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Principals Pen Wednesday, 29 Aug 2018

TEACHERS, COACHES OR GUIDES?

I’m not a fan of the word teacher in the primary school setting. Firstly, it...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 15 Aug 2018

COLLABORATION

In Living Faith’s ‘Beliefs about Learning’ we say that, amongst other things, we strive for...

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Principals Pen Monday, 06 Aug 2018

Project-Based Learning

Our biannual Exhibition Evenings showcase the culmination of a semester’s Project-Based Learning (PBL). But have...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 18 July 2018

FEEDBACK V FEEDFORWARD

Your child talks about feedforward. Some parents read about their child’s ability to respond to...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 13 June 2018

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, cofounder or Alibaba Group,...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 30 May 2018

HAPPINESS

What do you want most for your child’s future? If you answered ‘happiness’, you are...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 16 May 2018

OUR FUTURE IS IN GOOD...

The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 02 May 2018

LEARNING OR REGURGITATING?

Schools were widely established in the UK, USA and Australia in the 19th century. Schools...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 18 Apr 2018

GROWTH MINDSET

At the start of the year I drew attention to the term ‘growth mindset’ and...

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