Featured Editorials

   
  November Common sense  
  On 15 October 2010 , following a review of the operation of health and safety laws and the growth of the compensation culture in the UK,  Lord Young of Graffham published his report "Common Sense, Common Safety". Common Sense
   
  November The Cost of Catching a Cold  
  As the winter months approach and the prospect of colds, viruses and winter vomiting bugs loom, schools may start reaching deep into their financial pockets as the cost of a season of illness starts to hit home. The Cost of caching a cold
   
  November What Prices A*  
  A levels have a new top grade. To sort the highest performers from the ‘merely’ very good, the A* is now in place and the first results were received in August 2010. What prices A star
   
  September Equality act update  
  Special arrangements apply to schools in their recruitment procedures.  Schools are heavily regulated in their practices for example by the Education (Independent School Standard) Regulations 2010, the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools, both revised and effective from 1 September 2010.  Equality Act update
   
  September Healthy Eating  
  Whilst the debate on obesity amongst the population and the importance of a balanced diet continues, vending has come under some unwarranted criticism. Healthy Eating
   
  September It's Not Just a Desk  
  Time Magazine recently reported that the Chilean miners trapped 700m below the Atacama Desert, despite being subject to every stressor known to man, are managing their situation very well. Its not just a desk
   
  October Learning to Count the Cost  
  I doubt there would be many readers of this magazine who would disagree with the statement that independent education in the UK is a serious business. learning to count the cost
   
  September ISC Questions  
  The Independent Schools Council (ISC) believes research commissioned by the Sutton Trust on bursary provision is flawed and reaches conclusions not supported by the evidence. ISC
   
  September Adapting to The Wireless World  
  Almost 1/3rd of teenagers now own a smart phone and so are continuously connected to the internet. Adapting to the wireless world
   
  September From Keeping Records to Beating Records  
  With the current economic climate as a backdrop, the pressure on independent schools to attract good pupils, hold on to them and deliver even better results than before has become stronger. from keeping reords to neating records
   
  June Conference What's it all about?  
  Any association organising a regular annual conference must occasionally stop and ask itself: What exactly is it for? conference whats it all about
   

 

  May Ashes to ashes  
  2010 will figure as a year of travel disruption, and bad balance sheets! Schools seem to have had a real run of bad luck in this respect, forced to close by swine flu and snow, and now facing potential disruption because teachers and students are stuck abroad, held earthbound by a cloud of volcanic ash emanating from Iceland. Ashes to Ashes
   
  January Public benefit  
  Summer 2009 seems a long time ago now and especially the excitement around the publication of the Charity Commission's assessments of the public benefit provided by five charitable independent schools.
   
  January Widening the path  
  All pupils at boarding schools are posh. Not true.
   

 

 

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