Forward College on studying abroad
Next stop Lisbon, Paris and Amsterdam – Boris Walbaum, Founder and President of Forward College describes its multi-location degree courses“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,” declared Mark Twain over a century ago, echoing a sentiment that had been shared by generations before him. That knowledge of different cultures and countries did indeed broaden the mind. Many…
Question Time: The experts at Gabbitas Education answer your questions
The experts at Gabbitas answer all your questions about educationQ: My son is struggling at school and his teachers have flagged up a potential learning difficulty. Can you advise on how we get an independent SEN assessment and guidance on next steps, including (potentially) the right school to help him?A: The first thing you should do if you or your son’s teachers have flagged up…
Climate hope from Cindy Forde
An uplifting new book by Planetari founder Cindy Forde turns familiar climate change narratives on their head, describing a potential future built on innovation and reinventionFor young people, climate change is a tough subject. We adults present a set of challenges, not of their making, and focus on what seem like insurmountable problems. Too often this comes across as a vision of doom, of…
Real World Ready: a Berkshire Prep School reimagines learning
Even before the pandemic, the world was changing in so many ways that will have a huge and exciting impact on the next generation. A shift in the way we live and work will see businesses become global, enabling people to transcend cultural and geographic borders; global movements have set in motion a long overdue shift in our view of the world and the last two years have highlighted the…
Mayfield School | Emily Starr on her route into cricket teaching
Emily Starr is the cricket coach at Mayfield School. Here, she talks to AbEd about her journey into the professionIt was my grandparents who first inspired my passion for sport, encouraging me and watching my matches whenever they could. My grandfather played football in his youth with the late David Frost, journalist and media host, so our family is football-mad, and by the time I was a…
Sibford School on cool co-learning for sixth formers
Sibford School discusses how rethinking its Sixth Form spaces – with design input of students – positively impacts the 16+ learning experienceSibford School educates children from Nursery through to Sixth Form over a 50-acre rural campus on the edge of the Cotswolds. Located just over an hour from Central London, it was founded by the Society of Friends in 1842. The Quaker ethos of…
Focus: Oakham School, Rutland
Absolutely Education visits Oakham School in Rutland and finds a place balancing traditions with the evolving requirements of a first-class educationThis wasn't the first year Henry Price had envisaged when he joined Oakham School as the 31st Headmaster last September – but he has clearly taken it in his stride. It is to his, and the entire Oakham staff's, credit that when the doors…
Cavendish Education on learning to succeed
Cavendish Education Founder and Chairman Aatif Hassan on the unique gifts that its schools celebrate and nurture to ensure children who 'think differently' will succeedRudyard Kipling talked of treating the 'two imposters' of triumph and disaster 'just the same'. During my time at school, as a dyslexic, I learnt this was not as clear cut or as easily achievable as the poet had…
Absolutely Education’s Guide to All Girls’ Schools
If you're considering the advantages of single-sex education for your daughter, all-girls' schools offer a unique environment where young women can thrive. This guide features a curated selection of the best all-girls' schools from across the UK. From nurturing academic excellence to fostering leadership and confidence, these schools provide nurturing environments where girls can flourish. Read…
Perrott Hill School on the benefits of a smaller prep school
Alex McCullough, the Headmaster of Perrott Hill Prep, explains why he thinks the school’s size is one of the key secrets of its successOur Somerset school has won multiple awards over the past few years, including Pre-Prep of the Year in 2019 and the BSA Supporting Junior Boarders Award in 2020. There’s no denying that the last 24 months have been tough on the whole independent sector, with…