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.
On GCSE results day, ISC Chairman Barnaby Lenon explains why exams still matter.
Alun Jones, incoming head of the world-renowned Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, says we should all fear the continued decline of music in our schools.
Mark S Steed, Director of JESS, Dubai, looks at independent schools' contribution to Team GB's Olympic medal haul, and says there is a different picture to this success than what is often presented.
