Headmaster's Blog

HEADMASTER’S BLOG – STARS OF SOCHI
I love the Winter Olympics. The speed of the downhill, the endurance of the cross country racers and the sheer drama of the slope-style competitions completely eclipse anything the summer...

SUE WALLACE-WOODROFFE – GIRLS STANDING OUT
NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF FULFILLING QUOTAS In July 2013 there were only 19 female elected presidents and prime ministers in power around the globe. In the business world, women...

HEADMASTER’S BLOG – VOTE WINNING CERTS
‘Longer school days, shorter holidays and 45-hour weeks could be the perfect manifesto to win the Tories the next election' (Independent, 30.1.14) Former policy advisor Paul Kirby proposes an extreme...

HEADMASTER’S BLOG – A HYBRID EDUCATION
As employment becomes an ever greater priority we need to ask “What will best equip our pupils to enter the labour market?” It strikes me that schools are faced with...

HEADMASTER’S BLOG – THERE’S NOTHING FAKE ABOUT MOCKS
Year 11 start mock exams in a week’s time. In late February it’s the turn of the Lower and Upper Sixth. We devote a lot of time to preparation, sitting,...

HEADMASTER’S BLOG – AN A* FOR TATTLE
Good for the Tatler. The original gossip magazine has found new voice as an educational authority. According to its latest educational edition, state schools are in fashion because they teach...
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