Autumn is the time of year for Upper Sixth Form students across the country to make decisions about which university to apply to.  They will be doing their homework and visiting as many as possible whilst trying to stay on top of their various A-Level courses.  Having been a Head of Sixth...

Guest Blog written by Rebecca le Poer Trench.

It feels like pressure and stress continue to mount for today's teenagers and new research from America suggests that teenagers in high achieving schools need the support of a strong family dynamic at home more than ever before. Research shows that levels of anxiety, depression and stress are...

School is the training ground for many of the values and principles we tend to associate with success.

I was struck by an interesting fact I heard the other day, it went something like this. When most existing parents were growing up, sometime during the 1980s and 1990s, 85% of children either walked or cycled to school, mostly unaccompanied. Today that figure has been completely reversed with 85...

Homework is a great opportunity to develop the correct working habits which will see your child through the next few years of their education. As a Parent myself I know it can be a painful way of spending time with your child but it is vital to get it right at an early age so they are properly eq...