Spotlight On: Visual Arts

19 June 2018

Art depends on skills which can be taught and does not demand talent as a prequisite.

Spotlight On: Wellbeing

5 June 2018

In the Junior School we have implemented a Wellbeing Program for K-6 this year. The program provides a smooth transition to the Senior School Wellbeing Program which has been in place for a number of years.

Spotlight On: Rote Learning

14 May 2018

Rote-learning can be viewed as old-fashioned but it is one of the most efficient methods of securing information in long-term memory.

Spotlight On: Deep Knowledge

11 May 2018

Military history and high educational policy came together this week, which marked the 75^th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. In our Senior School assembly we commemorated the lives lost in what Churchill regarded as the greatest peril of the entire war.

Spotlight On: Setting Boundaries

10 April 2018

When parents do set boundaries, one of the most unnerving responses from their daughter is: 'But everybody else is doing it.' This can pose a real dilemma.

Spotlight On: Civil Discourse and Education

6 April 2018

The 2018 Balmoral Lecture series was launched on Wednesday 21 March by Minister Rob Stokes who delivered a talk entitled ‘Challenging the STEM Orthodoxy’.

Spotlight On: Assessment

1 March 2018

Head of English, Amy Hall, outlines the pros and pitfalls of assessment.

The True 21st Century Skill

13 October 2017