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Magdalen College, a prestigious independent school affiliated to Oxford University has ended five centuries of tradition..
by accepting girls in to the sixth form for the first time. Magdalen College, the current Sunday Times Independent...

Latest figures show that..
fee-paying schools, which educate only 7% of children, produce more teenagers with three A-grade A-levels than...

School admissions fraud on the increase
The use of scams is expected to rise this year as parents go to extreme lengths to get children into the best state...

More preps to shut their doors
Two more independent prep schools are closing this summer, with teaching unions predicting that the recession will...

Inquiry in to school place lotteries
Ed Balls, the children's secretary, said that random allocation of places could have a "destabalising" effect on...

The ISS are delighted to announce that..
Gabbitas, one of the UK's leading education consultancies, has signed up to exhibit at the Independent Schools...

A Satisfied Exhibiting School
"We just received a lovely email from some parents we met at Battersea saying how impressed they had been by the...

Two more leading schools sign up to exhibit at this year's Independent Schools Show
One of England's largest boarding schools, Oundle School, have confirmed their attendance at the Independent Schools...

ISC Does Not Support School League Tables
The ISC (Independent Schools Council) and its constituent member associations do not support school league tables....

Big rise in state schools making list in top guide
A big rise in state schools rated among the best institutions in the country is revealed in the latest edition...

The International Baccalaureate
The IB is an international qualification which is taught at 1,485 schools in 119 countries around the world under...

The International Baccalaureate
The IB is an international qualification which is taught at 1,485 schools in 119 countries around the world under...

School Fees
There are many services on the web that offer School Fee Payment/Planning Advice. Some are very good indeed, others...

Extra Subjects
A child may elect for extra tuition in a subject in which s/he is particularly weak or has a special interest e.g....

Religion
Most schools have an affiliation to the Anglican (Church of England) or Catholic church and in most cases there...

Entrance Exams
Not all independent schools are highly selective but most use some form of entrance exam. Many day schools set...

UK Independent Education
There are more than 2,500 independent schools in the UK, educating about 620,000 children. In England, independent...

Transfer from state to independent schools
Many pupils in independent secondary schools have attended state primary schools. But the proportions vary enormously,...

Why choose Independent Education
An all-round education Independent schools encourage pupils to develop their strengths outside as well as inside...

Types of Boarding Schools
There are many different types of Boarding Schools. The most widely known are the Traditional Boarding Schools....

Private Schools in Dubai
Private Schools in Dubai Dubai Private Schools are mainly are managed by and run for English-speaking western...

Independent Education
There are more than 2,500 independent schools in the UK, educating about 620,000 children. In England, independent...

Association of Independent Schools
A voluntary association or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, unincorporated association, or...

Independent schools told to tackle 'greed and X Factor culture'
From The Times September 29, 2008 Independent schools told to tackle 'greed and X Factor culture'Nicola Woolcock.

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Two more exhibiting schools for parents to choose from...
Sherborne Girls and Elstree School sign up to exhibit at The Independent Schools Show 2009 in Battersea Park, London.

Exhibitors 'delighted' with results of the Independent Schools Show 2008
The organisers are delighted to hear that several schools have already seen their participation at The Independent...

Establishing or buying an independent school.
We offer a complete service covering all aspects of starting a new school. Working in partnership with high-quality...

Lottery systems for school admissions: an analysis
Under the Government's new admissions code, the onus is on schools and local authorities not only to abide by the...

Schools ‘failing to fire the imagination’
Children are being impoverished by a deficient and narrow education, according to a leading academic behind one...

Jade Goody's dying wish - the best education for her children. And she means going private.
Jade Goody is dying. This we all know, and it's tragic. What we also know is that the 27-year-old mother is desperate...

Chinese culture to revive English education, says minister
The wisdom of Chinese sage Confucius could soon be taught in schools to broaden pupils' understanding of education,...

Children allocated school places on 'roll of a dice'
Thousands of children must take part in random lotteries for school places in a Government attempt to break a middle-class...

Roedean School to take over St Mary's Hall Brighton
One of England’s oldest private schools for girls has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. St Mary’s...

Schools hoard cash in fear of the credit crunch
Schools are hoarding almost £2 billion of taxpayers’ money intended for books, teaching staff and equipment,...

Popular children earn more money when adults
A study by Essex University found that for each extra friend a pupil had a school, their salary was two per cent...

School admissions heartache as one-in-six miss out
Competition will be most fierce in counties with grammar schools and the London boroughs, where as many as half...

Teaching by numbers
A series of articles assessing the job market. John Howson tracked almost 20,000 secondary teaching vacancies last...

Private school pupils 'four times as likely' to get straight As at A-level
The gap between independent and state schools has widened over the last decade with privately-educated teenagers...

Auschwitz is a beer, schoolchildren tell researchers
Some schoolchildren believe Auschwitz is the name of a type of beer or a religious festival, rather than the notorious...

Turned away at the school gates
This week thousands of children were denied places in their first choice secondary school. Here, a teacher argues...

Head teacher dismissals rise five-fold
The number of senior teachers sacked because of poor exam results has increased five-fold in just four years, figures...

Focus on fact is stifling schools, warns top head
Soulless schools cursed by league tables and dominated by "formulaic" exams are squeezing the lifeblood out of...

Schools risk becoming Tesco-style identikits, warns teachers' leader
The education system has become "over-centralised and over-bureaucratic" in recent years, with staff spending more...

Government 'failing to keep pornography out of schools'
The Government has been accused of missing an opportunity to keep pornography out of schools after refusing to...

Ed Balls accuses private schools of misleading parents over International GCSE
Ed Balls has accused private schools of attempting to attract bright pupils with a misleading "marketing device"...

Return of the governess as parents look to give children exam advantage
Parents are increasingly employing governesses in an attempt to get their children into good schools and universities....

'Praising obsession' creates generation of egotistical pupils
Teachers “obsessed with praising” are creating a generation of egotistical pupils, a child psychologist has...

Record numbers to take International Baccalaureate rival to A-levels
Record numbers of teenagers are to take the International Baccalaureate qualification offered as an alternative...

Schools in affluent areas must do more to help poor pupils, says Ed Balls
Schools in affluent areas must do more to help raise the academic performance of poor pupils, Children's Secretary...

Do boys need boys' schools?
In today's Times 2 I have an article about the problems with boys and schools. It came about because of a fascinating...

Recession-hit schools to take fees on credit
Institutions expect sharp falls in pupil numbers as record numbers of parents are asking for help to meet the bills

Headteachers warn: £60m sixth form cuts could scupper diplomas
Headteachers are warning they could be forced to abandon the government's new diplomas after sixth forms and colleges...

Teachers demand 10% pay increase
One of the biggest teachers' unions in England and Wales is demanding a pay rise of 10% or at least £3,000, whichever...

Teachers warn about optional test
Children should not have to sit "optional" school tests if teachers think them unnecessary, the National Union...

Classroom powers 'not being used'
Head teachers and governors should do more to support teachers dealing with bad behaviour, according to a report...

Schools hiring bouncers to ensure pupils behave, teachers say
Bouncers are being employed by schools to take classes when teachers are not available. One London school went...

Sébastien Clerc's common sense crusade to improve French education
Sébastien Clerc left teacher training college with a good knowledge of 18th-century literature and 19th-century...

Home schooling - a vision of the future?
As Essex County Council funds home schooling, parents who teach their own children are finally being recognised...

Sherborne schoolboys dig deep to build hall as part of Rwanda genocide reconciliation
A unique project in Rwanda is encouraging reconciliation by bringing together the perpetrators and victims of the...

Hundreds of private school teachers casualties of the credit crunch
Independent schools closing and making widespread redundancies as parents in the City and in leisure industry feel...

Why aren't there more places like this?
The death of David Cameron's son has turned the spotlight on a very special group of schools.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/apr/13/stressed-teachers-face-burn-out
Teaching is the most stressful job in the UK and mental illness is on the rise, says the National Union of Teachers.

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