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Teaching little learners: Yvonne Mackey from St Wilfrid’s School in Exeter talks about the school's new Montessori unit

  • Yvonne Mackey
  • March 12, 2013
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    • An innovative approach to teaching young children …read more

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Dealing with an incompetent teacher

  • Gail Dixon
  • March 31, 2010
  • Rated: 4.5

Find out how one plucky parent tackled this problem several times over …read more

Top 10 reasons to choose the International Baccalaureate by Joanna Wright Rated: 4.0

The time bomb that is science in British schools Rated: 4.0

When should I get a Tutor for my child? by Dr Helen Wright Rated: 4.0

"Being summer-born doesn't hold me back" Rated: 3.5

Exclusive articles

In praise of learning: Sarah Rickett talks about Salisbury Cathedral's work with schoolchildren

In praise of learning: Sarah Rickett talks about Salisbury Cathedral's work with schoolchildren

  • Sarah Rickett
  • July 3, 2015
  • Rated: 1.0

The director of learning and outreach at Salisbury Cathedral talks about how the Cathedral works with kids …read more

A PLACE TO THRIVE

A PLACE TO THRIVE

  • Martin Harris
  • July 2, 2015
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It’s key that schools create a nurturing environment for their students, argues Martin Harris, headmaster at Sandroyd School …read more

Examining the possibilities

Examining the possibilities

  • Andrew Lewin
  • July 2, 2015
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As his own teenage children prepare for exams, Salisbury Cathedral School’s deputy head, Andrew Lewin, wonders whether the current education system has got it right …read more

Creating choices

Creating choices

  • Kate Authers
  • July 1, 2015
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It’s all systems go at All Hallows, as a brand new centre for design and technology officially opens …read more

The future’s bright

  • Kate Authers
  • July 1, 2015
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The much improved Bath Community Academy receives a special visit …read more

Next step for Stonar

  • Amanda Nicholls
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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The Wiltshire school reveals plans to become a co-educational facility as of 2016 …read more

The graduate, Daniel Williams

  • Amanda Nicholls
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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Entrepreneur DANIEL WILLIAMS on life at Ralph Allen School and starting a business to raise awareness of visual impairment …read more

Lords of the dance

  • Amanda Nicholls
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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Students from King Edward’s School in Bath are picked to perform in Matthew Bourne’s latest inspired dance theatre production …read more

All that jazz

  • Amanda Nicholls
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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Prior Park College teams up with top touring pianist and Bath resident Jason Rebello for a special new musical project. …read more

School without walls

  • Amanda Nicholls
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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The Rt Hon David Laws, Minister of State for Schools visits the egg theatre in Bath to find out more about a forward-thinking local educational project …read more

Clyst Vale to Cambridge

  • Anna Britten
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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Clyst Vale Community College head of history HEATHER PADDEN loves nothing more than seeing pupils get into Oxford and Cambridge universities. …read more

Digital dreams

  • Manya McMahon
  • Nov. 12, 2014
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East Devon could be getting an exceptional new free school that embraces technology …read more

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