Coram: 50 years as reading champions

Coram: 50 years as reading champions

Coram has a long history of supporting children, and its Beanstalk volunteer reading programme celebrates its 50th birthday this year

Wells Cathedral School on why sharing music matters

Wells Cathedral School on why sharing music matters

Wells Cathedral School's Director of Music Alex Laing says the future of music education rests on courage, openhearted generosity and sharing everything

St Dunstan's hosts conference on teen pornography use

St Dunstan’s hosts conference on teen pornography use

St Dunstan's College hosted a groundbreaking conference in June to discuss the issues around teenage use of pornography

School refusal – understanding EBSA

School refusal – understanding EBSA

The number of children who are too anxious to attend school some or all of the time is on the rise. Absolutely Education finds out more about EBSA

ISL on the benefits of personalised learning

ISL on the benefits of personalised learning

Richard Parker, Head of School at the International School of London (ISL) on how its enhanced IB Middle Years Programme offers truly personalised and real-world learning

Out to play

Out to play

The right to play outside, on the street where you live, is a campaign with momentum – and it's not only good for children, but for parents and neighbourhoods

Linguistics gold at The Leys

Linguistics gold at The Leys

A Sixth Form pupil at The Leys, Cambridge achieved a gold award in the first round of the UK Linguistics Olympiad Advanced Paper

In conversation with graphic novelist Jerry Craft

In conversation with graphic novelist Jerry Craft

Graphic novelist Jerry Craft talks about the importance of great expectations and giving children characters and stories they can believe in

Are exams fit for purpose?

Are exams fit for purpose?

Debate about public exams inevitably follows publication of A level and GCSE results. But the past year has raised even more questions about how we test young people. Absolutely Education gets perspectives from experts…

St Catherine's, Bramley on a maths miscalculation

St Catherine’s, Bramley on a maths miscalculation

Alasdair Wright, Head of Maths at St Catherine's School, Bramley, gives a mathematician and educator's perspective on proposals to make students study maths to 18