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Have a look round the classroom of the future…
Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Liam Butler, under ISCias, News, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsWe often hear stories of pupils educated in the independent sector trekking off to a far flung destination on a field trip or charity expedition but what really goes on inside the classroom back here in the UK? With many…
Science teaching at prep schools
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under Early Years Foundation Stage - Private Schools, News, Prep Schools, Private Schools, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsToday’s publication of the latest of The Royal Society’s ‘State of the Nation’ reports makes for interesting reading. The report casts light on the teaching of Science and Maths between the ages of 5 and 14, and draws attention…
Food for the Soul: Music, Art and Drama in the Independent Sector
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Judith Fenn, under News, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsThe best schools foster the development of the whole child: academic achievement has its place, but in the busy and sometimes unforgiving 21st Century world we inhabit, there is also an important place for the social, spiritual (in its broadest…
School league tables, websites and independent schools guides: How do I decide which school is best for my child?
Posted on July 15th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under ISCias, Inspection, Private Schools, School Curriculum - Private Schools, School Inspection, School League TablesIn the digital age of instant news, interactive review sites and numerous school league tables how do you decide which independent school is the best for your child? Liam Butler, Senior Information Officer, who works for the Independent Schools Council…
Independent Schools – A Well Rounded Education
Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under Boarding Schools, ISCias, School Curriculum - Private Schools, School Fees - Private Schools, School League TablesOver 500,000 children benefit from an independent education in one of ISC’s 1276 member schools. Independent schools offer a wealth of facilities and high teaching standards that enable students to achieve great results year after year. Independent schools are in…
Transforming the curriculum through the Extended Project
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Patrick Derham - Rugby School, under News, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsThe law of unintended consequences is responsible for much of the world’s evil. One of those misfortunes, it could be argued, is the existence of an overly prescriptive, over-loaded curriculum. If you were sitting down to design the curriculum, where…