Independent School Management Plus

07/02/2025

Boring weekend ahead?

Why not brighten it up with the newly-published Independent School Management Plus magazine?

A publication dedicated to everyone working in UK independent schools, this Winter 2025 edition is essential reading for leaders, managers, governors, support and teaching staff.

Click the link below to download it for free:

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Inside you will find:

📢 Luke Ramsden FRSA explores how AI can help schools improve pastoral care.

📢 Zoe MacDougall talks to Robin Fletcher about the work of the Boarding Schools' Association (BSA) Group and the challenges ahead.

📢 Alex Hutchinson celebrates the Girls' Schools Association’s role in promoting and prioritising girls’ education and calls on the Government for talks about what’s next.

📢 Expert Louise Brenlund introduces the key proposed changes to workers’ rights and urges schools to consider the implications for employers.

📢 Independent School Management Plus talks to the enterprise team at Canford School to find out how they are minimising fee increases by maximising commercial income streams.

📢 Writing about AI, Sir Anthony Seldon says there is still much we don’t fully comprehend about this game-changing development.

📢 Rachel Hadley-Leonard Leonard writes about how a “back to basics” marketing approach has benefited St Mary’s School, Hampstead, in London.

📢 Kate Love, director of development at Felsted School in Essex, unpacks how her school approaches philanthropy as a “demonstration of its values in action”.

📢 Andrew Lewer explains why he believes VAT on fees and other recent measures could reduce social mobility, limit partnership working and make schools more “exclusive”.

We also have regular pieces from Donna Stevens, Richard Harman, Louise Bennett, Tory Gillingham and David Walker

The latest edition of Independent School Management Plus can be downloaded here for free or pick up a print copy

05/02/2025

Some hard-hitting commentary from Andrew Lewer on VAT on fees - read this edited version on the website or find the full version in the newly published Winter 2025 edition of Independent School Management Plus 👇
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Independent schools are adapting in the face of VAT on fees but are likely to become more exclusive as a result, writes Andrew Lewer

04/02/2025

School News: It's always good to be able to run a Sir Clive Woodward story on School Management Plus 👇
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Steve Spriggs

Sir Clive Woodward visited Queen Anne's with his daughter Jess, who attended the school from 1998 to 2005

03/02/2025

What do you think of Ofsted's new school 'report card' proposals? To read more detail on this and other aspects of their overhaul of the accountability system read our story here 👇
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Ofsted's proposed inspection regime will cause 'yet more misery' for schools and staff, teaching union leaders have said

31/01/2025

Congratulations to all the go-getting international schools who have been celebrated in the 2025 International School Awards. Find out who the winners are and what they've been up to here 👇
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The winners of the 2025 International School Awards have been published by ISC Research, with schools celebrated for a wide range of projects

30/01/2025

How does your independent school currently handle 11+ entry? Luke Ramsden FRSA and Michael Foley from St Benedict's School explain how they reduced stressful testing and found new - and more revealing - ways to find out about their applicants 👇
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#11+

29/01/2025

'During a period of crisis, a team will revert to its customary behaviour'
Some fantastic thoughts on leadership from Dr Michael Gray at Hereford Cathedral School...but do you agree? Read more here 👇
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28/01/2025

'Grade 9 students were tasked with designing a zip line as a tourist attraction in the UAE'
How do you make maths interesting, relevant and fun? International school teacher Whitney Edmondson tells how she transformed her whole approach to teaching maths. A brilliant read from start to finish 👇
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Maths anxiety: A radical shift in maths teaching helped Whitney Edmondson reduce student anxiety and increase engagement

27/01/2025

How do you make maths interesting, relevant and fun? Whitney Edmondson tells how she transformed her whole approach to teaching the subject. A brilliant read from start to finish 👇
https://buff.ly/4jAZlSS

Maths anxiety: A radical shift in maths teaching helped Whitney Edmondson reduce student anxiety and increase engagement

27/01/2025

NEW: Whether you are teaching or leading in Kazakhstan or Karachi, this winter's new International School magazine promises an array of exciting and informative articles for readers to get their eyes around. Click on the link below to see what's inside our first edition of 2025:

🌍 Adam Beeson from New Summit Academy Costa Rica gives us the low-down on an unusual international school which focuses on nature and cultural immersion to enhance student wellbeing.

🌍 Daniel McHugh from Al Ain British Academy explores the joys and pitfalls of setting up a school trips programme from scratch and explains how he overcame barriers to help it thrive.

🌍 David Wild from Sherborne School in the UK explains how students are using an in-house AI platform to learn about the technology’s immense potential – and dangers.

🌍 Dr. Helen Kelly explores the best ways to invest in international school staff wellbeing – without wasting money on ineffective initiatives.

🌍 James MacDonald from The International School of Brussels writes from the heart about how students need to be taught that they can help solve the world’s problems.

🌍 Irena Barker asks international school leader Nigel Winnard about the big issues threatening international education as we know it.

🌍 Selina Boyd, The Good Schools Guide’s international editor, talks to Irena Barker about what today’s parents really like to see when contemplating an international school.

🌍 Tess St Clair-Ford takes us through her first year running Oxford International College Brighton


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24/01/2025

Exciting news as Rugby School announces that Rugby School Nigeria will be opening at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos this September👇
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Rugby School Nigeria, opening in September, will follow hot on the heels of Charterhouse Lagos

23/01/2025

Another independent school suffers strike action over Teachers' Pension Scheme changes 👇
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More strikes over pensions are expected on January 28, 29 and 30 - but the school should remain open

22/01/2025

MOVERS: Simon Probert has been appointed as the new executive headmaster of Wycombe Abbey School Hangzhou:
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Simon Probert will replace founding headmaster Tig Mooney, who will support the growth of Wycombe Abbey schools in Asia

21/01/2025

'We mustn’t lose sight of the beauty and the joy of education'
Irena Barker meets Vicky Bingham, head of for an exclusive '30 minutes with' interview. Read it here now 👇
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As her North London Collegiate School embraces the future, Vicky Bingham is keen to hold onto the lessons of the past

20/01/2025

Should independent schools help provide government services such as GP appointments?
The fascinating new report from The Commission on the Future for Independent Schools has been published today - take a look at our news story and download the full report 👇

The report published by the think tank Civitas calls for independent schools to become 'community anchoring hubs'

17/01/2025

SEND provider Outcomes First Group has acquired Blenheim Schools from Chatsworth Schools in a bid to enter the mainstream independent and international schools sector 👇
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Outcomes First Group has bought Blenheim Schools in a order to enter the mainstream independent schools sector

14/01/2025

Are you following the right people on social media when it comes to education? has named its 20 leading influencers in international education in a new white paper today. Read the latest here now 👇
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The Edruptors of 2024 include a diverse range of influencers across international education

13/01/2025

As Meta drops fact-checkers from its social media platforms, Marina Gardiner Legge explains why schools must teach students how to sort fact from fiction online. Read her brilliant piece here now on School Management Plus 👇
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