Education

Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) has been reaccredited with the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.

The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need for life work in today’s world.

BCPS embeds international studies into...

The Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon. Damian Hinds MP, has named Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) as one of 32 schools across England that, as English Hubs, will take a leading role in supporting schools that struggle to teach children to read by improving the teaching of early language and reading.

BCPS, which is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and has a proven track record of excellent phonics teaching, was chosen through a competitive process against strict criteria. It is part of the Cornerstone Academy Trust, which has already provided school-to-school support...

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School, East Devon, has been awarded as a Centre of Excellence in financial education, after successfully embedding the subject into its curriculum. Staff at Tipton St John Primary School have spent the past year working with an education specialist from Young Money in order to create and deliver a detailed programme of financial education for their children. The programme, funded by Visa, has been successfully completed and the school has now been recognised and awarded as a Centre of Excellence and provider of high quality financial education. The...

There are many forms of training based on both conscious and subconscious perceptions. Of course, among the various pedagogical methods, the principle of encouragement and punishment, which has been known from the ancient times, stands in the first place. It will be discussed in this article.

Discipline

Without the use of any form of punishment, it is practically impossible to raise a child, except in purely theoretical terms. On the other hand, although some disciplinary measures provide the desired result, they can cause serious damage to a child's personality.

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