by Dr Charlotte Goddard, Head of Classics at Ampleforth College There are only two days in the year when education is guaranteed to attract headline attention. On two Thursdays in August, photographs of jubilant teenagers grace the front pages, clutching their exam results. It would appear that the production of qualifications is the sole purpose […]
Dear Colleagues, As we approach the final few days, ahead of this year’s Annual Conference, I wish to remind members of a few final details to help us to ensure the smooth-running of the event. We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor for the CISC 30th Annual Conference next week and […]
We are delighted to announce the programme of guest speakers and workshops for the 30th anniversary CISC Conference, 16-17 January 2020 as below. If you have not yet booked your place but are intending to join us, please can we ask you to complete your ONLINE BOOKING before 4.00pm on Friday 13th December as we need to […]
Thank you to all who entered the 2019 Christmas Card Competition which this year was on the theme of Light and Peace. We had almost 80 entries which was absolutely wonderful and it made my job very difficult! What I most enjoyed was the range of media employed and how the theme was interpreted in […]
Laleham Lea School in Purley dropped off their Harvest Festival collection at Purley Food Hub this week to help support families in crisis. Over 200 items including pasta, tinned vegetables, baby wipes and deodorant were donated by Laleham Lea families to the charity who are urgently requesting donations in the run up to the Christmas […]
Laleham Lea School in Purley has unveiled a beautiful mosaic depicting life at the school created by its Students. Supported by funding from The Arts’ Society – Croydon Area, the colourful mosaic is located at the Student Entrance to the school and was designed and created by Students from Year 1 to Year 6. Laleham […]
Pupils at Leweston Prep School, Sherborne, ditched their uniforms and donned an array of colourful, dotty outfits to raise money for Children in Need. The pupils from Nursery to Year 6 at Leweston Prep went to School in their spots and stripes paying a £1 donation for the charity. They started the day by joining […]
The work of a Kilgraston School pupil has been awarded a commendation for being among the top 85 places, out of 11,000 entries, in an international poetry competition. The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019 has recognised Perthshire girl Anna Gilmore-Heezen’s work ‘Celestial Acne’ – which tackled the issue of body image against […]
The Oratory School, have recently launched their first fundraising campaign in recent years – Heart Speaks to Heart – to raise funds for bursaries, and in particular transformational bursaries. This ambitious campaign aims to increase the school’s financial commitment to bursaries by 75% in five years. Transformational bursaries (at least 75% of the annual fees) […]