Year: 2021

The PTE Newsletter: Friday 15 October
Her critics would rather Ms Trunchball taught their kids, but to those opposed to the ‘woke orthodoxy’, Katharine Birbalsingh is a breath of fresh air as the government’s new Social…
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Choosing a School: Visiting School Open Days
In the last piece we covered three really important sources of information that families can use to come up with a shortlist of school preferences: Recent applications data, school websites,…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 8 October
Party conferences are now done for 2021 and it’s already Friday! Hopefully your week has been a good one! Pupils and teachers still have a few weeks left until they get a…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 1 October
Finally – finally! – schools have been told what is planned for exams next summer. They were promised details before the end of September, and this deadline was narrowly met, with…
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Choosing a School: Sources of Information
In the last piece we covered a couple of “formal” datasets about schools – the government’s Performance Tables, and Ofsted’s inspection report. In this article we are going to cover…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 28 September
Whisper it but… there’s not been much education news since out last roundup. This is probably a good thing – no news is good news, and everyone can just get…
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“Embracing the New School Year” – Juli Ryzop
Juli Ryzop is a member of the Primary Knowledge Curriculum (PKC) team at the Knowledge Schools Trust Following two disruptive years of schooling, across the country pupils have settled into their…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 24 September
Where did the week go? How come it’s already Friday? Hopefully your week has been kind, and the term-time tiredness hasn’t yet got too much. While parents and teacher are…
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Choosing A School: Coming up with a Shortlist
There is no doubt that the best – indeed only – way to get a proper feel for a school is by visiting it during the day. Seeing with your…
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