Roald Dahl is a well-loved children’s author whose books have excited children and captured their imaginations for decades. There is nothing wrong with teachers and parents endorsing and celebrating the authors, like Dahl, who they read and loved themselves as children. The problem arises when this cycle limits the repertoire of children’s literature that we are exposing our children to. There is a huge diversity of talented authors out there and we are doing a disservice to our children not to introduce them to a whole range of stories.

Learning English as a foreign language can be a daunting task. Students from different nationalities often face difficulties caused by the disparity between their native language and English. Students looking to study in Britain face the IELTS or equivalent examinations, testing their ability to listen, read and speak English confidently and independently. Having the right teacher, a specialist in not just teaching English, but teaching English as a foreign language, can be crucial to a student's language development.

Interviews can seem scary and hard to prepare for as you never quite know what to expect. However, they are extremely important, with many selections for school and university applications made almost entirely on interview performance alone. Luckily, there are a number of things you can do during the interview and in preparation that can really help you stand out. Check out Poppy, Oxford Psychology graduate and DPhil researcher’s top sips for success.

Many students and their parents are faced with the question of whether or not to choose the International Baccalaureate, as opposed to A Levels or Pre-U exams. Yet many students and parents remain unsure about what exactly the programme entails, or how to prepare for it. As a graduate of the IB, Oxbridge English graduate and Godolphin & Latymer School alumnus, Emma, debunks some myths about the system.

Many people think that coding is an impossible skill to learn, or that it’s something best left to geeky geniuses. This is just a myth. Anyone can learn to code, and indeed, more people should learn to code. Keep reading to find out the 5 top benefits of learning to code, and the 3 easiest ways to get started.

Despite a decline in language entries at UK schools, building research shows language learning is increasingly important and cognitively beneficial in today’s increasingly global society. Read on to discover some of the numerous cognitive benefits of languages to students’ creativity, confidence and communication.