Pastoral Director at RGS Newcastle, Sue Baillie, discusses the timeless quality of the house system in schools.
Following recent news about schools reintroducing the house system, Sarah Palframan, Deputy Head of Sixth Form and Head of Psychology at Queen's Gate School, argues that the system promotes a sense of heritage and pride.
Following reports on tattoos and other polarising life choices harming young people's futures, Tom Dawson, head of Sunningdale School, looks at the role of prep schools in preparing pupils for the next stage in their education.
Following calls for a return to Latin in all primary schools, Paul Mitchell, head of Cobham Hall School, looks at the pros, cons and some of the evidence, before getting back to his Times crossword.
As one leading academic calls for a return to Latin in all primary schools and a local government politician responds by saying Latin 'doesn't make futures', Alex Osiatynski head of Bilton Grange Preparatory School says both are equally misguided.
Looking back to the Olympic Games and exam results of late summer, Craig Jenkinson, Deputy Head Academic at AKS Lytham, discusses how the stories behind achievement are often the ones that count.
Bernard Trafford, Headmaster of RGS Newcastle, discusses the contribution of proactive pastoral care to mental wellbeing in schools.
Ian Davenport, chief executive of the SpringBoard Bursary Foundation, says independent school bursaries are key to social mobility and he is committed to seeing them grow further.
