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Just What Is 'Value Add?'

‘Value Added’ is a term used in so many different ways that it can confuse par…

Parenting

Examinations are Dead, Long Live Education

This time of year should be a cause for celebration: students the world over have now rece…

Parenting

Tips on Primary To Secondary School Transition

Is your child heading for secondary school this September? Maybe they’re beginn…

Parenting

6 Awesome Tips For Primary Preparation

Jumeirah Baccalaureate School's Joanne Taylor says the 'back to school' focus for parents …

Parenting

Raising Narcissists by Overstating Achievements

Children who are told they are special by their parents are more likely to become narcissi…

Parenting

Critical Parenting Leads To Anxiety Disorders for Children

As competition for the best school and university places increases - a competition that ha…

Parenting

Loving Grandparents: A Vital Relationship

I have to face facts; I am getting on. As I travel around the city, as I meet people at wo…

International Boarding

'Visiting A UK Boarding School?' Questions to Ask

You have done your research. You have your shortlist. You know that certain schools match …

Parenting

Do you really know what your kids get up-to on social media?

As ever more child-friendly platforms launch and sophisticated new devices hit the market,…

Parenting

Two Reports Shed New Light On Children's Happiness

With exams looming, students are approaching their most stressful time of the year. Contin…

Exam Preparation

'Tips for Revision': Advice from a Head

How does one deal with the rigours of the exam season? Of course the chief message for stu…

Parenting

Teaching Girls The Art Of Negotiation

Did you know- women are significantly less likely than men to ask for what they want and/o…

Parenting

Parental Sportsmanship- Have You Got It?

It's that time of year again, sports days, swim galas and team championships are upon us o…

Parenting

'Curiosity Headache': What To Do With the 'Why, Why, Whys?'

Some days it is just the hardest thing to do, listening and responding to endless, seeming…

Parenting

Make Shopping With Children 'An Educational Adventure'

Shopping with Kids? The idea strikes fear in parents who have had to drag tired, whin…

Parenting

Better To Shield or Expose Children To Life's Hardships?

Since mothers have walked the Earth, there has raged a furious debate about whether childr…

Parenting

Grit - The Secret To Long-Term Success

According to the BBC , UK Shadow Education Minister Tristam Hunt, is expected to discuss g…

Parenting

Private Tuition Gives Children 'An Edge': Report

Children who receive additional tuition gain a ‘substantial advantage’ over th…

Parenting

iPad: 'A Powerful Tool' Which Must Be Managed

As everyone in possession of an iPad or tablet device knows, young children are natural us…

Parenting

School Starting Age: The Evidence Says '7 Years'

In September last year the "Too Much, Too Soon" campaign made headlines in the UK with a l…

Parenting

Sing and Dance: Never Too Young for Music

That music is a good way of soothing babies has been known for centuries. The wealth of lu…

Wellbeing

Why Music Matters In A Child's Education

It seems a shame to have children learn how to play a musical instrument for years, costin…

Parenting

How To Beat The 'Summer Learning Slump'

It's commonly accepted that children and young people will regress (to some extent) in the…

University Preparation

Life After Exams... So, What To Do Next?

If I had been asked to describe what I expected to be feeling after finishing my final IB …

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Wellbeing

Supporting A Child's Stress and Exam Concerns

With their online school available to families in Singapore , KSA , the UK and the UAE , W…

School Fees

Rise in UK Private School FeesĀ for 2023

The cost of a private education in the UK is increasing at its fastest rate in over a deca…

Interviews

Impington Village College: An IB Education for All

Impington Village College was one of the first schools in the UK to pioneer the adoption o…

Courses & Curricula

Top Tips: How to Revise for Exams

Revising for your GCSE, A Level or IB exams in May and June?  Here are here are some …

Society

Student Found Dead at UK Boarding School

A teenage student has been found dead near the grounds of a prestigious UK boarding school…

Choosing A School

Top UK Schools for Students with Dyslexia & SpLD

Are you looking for a school that specialises in learning difficulties including dyslexia?…

Society

Gordonstoun: Boarding School of King Charles III

Located in Moray, Scotland, Gordonstoun is one of the world’s best known public scho…

Courses & Curricula

Online Exams: The Future for GCSE, A Level & IB?

Students will sit on-screen GCSE exams this year in a major trial by exam board Pearson Ed…

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