Learning in Lockdown
10 top tips – a Parent’s guide to remote schooling. We are creating a parent’s guide to remote schooling.
Posted on: 06 Jan 2021
Posted by: Ian Phillips
Blog
‘New’ ways of learning
Mike Piercy, headmaster at The New Beacon, reflects on the way his school has adapted to remote learning during the pandemic, and considers the broader role of virtual platforms in the development of pupils’ critical thinking skills.
Posted on: 03 Dec 2020
Posted by: Mike Piercy
Celebrating partnerships during the pandemic
Julie Robinson, chief executive of the ISC, reflects on the ways state and independent school partnerships are enduring, adapting and growing, despite the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on: 17 Nov 2020
Posted by: Julie Robinson
The true meaning of success
Suzie Longstaff, headmistress at Putney High School, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to focus on what really matters, with kindness, collaboration and a fresh look at the language of success.
Posted on: 12 Nov 2020
Posted by: Suzie Longstaff
Marcus Rashford has drawn attention to another way our sector can make a difference – school-run community larders
Helen Pike, master of Magdalen College School (MCS), reflects on how MCS partnerships project Rose Hill Community Larder has become a lifeline to families during the school holidays, and offers advice to the sector on setting up similar programmes.
Posted on: 04 Nov 2020
Posted by: Helen Pike
Creativity in Schools?
Robinson defines creativity as “the process of having original ideas that have value”.
Posted on: 02 Nov 2020
Posted by: Ian Phillips
Bringing students together to discuss the impact of colonial rule upon global development
Cat Davison, director of service and social impact at Sevenoaks School and founder and chief executive of EduSpots, explores how postcolonial approaches to learning can be implemented in schools.
Posted on: 01 Oct 2020
Posted by: Cat Davison
Spotlight On: A mission to Mars
The latest instalment of the 'Spotlight On' series explores a STEM outreach programme led by St Mary's Junior School, Cambridge, where pupils joined their peers from Fulbourn Primary School for a mission to Mars.
Posted on: 11 Sept 2020
Posted by: St Mary's School, Cambridge
