http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/ The latest blog articles en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:55:02 GMT Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:55:02 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Design Militia (www.designmilitia.co.uk) RSS Generator 1.0 admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (Admin) admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (Admin) http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/WHY_OFSTED_INSPECTIONS_ARE_THE_REAL_PARENT_POWER/ WHY OFSTED INSPECTIONS ARE THE REAL PARENT POWER One of the least publicised aspects of the new government’s education policy is the announcement that ‘Outstanding’ schools will no longer require Ofsted inspections.  Not just less frequently - but never.  This is a quite extraordinary decision. School inspection has formed a crucial role in the English education system since the nineteenth... Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/WHY_OFSTED_INSPECTIONS_ARE_THE_REAL_PARENT_POWER/ admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (LISA FREEDMAN) School News http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/HOW_TO_CHOOSE_A_SCHOOL/ Lisa Freedman has recently contributed to the website Squidoo and has written a "lens" on how to choose a school. Lots of hints and tips from doing your research to talking to pupils and local businesses. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/HOW_TO_CHOOSE_A_SCHOOL/ admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (LISA FREEDMAN) General http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/LONDONS_BEST_PRIMARY_SCHOOL/ Some people covet a Prada handbag or the latest Bentley but, sad though it may seem, I often suffer from school envy and last week I visited Holy Trinity and St Silas, a primary school in Camden Town, which would make any parent a little green. This small inner-city faith school doesn’t have too many advantages when it comes to ‘cultural capital’. Two thirds of its pupils live in the nearby estates, many are... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/LONDONS_BEST_PRIMARY_SCHOOL/ admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (LISA FREEDMAN) School News http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/BORDER_WARS_HOW_TO_GET_INTO_EDINBURGH_UNIVERSITY/ BORDER WARS - HOW TO GET INTO EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY English independent schools (and their UCAS candidates) have been moaning about how cross they are that Edinburgh University imposes a quota on English applicants. Though I’m sure you could (and no doubt someone will) take the university to court for race discrimination, if you’re sensible you won’t bother.  The education system isn’t fair and my... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/BORDER_WARS_HOW_TO_GET_INTO_EDINBURGH_UNIVERSITY/ admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (LISAFREEDMAN) School News http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/MULTIPLY_BY_2_THE_PROBLEM_WITH_TWINS/ The University of Birmingham disclosed this week that parents of twins and triplets are 17 times more likely to get divorced than those whose children follow one another neatly in a line. There’s nothing more exhausting, of course, than double-barrelled screaming, but having a same-age household doesn’t necessarily get any easier when your kids go to school. Fortunately, last October, the charming torture... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.attheschoolgates.co.uk/blog/MULTIPLY_BY_2_THE_PROBLEM_WITH_TWINS/ admin@attheschoolgates.co.uk (LISA FREEDMAN) School News General