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The heads' blog is an opportunity for senior staff and students, invited by the heads of school, to share their thoughts on education, schools and children.

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  • Creativity in this changing world

    Published 06/01/21
    In a week where everything has changed, whether it be a renewed concern for the safety of our loved ones, our children needing to learn from home, public exams having been abandoned, or how (in some cases, whether) we can perform our jobs, it is hard
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  • Joy

    Published 02/12/20
    December, filled with its special customs and celebrations, is traditionally the season of joy. From the twinkling lights to the promise of snow, excitement fills the air. The message of Christmas is all about love, beginning as it did with the story
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  • Compassion

    Published 02/11/20
    During the challenges of 2020, the charming fable of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy has been one of my go to reads when my soul needs a little lifting. Its wonderful artwork and words provide an insight into
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  • 'Gimme some truth' John Lennon

    Published 01/10/20
    John Lennon would have turned 80 this month.  Famously, he railed against what he saw as the hypocritical governments of the time:  ‘All I want is the truth, Just gimme some truth’.  There are times we can feel tempted to s
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  • Being physically distant and socially responsible

    Published 02/09/20
    We open our doors this week to our entire school body for the first time in five and a half months. What was most striking about our first day of on-site staff training was the uniformity of positivity about the return to site-based lessons. We have
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  • Enthusiasm: the nourishment of invention

    Published 01/06/20
    Nine years have passed since Nasa launched America’s last manned trip to the international space station and this weekend it was a private company that filled the void in America’s space ambitions with SpaceX’s successful launch. Ma
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  • Freedom

    Published 01/05/20
    Ah, sweet freedom; the state of being free and not being subject to something undesirable. This is, at least for those of us who live in properly democratic countries, not a matter we have to consider much. Until now that is when our daily freedom is
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  • Patience: the capacity to accept

    Published 15/04/20
    My online dictionary defines patience as the ‘capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.’ This is a most appropriate time to reflect upon our character quality for April. We are li
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  • Fostering a culture of collaboration

    Published 02/03/20
    Relationships * Team building * Selflessness * Team work * Leadership * Participation    Readiness to compromise * Collaboration I am charmed at the moment by the emerging speech of my young grandson. He melts our hearts with his lo
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  • When learning becomes wisdom

    Published 04/02/20
    Have you ever thought what it takes to perform well in an exam? Our record number of candidates for 11+ entry clearly had, judging by the impressive performances in their entry tests. But when looking at the approach different pupils take to differen
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