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The top educational news and opinion distilled by our team of academic consultants and advisors.
Managing Homesickness: every parent’s nightmare
September 18th 2018 - Dr. Helen WrightBoarding schools provide an amazing all-round, complete education, and one of the best decisions you can take as a parent is to choose to send your child to one, but there's one nightmare parents dread - Homesickness. Here's how to tackle it...
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UK University Tuition Fees after Brexit
September 6th 2018 - AdminWhile the Government promises that European University students won’t be faced with higher fees or have their loans withdrawn on March 29, 2019, it’s inevitable the position of overseas students will change in the future. Stephen Spriggs makes his predictions on the future of EU students in the UK.
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The biggest headache for UK Schools - The Unconditional University Offer
September 6th 2018 - Stephen SpriggsFor an increasing number of teenagers, there won't be any pressure this exam year because they were handed an unconditional university offer months ago. Our education consultants explain why this is such a headache for UK schools...
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Creating a New Curriculum – Answers on a Postcard
July 16th 2018 - Peter TaitIs it time to approach the UK curriculum anew? Even if it involves dismantling and rebuilding the education paradigm we are comfortable with? Peter Tait discusses...
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Should potential employers ask what school you attended?
July 7th 2018 - AdminAs a budding private education consultant, is it right for potential employers to ask about your schooling history? Let's explore.
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What is data and how does it link to Artificial Intelligence?
July 2nd 2018 - Adam AnsteyData, a word recently inundating our lives, is derived from the Latin word Dare, literally meaning, “something given”. No irony is lost in the fact that as a society, we...
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Working together to tackle threats to independent schools
June 4th 2018 - Peter TaitPeter Tait looks at the threats to the UK's independent schools and how to tackle them, as discussed at the Pressburst Conference on communications and marketing in independent schools.
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Let’s Have a Conference
June 2nd 2018 - Peter TaitFor school associations and their teachers, the annual conference has become the great ideas market place, the showpiece of their schools and an important shop window for its suppliers and sponsors.
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How to become an educational guardian for international students
May 2nd 2018 - Yasemin Wigglesworth‘Anyone can set up as an educational guardian’. Anyone can, it’s true, but the level of hard work, care and commitment required should not be underestimated. Yasemin Wigglesworth of AEGIS explains why.
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Study Tubers and What they tell Us about the World of Education
April 25th 2018 - Peter TaitThis year we have seen the explosion of the phenomenon of study-bloggers, yet there are those who are not convinced. Peter Tait discusses...
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Importance of SEN provisions in schools
April 5th 2018 - Craig Van-de-VeldeAll students can thrive when correct support and educational provisions are provided, and a number of schools offer SEN provisions, with varying levels of support and services, but what does it mean?
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Global mobility, social mobility: why sending your child to boarding school will make a difference to their future.
February 26th 2018 - Dr Helen WrightThere is one message which parents invariably communicate: they want the very, very best for their children’s education - this is where the great boarding schools of the UK, the US and Europe really shine
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Spreading the love...? What parents should ask about pupil relationships in school
February 12th 2018 - Dr Helen WrightParents should not have to shoulder the entire burden of guiding their teenager through their formative young adult years; they need partners, and this, of course, is where parents should turn to schools.
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William Clarence Education consultants set to advocate for British education in Dubai and China.
October 31st 2017 - AdminOfficials from leading London Education Consultancy, William Clarence Education, to attend meetings and engagements in China and the Middle East.
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Two New University Placement Consultants Appointed by William Clarence
July 28th 2017 - AdminThe leading London education consultancy welcomes aboard two exceptional team members, taking on key new roles within the firm’s established University Placement and US College Admissions departments.
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Increase in summer holiday private tuition
July 28th 2017 - AdminIn the past year, there has been an 120% increase in the number of parents seeking summer holiday private tuition.
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Double nomination for William Clarence Education Consultants at the EducationInvestor Awards 2017
July 26th 2017 - AdminFollowing the announcement of the Education Investor Awards Finalists this month, the leading London education consultancy couldn’t be happier to be nominated.
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A Rising trend in Homeschooling
July 14th 2017 - AdminWhile the continued rise in home education in the UK has prompted concerns, if done correctly, home schooling can be highly beneficial, with children receiving bespoke, one-to-one tuition that provides a supportive and liberating learning environment.
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Traits of a gifted child
May 4th 2017 - AdminNaughty child vs gifted child? Disruptive vs frustrated? Our education consultants explain how to distinguish the key traits that make a world of difference in the classroom.
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Why are Families Increasingly Turning to Full Time Tutors?
May 4th 2017 - AdminOur education consultants look at why, for increasing numbers of both international and domestic families, full time tutoring is becoming an attractive option in the UK.
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