The importance of a creative education
March 27, 2020 6:55 am Leave your thoughtsAcademic education has always been at the core of the curriculum and for this reason activities such as sport, music,... View Article
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King’s is more than Christmas
March 27, 2020 6:46 am Leave your thoughtsToday King’s Choristers are recognised all over the world, perhaps largely due to the iconic Festival of Nine Lessons and... View Article
How boarding schools and boarding parents work together
March 24, 2020 7:51 am Leave your thoughtsModern technology allows us to update parents through social media and enables regular communication between home and school. Pupils can... View Article
How boarding benefits the wellbeing of pupils
March 24, 2020 7:12 am Leave your thoughtsFinding a balance At Downe House we are clear that for us wellbeing means balance. Our wellbeing programme is called... View Article
The benefits of boys-only boarding
March 27, 2019 4:59 pm Comments Off on The benefits of boys-only boardingOn exactly the same grounds, however, I am also irritated when people presume that somehow single-sex might be invalid as... View Article
Queen Victoria School Dunblane Scotland
March 1, 2019 10:35 am Comments Off on Queen Victoria School Dunblane ScotlandWe tend to cater for families who are Scottish, are serving in Scotland or who have served in Scotland. Retired... View Article
The advantages of starting boarding in a preparatory school
January 23, 2019 11:25 am Comments Off on The advantages of starting boarding in a preparatory schoolLong gone are the days when parents would drop their children at the school gate and wave goodbye until half... View Article
The popularity of prep school boarding
January 22, 2019 11:41 am Comments Off on The popularity of prep school boardingWith the jam-packed extra-curricular programmes that are part and parcel of any school offering boarding at this younger age, children... View Article
The Duke of York’s Royal Military School
September 19, 2018 11:47 am Leave your thoughtsExcellent results The school provides an all-round education with a strong academic focus and it was awarded The Schools Network... View Article
What provision do state boarding schools make for the needs of children from Service families?
January 22, 2018 7:02 pm Comments Off on What provision do state boarding schools make for the needs of children from Service families?The state boarding system is unique in that you only pay for the boarding element of school life with the... View Article