Our children need to explore and have fun, it’s a key part of their development, as Hilary Wilce explains…

For all of us, summer is a time of play. Children play in the long days free from school. Adults play on the beach, or round the barbecue, or at outdoor festivals – the year I went to Glastonbury, my first thought was that this was a vast, colourful playground where 170,000 people were dancing, singing, dressing-up and pretending just like the children they had all once been.    

Meet the…Head

Ashley Currie shares what’s winning Ashford Schoolrecognition in the national press Who or what has had the greatest influence on you as an educator?My greatest influence was my primary school headmaster, Mr Abrahams. He was a very kind man and...

Intended Meaning

Former headteacher Mike Piercy fights punctuation’s corner Inscribed on the black / white / digital board (please delete as appropriate according to era): whats for lunch john asked pete The question to the class, ‘Who’s talking, John or Pete? Hands...

Get Reading!

The Duke of York’s Royal Military School explains how they inspire a love of books In an age dominated by digital devices and ever-shortening attention spans, fostering a genuine love for reading in young people is both a challenge and...