Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 04/12/20 by Natalie Hunt
Work hard, be kind, be inspired
You may have heard of the Michaela Community School, a controversial free school opened in 2014 in a converted office block near Wembley stadium. Its founder, Katharine Birbalsingh, believes that military-style discipline and pupils that are ‘drilled to thrill’ are key to education, and...Read More - Published on 27/11/20 by Natalie Hunt
Let's talk!
Many of our Year 13 students have recently benefited from practice for forthcoming interviews: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) for medicine, with a range of medical professionals; and Oxbridge interviews, via an exchange process with other independent schools. These have all occurred remotely but ha...Read More - Published on 20/11/20 by Natalie Hunt
Adjusting the viewfinder
You will no doubt be aware that there is considerable discussion of next summer’s public exams currently. There is pressure on the Government from certain quarters to follow Wales, or at least Scotland, in cancelling GCSEs or A levels or both - especially as children’s education continue...Read More - 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