When did you last #TrySomethingNew?
6 December 2019
In the run up to what may be the most depressing election ever, the real joy of working in schools is the capacity to constantly learn from the young people… Find out more
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Schools must play their part in promoting a gender-balanced world
8 March 2019
As we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, it occurs to me that our schools are more than well placed to support its #BalanceforBetter theme this year. A global day… Find out more
ARCHITECTURE: BUILDING TOUCHED WITH EMOTION
12 July 2017
Ernest Gimson, the great Arts and Crafts’ maker and architect, described architecture as “building touched with emotion”. Gimson’s final and greatest work was the Bedales Library, which opened in 1921… Find out more
STEAM – Why we need a new golden age
10 May 2017
In early May, The Huffington Post published an article by Jennifer Tuckett of Central St Martins in which she stressed the importance of an arts education. Creativity and ‘soft’ skills… Find out more
Time to give voice to the quiet revolution in modern boarding
9 May 2017
When parents and grandparents think about boarding schools, what images spring to mind? The close-knit community of Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers, the magic of Hogwarts enjoyed by Harry Potter –… Find out more
‘People are people and children are children’: from the Kalahari Desert to Dublin
2 March 2017
People often remark to me that moving to Dublin from the far north of South Africa must be very strange. Until June last year I was running a school on… Find out more
