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Archive for December, 2009
At last some common sense on safeguarding from Ed Balls
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by David Lyscom, under NewsI appeared on the BBC News Channel on Sunday 13th December to welcome the announcement by Ed Balls on the Vetting and Barring of adults coming into contact with children. I said that Ed Balls’ interview on the Andrew Marr…
How much of the population actually went to independent schools: 7% or 14%?
Posted on December 11th, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsReading the media on schools, you tend to hear a lot about how the independent sector in the UK only accounts for 7% of pupils, (see for example this article from The Telegraph last month). The figure is used…
Choir Schools
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Judith Fenn, under NewsIt is fair to say that a choir school can offer a truly unique opportunity, twinning first-class independent and musical education. As Christmas approaches, and the eyes and ears of the country turn to Cambridge, King’s College and the Festival…
How can schools think strategically to cope better with the rapidly changing digital landscape?
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsWhat can Heads learn about ICT from Music? Not so much I thought, or at least that was my opinion before last Wednesday’s ISC ICT Strategy Conference at Radley College. One of the presentations at the conference was…