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Something happened today which triggered this article. It was quite minor, but it made me worried. A pupil, who was supposed to be boarding, decided at the last minute that they weren’t going to honour that choice and pulled out for no better reason than they didn’t want to do it.

In a previous blog, Tom Beadmore-Gray - Chief Executive of the Prep Schools Trust, wrote an insightful piece (see article) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in prep schools and the implications it may have on the future of education.

At Mowden Hall one of our core values is to ensure we put our children first, with a clear focus on wellbeing throughout the school. This ensures that Mowdenians grow up happily and honourably, with self-respect, confidence, a strong sense of responsibility and consideration for others and the wider...

The Internet is a powerful tool that can be used for learning, communication, and entertainment. However, it can also be a dangerous place for children and young adults. The range of inappropriate content online can be bewildering and includes, to name but a few: pornography, violence, hate speech...

“Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for...

At a recent whole school assembly, we discussed the importance of manners and how vital these were to not just a boarding school community, but to wider society too. The title for this piece came from prominent United States educationist, Hal Urban, who focussed much of his teaching on the importanc...