Don’t you love the smell of a new pencil case in September? Even as I write, I am thinking two things: “How old school is such a thought?” and “Ah, probably not”. The feel of a new laptop possibly, then, or glee at the prospect of whole new technologies reclining seductively in the classroom: “Look… Read More »
Hilary Moriarty looks at the reasons behind the successes in the independent sector reported in this year’s ISC census.
Information sharing means that schools can no longer hide their deficiencies – and that’s a very good thing.
If we want more young people to study it, it’s time put the glamour back into engineering.
Learning to speak another language may be hard, but it has long-lasting benefits.
The digital revolution is all very well, but you can’t beat the physical presence of a book, says Hilary Moriarty.
As the school nativity play season draws near, Hilary Moriarty reminds us why we shouldn’t underestimate the value of drama in schools.
Is dynamism really the most important quality to look for when appointing a headteacher?
Making connections is all important, but so too is knowing exactly when to make them, says Hilary Moriarty
Hilary Moriarty welcomes changes to boarding school culture which mean that parent/child separation is no longer as definitive as it once was