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Joined May 2019
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'Play is not a break from learning, it is learning.' The festively-named Holly Bowman from Pen Green Research Base wrote us this fantastic reminder of the importance of play in the curriculum - read it now ๐ https://t.co/nBktvIgNcH
#play #earlyyears #primaryschools
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When rigid timetables soften, creativity is encouraged and children can play, learning happens, writes Holly Bowman
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'You rarely see a woman dancing' Why schools should exercise caution when using 'viral' clips to convey their marketing message ๐ https://t.co/QlbPriij8I
#schoolmarketing #independentschools #loveactually
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School marketers shouldn't lose their message as they do battle in the attention economy
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Why isn't more being done to address the teacher mental health crisis? Read this from Nigel J Winnard๐ https://t.co/J6dUgKCjGg
#mentalhealth #teachers
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If UK education were a private company, bosses would have taken emergency action on teacher wellbeing, writes Nigel Winnard
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'I was overwhelmed. Every decision felt like life or death.' Headteacher Patrick Cozier reflects on how it feels to take the helm of a school for the first time ๐ #schoolleadership #schools
https://t.co/UvgVTZ1z9M
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It takes time to adapt to how leadership feels, and the emotional pitfalls are many, writes Patrick Cozier
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Children in the North of England are less likely to go on 'adventurous' or overseas residentials than those in the South- and the number of trips is down overall since the pandemic as well ๐ https://t.co/VyNk4IWYqu
#schooltrips #residentials
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Young people are having fewer opportunities for trips than before the pandemic, a new study finds
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Congratulations Andrew Murfin on your appointment to Junior King's School, Canterbury ๐ https://t.co/DN9hh0gRE5
#appointments #headship #leadership
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Andrew Murfin will join Junior King's from Danes Hill School in Surrey, where he is senior deputy head
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Roedean School, Brighton looks set to bite the bullet with a proposed merger with the rapidly-growing Mill Hill Education Group - a final decision will be made in the new year ๐ https://t.co/y3jjWgTWKl
#independentschools #girlsschools
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Roedean would be Mill Hill's most prestigious new group member so far
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We're proud to announce the launch of School Management Plus's sister site devoted to SEND education: SENDsational Futures. Well done Dorothy Lepkowska for working so hard to get the project off the ground ๐ https://t.co/gyZwQSzrAe
#SEND #schools #education
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A bit of (serious) fun here from Jonathan Mace at Strathallan School in Scotland - read the piece to find out more ๐ https://t.co/zI9t0MJxBw
#boarding #sumo
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Read our latest 'Spotlight on a School' feature about Brighton College Vietnam, which opened its doors in 2023๐ https://t.co/UfbIueZgwv
#internationalschools #education #vietnam
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Opening a new international school in Hanoi has been a 'beautiful challenge', says head Carly Barber
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Should independent schools come up with a more humane alternative to 11+ testing?ย Ian Hunt, vice chair ofย Danes Hill School,ย thinks so...read his well-argued and heartfelt piece hereย ๐ https://t.co/S9GY0Tb8JA
#exams #testing #prepschools #independentschools #selection
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Frenzied testing at the end of the primary school years is no good for anybody, writes Ian Hunt
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Historic RGS Guildford announces it is to admit girls ๐ https://t.co/jwtlONiEtD
#schools
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RGS Guildford will begin the transition to co-education in September 2027
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'The traditional UK model for secondary schooling is highly labour-intensive and expensive.' Mark Steed explains a key factor driving hybrid education as he and international principal Kai Vacher prepare for a major event tackling the topic ๐ https://t.co/DkCenzl023
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Traditional models of schooling are under pressure because they are 'highly labour-intensive and expensive', says Mark Steed
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Should independent schools come up with a more humane alternative to 11+ testing? Ian Hunt, vice chair of Danes Hill School thinks so...read his well-argued and heartfelt piece here ๐ https://t.co/NFeR3QICQJ
#exams #testing #prepschools #independentschools #selection
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Frenzied testing at the end of the primary school years is no good for anybody, writes Ian Hunt
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Update: Hunter Hall has raised over ยฃ170,000 with just one day to go to reach their target of ยฃ180,000 https://t.co/qKM7LxRixl
#VATonfees #schoolclosures
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Hunter Hall School in Cumbria has just one week to raise ยฃ180,000
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Hunter Hall School in Cumbria could close at the end of this term - blaming VAT on fees and other financial issues - if it can't raise ยฃ180,000 by next Wednesday - read more in our story here๐ https://t.co/qKM7LxRQmT
#vatonfees #indepedentschools
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Hunter Hall School in Cumbria has just one week to raise ยฃ180,000
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Despite Rachel Reeves leaving schools' funding woes unresolved, this is a really big story for state schools struggling at the sharp end ๐ https://t.co/37bNIHrs3a
#budget2025
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Schools and colleges see the impact of child poverty every day, says ASCL leader Pepe DiโIasio
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Some interesting acquisition news from the independent schools world - this means that Blenheim Schools will have a total of 17 UK schools once the handovers take place https://t.co/BHBV30yJA4
#independentschools #inclusion #SEN #education
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Mount House School in Barnet will become part of the Outcomes First Group
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Could this be the end to unsatisfying 'ad hoc' partnerships between state and independent schools? Leon Spence from @HMC_Org explains the aims of a new national framework for school partnerships ๐ https://t.co/ZhKOuDFUPN
#partnerships #schools
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The Moonshot Partnership will offer a national framework to support schools to access opportunities
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What job could a military veteran do in your boarding school? Read this from the Boarding Schools' Association on how they are helping ex military personnel find work in the education sector ๐ https://t.co/obSZ0bEeYY
#boarding #veterans #remembrancesunday #schools
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The new ASPIRE scheme will support former service personnel to work in boarding schools
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