For those who I have yet to meet, my name is David Harkin. I’m the newly appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at The Arcadia Preparatory School and I’m proud to say that we’re the first school to adopt such a position…
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“It is impossible to write any text without being familiar with the language, rhythms and patterns that it involves.” Corbett, 2011. The above words of Pie Corbett are illustrative of the reasoning behind why, at Arcadia, we use Talk for…
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Today I write using posts from my Facebook. My excuse for using Facebook is to keep memories of my daughter (and other events) fresh. My friend keeps complaining that I have selective memory loss, which makes Facebook very handy. Motherhood…
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When I think back to my childhood years, one of my fondest memories was the excitement and anticipation of Friday nights. Why? Because this was the one night of the week when my brother and I would visit my Nana…
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For centuries, boys have outshone girls in every aspect of schooling – from their first day in formal education, up until the point of graduation at university level. However, the modern trend has seen a sharp shift in achievement levels…
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When many people hear the word literacy they think about being able to read and write. However, literacy is not just the ability to read and write but it also means to have competence and knowledge in a specific area….
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Studying Psychology at University I learnt about the wonderful world inside a child’s mind and what motivates their behaviour to want to learn. Through learning about the wants and needs of a child I have been fortunate to develop an…
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For many teachers, finding a school that provides a strong and ongoing programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), is an important factor in their professional decision-making. Many schools have come to the realisation that to attract and retain excellent teachers…
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It is understandable that many families are interested in their children learning more than one language. After all we all live in an increasingly global world. Growing up in a bilingual family was really exciting for me, it taught me…
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In the eyes of many primary school children most of the adults that they encounter within the school environment are quite simply, their teachers. The children will be sure to have a favourite ‘teacher’ regardless of the qualifications held by…
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