You may have noticed that things look a little bit different here… SATIPS is pleased to announce that after hard work over the summer, we have launched our brand new website. While the content remains the same, we hope to have created a site that is more attractive, more engaging, easier to navigate, and overall […]
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Welcome back to a new academic year and a new beginning after a refreshing holiday. The joy of being involved in the educational world is that one is always learning. The past year has been a huge learning curve for us all on so many fronts but I have no doubt we will all have […]
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Many congratulations to all the schools and their pupils who took part in this year’s competition. The Winning School is: High March School, Beaconsfield. High March is awarded The Nexus Shield. Runners-up: St. Bernard’s, Slough Individual Winners and Runners-Up CLASS A Winners: RN, York House TBC, High March Runners-up: TH, York House Sienna Evans, High […]
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The below is an extract from an article for the autumn edition of Prep School Magazine by Shirley Drummond, head at St Helen’s College in Hillingdon on how and why Mindfulness should be an essential part of every school’s curriculum and daily practice. Schools are busy places for our pupils and we expect our children’s brains […]
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The annual SATIPS Art Exhibition is always a popular event with our members. This year, in line with the move of many of our services to online delivery, the exhibition will be a virtual event. Organised in conjunction with Cheltenham College Preparatory School, artwork from schools across the country will be exhibited on the SATIPS […]
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The Canal and River Trust’s Fisheries & Angling Team is looking for pupils who have a connection to Commonwealth countries to take part in fishing celebrations as part of The Commonwealth games. The 2022 Commonwealth Games are being held in the West Midlands and as well as the main competition period, the wider Commonwealth Games […]
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The 2021 SATIPS Challenge has now concluded. Despite COVID complications, we had 2,000 entrants this year from schools across the country and, as ever, the range and depth of pupils’ knowledge was impressive. Congratulations to Harry Calcraft (Westminster Under School) who successfully defended his crown in the Senior Challenge, as well as Alex Diosi (MCS) […]
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The last year brought all sorts of negatives – especially for children and parents. But one positive to come out of the COVID pandemic could be a renewed respect for teachers. According to a survey by primary school learning platform Learning Ladders, two thirds of parents said their opinions of teachers have improved as a consequence […]
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Almost half of parents and more than a third of grandparents in the UK have spent more on their children or grandchildren’s education over the last 12 months amid fears that they have fallen behind. A survey of parents of grandparents of school-attending children aged 3-13, carried out on behalf of the Independent Association of Prep […]
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The Foundation for Education Development (FED) has released its ‘100,000 Voices Questionnaire’ as it works towards the publication of the National Consultation Report on the 26th April . The questionnaire aims to capture at least 100,000 voices across the education system, including: children, young people, parents, carers, teachers, lecturers, support staff, education leaders, business leaders, community members and politicians […]
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