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My blog this week is written whilst I am attending the annual Independent Schools Headteacher conference in Brighton. The conference is full of keynote speeches and seminars covering a wide…

This year, with Echo the Dolphin as our guide, we’re focusing on Communication as our central Learner Power, don’t worry the other Learner Powers will continue to be explored and…

It has been wonderful to welcome everyone back to school this week and there is a genuine sense of positivity and purpose for the year ahead. The children have managed…

At just 10 years old, Year 5’s Savannya is already playing cricket at a level that would impress many teenagers. She balances commitments with Banstead Prep’s weekly fixtures, Banstead Cricket…

Cousins Ava (year 4) and Sophie (year 5), are both competitive swimmers for Sutton and Cheam Swimming Club, and members of Banstead Prep’s successful swim squad.   Their weekly schedule is packed with training. “Today…

Through the Eyes of Children Sometimes, it’s good to pause, to stop, to just BE!  looking around this hall, now seems like as good a moment as any, so why not…

A Journey into Language, Culture, and Purposeful Communication One of the wonderful things about teaching languages in Primary School is the time that you have — time that can be…

Fortune favours the brave, and the sun shines on the worthy. By my reckoning, that makes our children both – as they navigated a horribly wet and windy week to…

A couple of years ago, with great excitement, I started teaching German again, in Year 6.  Having taught it for 15 years to A Level, I was missing those sentences…

This week in our Be Curious session, Year 1 explored the theme of resilience. After reading The Queen’s Hat in English and discussing the positive and negative effects of the wind, the children were…