Census 2016 quotes
Quotes from schools on all areas of the 2016 ISC Census
Posted on: 29 Apr 2016
Posted by: ISC Press Office
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How can schools do more to support young people facing an increasingly uncertain employment future?
Sarah Newbery, Head of Careers & Work Experience at St Mary's School, Cambridge, discusses her work with MyBigCareer in supporting schools to deliver satisfactory careers education.
Posted on: 26 Apr 2016
Posted by: Sarah Newbery
'A concept of education, a love of learning, an interest in the individual'
John Claughton, Chief Master of KES Birmingham responds to a Times Magazine article predicting the demise of private schools.
Posted on: 18 Apr 2016
Posted by: John Claughton
Do I miss inset day? Not likely!
As schools begin to return for the summer term, former head of Sherborne Prep, Peter Tait, looks at staff inset days and says they need to return to being an "excellent opportunity for teachers to examine and improve their craft".
Posted on: 11 Apr 2016
Posted by: Peter Tait
Future proofing our girls
Recent debate surrounding the UK ‘skills gap’ mean that is now more critical than ever for businesses and schools to work together before the gulf becomes too wide to bridge… Writes Hilary French, Headmistress at Newcastle High School for Girls GDST.
Posted on: 07 Apr 2016
Posted by: Hilary French
"It is equally hard for a boy to be brainy and masculine at school as it is for a girl to be brainy and feminine"
Responding to concerns by a teachers' union leader about 'sexist bullying' in class, Damian Henderson, Deputy Head Academic of Taunton School says the picture being painted risks diverting us from "empowering girls and boys alike".
Posted on: 01 Apr 2016
Posted by: Damian Henderson
Inspiring creativity for life
Creativity is now in the top three qualities sought by employers from the world’s largest economies – and rightly so, says Mark Ronan, Headmaster at Pocklington School.
Posted on: 22 Mar 2016
Posted by: Mark Ronan
Fundraising practice under review!
Sean Davey, Development Director at Reigate Grammar School, looks at how schools will respond to proposed changes to the new fundraising regulation.
Posted on: 14 Mar 2016
Posted by: Sean Davey
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