A good fit for the Forces

Parent Sarah Myers shares her children's experience of boarding at Highfield School and explains why it's a good fit for other Forces Families... Tell us a little bit about your family Stuart and I have...

African adventure

A TRIP to Sudan isn’t usually on most schools’ itineraries, but students and staff from Gordon’s School spent a week in the capital city, Khartoum. Gordon’s School shares a unique history and connection to Kha...

A world of opportunity

We quizzed a selection of schools on the benefits to pupils of breaking away from the traditional learning of the classroom for exciting school trips at home and abroad... FOR those of a certain vintage, s...

Wellbeing week a hit at Salisbury school

ALL minds were on mental health when Salisbury’s Chafyn Grove school held a wellness week. The event saw staff and guest speakers encouraging children to pay attention to their wellbeing as they learned new ...

Enhance your education from a distance

NEW College in Swindon is offering an Access to Higher Education Health Professionals qualification, delivered purely by distance learning so there’s no requirement to attend college – making it an ideal option...

Prepping to go

AS PART of the Army’s Rebasing Programme, families are returning from Germany to the UK to start a new chapter. Many of you will be moving to locations around Salisbury Plain and around 1,000 school places are ...

Best practice for pupils

AFF’S Education Specialist Jilly Carrell visited Mount Street Infant School in Brecon, close to the Infantry Battle School of Wales, to see first-hand how it supports the large number of Service children within...

Caring for creativity: Yarrells School

As parents, we are bombarded with messages that our young people are living in an increasingly competitive world and that artificial intelligence, digital technology and augmented reality will feature heavily a...

Caring for creativity: St Mary’s School

How important is it to allow young people to explore their creative sides? Vital, writes St Mary's Shaftesbury headmistress Maria Young. Most educators agree that the modern workplace needs problem-solving ind...

Caring for creativity: Chafyn Grove School

Creativity is one of the cardinal virtues of education, writes Simon Head, headmaster of Chafyn Grove School. Twinned with Curiosity, it fuels exploration and discovery: the grail of learning. Freedom and en...