What does great feedback look like?     Feedback is described by some as a “double-edged sword” due to its ability to either help or hinder a pupil’s progress.  Whether this is true of not, feedback is part of every child’s educational journey, f done right, it has the ability to transform pupil’s learning, and being able to […]

We have been talking as a staff about we can further encourage pupils across the curriculum to care about what they are doing. If they care about their curriculum and learning, they are more invested in it and are more likely to apply themselves, and be more independently motivated in their learning.  This may seem […]

There is arguably nothing more frustrating for parents and pupils than seeing a young person not reach their potential due to them choosing actively to not put much effort in. This self-sabotaging behaviour can hinder their learning, development and performance. In more traditional settings, this may simply be labelled as “laziness”, something within a child […]

As it is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27th January, we explored the topic in a very child-friendly way as part of our Whole School Assembly this morning. Rather than focus on the barbarity and sheer numbers involved, I drew on the story of Ben Helfgott (now the Sir Ben below), a Holocaust survivor, with whom […]