The PTE Library
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Warm, Rich, High, Wide: PTE’s Philosophy for Giving Britain’s Children an Outstanding Education
You can download the PTE Philosophy booklet here
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“Running The Room” – Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett wears a number of “hats” in today’s education scene. He is co-founder of, and helps to run, researchED, a grass-roots organisation that organises conferences, events, and publications to…
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“Cleverlands” – Lucy Crehan
Lots of commentary about schools in the UK is about comparisons with other countries’ educations systems. All-too-often, we’re told how poorly we are doing versus the “best” and that we…
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“The researchED guide to the curriculum”
researchED started life as a one-off conference where teachers could engage with evidence, and consider how to bridge the gap between research and practice. It’s since grown into an international…
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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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“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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“Principles of Instruction” – Barak Rosenshine
This week’s classic is a 2010 booklet that later became a 2012 article in the journal American Educator – Barak Rosenshine’s “Principles of Instruction”. It is probably one of 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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“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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