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What Is the Independent Schools Association?
The Independent Schools Association (ISA) works with and represents independent schools across the UK, providing advice and information to its members and supporting them in areas such as inspection, the curriculum, HR and legal. How ISA Can Help Its Members As well...
Changing Our Minds – Spotlight on Mental Health
A Breakdown of Happiness: The definition of what it means to be Happy differs greatly between East and West. In Western societies happiness is shown as high arousal states such as excitement, enthusiasm and cheerfulness, while in the East more attention is placed on...
Introducing the Work of P5e
P5e, or Passion5Excellence, was established to provide review services to institutions within the UK education sector. With a team of experts on hand to offer advice and resources, P5e reviews can result in a complete turnaround for underperforming schools and...
Social Prescribing, Part 3 – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Pet Therapy There are many compelling studies which have confirmed the therapeutic value of Pet Therapy for both children and adults who are physically or emotionally vulnerable. The power of animal interaction can produce life-changing effects in anxious humans who...
An Introduction to the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor was established in England in 1908, to act as a Registry for those endowed with the title of Knight Bachelor and uphold the designation’s dignity. The Imperial Society is now a registered charity and maintains the spirit of...
Social Prescribing, Part 2 – A Spotlight on Mental Health
The world is currently in the grip of a mental health crisis as never before witnessed, with the under 18’s at most risk from severe anxiety and depression. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, school closures, isolation and stress within the home environment has...
Social Prescribing – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Before he died aged 56 years of pancreatic cancer in 2011, Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. said, ‘The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and most of all, friends.’ In spite of having a net worth of $10.2...
Introducing the Worshipful Company of Educators
The Worshipful Company of Educators was initially established as the Guild of Educators in May 2001, following a registration process that began back in the early 1990s. Registration was originally sought by Honorary Clerk Keith Rawley in 1997 from the Corporation of...
An Introduction to Fountain Head House School
Fountain Head House School is an autism-friendly school delivering high-quality, personalised education plans to children with special educational needs, focusing on those with Education and Health Care (EHC) plans. Some statistics for children in the UK with EHC...
Creating Confident Children – A Spotlight on Mental Health
The root causes of stress have changed throughout history as we have evolved, but many of the physical and mental outcomes have remained the same. We no longer worry about our direct survival in the face of a physical threat from a predator or the lack of our basic...