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I vividly remember the day that the school site fell silent last March, following the government announcement that all schools should switch to remote learning. I walked the site, blooming with daffodils,  cherry blossom and...

 Last week in assembly I talked to the girls about Pancake Day and the season of Lent. Lent is associated with giving things up, nowadays usually chocolate, and looking forward to Spring and Easter. Traditionally, it...

Last week I watched “New Lives in the Wild,” a programme that features people who have decided to live life in the wildest parts of Britain. This week’s episode focussed on an author who has...

Who would have thought that weekend family activities might include tidying the kitchen cupboards or deciding whether to turn left or right when walking out of the house. As we approach our third month of...

There is an expression that springs to mind sometimes when you start to try to sort something out…. Q “ How do you eat an elephant?”      A “ One bite at a time!” It is...

This week I have been thinking about pebbles, prompted by ‘The Book of Pebbles’ by Charlie Stocks and Angie Lewin, that arrived in a Christmas parcel from my sister; I have immersed myself in its...

Those of you who were around in the 1970s will remember Weebles – those round, smiling faces that wobbled but never fell down. I came across one of my childhood Weebles when tidying my office...

I love the way that we are able to have an idea at Talbot Heath and run with it. We love innovation and do not fear the new or the different. In assembly last week...

As we come to the end of our first week of the spring term 2021, I could not have envisaged how very different it was going to look, even a few days ago. A great...

How does one take a whole school community from onsite learning to remote learning in a matter of days? It was a hugely daunting prospect and one that every headteacher in the country has had...