Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 13/11/20 by Natalie Hunt
Shared remembrance
On Wednesday, we held our Act of Remembrance, this year also remembering those who have tragically died or suffered loss during our global conflict with the pandemic. And we gave thanks for the hope offered by the discovery of a vaccine.Read More - Published on 06/11/20 by Natalie Hunt
Shining brightly
We have regrouped this week after the half-term holiday, and I am very pleased to see pupils and staff happily engaged in the life of the school. Some of you will have read in the news three weeks ago about Edmund O’Leary. He was feeling very depressed after a what he described as “a...Read More - Published on 16/10/20 by Natalie Hunt
A brighter future
It is really hard for all of us at the moment to focus on anything other than the ‘here and now’, so intense is our preoccupation with the daily news and how that affects our working and family lives. Whereas in the spring the weather was beautiful and there was a real sense that togethe...Read More - Published on 09/10/20 by Natalie Hunt
Confronting challenges
I am sure that all of us are facing challenges currently, both in work and at home, as we have continually to adapt to a situation which affects so many aspects of our lives. As the national picture deteriorates, I feel particularly for those of you who live in Leicester and who have been subject to...Read More - Published on 02/10/20 by Natalie Hunt
Journeying Together
We have this week concluded the third of our ‘Meet the Tutor’ evenings – which we have conducted remotely whilst being unable to invite large numbers of parents into school.Read More - Published on 25/09/20 by Natalie Hunt
Relentless Optimism
One of the great things about working in a school is that we’re constantly surrounded by the happy chatter and the good humour of children. It’s been a bit of a gloomy week on the news-front and it’s suddenly turned a bit colder and wetter – but the fun of the classroom conti...Read More - Published on 18/09/20 by Natalie Hunt
Aspire
We remain very pleased with the way in which our pupils have adapted to new circumstances; there is an orderly and purposeful atmosphere in school despite significant local and national challenges. We have been blessed this week with some beautiful weather, and it is great to see pupils increasingly...Read More - Published on 11/09/20 by Natalie Hunt
Life Choices
We have been very pleased to welcome children back to school, and we are all again enjoying smiling faces and the energetic dynamic of classroom teaching and learning. We have been very impressed by pupils’ ready cooperation with special arrangements and by their efforts to observe good hygien...Read More - Published on 19/06/20 by Natalie Hunt
Leicester Grammar School Steps Up for Charity
Today Leicester Grammar School Steps up for Charity, raising money for Pets as Therapy and Open Hands.Read More - Published on 12/06/20 by Natalie Hunt
The Power of Community
We all like to have a sense of belonging, sharing and being together. Since schools closed before Easter, staff and pupils, through various initiatives, have done their best to keep community alive and relevant even while we are apart. Some of those activities have featured in our special weekly new...Read More - Published on 05/06/20 by Natalie Hunt
The end of the beginning
You will probably be aware that I have been sending a daily quote to all members of our community since school closure; the quotes have often been suggested by staff or pupils, and they have sometimes captured the mood of the moment. I was grateful to Mr James for providing the first quote of this w...Read More - Published on 22/05/20 by Natalie Hunt
Carry on Carrying On
It is somewhat ironic that on Wednesday, national ‘Thank a Teacher Day’, our profession found itself at the heart of a bitter row between some of the unions and Government over the wider opening of schools. There are understandable and genuine anxieties over this, but some of the rhetori...Read More