Featured Editorials
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October 2011 |
How to Improve your Theatre without Investing a Fortune |
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Performing arts have always been managed on a tiny budget. If you want a new theatre but can’t afford it, how can you spend your budget to make it deliver what you need?
Taking a lead from Rethinking Schools Capital Investment: The New 3Rs? 1, let us consider how to apply Refresh, Refurbishment and Reuse to your existing facilities
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October 2011 |
Follow My Leader |
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Does anyone remember standing in Church or in an old-style school assembly, lustily belting out ‘Lead me, heavenly Father, lead me, o’er the world’s tempestuous sea’? And do you also remember lines like, ‘Guard me, guide me, feed me, keep me, for I have no help but thee.’
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September 2011 |
Standing out from the Crowd |
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Success is based upon careful planning, it is a universal maxim and one that applies as much to exhibitions as anything else. There have been numerous papers produced to support the concept that face to face communication is the most effective tool available to a marketeer seeking to engage with a potential target audience. Exhibitions bring
those with a proposition into the same venue as those with a reason to engage with the proposition. |
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September 2011 |
Up to standard? |
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In March Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) reported on a series of amendments to the regulations and standards relating to policies and procedures for independent schools. |
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September 2011 |
Ambition Versus Competition in young people |
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Young children are naturally curious and constantly seek to overcome problems. No matter how many times toddlers tumble over, their eagerness to walk and to explore their world drives them forward and upwards! |
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September 2011 |
Dressing the part |
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Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage, and wethe players on it. . .' I wonder, therefore, howseriously most of us take the whole business ofdressing the part? |
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June 2011 |
Classroom of the future |
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As our daily lives become increasingly connected through digital technologies and more services are migrating online, we assembled a panel of experts to discuss teaching and learning for the digital generation.
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June 2011 |
Doing time |
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For the last six weeks, I’ve had a hard working left hand. I am right handed, but with a nod to my Latin A level, I might note that the left hand has become quite dextrous, that it’s even quite sinister how dextrous it has become (ho ho ho). |
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June 2011 |
Meeting the needs of international students: dyslexia and speakers of English as an additional language |
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One of the trends affecting both state and independent sector schools in recent years has been the rise in the number of pupils whose first language is other than English.
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May 2011 |
E-safety, cyber bullying and the law |
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All schools are aware of the need to address safeguarding in many different contexts. In this article we look at aspects of e-safety and the scenarios that can arise in schools and suggest some practical measures to deal with them. |
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May 2011 |
Wellington College: going co-ed |
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Wellington College (age 13-18 boarding and day) was founded just over 150 years ago for boys. When Dr. Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College, arrived in January 2006 the school was already in the process of changing to full co-education. |
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April 2011 |
True Grit – Blithe Spirit |
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It was lovely to watch ‘The King’s Speech’ and even better to see it awarded the Oscar for best picture last month. |
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April 2011 |
International Schools – offering expert support to families affected by worldwide crises |
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Recent events in Japan have highlighted the vulnerability of humanity and school communities around the world have been paying their respects to those affected by the catastrophe as well as thinking of ways in which they might offer support to victims. |
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March 2011 |
Proactive CCTV lessons |
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Today schools are taking active security measures to face-up to the challenges of disruption caused by mindless vandalism, including damaging arson attacks, and criminals intent on stealing school property who will always look for the path of least resistance. |
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March 2011 |
Why overseas travel can open the doors to success |
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As a former teacher I believe that participating in overseas travel has never been more relevant or more important to students |
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February 2011 |
Claims Review |
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A friend of mine recently commented on insurance by saying that, really, it was money for old rope, perhaps wondering if it was time I thought about getting a real job. When schools and colleges review their spend on insurance each year, maybe they think the same, especially if they are lucky enough to be claim free in the last few years. |
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February 2011 |
Working Backstage: introducing the school theatre technician |
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Theatres have long been part of many independent schools around the country, recognising the importance of performing arts for developing confidence, communication and team-work, as well as performing and backstage skills. |
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February 2011 |
Has the investment in ICT by independent schools been worth it? |
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ISC Schools collectively have invested £221M in ICT Capital Expenditure during the past four years, which equates to about £108 per pupil p.a. However, sector-wide figures are to some extent misleading as they mask the range of investment. |
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January 2011 |
Bank Relations |
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The state of the UK economy has been a constant talking point over the past three years. During this time, UK banks have been central to the "story". |
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January 2011 |
Small Steps for a Big Change at Lunchtime |
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The concept isn’t new in business – that understanding your customer is all – but its application to school lunch is giving some schools serious food for thought. |
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