Board rules – why board games are good news
Gaming may be in, but old-school board games are having a renaissance too. Absolutely Education picks some new arrivals and old favourites
Poetry Together welcomes very special guests
The Duchess of Cornwall joined schoolchildren, Chelsea Pensioners and care home residents for a special Poetry Together celebration at the Royal Geographical Society in November
Parent power: Lies and how to deal with them
Big fibs, porky pies – whatever you choose to call them, lies are told by children the world over. The question is, how do you deal with them?
Hurst College – shifting perspectives on higher-education choices
Brian Schofield, Head of Upper Sixth at Hurst College, discusses the shifting post 18 landscape and what young people need to consider when it comes to university alternatives
Rocket man: Tim Peake on life, the universe and his journey into space fiction
Tim Peake is a hero to any UK boy or girl who dreams of space, and now he's branched out into children's fiction. Absolutely Education meets a real-life rocket man
Wells Cathedral School on how drama builds empathy
Damian Todres, Wells Cathedral School Director of Drama and Head of Creative Arts Faculty, says that school drama may hold the key to unlocking both learners' empathy and their ability to rise to the challenges of…
St Margaret’s School on keeping it real with role models
Lara Péchard, Head of St Margaret's School in Hertfordshire, discusses the value of presenting the right role models and reassuring young people that being 'ordinary' is enough
Eton signs Star Academies agreement to open sixth form colleges
Eton College has signed an agreement with Star Academies to open three sixth form colleges
York House Prep on the importance of childhood adventure
Jon Gray, Headmaster of York House Prep in Hertfordshire, discusses the impact and importance of including what he calls 'Type Two Fun' in young people's education