COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has had an unparalleled impact on education.

We believe that collaboration is the best way through the crisis. We have asked education leaders to share their outlook on the road to recovery.

Parents and Teachers For Excellence

Parents and Teachers for Excellence is a new movement to promote reforms within the education system and to spread good practice to help deliver excellence in schools across the country.

Supported by parents and some of the most respected people working in education, we believe in autonomy for schools, the knowledge based curriculum, rigorous assessment, cultural enrichment and effective behaviour policies. These are already characteristics of some of the top performing schools in the country.

Phone-free Schools

Smartphones are amazing - but we know that schools function best with as few distractions as possible. That's why we've created the "Phone-Free School" scheme.

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What we Believe

Every school child should have an excellent education and great prospects - regardless of their background. Excellence is best achieved by putting teachers and parents in charge of schools and ensuring that teaching and testing in our state schools stretch children as much as the country's very best schools. Children have just one chance for a great education - it is the responsibility of adults to deliver it.

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Latest Blogs & News

Testing in schools seems like an impossible task – it really is not.
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies Many headteachers have reacted with consternation and concern to the government’s sudden announcement of mass testing in schools. With so little time…
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Dealing with interruptions to teaching: What Oak has learned and the months ahead
Matt Hood, Principal, Oak National Academy It feels like a sobering understatement to say that schools have been up against it this year. It’s hard to have imagined back in…
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Building confidence, discovering talents, making memories
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies Extra-curricular activities are so much more than an optional extra for our children. What do you remember best about school? Chances are that…
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Ethical, inclusive and unapologetically ambitious for students’ success
Louise Jackson, Executive Principal, Inspiration Trust The resolve of school leaders has certainly been tested over the last few months. I am constantly in awe of the challenges that educational…
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New beginnings – getting schools fully open in the new normal
Tom Bennett, Behaviour Advisor to the DfE We meet the new school term in circumstances unlike any other. There has never been an autumn term like this one. If character…
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Should face masks be used in schools?
Edit – On the 26th August the government changed their advice on face coverings following the World Health Organization announcing that masks should be worn in school. Masks will become mandatory in…
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Latest Resources

A Bigger Bang for Bucks
With a new Government, more money promised, and an impending Spending Review, we asked some sector experts what the new Education Secretary could do. This pamphlet is a collation of…
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The Question of Behaviour
Everyone wants school to be a safe and happy place to work and learn. However, simply having high ambitions isn’t enough. One must carefully design the rituals, routines, and practices…
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The Question of Knowledge
PTE has produced this pamphlet in conjunction with The Association of School and College Leaders. In it, several headteachers from across the country detail their experiences and the challenges they…
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