Tag: primary school

  • Want to improve writing standards? Let them read books!

    You wouldn’t expect a child to make a movie if they had never watched TV or visited the cinema. You’d never expect a child to make something if they’d never seen the tools being used or had never encountered the raw materials before, so why, oh why do we expect children to be able to…

  • Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School

    I had a wonderful day on Monday, at Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School. I’ve known the Head Teacher, Julia Dowding, for some time, Indeed, her husband was my children’s primary school head. Mr Powell, who taught my children maths, was also there, so it was a bit of a reunion! What a very hot day. We…