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M&D gets to know the new Head Mistress of Manchester High School for Girls, Helen Jeys, and asks about her journey to the school, what’s next for Manchester High, and taking the lead during a pandemic.
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Education
King’s School: September Starts on a New £60m Campus
The King’s School in Macclesfield has welcomed its first pupils to the new £60 million campus. The school will now educate 1200 boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 18 in one of the UK’s most stunning educational settings.
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Roots of Revolution: a history of education in Manchester and Stockport
Re-examining the history of five visionary schools in Manchester and Stockport that were founded to provide an academic education for the segments of society that had previously been overlooked.
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Covid-19 Homeschooling Experience: Survive with 3 Montessori Principles
The quarantine experience was a teaching moment for the whole family. I learned that I need to follow children’s lead when educating them, practice self-forgiveness and ask for support when I need it.
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Manchester Sixth Formers Launch Instagram Home-Learning Platform
Sixth Formers from three Manchester schools have joined forces to launch HomePal, a new home-learning programme aimed at helping younger pupils with their education during the current school closures.
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Ensuring Maths at Home and School Add Up!
How parents can help to develop their child’s maths skills at home, in-line with the new curriculum standards.
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Manchester High School for Girls Judged ‘Excellent’ in Inspection
Manchester High School for Girls (MHSG) has been judged as ‘excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate
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Raising the Stakes: How not to Prepare for Exams
The impact of “teaching for the test” is not a good way to learn mathematics and can have devastating effect on young children.
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The Importance of Open Events
For parents of children in Year 6 September is a crucial time as they decide, alongside their children, which senior school they are going to choose. Dean Grierson, Headmaster of Hulme Hall Grammar School advises M&D readers on the importance of Open Events.
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High Schools Celebrate Top Exam Results
Local high school are celebrating after excellent performances from their students in the recent GCSE and A-Level examinations. This year is the first the new 9-1 GCSE system, seen by many as extra-tough, has been in force for most subjects (Grade 9, the top grade, is equivalent to a high A*). A-Level qualifications have also been subject to recent reform, making this year’s student successes all the more impressive
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Mathematical Learning Difficulties
…and other symptoms of poor teaching We all expect our children to learn maths. But what if, despite hours of
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