Month: January 2016
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Emotional Resilience
Emotional resilience is a term used to describe how well an individual adapts to stressful situations, setbacks or crises. The concept of emotional resilience was originally constructed to measure the……
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The Importance of Learning from Failure
Queenswood was fortunate to have Matthew Syed speak to parents, girls and staff on 21 January. His talk echoed sentiments from his most recent book Black Box Thinking. In speaking……
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Matthew Syed at Queenswood – The Growth Mindset
As a school we have been thinking about the growth mindset and the importance of resilience and resourcefulness to independent learning. We were therefore delighted to welcome Matthew Syed, journalist……
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Queenswood U16 Hockey Team at the 2016 National School Indoor Hockey Championship
On Friday 15 January, the Queenswood U16 indoor hockey team travelled up to Bromsgrove School to compete in the National Schools Indoor Finals. It was a huge achievement, as Queenswood……
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Soft Skills
Dr Anthony Seldon, former master of Wellington College and current vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, argues that independent schools are taking the lead nationally in preparing students for the jobs required……