Category: Blog
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The Death of Nuance
We know, from years of experience, that we are most successful in developing boys’ attitudes and values when we work…
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Student Leadership: Assemblies
Teachers know that the school assemblies which they put so much effort into writing may not necessarily be the highlight…
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Truth Decay
Regular readers of my blog will know that I am unable to resist a good pun. My title therefore does…
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Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 1)
As we enter our second period of Covid lockdown, it has been wonderful during this first week after half-term to…
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What next with examinations?
Exam results days in August are always nerve-racking occasions. Following the cancellation of both GCSEs and A Levels in 2020,…
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How do we meet our sons’ needs during lockdown, (and how might they be encouraged to meet ours)?
Last weekend, I read an excellent article in entitled ‘Bringing up Boys in a Time of Lockdown’ by psychologist Steve…
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Managing Uncertainty: Looking for Opportunities
It is very easy for fear to become our overriding emotion as we digest the uncertainty that has invaded our…
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A Clean Conscience
The Rugby World Cup last October may have had the wrong result for most of us, but it created an…
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Social Mobility: how does independent education help you to get on?
In recent times, independent schools have been the focus of considerable negativity in the national press. I wrote about this…
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Feeling Like an Imposter
I often like to paraphrase my School Assemblies in my blog, as this can lead to fruitful conversations between boys…
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Post-18 Options
The world beyond School has changed immeasurably in the last ten years alone, let alone when you or I began our own post-18…
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The Goal of Education
At this time of year, I am meeting several parents whose sons have recently been successful in the Loughborough Grammar…
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