Summer Term in school inevitably means our thoughts turn to exams.  Over the coming weeks, many of our pupils will reach the pinnacle of their acquired knowledge to date on different topics and subjects and I have been talking to them about the fascinating ways that our brains commit that knowl...

Sometimes we learn something about ourselves when we’re least expecting it.  During the February half term holiday, I was lucky enough to go skiing with my family.  Much as I was looking forward to it, I came to skiing as an adult and my desire for self-preservation has always outwei...

Perfectionism is a topic which has received a lot of attention in recent years, especially amongst those of us who work with children, and I’ve recently been talking to our pupils about what it might mean to them.

This week our school community will come together in Chapel to remember those who have died in war and, in particular on this occasion, to mark the fact that 100 years has passed since the end of the First World War at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month 1918. 

In my address on the first day of term this academic year, I asked our pupils to be kind to one another.  When I looked at my twitter feed later that day, I saw a tweet from Dr Laurie, Deputy Head, (@stjohnsdephead) which said ‘If you can be anything in life be kind’. Kindness is pr...