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Aside from teaching the lit le darlings, schools must ensure that their charges look the part and have a well-balanced diet. We’ve covered both those bases this issue: Simon Fry reports on developing trends in the school uniform industry on page 20, while our catering section features words of wisdom from both Brookwood (page 37, the start of a regular column from Managing Partner Sue Parfet ) and Sodexo (page 40). Comment pieces range from a righteous pro-STEM polemic from the ever-eloquent
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Page 04 News: fi ve pages of topical stories: how private education boosts wages; anti-bullying week; the growth of international schools; much more
Page 11 Noticeboard: Independent schools’ high achievers
Page 12 Comment: education professionals have their say - the wonders of Edinburgh Fringe; IB rules; Rhythm for Reading; the growth of STEM; running a school from afar
Page 18 Opinion: Hilary Moriarty welcomes changes to boarding school culture which help ease the pain of separation
Page 48 Events: We preview the Education Facilities Forum, Sports Facility Show and lunch!
Cover story
Eight-page special rounding up the coming trends across the school uniform spectrum (p.20) Legal advice
Lawyer Oliver Pool looks at the issues schools should consider when negotiating contracts with suppliers (p.28)
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Money
Gift cards and vouchers can be a great way to motivate and reward teachers (p.30)
Facilities
Some tips on planning your school play facilities – and securing the funding you need (p.31)
School life
Schools and binge drinking (p.32); how independent UK exam boards are responding to changing OFQUAL guidelines (p.34)
Catering
New regular column: food for thought from Sue Parfet , Catey winner and Managing Partner of education caterers The Brookwood Partnership (p.37)
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Computing goes cross-curricular (p.41); ISBA reveals the results of its fi rst- ever ICT survey of independent schools (p.42)
Keep it green Reduce your carbon footprint with recycled playground surfacing (p.45) International
Integrating overseas students into UK schools can be challenging. Ted Underwood has some solutions (p.46)
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EDUCATION I ND E P E N D E N T
T OD AY ISSUE 52 SEPTEMBER 2014
NEW TERM. NEW LOOK We round up the coming trends across the school uniform spectrum
+ PRIVATE EDUCATION BOOSTS WAGES | SUPPLY CONTRACTS | BINGE DRINKING | EXAM BOARDS | | NEW CATERING COLUMN FROM BROOKWOOD | ISBA ICT SURVEY RESULTS | INTEGRATING FOREIGN STUDENTS |
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