Outdoor time – why school gardens are so important for wellbeing

Outdoor time – why school gardens are so important for wellbeing

From observing the seasons to growing and tending plants, outdoor crafts and creating wildlife habitats, school gardens are a place for learning, contemplation and fun. We speak to three schools about how they manage…

University choices: Beyond the 'Big Four'

University choices: Beyond the ‘Big Four’

University options beyond the 'Big Four' prestige locations are coming into play, says Jessica Harris, Head of Quintessentially Education

Hurtwood House on reframing Media

Media Studies is a subject still sniffed at in some quarters, so who better to provide a reframe than the Head of Media at top-ranked Hurtwood House?

Sixth Form choices: IB or A levels?

Sixth Form choices: IB Diploma or A levels?

Should you choose A levels or the IB Diploma? Amelia Buckworth, Education Manager at Quintessentially Education, clears up 10 common myths and misunderstandings surrounding this important sixth form choice

Nat Harrison's journey through time

Nat Harrison’s journey through time

Nat Harrison's debut novel, The Girl who Raced the World, delivers wild adventures, a heroine with guts and a thrilling journey in a very different time

Campbell College on managing change

Campbell College on managing change

Jonathan Anderson, recently arrived Headmaster of Campbell College, on the challenges facing education when society and culture are shifting

What a pantomime

What a pantomime

Corny jokes, fairytale favourites and a wall of noise from the audience – pantomime plays for belly laughs, and don't say it isn't drama

A Sevenoaks School alumnus on the enduring value of a British education

A Sevenoaks School alumnus on the enduring value of a British education

Brian Ong, EdTech entrepreneur, advocate for the IB and Sevenoaks School alumnus, considers if a British education still sets the benchmark