Author: Mark Lehain

Trip Report: Cottenham Primary School
At PTE we like to visit schools up and down the country. We feel it’s important to get a feel of how schools work in certain areas, what unique challenges…
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Return to Charter
When I visited Great Yarmouth Charter Academy last spring, I was blown away not just by what I saw myself, but also by the testimonials of staff and students who…
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Open Letter Regarding SATs
Assessment is a vital part of the school system, and it is right its implementation is debated. However, Labour’s pledge to scrap SATs without any idea of a replacement could…
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Porn, Pythagoras and Poetry – What Should Schools Teach?
Our Director Mark has written this blog: At PTE we keep a list of calls from others for schools to teach something, and last year the most common call was to do…
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Exclusions Make Our Schools More Inclusive
Our Director Mark Lehain has written this blog: Yesterday I had my attention drawn to a newly-released Ofsted inspection report. It was glowing about the school in question, and a…
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Return to Brenzett
Our Director Mark Lehain has written this trip report… Last week I had the pleasure of a second visit to Brenzett Primary School. In the middle of Romney Marsh,…
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A plea for politeness
Back in March I wrote on this site about school shaming, and sadly it is a topic that I feel the need to return to again now. I was recently interviewed…
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Why we’re focusing on the History of Knowledge
Our Director Mark Lehain has written this blog to explain the thinking behind our new project… I’ve always been a believer in the great British holiday. The wonders of the…
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The shame of school shaming
If you had to pick one, which of these schools would you say was worthier of criticism and public opprobrium? This one? A large number of pupils told inspectors that……
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