Insight

The women's rugby great Rachael Burford on mixed school days in Kent, her childhood passion for rugby and why she still remembers two sports teachers with gratitude

St Andrew’s, on marking its 90th year with a new Performing Arts Centre, a Monday and Friday west London bus service, outstanding PSB curriculum growth, and multi-activity holiday camps.

Richard Parker, Head of School at ISL London, discusses the many benefits for its pupils of learning outdoors in a classroom without walls

Celebrating its centenary this year, Frensham Heights maintains its founding focus with a broad and enriching arts grounding

Ireland rugby international Donncha O'Callaghan was inspired by his own track record of embarrassing scrapes for the plotline in Disaster Dad

Colette Hiller's Colossal Words taps into children's innate gift for language by introducing them to words of substance and precision

Teaching children about giving back to wider community is a valuable life lesson best started young. We speak to three schools about their approach to encouraging pupils to engage with good causes and find ways to help…

Dan Schreiber's Impossible Things is informative and fun in equal measure – perfect for inspiring young investigators of the weird and wonderful

The team at North Bridge House. (NBH), a family of six London schools, believe that technology's rise means human skills and strengths are even more critical

Karen Pedro, Headteacher of Gayhurst Primary in Hackney – part of the Leap Federation – on why her pupils are phone free