Category Archives: Education

Sec Ed Guest editorial: Right you 'orrible lot

The focus on discipline in schools sparked by the summer’s riots has been all-to predictable and no doubt has bumped Troops to Teachers, one of the coalition’s flagship policy ideas, up the agenda again. It’s amazing how often at the Boarding Schools’ Association we receive phone calls from parents close to tears and declaring: “We… Read More »

Changing Landscape

Hilary Moriarty reports from the State Boarding Schools conference, where speakers included Professor Sir Tim Brighouse and Ian Hislop

Bac to the future

We would all be in favour of raising standards in education. But why does it government seem intent on making it harder to appear to do well?

Election 2010: we’re in bits and pieces

Ask a voter what really matters in this election, and most will say the NHS, some will say the economy. It’s surprising how few appear to say education. Surprising, when you think that we have just as much vested interest in education as we have in health. Lives are dictated and shaped by education. With… Read More »

What do you do for a living?

Ah, there’s the rub. Some occupations are worth choosing for their kudos value in conversations with strangers. “Rocket scientist” has a nice ring to it; instant respect; what enormous brains you must have. And these days, “footballer’s wife” has potential; what big – no, let’s not go there. The rocket scientist may have the sneaky… Read More »

Halifax Alarm

Phones were red-hot in the BSA office on Friday 28 March, with journalists chasing information to fill out the press release from the Halifax Financial Services, about steep rises in boarding fees in the last ten years (articles appeared in the Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Herald, amongst others). The Halifax had raided the… Read More »

Exams vs Education

You mean you still want us to educate people? Why didn’t you say so?! Hilary Moriarty reacts to the recent claim by universities that students reaching them are not fit for their courses