In this episode, IAPS Deputy CEO Emilie Darwin is joined by Katharine Sharpe, IAPS SEND Subject Adviser & Assistant Head (Pastoral) and Head of Learning Support at Caterham Prep, and Gaelle Sullivan, Inclusion Director at BSA Group and Director at IELA (Inclusion & Equity Leadership Association). Together, they discuss the quality of SEND provision in independent schools and preview the forthcoming Independent Schools SEND Conference, in association with ISC.

IAPS CEO Dominic Norrish, IAPS Deputy CEO Emilie Darwin and incoming IAPS Chair Tania Botting discuss what they are most looking forward to at this year's Annual IAPS Conference which takes place next week at Celtic Manor in Wales.

In this episode, IAPS CEO Dominic Norrish talks to ed-futurist Ian Symmonds. They discuss the importance of independent schools leading the way in terms of AI in education and Ian outlines how he will address this topic at the IAPS Annual Conference in September, both in his keynote address and break-out seminar sessions.

Emilie Darwin explores this issue with Helena Grant, Head at Wycliffe Prep, Will Orr-Ewing from Smartphone Free Childhood and Neil Pollock from SchoolsMobile.

https://smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/schools-guide

IAPS CEO, Dominic Norrish is joined by Kate Lexén and Jake Saunders from Tender, a charity that works with schools to promote healthy relationships with the aim of preventing domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Together they talk about the importance of this work at a young age and the methods of engaging children with this topic.

In the second instalment of our Head-to-Head series Karen Coles, Head of Sarum Hall School in London interviews Angus McDonald, Head of Wellesley Prep School in Hampshire.

Together they cover numerous topics including the joys of education in both the independent and state sector, the focus on outdoor learning at Wellesley and the importance of taking risks.

In the second instalment of this series, IAPS Chair Andrew Nott interviews Kate Jefferson, Master at Westminster Under School, about her previous career in the state sector, her vision for Westminster Under School and her favourite podcasts.

Join host Tim Smith, Head at Hampton Pre-Prep & Prep for the second instalment in his Journal Club series, examining the phenomena of human flourishing and its implications for both pupils and school staff.

Tim chairs an in-depth discussion with Paul Borrows, Head at Hunter Hall Preparatory School, Nisha Kaura, Head at The Abbey Junior School, and Dominic Norrish, IAPS Chief Executive.

Articles:

• Pottering in the garden? On human flourishing and education https://bit.ly/3ySzLFH
• On the promotion of human flourishing https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/
• Wonder, Education, and Human Flourishing https://bit.ly/45a9G0X
• Education for Human Flourishing: Seven Core Capacities for Co-creating the Emerging Future https://bit.ly/4bKQMAo