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Louisa, a Year 8 pupil at St Faith’s School, is aiming to raise £500 for the Blue Smile charity by producing animal portraits. Using pastels and charcoal, Louisa has so far completed 17 commissions and has a further 12 to complete.
St Mary’s Calne Young Enterprise company, ‘Perspective’, represented the school at the ‘virtual’ Wiltshire County Final, held online for the first time and won the overall trophy for the Best Company in Wiltshire.
Taunton School’s Young Enterprise team have been crowned Winners for Somerset with their eco-friendly edible cup product, “BisCup”. They will now go on to represent Somerset with their product in the South West Finals in June.
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Transitions are significant for all of us, whatever our age. Vivienne Durham of GSA explores the wide range of factors which help determine stress-free transitions for school or on to university.
Tim Hands reflects on the best ways of appointing staff and what this means for parents and pupils.
We are all tested by bullying at some stage in our lives. Julie Robinson of ISC offers some suggestions, and appropriate strategies, to help your child cope if encountering bullying at school.
Matthew Smith argues that for independent schools to really lead on environmental awareness, parents will need to play their part.
You cannot expect your child to always be happy but, as Beth Kerr of Cognita explains, there are vital things you can do as a parent which help encourage healthy patterns of sleep, diet and exercise.
For too long, creative subjects have been viewed as 'soft' options. Victoria Rose and Alun Pickford of Dauntsey's explain why there needs to be much greater understanding and investment in creativity.
