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Education is always changing in the UK, so keep up-to-date via our news section. We’ll deliver all the essential facts that you need to know on both the state and the independent sectors in Britain.

Find out how how the curriculum is developing and what impact it will have on your child. Get regular updates on how the credit crunch is affecting independent schools. Discover more about discipline and standards of behaviour in Britain’s schools.

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  • June 29, 2009
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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

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

STARTER FOR TEN

STARTER FOR TEN

  • Anna Britten
  • July 1, 2015
  • Not rated

Yes, it’s that time of year again. The gruelling Ten Tors is around the corner. We asked one plucky participant for the lowdown… …read more

BOY RACER

  • Roxanne Duris
  • July 1, 2015
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Pupils at Exeter School have a new hero, reports ROXANNE DURIS …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

The Royal High is 150!

  • Kate Authers
  • July 1, 2015
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2015 is shaping up to be a jam-packed year of celebration for pupils, staff, alumni and parents at this long-standing Bath school. …read more

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