Month: June 2021
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 29 June
With the end of the academic year in sight, reports suggest that Covid is once again causing extra disruption in our schools. This is reflected in the topic and tone…
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Wide Curriculum – a longer school day – more time to work, rest & play
When people talk about a school’s curriculum, they are usually referring to the topics that are taught in timetabled lessons in a formal way. As most children don’t live with…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 25 June
Well that’s another week of school nearly done, and hopefully a restful weekend awaits people later. It’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s birthday today – we hope he has good one…
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“Understanding How We Learn – A Visual Guide” – Dr Yana Weinstein & Dr Megan Sumeracki
If you want a book to understand more about the science of learning, and how to use it for your pupils or yourself, then there is nothing better than “Understanding…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 22 June
With teacher-assessed grades submitted and temperatures more reasonable, hopefully this week will see things more manageable than before. While those with out-of-date takes on school life might imagine that this…
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Warm/Strict – keep it simple, keep it centralised
At PTE we believe Warm/Strict approaches are key to a great school culture and the best way to get the most out of, and for, pupils. We wrote previously that…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 18 June
The smallest unit known to mankind is the difference between a classroom’s temperature being too cold for pupils, and it being too hot. It’s fair to say that the heat…
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“What Every Parent Needs to Know: How to Help Your Child Get the Most Out of Primary School” – Toby Young & Miranda Thomas
Between dabbling in New York and Hollywood high life and becoming a free speech warrior, Toby Young thrust himself into the world of education with some real success. He led…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 15 June
We learned yesterday evening that Freedom Day and the lifting of the final COVID restrictions has been postponed until July 19th at the earliest. This means that many traditional end-of-year events,…
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