Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 24/01/20 by Natalie Hunt
Walking the talk
If you have read our inspection report, you will have seen that it celebrates our “richly diverse community” and we strongly believe that such diversity of ethnic, faith and social background enriches the lives of all of us. Yet, at the same time, we recognise that our pupils enjoy a pri...Read More - Published on 17/01/20 by Natalie Hunt
Fired up to teach....even when it's dark and wet
They have changed with such frequency of late that it’s been hard to remember the names of the various secretaries of state! No sooner has a minister gained some expertise and experience in a certain department that he or she moves on to a new portfolio or the backbenches. Education has been o...Read More - Published on 10/01/20 by Natalie Hunt
Shaping the climate
I wish you all a very Happy New Year and hope that you enjoyed rest and festivities with family and friends during the Christmas break.Read More - Published on 29/11/19 by Natalie Hunt
Learners for Life
I am enjoying observing lots of lessons currently. Mr Anderson and I focussed at the beginning of the month on core PE, and we were very pleased to witness pupils’ very positive attitudes towards the curriculum, as well as the impressive progress they were making. I am now seeing all the new t...Read More - Published on 22/11/19 by Natalie Hunt
Consideration
Our Royals are not having a great time currently. Prince Andrew has been pilloried for showing little contrition in what was described as a ‘car crash’ of an interview. And Meghan and Harry have been criticised for apparently being over-sensitive towards media intrusion. If you’re...Read More - Published on 15/11/19 by Natalie Hunt
Quite extraordinary!
I wrote last week about ‘routine’. Well, this week has been far from it!Read More - Published on 08/11/19 by Natalie Hunt
The same old routine
I wonder if you read recently about Davis Vilums, the Latvian computer programmer who moved to London seven years ago, and has just completed a five-year mission to cycle every street in Central London, recording his journeys on Endomondo and colouring in a ‘Super Scale’ A-Z as he went...Read More - Published on 01/11/19 by Natalie Hunt
Me, myself and I
I have recently taught a Year 7 Latin class the word for ‘I’. Many of you will know that it is ‘ego’, and we all will have heard people being described as having ‘a big ego’ or possibly being called ‘egotistical’ or self-centred. My young classicists w...Read More - Published on 25/10/19 by Natalie Hunt
Measuring success and happiness
Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph online included an interesting graphic which mapped independent schools’ GCSE grades against their termly fees. I am pleased to report that LGS fared particularly well, sitting towards the most positive extreme of the quartile reflecting ‘Low Fees High Gra...Read More - Published on 11/10/19 by Natalie Hunt
It's OK not to be OK
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. Pupils and staff were asked to contribute their thoughts on what they did when they felt down or stressed and to highlight what they were grateful for. These were then strung together around the main foyer to form a colourful, practical and very positive displa...Read More - Published on 04/10/19 by Natalie Hunt
Master of my fate and captain of my destiny
Whilst I was very pleased to return to LGS yesterday, it’s also good to get out of school every so often to freshen my perspective and to learn from others. The 150th Anniversary HMC Conference in London certainly provided such an opportunity, and I was able to benefit from some excellent spea...Read More - Published on 27/09/19 by Natalie Hunt
Where to next?
I hope that many of you were able to attend the Careers Fair on Wednesday evening. It was my first experience of such an occasion at LGS, and I was impressed by the number and range of opportunities represented. There was a real ‘buzz’ of conversation, and stalls were piled with prospect...Read More