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Thoughts, comments, ideas and pause for thought from members of our school and extended community.

February 2023

  • The Case for Accountability

    Published 24/02/23, by Angela Slater

    The call we have been waiting for, for almost two years, finally came on Monday morning. Inspection is something that stirs both dread, and a sense of challenge in any school community: dread because every detail of your practice is scrutinised; and challenge, because you need to use the opportunity to showcase everything that your school, and its community is doing to ensure that children are given the best possible opportunities to succeed.

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  • The Value of Self-Care

    Published 10/02/23, by Angela Slater

    This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week has had ‘Let’s Connect’ as its theme, and boys have been challenged to demonstrate random acts of kindness to promote healthy relationships. Some of the Junior classes have also explored the relationships in their own lives in PSHEe lessons, where they read the story, The Invisible String by Patrice Karst, which highlights the invisible thread of love that connects us all to those we care for and hold dear.

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  • Children’s Mental Health Week and Online Safety

    Published 03/02/23, by Angela Slater

    I attended a fantastic conference yesterday, where the daughter of well-known educationalist, Sir Ken Robinson, who sadly passed away in 2020, presented a keynote address entitled Imagine If… .

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February 2023

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