Call us nostalgic, that’s ok; we choose to still take inspiration from the Olympics. We choose to see beyond the politics of the host-city decision process, the governance of the IOC, the commercialisation, instead allowing ourselves to romanticise the virtues of the...
Trawling through some forgotten corners of edu-Twitter last week, I was pointed toward an entertaining episode of ‘Today’ from 1972, in which presenter Bill Grundy and Dr Rhodes Boyson discuss his criticism of the (1960s-70s) British educational system, including some...
You might be a ‘new to school’ parent, or a parent that has already started this journey with a child or two. Starting school can be daunting and exciting. It is a new chapter in your family’s lives. Even if you have been down this road before, it is a big change for...
In recent months, the media has given sexual assault the attention it deserves, resulting in, among other things, rigorous discussion about sex education for young people, with a particular focus on consent. This discussion is important and has already seen a shift in...
The School’s leadership teams are motivated by the fact that our School is growing in both number and reputation. The School’s leadership teams are motivated by the fact that our School is growing in both number and reputation. We have plenty of data that shows...
Human nature suggests each of us possess a natural inclination to stick with the status quo, to resist the unknown, and to stay comfortable. It is tied to our ancestral drive to survive. We can be afraid of trying something new. We may want to avoid change at all...
