Mental health has carried a stigma for centuries. Now, finally, we are recognising that our emotional wellbeing needs as much attention and care as our physical health, particularly in an age when competition is rampant and technology is bringing a relentless stream of new and unfamiliar challenges – particularly for teenagers who are already dealing…
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If you were under the impression that an A Level in Business Studies was a walk in the park compared to Economics, think again. While certain universities such as Cambridge and The London School of Economics branded it a soft subject in 2008, new specifications introduced in 2015 have reshaped the landscape. “It requires the…
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Anyone who has watched the Netflix series The Crown will have gathered that the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was, as a younger man, an outward bound type whose forthright approach to life was nurtured at the no-frills boarding school on the north east coast of Scotland, known as…
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There is nothing more heart-wrenching than watching your child standing alone at a birthday party while the other children have fun, or worse, realising your child is never invited at all. Being a part of the group is equated with social success, which, in turn, is equated with survival, and obviously we want our children…
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“I think maths must be dull,” Kate Winslet says to Michael Shannon who plays a mathematician in the 2008 movie Revolutionary Road. It is a narrative that seems to have stuck and one that many pass children hear from their parents – particularly their mothers, who were possibly not encouraged in this direction as students.…
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While it may seem that spring happened at Christmas this year and winter has just hit us, this is traditionally the perfect time to turn the outdoors into a classroom focusing the energies of younger students on studying insects and planting vegetables that could end up on their plates.Gardening has been a staple of British…
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We all get a kick out of seeing our friends and family members up on stage and the school play can be one of the proudest moments in the academic year for parents, unless of course the actor in question muffs his lines or trips over the props! But there is a lot more to…
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In January this year, the Lancet medical journal published a revolutionary article declaring that Europeans need to eat 77% less red meat and 15 times as many nuts and seeds if we want to achieve sustainable health for humanity and our planet. According to an international commission comprised of 37 scientists from 16 countries, obesity…
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Fifty years ago, Spain was only just emerging from more than three decades of stuffy isolation and the arrival of King’s College on the educational scene in 1969 proved a much longed for breath of fresh air in progressive Spanish circles eager for change. In various ways, this shaped the unique character of a…
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