Author: Rachel Jupp
The Benefits of Introducing Music to Children
“Music is the universal language of mankind” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Music plays a significant role in a child’s development and early childhood. Common musical…
Teaching & Learning: Mollycoddling Our Children
An interesting article in the Guardian led me to think about how much I see parents ‘do’ for their children today – compared with when…
Things are warming up for the summer…
What a week! The sun finally shone. The children have never done so much swimming and we enjoyed three sports days and a Year 7…
Do Children Need Social Media Education?
Social media, by definition, is ‘websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking’. This can be…
A visit from the magical Merlin
We have had a wonderful week with the highlight being 2 drama showcases, Year 7’s ‘melodramas’ was highly entertaining with some really classic slapstick and the…
How To Encourage Friendships In the Classroom
Friendships. They aren’t something that can be forced, but they are something that can be gently encouraged, and classrooms can make the perfect setting to…
Teaching & Learning: What’s Next?
Following revision week? EXAM week of course! Did we see tantrums? Did we see terror in the children’s eyes? No We saw prepared and committed…
St Peter’s included in prestigious Good Schools Guide
Highly regarded school, St Peter’s Preparatory School, Lympstone, has been included in the brand new edition of The Good Schools Guide. The 22nd edition of…
St Peter’s well represented in IAPS Sailing Competition
Before half term St Peter’s were represented by four keen sailors in the IAPS U11 and U13 competition in Weymouth. Day one saw Max and…
Teaching & Learning – And so…
I spotted this magnificent few on the left when I was walking up from the main house towards the central zone during morning play. Then…