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To SAT or not to SAT?
The reactions to the new SATs have been mixed to say the least, as have responses to the notion of 'secondary ready'. Having scoured the various education blogs, union responses and heard from schools, [...]
Keep teachers safe on social media
'Teacher reprimanded over inappropriate Facebook photos!" is not a headline any of us want to see associated with ourselves and yet privacy settings seemingly change without warning and we need to be aware of the [...]
Teacher Shortages?
Essex teacher training places - Apply now for 2016-17 Well once again we live in 'interesting times'! The debate about whether there is a teacher shortage or not seems to rage on. Nicky Morgan (or Nemo as Twitter [...]
What is the future for education under the Tories?
Everything that the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan said in her speech is highly laudable, but what about creative teaching? What about children learning in a climate of care and safety, learning in what Dorothy Heathcote [...]
Royal College of Teaching
Actually it's not 'Royal' yet, but hopefully it will be soon. The College is making great progress and has just appointed an 'eye-wateringly' brilliant line up for its founding Trustees. Really importantly, the majority of [...]
Thames Primary SCITT on You Tube!
Check out our latest development at TPS - a You Tube channel of our own! We have uploaded some training videos for staff and students as we all get to grips with moving the organisation [...]
Teacher Training in Essex with Thames Primary SCITT
If you think you might be interested in training to be a primary school teacher, take a look at this video of some of our students talking about their experience of [...]