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Brighton Girls made the Times front page with a story about how it had introduced laughter classes to combat pandemic stress.

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When a Year 9 Lewes Old Grammar School pupil decided to raise money for a children's hospice by dangling from a cliff, the right photo secured press across the nationals...

When a Year 9 Lewes Old Grammar School pupil decided to raise money for a children's hospice by dangling from a cliff, the right photo secured press across the nationals...

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Roedean's pastoral innovations were highlighted in the Daily Mail when it featured the school's new Wild Friday initiative which sees pupils learning outdoor skills from weather forecasting to animal husbandry.

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Burgess Hill Girls put their best feet forward and raised thousands during a Children In Need walk across the Downs.
 

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Brighton College has worked in a number of ways with Syrian refugees in the city and its Sunday British citizenship classes, where pupils help and teach, were a perfect example of its outward facing attitude to community.

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Underpinning the strong pastoral message of the school, this story underlines the school's commitment to pupil wellbeing.

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The achievements of the pupils at the London Academy of Excellence in Newham are nothing short of life-affirming. We invited the Sunday Times to meet them and tell their stories... 

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This story was picked up by Tatler and The Evening Standard and shows how Roedean preps pupils for the world beyond school life.

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A Lewes Old Grammar School pupil's actions show incredible compassion for such a young age.

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A chat with a Roedean teacher led to our discovery that a possible Constable painting lay in the corner of a stationary cupboard in the former headmistress' office! The story went national as pupils took the painting to Christie's for authentication...

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How come some schools get coverage of their exam results and others don't? It's all about the case studies and knowing who to contact and when.

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The Sunday Times picked up on our tip that Brexit had prompted an uptick in pupils opting to study politics.

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The Week Schools supplement homes in on Lewes Old Grammar Junior School's sports teacher Sam Rham whose popularity at the school has boosted fitness and love for sport across the year groups.

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Burgess Hill Girls School sent prospective parents a list of lo-fi activities they'd love pupils to do (climb a tree, fly a kite and dig for worms!)  - and the media loved it...

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Sulaiman Wihba and Elias Badin , two Syrian refugees, joined Brighton College after seeing the school through their volunteer work. Their love of life and enthusiasm for their studies made a wonderful, life-affirming story. 

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We came across this story after chatting to a DT teacher about what her pupils were up to. She revealed one group’s ingenious idea and we knew that great pictures would make this story fly... 

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This story encapsulated the Brighton College head’s philosophy that pupils should always be comfortable in their own skin at school. And he was willing to change a century-old uniform code to ensure this was the case. The story went global and the school received hundreds of letters of support. 

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Roedean Moira House headteacher highlights the school's focus on helping the community around it.

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Lewes Old Grammar School headteacher blogs for the Independent Schools Council on school trips building mental resilience.

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An initiative to lessen screen dependency in teens at Roedean as part of a school trip caught the attention of the Sunday Times after we briefed education editor Sian Griffiths about the idea.

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Ah, Brexit - a thorny subject in any social situation. We discovered that Roedean head Oliver Blond had called in Debretts to advise pupils on the most diplomatic way of dealing Leavers and Remainers, whatever their views! Tatler, and many other titles, loved the story...

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The Spectator features Lewes Old Grammar School in its School Portraits regular section, highlighting the centuries old school's history, curriculum, creativity and varied sports offering. 

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A Lewes Old Grammar School music teacher dropped us an email about a very talented young pianist in Year 7 who was destined for great things. We alerted ITV, BBC and many other media outlets who were quick to come and film her talents.

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Brighton Girls made the headlines in most nationals after our press release announced its ground-breaking skateboarding scholarship.

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