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School Leavers
For parents thinking about what happens next. Here you’ll find a wealth of information on gap year opportunities and university applications. Leaving school can be as daunting as it is exciting and in this section we aim to inform and inspire.
School Leavers Articles
St Clare’s, Oxford on developing leadership for life
St Clare’s, Oxford Director of Admissions Suzanne Mowat discusses the importance of leadership experiences that prepare students for life beyond school
Making of me – Joel Fearon on challenging school days and making it in sport
The Team GB sprinter and GB and Jamaica bobsleigh star Joel Fearon on challenging schooldays and the supporters who helped him go places in sport
UKSA on careers support for lifetime success
UKSA Industry and Careers Coordinator Lauren Saltonstall on how its lifetime careers support is building resilient leaders for the yachting industry
Delivering creative thinkers
In a world of short-form information and swift judgements, how are schools using the arts – iterative, collegiate and reflective – to develop the necessary creative and critical thinking skills for life in the 21st…
GDST schools go phone free
The Girls' Day School Trust has announced a phone-free policy covering all 25 of its schools
Worth School welcomes new Head
Worth School near Crawley, West Sussex will welcome Ben Pennington as its new Head this September
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