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09/11/18
We Will Remember 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.
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16/10/18
Nurturing Creativity
The World Economic Forum has suggested that creativity is becoming an increasingly important skill in the modern workplace. Ranked as the tenth most important skill in 2015, their prediction is that creativity will have jumped to third place in the list of skills needed to thrive by 2020...
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14/09/18
The Importance of Kindness
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...
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03/09/18
Can You Change the World?
In a busy school year, we can all occasionally be guilty of focussing on what is immediately in front of us, whether that is revising for a major test, rehearsing for a big production or even daydreaming about the next holiday. But from time to time something snaps us out of this short-term at...
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