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  • Parents and Teachers for Excellence
    Why does knowledge matter?

    Ian Bauckham from Bennett Memorial School in Tunbridge Wells has written this blog, which he has edited from a speech he gave at a recent event we held with The…

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  • Parents and Teachers for Excellence
    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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  • The benefits of Academies and Free Schools
    Trip Report: Phoenix Academy, West London

    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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  • The Question of Knowledge
    A ban on smartphones in schools? En Marche!

    Alex Wynter, a parent and supporter of PTE, has written this blog for us: Earlier this month an article on US ‘tech-free’ schools appeared in The Times by the paper’s Los Angeles correspondent that…

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  • The benefits of Academies and Free Schools
    Trip Report: The St Ninian Catholic Federation, Carlisle

    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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  • PTE’s 2018 Workplan

    Last year saw an awful lot of changes in the education world – both on the front-line and at the political level. Among many other things, there were new exams…

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  • The benefits of Academies and Free Schools
    Reflections Of An Ex-Principal

    Four-and-a-half months ago I left the Principal’s office at Bedford Free School for the last time. I took with me two carrier bags’ worth of stuff and an awful lot…

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  • Parents and Teachers for Excellence
    In Defence of Textbooks

    Alex Wynter, a parent and supporter of PTE, has written this blog in response to an op-ed in TES by Joe Nutt from a few days ago. You can read…

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  • Why pupils benefit from assessment
    National Poetry Day 2017

    Today is National Poetry Day, with the theme being ‘freedom’ – to celebrate, we asked a few teachers to discuss a poem they teach on this theme and why. The…

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