Experiencing the World of Work: A Remarkable Opportunity for TLC Private School Students This year’s Year 10 students were filled with excitement as they became the first group post-pandemic to venture into local businesses for an immersive week-long experience. The students’ dedication, professionalism, and maturity impressed all the participating businesses, Read more…
Year 13 Graduation Ceremony 2023. As the school year comes to a close, it is a bittersweet moment for The Learning Center (TLC) as we bid farewell to our exceptional Year 13 students. These bright and talented individuals are now ready to embark on the next exciting phase of their Read more…
Year 11 Prom 2023. On Saturday 17th June, Year 11 Students had the time of their lives at their annual Prom. The night was filled with glitz and glamour as the students arrived in their sharp suits and elegant dresses. The venue for the Prom was the beautiful Annabelle Hotel, Read more…
ADHD – Ways to ensure that all children’s needs are addressed and they have every opportunity to reach their potential I read an article recently which talked about the different ways to help children with ADHD (Attention deficiency/hyperactivity disorder). Mention ADHD and many in education will think ‘Ritalin’ the drug Read more…
Making every learning experience an opportunity to fulfil a child’s potential in the world. Schools rightly intervene when a child struggles, tries to identify the cause and then provide the solution. The issues that arise are sometimes genetic, sometimes medical, sometimes because of the child’s background but the aim is Read more…
We were delighted to welcome our students back to school and the ‘physical learning environment’. We were a little concerned how they would adapt, adhering to the Ministry of Education’s directive of maintaining 1 metre distancing, receiving temperature checks on arrival and the regular sanitising of hands but, as children Read more…
A Contagious Positive Ethos. At the beginning of the school year, most teachers spend the first day or so getting to know their new class and, in turn, their new class gets to know them and their expectations. At the start of my teaching career this used to involve writing Read more…
It’s that time of year that parents dream of and many teachers too, the return to school after the long summer holidays. At this time of year, every stakeholder is filled with the optimism of what the year may bring – Johnny will be able to tie his laces independently, Read more…
A levels and IGCSE Exams. The fiasco and subsequent furore over this year’s A levels and IGCSE exams has dominated the headlines in the UK and, to a lesser extent, internationally, in schools which follow the English National Curriculum. Putting aside the hyperbole and the U turns that have developed Read more…
Challenging students to become thinkers, problem solvers and appliers of knowledge If you were to step back and take an overview of the world and all that’s happening in it, you’d recognise that we’re in a time where multiple problems, some interlinked, fill us with fear for the future; Sino-American Read more…