Headmaster's Blog
- 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 - Published on 13/05/22 by Natalie Hunt
Changing of the Guard
I have been typically and happily very busy this week with a variety of headmagisterial tasks, and two of my highlights have been discussions or interviews with our most senior pupils. We have reached the point in the year when our current prefects in Year 13 hand over to a new group of pupil lea...Read More - Published on 06/05/22 by Natalie Hunt
Outside the box
I was privileged on Wednesday evening to attend the county finals of the Young Enterprise competition, held at De Montfort University. Our team of five Year 12, representing their company ‘Telios’ of 32 students, had to provide a written brief, were interviewed by judges at their trad...Read More - Published on 29/04/22 by Natalie Hunt
Brave and magnificent
I hope that you and family were able to enjoy ample rest and sunshine over the Easter break. Pupils and staff have certainly returned very positively to school, eager to embrace all that the Trinity Term has to offer. I really love this time of year, as the world wakes up to spring and the signs of...Read More - Published on 25/03/22 by Natalie Hunt
Workplace success
I was saying on Wednesday to some pupils that I had no idea what the world would look like today when I was their age. That doesn’t mean I’m ancient (even if I may appear so in their eyes!); it’s simply a reflection of the pace of change in my lifetime so far, with technology very...Read More