http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23973213 Parents naturally want to do their best for their children”, said Sir Peter. But he added:”Providing private tuition for them puts those children whose parents can’t afford it at a disadvantage. There’s no doubt that tutoring isn’t cheap. It’s costlier in the South East than some areas, but cheaper on the whole than London? […]
……….……….……….……….………. ………….……….……….……….……. Ok, that’s 100 dots. 100%. 47& are blue, 53% are orange. Those 47 dots represent the 47% of our 11 year-olds who, according to the BBC news website( Link ) have failed to meet a new tough standard in reading, writing and mathematics. That’s a lot of dots that have not attained the […]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36703784Read the article if you fancy but essentially Nicky Morgan has said ‘Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring!’The tests have been made tougher and Mrs Morgan says lower results should not be interpreted as a decline in performance by pupils. “They simply cannot be compared directly,” says Mrs Morgan. She’s right, the results can’t be compared with […]
My apologies to the Bard but around now there will be many many parents of year 5 children making that very decision. Of course the vast majority of testing is non-negotiable. SATs, GCSEs, these are inevitable in our society where government bodies seem to believe that testing is the only way to assure teachers are […]
Well done to all the year 6’s who have made it through SATs week (and to all the parents, teachers, TAs and assorted support staff who played a vital role in making it as stress-free as possible for the children. Good luck to all those starting GCSE or A level exams;we tutor more primary children […]
Posh word, simple meaning. Things you can handle…play with.They go in and out of fashion but I am a huge fan. The look on a child’s face when an abstract concept is transformed into a practical task is magic. Ideas become realities. This week I have been sorting through the new stock and it occurred […]
It’s been a while since I posted last. There have been a number of reasons but the main one is the I’ve been too busy doing to spend time writing. There has been a lot going on. Firstly we have increased our staff and the area we cover. We’d like to extend a very big welcome […]
Tonight, in many homes around the county, uniforms will be laid out, pencil cases checked, bags packed and children will be climbing into bed for an early night, to ensure they are ready for the morning. In other homes, pretty much the same process will be taking place, minus the uniform but with the addition […]
a very merry whatever it is you celebrate, and a lovely family holiday time. Christmas is important to me, and last year teaching in a church school it was a wonderful time of carols and services and fun. I have taught in schools were the approach has been far more multicultural…and that was lovely too. […]
The Guardian Teacher Network maths-anxiety Interesting article, this. In my first teaching job, I was gifted the bottom set of a cross Key Stage 2 maths set. Twenty Five 7-11 year olds, some of who couldn’t count beyond 10. For my added delectation, I had the year 5/6 bottom English set.I suspect this pleasure was […]