Author: Rachel Jupp
Teaching & Learning: Harvest Time
WOW what a whopper!!! Now, this is how to start a lesson. This beautiful pumpkin specimen has certainly been a talking point for pupils this…
7 Reasons for Children to Learn a Foreign Language
Learning another language is no easy task, and can seem particularly daunting at the beginning, as you lose yourself in a whirlwind of possessives, plurals…
Fun and Creative Games to Encourage Learning Maths
Maths is an essential part of a child’s learning development, and this key transferable skill is mandatory in schools up until at least GCSEs, although…
Teaching & Learning: What we say matters
Children listen in. Children are always listening in. Children are taking in our own private (what we think to be private) conversations. Children are in…
Teaching & Learning: 6 Images
Every day I carry my camera. I always have it on me so I can snap the incidental and the spontaneous. This week I share with…
Scholarship success for Year 8s
77% of pupils in Year 8 at St Peter’s Preparatory School last year were successful in being awarded scholarships to their senior school of choice….
Lit Fest 2018
This week we have been celebrating literature and language at St Peter’s. The whole school has been searching to find the elusive Mr Bigglesworth (who…
Scholarship success for Year 8s
77% of pupils in Year 8 at St Peter’s Preparatory School last year were successful in being awarded scholarships to their senior school of choice….
Teaching & Learning: Join in with everything you can
I was going to write further on the topic of ‘contributions from home’ – following on from William’s Summer Reading list from a couple of…
Traditional Playground Games to Make You Feel Nostalgic
From the classic clap and chant games to competitive games of stuck in the mud, the playground is full of traditional games that require imagination,…
