Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 04/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
Education, education, education
You could very easily be forgiven for not being able to name the five Secretaries of State for Education who have been in post over the last four months! I couldn't do so, without resorting to Wikipedia! Education has sadly featured very little in the polemic of politicians of both main parties...Read More - Published on 14/10/22 by Natalie Hunt
In praise of houses
Many of us were on Wednesday treated to super performances in the biennial House Drama competition. While it was possible during Covid-restrictions to reinvent much of what we normally did, House Drama sadly did not fall into this category in October 2020, when we found ourselves between two lockdow...Read More - Published on 07/10/22 by Natalie Hunt
Enlightened education
I am currently away in Edinburgh at my annual heads’ conference, this year entitled ‘Enlightened Education’. Alongside some of the more practical information and training and meetings with colleagues, I hope always to be inspired as I reflect on my own leadership and the future dir...Read More - Published on 30/09/22 by Natalie Hunt
There for the taking
I hope that many of you and your children were able to join us for a really vibrant careers fair on Tuesday evening; the area around the Foyer and St Nick’s was really buzzing! Apart from collecting plenty of brochures and prospectuses (and eating lots of chocolates!), our pupils benefited fro...Read More - Published on 23/09/22 by Natalie Hunt
Let's talk about it
I remember the Head of Brighton College introducing ‘happiness lessons’ back in the early 2000s. Most of us at the time thought this was a bit whacky, that we already did enough to look after our pupils in the hope they would turn out to be happy adults – and that happiness wasn...Read More - Published on 16/09/22 by Natalie Hunt
Our servant Queen
Two words which have resonated throughout this week as people have commented on Her Late Majesty are ‘duty’ and ‘service’. Those who have joined a 5-mile queue in order to pay their respects have talked about their own gratitude to someone who took a personal interest in thos...Read More - Published on 09/09/22 by Natalie Hunt
Care for one another
Her Majesty The Queen We gathered as a school community in St Nicholas Hall earlier today, to spend a few quiet moments in reflection and in prayer, and in gratitude for an exemplary life of service to our country and the Commonwealth.Read More - Published on 24/06/22 by Natalie Hunt
Mind, body and spirit
I have recently finished adding a few words to our Year 13 leavers’ letters, and I am amazed by the range and depth of talent that they have exhibited during their time at LGS and as they have flourished in the Sixth Form. Such talent and creativity were very evident in the Art and Design T...Read More - Published on 17/06/22 by Natalie Hunt
All of us learners
I am very grateful to the staff for undertaking some training alongside internal examinations, marking and report-writing and during a short term which is packed with some of the things which have been more restricted in recent times. One of the benefits of the pandemic was that more training bec...Read More - Published on 10/06/22 by Natalie Hunt
History in the making
I hope you were able to enjoy some of the fabulous Jubilee celebrations last weekend, whether monarchist or republican! We were treated to a very colourful historical perspective in Sunday’s Pageant, with a remarkable and extraordinary journey through the seven decades of the Queen’s...Read More - Published on 27/05/22 by Natalie Hunt
Learning independence in an interdependent world
One of the greatest gifts we can give to our children is the ability to live happy and independent lives. When they leave school at 18, they will then be prepared to take responsibility for their own choices and to forge successful futures – and we can only hope that their choices will be mora...Read More - Published on 20/05/22 by Natalie Hunt
Breadth and depth
Wednesday was ‘National Numeracy Day’, and you may have read about an economist’s suggestion that the subject ‘maths’ should be called ‘numeracy’, to make it less “academic and scary”. Methinks the article was not entirely fair, as he was talking...Read More