What Is the Real Job of a Sixth Form?
If you asked a group of students what the purpose of Sixth Form was, most answers would arrive...
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What Makes a Well-Educated Person?
Parents spend a great deal of time thinking about the outcomes of education. They consider...
What Happens When Teachers Truly Know a Child?
There is a phrase that appears regularly in conversations between parents and schools: being known...
Why Resilience Cannot Be Taught in a Classroom
Few educational qualities are discussed more often than resilience, yet few are understood less...
Why We Teach Children How to Think, Not What to Think
In Year 4, a class at Leweston spent the better part of a half-term debating whether the Romans...
What Are We Actually Preparing Children For?
There is a question that sits underneath almost every school visit, every conversation at an open...
Sixth Form at Leweston: Day, Weekly and Full Boarding
Sixth Form at Leweston works differently depending on how you live it. Most of our Sixth Formers...
How Do Small Sixth Forms Support A Level Students Differently?
If you are weighing up sixth form options, start with our guide: What Should I Look for When...
How Do Smaller Independent Schools Stretch More Able Pupils?
Parents of able children often assume that bigger, more selective schools are better for stretch....