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Concentration on Inspection.  Experts believe that, typically, a child can concentrate hard for three to five minutes for every year of their life.  This means

Teachers generally do not relish a staff meeting. They are usually full of information. Quick-paced. A lot to get through in a short space of

Chronology is an age old argued topic amongst History teachers around the world. For my two pennies worth; I believe that you do not have

An interesting article in the Guardian led me to think about how much I see parents ‘do’ for their children today – compared with when

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

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

I have previously written about the house system here at St Peter’s. (https://stpetersprep.co.uk/other-news/teaching-learning-houses/) This community time is about building bonds and making pledges. Thinking of

Assemblies allow children (and staff) time to think. To challenge their own beliefs, to debate and question presentation, to learn about the weird, the wonderful,

We can’t take any more!!! And I do not mean just the staff … In a picture to the left, you can see some of

It’s ‘reports’ time of year for the staff team as I write and Years 1-8 are due to receive their full reports this week. I