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My child changed gender – and the school kept it a secret

18th April 2023

As far as I know, it started on the first day of Sixth Form. When we went to collect my daughter’s GCSE results at school last summer, she told me…

Starmer under pressure to commit to universal free school meals in England

18th April 2023

Keir Starmer is facing mounting calls to extend free school meals to every child in England if Labour makes it into power, to help families struggling with the cost of living and…

Parents off the homework hook: social class plays greater role in child’s marks

17th April 2023

Parents tearing their hair out over quadratic equations may be relieved to hear that helping with a child’s maths homework has almost no impact on how well they do at…

More women are quitting their jobs as teachers and nurses to become computer coders

17th April 2023

A landmark report has revealed that women working as teachers are most likely to switch to a job in coding. According to the report published by coding education and employment provider Code First…

Over 500 girls in 17 years

17th April 2023

Some would say being a  Houseparent in a boarding house of 60 teenage girls for 17 years is no easy feat, but I have found it an extremely rewarding one….

Helping your child with their school subjects? It may not do any good

12th April 2023

Spending time playing music or sports with your children has no impact on how well they do at school, research has found. A study from the University of Manchester analysed data…

Home from home: a small-scale boarding school in the Dutch countryside

5th April 2023

Source: DutchNews. The location of the Netherlands’ only international boarding school could not be more idyllic. The school also offers a broad, problem-solving approach to learning, in which the countryside…

Tackling the challenges of mega trends in society out of a boarding school perspective

5th April 2023

Source:  Relocate magazine Only a couple of years ago, the prime minister of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany sent her child to a private school close to their…

‘Extending free school meals is an investment in the potential of every single child’

4th April 2023

Tesco chairman John Allan urged ministers to give free school meals to all children in households receiving Universal Credit to fire up the economy and improve children’s life chances. Last…

Japan school stirs debate over hairstyle rules after boy with cornrows separated from class

30th March 2023

‘I felt like I was being told, “This is not your special day”,’ says 18-year-old of graduation ceremony. Strict rules on hairstyles at schools in Japan have attracted criticism after a mixed-race…