preparing for a paradigm shift

In an ever-changing world how can schools maintain standards of behaviour? Depute: Standards and Ethos at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Matthew Mallinson, discusses his aim for pupils to not see teachers as just teachers but as human beings and how using the concept of teamwork has created positive results in behaviour management…

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‘Represent the badge’

In an ever-changing world how can schools maintain standards of behaviour? Depute: Standards and Ethos at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Matthew Mallinson, discusses his aim for pupils to not see teachers as just teachers but as human beings and how using the concept of teamwork has created positive results in behaviour management…

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The power of partnering with local specialist schools

Cross-sector partnership projects that seek to address a specific social issue or gap in provision can have transformative outcomes for all. Head at King’s High School Warwick, Stephen Burley, discusses the positive partnerships the school has with their local specialist school, and how they are looking to create a national network of schools to provide life-changing experiences through the school holidays…

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Co-education milestone

For the first time in its almost 500-year history, Westminster and Westminster Under School, London, have announced that as of 2026 they will be going co-educational with the introduction of girls into all years, and a new pre-prep. But what has been the drive for this move? Head of Westminster School, Dr Gary Savage, explains and takes a look at what has been involved in prepping for this next step…

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Obstacles to adding VAT to fees

In the current education policy landscape, the debate over adding VAT to independent school fees is by far the most high-profile dividing line between Labour and the Conservatives. That said, the question of what would actually happen in practice if Labour won the next election and tried to implement this policy, has received remarkably little attention…

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