Editor’s letter
Is it the responsibility of schools to teach children about relationships and sexual consent? Or is that something parents ought…
School report: a round-up of recent stories from the front line in education
TRUE GRIT Education secretary Damian Hinds gave his first big speech at the Education World Forum in January, about the…
The school beside the sea
When you see the name Lawson in The Spectator, it would be understandable if you thought of financial or political…
Anything goes
I’ve never shied away from discussing sex with my children and they’ve always been precocious enough to ask probing questions,…
How boys learn
Boys are behind girls: at primary school, secondary school and at university. In the UK, white working-class boys have long…
The International Baccalaureate vs. A levels
The International Baccalaureate (IB), which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, has — like its home town of Geneva —…
Matrons of honour
When choosing a boarding school for your child, what’s the most important thing to bear in mind? For some it…
Cash for questions
When my eldest child was four and I thought she might not get in to the good local primary school…
Is public school still worth it?
In downstairs loos of houses of a certain sort, the old school photograph is a constant. When you’ve seen a…
Whatever happened to good old-fashioned boredom?
I’m bored.’ ‘Read a book.’ This sequence more or less summarises my childhood (along with ‘I’m hungry.’ ‘Eat some fruit.’)…
School portraits
Ludgrove There aren’t many traditional all-boys, full-boarding prep schools left in the UK, but Ludgrove in Berkshire is one. ‘Our…
My football lesson
Every now and again my Tube ride to work on the District line is enlivened by children on a school…
