Month: May 2021
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The PTE Newletter – Friday 28 May
The time since Easter has been pretty hard going for everyone, especially school staff. Whether it’s preparing for teacher-assessed grades or primary-secondary transition, mass COVID testing or dealing with pupil…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 25 May
It’s nearly the half term break, and most of the school news and comment pieces since last week are COVID-related. However, it’s notable that they now tend to be forward-looking…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 21 May
Well, that’s another week supporting children nearly done, and another week closer to half term. There is still lots of school-related news, but not so much of it making the…
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“Making Kids Cleverer” – David Didau
David Didau is an extremely charismatic and compelling teacher, trainer, and writer. In the early stages of the post-2010 school reforms in England his “The Learning Spy” blog was one…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 18 May
With the easing of COVID restrictions, including at secondary schools, hopefully we’re getting that bit closer to a more ‘normal’ time. With the half term break round the corner, here’s…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 14 May
Well, that’s another week of teaching & learning done, and another week closer to a vital half-term “break”. Here’s to a quiet weekend… Latest news & views The think-tank…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 11 May
In normal times it would have been SATs week in primary schools and secondary pupils would have been about to start GCSE and A-level exams. However, it was not to…
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“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Teachers” – Katharine Birbalsingh
Right from the beginning, so much about Michaela Community School (MCS) and its founder Katharine Birbalsingh has been marked as “controversial”. Most of the time the description has been unfair…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 7 May
We hope everyone’s week has gone smoothly. It’s a busy time for everyone involved with schools, this year especially so. Wherever you are, and whatever your role with young people,…
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