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National Schools Bridge Championships
We hosted the National Schools Bridge Championships on Saturday. Our A team were looking to retain the trophy they won…
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Year 7 Blackpool Rugby Tour
34 Year 7 rugby players have just returned from the annual four day Tour of Blackpool. The Tour started with…
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Les Misérables Review by Pierre
As John Weitzel’s programme note regarding taking the whole School to a performance at the Palace Theatre in the West…
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Music for Youth
On Tuesday 3 March, the Foundation Sax Ensemble were invited by Music for Youth to perform in the Primary Prom…
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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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After the Break: United Kingdom law, EU law and Brexit
Heraclitus once said that “the only thing that is constant is change”, a truth we find to be self-evident in our dynamic…
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County Champions
The team of Quinn, Alex, Dani and Cheng produced a fantastic performance throughout the tournament to be crowned County Champions, winning all…
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Derbyshire County Swimming Championships
Over the past two weekends, Michael in Year 13 has been competing at the Derbyshire County Swimming Championships. He entered…
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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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Strings & Orchestras Concert
Students 202, Strings tuned 724, youngest student 6 years, oldest student 50 years, ensembles 8, smallest ‘ensemble’ 1, largest ensemble…
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The Future of the Motor Car
I was glad to be in the audience as the 525 Foundation Lecture Series kicked off with an engaging and…