Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 12/11/21 by Natalie Hunt
We will remember them
The word ‘corporate’ is mostly used nowadays to refer to business, and less so in the context of corporate acts of celebration or remembrance. You probably don’t need a Latinist to tell you that it comes from the word ‘corpus’ meaning ‘body’. Yesterday, we c...Read More - Published on 05/11/21 by Natalie Hunt
Aspire!
Many of us enjoyed a really super evening on Wednesday. Our Year 13 students who had completed an EPQ presented their extended projects, both visually in the form of a display (accompanied in some cases by an ‘artefact’) and through an oral presentation to their supervisors and other...Read More - Published on 15/10/21 by Natalie Hunt
LGS Tomorrow
Today is Foundation Day, when we have the opportunity to celebrate everything LGS stands for in 2021, to give thanks for those who had the inspiration to found our school forty years ago in 1981, and to share with others who have been part of its remarkable journey. We are privileged to welcome t...Read More - Published on 08/10/21 by Natalie Hunt
Trust is the glue of life
“Trust is the glue of life.” (Stephen Covey) Trust lies at the heart of all our relationships, between individuals in both family and school, and between home and school as we share the values which underpin our children’s upbringing and education. As with respect, trust...Read More - Published on 01/10/21 by Natalie Hunt
Building Back Better
I spent some time with other heads at our annual conference earlier this week, and it was refreshing to listen to inspiring speakers, to exchange good ideas and practice and to consider how we can positively influence the national educational agenda, working with our maintained school colleagues and...Read More - Published on 24/09/21 by Natalie Hunt
The Big Ask
You may have read earlier this week about the findings from the largest ever survey of children and young people anywhere in the world: The Big Ask. Over half a million 4-17 year-olds in England, including many from LGS, responded in the spring to a series of questions about all aspects of their liv...Read More - Published on 17/09/21 by Natalie Hunt
Confident but not arrogant
I imagine you were as struck as I was by the down-to-earth charm of 18-year-old Emma Raducanu last week. She was as incredulous as the rest of us over her spectacular and unprecedented rise to fame in the US Open, and equally remarkable was her natural poise in front of the camera. She comes across...Read More - Published on 10/09/21 by Natalie Hunt
Education for Life
The Leicester Grammar School Trust seeks to be an inspiring centre for co-educational excellence in academic and personal development, within a Christian ethos. In order to fulfil this mission, the school aims to: Promote intellectual curiosity and academic excellence. Provid...Read More - Published on 03/09/21 by Natalie Hunt
Being the best we can be - together
We have been delighted to see so many happy faces over the last two days, as pupils new and old begin the Advent Term. We met as a school community for the first time in eighteen months for assembly in St Nicholas’ yesterday, and it was a special moment. We enjoyed some inspirational highli...Read More - Published on 25/06/21 by Natalie Hunt
A bright and inclusive future
Wednesday was our first LGS ‘Heritage Day - What’s Your Story?’. We celebrated the diversity of our school community; aimed for better mutual understanding as we learned from each other’s stories; and pledged to stamp out racism in our school and to strive for inclusion and e...Read More - Published on 18/06/21 by Natalie Hunt
Subjective options
The majority of our pupils have this week been receiving feedback from end-of-year examinations, and I hope they have treated this as a positive learning experience at the culmination of an extraordinary and challenging year. Regardless of whether they are continuing with all their subjects next yea...Read More - Published on 28/05/21 by Natalie Hunt
Resilience and empathy
We have just finished our assessment series for Years 11 and 13, and our pupils can now breathe a huge sigh of relief as we begin the grading process. They have prepared well and we have been impressed by their dedication and focus as they have sought to give the best account of themselves at the cu...Read More