FORM 6 HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR

On 22 June our Form 6 children went to the Harry Potter studio tour at Warner Bros Studios. The trip was designed to inspire story-telling and creation of set and character at which JK Rowling excels, and to reveal some of how the stories were brought to life on film. The children were amazed by the real sets, props and costumes, rode broomsticks, screamed at the appearance of Aragog, travelled on the Hogwarts Express and wandered through Diagon Alley, with foaming mugs of Butter-beer to restore and revive them. It was a magical day.

PSB UPDATE FIRST YEAR SUCCESS!!

We have completed our first year of running the PSB programme at St Ed’s! We have launched a new and innovative curriculum for our Prep School pupils which has created ways for our Form 8s to broaden their educational experience. This year, pupils have had the opportunity to focus on learning skills that will be the foundation of their studies at Senior School and beyond, whilst maintaining the high academic standards which are at the heart of our offering at St. Ed’s.

The new approach to Form 8 allows us more time to cover a broader range of subjects and their associated skills in greater depth. We want to develop a more robust platform for future learning, purpose and fulfilment: the PSB provides us with a great opportunity to focus on learning rather than on memorising for exams.

HOW DOES ASSESSMENT WORK?

With PSB, we are able to offer a flexible and adaptable assessment model which allows our pupils to receive recognition across all the subjects on our school’s curriculum. Teachers are able to track achievement in subject-specific skills alongside a knowledge-based content. A combination of assessment methods contributes towards each child’s final PSB grade, which is awarded in the Summer term before the students head off on their residential trip to Letton Hall.