Author: Rachel Jupp
Full marks at March 2020 inspection for St Peter’s
According to the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) when they inspected St Peter’s Preparatory School in Lympstone between 10 and 12 March 2020: “The quality of…
Activities for Teaching Manners
Manners are a valuable life skill and, as the saying practice makes perfect goes, they can be a learned habit. As children become more familiar…
Meeting The Challenge
As a member of the marketing team at St Peter’s, it sometimes feels like we have a “ringside seat” to view the goings-on at the…
Teaching and Learning: Remote Learning
The majority of our pupils are now remote learning from home. We’ve sent out instructions and guidance on how our St Peter’s families can join…
Meditation and Mindfulness Tips for Parents
With an increasingly hectic lifestyle and the demands of parenting, practising a more mindful approach to our daily lives and choosing to take time for…
Tips for Parents of Fussy or Picky Eaters
Encouraging your child to eat healthily is one challenge, but sometimes getting them to eat anything at all is another! With new textures, colours, shapes,…
Teaching and Learning: Robust Learning
This week, I write with five photographs that have stood out to me over the past couple of weeks. I entitle this: Robust Learners, a…
Open morning, 14 March 2020: Postponed
Whilst St Peter’s Preparatory School remains open to pupils for their weekly schooling and has, so far, not had any confirmed cases of coronavirus, we…
Garden Activities and Benefits for Children
Whether you’re looking for ways to encourage your child to spend more time outdoors or you’d like them to pick up a new hobby, gardening…
Guide to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
Parenting and, in some circumstances, teaching often has a focus on how to manage behaviours that aren’t readily accepted in society, for example, tantrums, sulking…
