Blogs

It’s not just Michaela, it’s a movement…
There was much (justified) excitement and debate around Michaela Community School’s first set of GCSEs. Given the challenges they’ve faced, to do so well is marvellous. We now have another…
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Assessment at Cottenham Primary School
[This blog builds on previous ones about Cottenham Primary School – in particular this one about their curriculum journey. We’re very grateful to James Kilsby for taking to time to…
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Trip Report: Leeds City Academy
For reasons I’ve not yet figured out, Yorkshire is a bit of a PTE hotspot, with loads of people and schools from across the whole region tapped into to what…
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The transformative effect of weekly knowledge tests
Colin McKenzie is a science teacher who is starting a tutoring agency in Lancashire Prof Tom Burkard is the principal author of the Sound Foundation decoding and spelling programmes and…
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The “Phone-Free School” Campaign – An Open Letter
(If you are a school leader & wish to add your name to this letter, please get in touch with us.) “Mobile phones have changed day-to-day life for almost everyone…
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The PTE “Phone-Free School” Campaign
There’s no doubting the benefits that smartphones have brought to their owners. That said, we know that schools function best with as few distractions as possible – and it’s hard…
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SATs don’t stress children – adults do
[Context: As the PTE network grows, I am lucky enough to meet and talk with so many interesting people with a wide range of experiences. This blog came out of…
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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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Why Avengers: Endgame Supports Knowledge-Led Curricula
WARNING: the following blog contains full, gigantic spoilers for Avengers: Endgame and all preceding films. Do not read it if you don’t want to know intimate details about the plot…
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