Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 09/12/22 by Natalie Hunt
Time to share
It has been a wonderful term! I am truly grateful for the contribution of all our pupils to our LGS community and for the energy with which so many have embraced all that their education offers them. I have been observing a number of lessons recently, and I am struck not only by our pupils...Read More - Published on 02/12/22 by Natalie Hunt
Growing together
As the nights draw in and the days become murkier, our ‘Change Team’ has recently published an online newsletter offering guidance to pupils on nutrition, sleep and motivation. The Team is a group of pupils meeting under the direction of Mrs Ewington, Director of Well-being and Co-curric...Read More - Published on 25/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
Education for Life
“It prepares us for the things in life which we don’t cover elsewhere at school.” So said a Year 13 student when I asked why we call PSHE ‘Life Education’ at LGS. We review and celebrate the work of different departments on a rolling basis, supporting their self-eval...Read More - Published on 18/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
Deliberate Practice
‘Bounce’ is the title of a book I read a few years ago. And if you’re guessing, yes, it’s written by a sportsman – in fact, an international table-tennis champion, Matthew Syed, who is also a very sensible Times columnist. The subtitle of the book is ‘The myth of...Read More - Published on 11/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
The heart of the matter
I have been away for two days this week inspecting another school. The current inspection framework focusses on the outcomes for pupils in both achievements and personal development - and the most rewarding aspect of any inspection is undoubtedly the meetings and discussions with the pupils. T...Read More - Published on 04/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
Education, education, education
You could very easily be forgiven for not being able to name the five Secretaries of State for Education who have been in post over the last four months! I couldn't do so, without resorting to Wikipedia! Education has sadly featured very little in the polemic of politicians of both main parties...Read More - Published on 14/10/22 by Natalie Hunt
In praise of houses
Many of us were on Wednesday treated to super performances in the biennial House Drama competition. While it was possible during Covid-restrictions to reinvent much of what we normally did, House Drama sadly did not fall into this category in October 2020, when we found ourselves between two lockdow...Read More - Published on 07/10/22 by Natalie Hunt
Enlightened education
I am currently away in Edinburgh at my annual heads’ conference, this year entitled ‘Enlightened Education’. Alongside some of the more practical information and training and meetings with colleagues, I hope always to be inspired as I reflect on my own leadership and the future dir...Read More - Published on 30/09/22 by Natalie Hunt
There for the taking
I hope that many of you and your children were able to join us for a really vibrant careers fair on Tuesday evening; the area around the Foyer and St Nick’s was really buzzing! Apart from collecting plenty of brochures and prospectuses (and eating lots of chocolates!), our pupils benefited fro...Read More - 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