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Oakham's first female Head Lucy Pearson is an Old Oakhamian and former Head Girl, with a distinguished career in cricket and education

Extracurricular elements of school life – including CCF and DofE – offer adventure but also deliver skills and qualities that are invaluable for future life and career. We asked three schools how they develop young…

The creative world always has an eye on the future and, with new technologies reshaping how we express ourselves, we speak to two schools about their forward-thinking perspective on delivering arts teaching for…

With so much change going on in the higher education and jobs landscape, how do we guide young people to make the right choices for them? We get insights from careers specialists at three leading independents

Sport is great for health, but how does its competitive edge feed into a positive culture – helping young people to be part of something bigger and also achieve personal goals? Schools give us their take on its role in…

We all know that sport is good for us physically, but it can also develop a whole range of mental skills – including a positive outlook on life Four leading independents explain why sport is a winner on and off the…

Oakham School Deputy Head (Pastoral) Sarah Gomm discusses wellbeing and pastoral learning and the Rutland school's connected curriculum

Oakham School’s Headmaster Henry Price discusses how a co-educational environment can help pupils develop as confident communicators

Oakham School Headmaster Henry Price discusses why entrepreneurship is on the rise among young people and explores how the school is responding to this trend

Here, eight schools explain the benefits of studying music from improving state of mind to better academic grades