Bramley School at Walton-on-the-Hill near Tadworth says it’s delighted to be launching its brand new Toddler Group. Read Press Release here.
Category: Press CentreAnna (Pang) has made history as the first ever swimmer from Millfield Preparatory School to qualify for an Olympic Trial. She will take part in the 50m freestyle trial on Friday 9 March at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in London. Anna qualified for the trial with a time of 28.62 as lead-off in a relay [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir Alice Thomson’s piece on cyber bullying was very thought-provoking. Schools in particular cannot pretend that just because they do not see this form of bullying in front of them that it is not happening. Like bullies themselves, cyber bullying only thrives when it is fed oxygen and allowed to breath. Schools, therefore, need [...]
Category: Press CentreAttain joins Apple’s Newsstand Attain, the official magazine of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), has become the first UK education magazine for parents to go live on Apple’s Newsstand. Newsstand is a revolutionary way to read magazines. In the same way that iTunes and the iPod changed the way people download and listen [...]
Category: NewsAttain joins Apple’s Newsstand Attain, the official magazine of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), has become the first UK education magazine for parents to go live on Apple’s Newsstand. Newsstand is a revolutionary way to read magazines. In the same way that iTunes and the iPod changed the way people download and listen [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir It is virtually assumed that the study of one, or more, instruments will happen in an IAPS school. We do not consider this a luxury, but an essential element in a fully-rounded education, and the benefits of this are far more wide-reaching than many would imagine. This engagement in music curriculum is what [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir The news that more children are going to be frisked for their mobiles and other devices, so they do not use them in the classroom, is the wrong approach. We should not look at smartphones and ipads as an obstacle to overcome, but rather view them as another powerful tool to teach. Schools [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir The vast majority of our schools start term promptly in the autumn, but take a fortnight October half term, effectively creating a four term year. Subsequently, during that very long autumn period, the children and staff then come back fully refreshed for the run up to Christmas. This is a less radical, but [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir We are glad to see that the Secretary of State for Education recognises that some of the success of our schools is attributed to specialist teaching at a primary age and is now looking to follow our lead (“Specialist teachers for pupils from age of five”, The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2011). This [...]
Category: Press CentreDear Sir Threat of prosecution for parents whose children persistently miss school is a sign of failure (“12,000 parents prosecuted for children’s truancy”, The Guardian, 9 November 2011). The deeper question is why do they not value and engage in education? I have worked with schools and communities from all sides of the spectrum, both [...]
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