Leo Winkley, headmaster of St Peter’s School in York, contemplates the move from deputy to headship and offers his advice to any teachers who are considering the change in role.
As the IB curriculum celebrates its fiftieth year, Tim Jones, academic deputy head at Sevenoaks School, discusses how effective the programme has been - especially in nurturing the development of 'soft skills'.
The shortage of modern languages, maths and physics teachers in England means that the introduction of School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) groups are more important than ever in supporting the training of good teachers.
Hilary Wyatt, headmistress at Hyde Park School, discusses what educators can do to tackle one of the biggest health problems existing in society today.
Getting the right balance of selflessness and service, alongside self-care and selfishness...Charlotte Avery, headmistress at St Mary’s School in Cambridge, outlines how.
Suzie Longstaff, headmistress at Putney High School, questions whether there needs to be a more fundamental gear shift in the cultures that the talented young women at her school will encounter once they arrive in their chosen area of work.
Sally-Anne Huang, headmistress at James Allen’s Girls’ School, recognises that the squeeze in teaching of creative subjects means that partnership work between independent and state schools is more important than ever.
Simon Mower, principal at Bellerbys College in Brighton, discusses the importance of the arts for school children - enabling them to gain confidence and self-awareness as well as linguistic and interpersonal skills.
