Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 28/06/24 by Natalie Hunt
Living in the real world
Earlier this week, I enjoyed a couple of days in the glorious Peak District with a Y10 Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Many of you know that pupils are only allowed to carry one emergency phone per group in a sealed plastic envelope (and easily accessible to all group members). They actually really en...Read More - Published on 21/06/24 by Natalie Hunt
Creating Opportunities
As I write, it was exactly one year ago (the night of the Y12 parents’ evening) when it rained indoors at LGS and we had to shut the school the following day to clear up the mess! Fortunately, no-one was hurt, and we were able to repair the extensive damage, covered by our insurance. Such trib...Read More - Published on 14/06/24 by Natalie Hunt
Bright Sparks
I hope that you will be able to attend our Bright Sparks STEM fair tomorrow between 10 and 3, bringing family and friends; it promises to be an exciting day of displays, hands-on activities and the joy of discovery!Read More - Published on 07/06/24 by Natalie Hunt
Planning for a happy and successful future
Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend last night’s Parent Forum, and for your contributions to the discussion. This formed part of our considerations as we build a new Trust Development Plan and School Action Plans for the academic years 2024-27. We are self-reflective as a sc...Read More - Published on 24/05/24 by Natalie Hunt
Habitually healthy
Some of you may have seen a news headline yesterday: British children are world leaders in inactivity. A WHO survey looked at the lives of children aged 11, 13 and 15 living in Europe, central Asia and Canada, including more than 4,000 in England. By age 15, just 11 per cent of girls and 16 per c...Read More - Published on 17/05/24 by Natalie Hunt
Make a life by what you give
Our Year 13 pupils departed on Wednesday for study leave, with our very best wishes for a successful examination series before they return for Sports Day and Leavers’ Service in July.Read More - Published on 10/05/24 by Natalie Hunt
We are Leicester Grammar School
I am very pleased to inform you that we have been shortlisted alongside seven other schools nationally for the TES (Times Educational Supplement) Independent Senior School of the Year award.Read More - Published on 03/05/24 by Natalie Hunt
Live like a rhino!
It’s always a joy to celebrate the numerous achievements and endeavours of our young people as they together make the most of their opportunities in diverse aspects of school life. In Tuesday's assembly, I will highlight successes in sport, music, Young Enterprise, charity, Chemistry Olymp...Read More - Published on 26/04/24 by Natalie Hunt
It's fine to be you - but make the most of it!
I was intrigued to read this headline from the Metro earlier this week: ‘Your surname could be ruining your career, study finds’. The article (https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/name-determine-well-school-study-finds-20693104) cites recent research from the University of Michigan wh...Read More - Published on 19/04/24 by Natalie Hunt
Keeping up with reality
Thank you to those who braved the very changeable weather to attend our AI Information Evening on Tuesday, and thank you too to my colleagues who presented. I know that all parents have received the slides (see PDF below).Read More - Published on 15/03/24 by Natalie Hunt
A genuine fake?
I imagine that many of us were somewhat intrigued by the withdrawal by photo agencies of the Mother’s Day picture of the Princess of Wales and her children because of likely manipulation. She later apologised over any confusion caused, saying she herself had edited aspects.Read More - Published on 08/03/24 by Natalie Hunt
Inspiration
We all thrive on inspiration. Our pupils want to be inspired by their teachers, although all of us realise that won’t happen 100% of the time! And teachers in turn need to seek their own inspiration in the subjects they love in order to inspire their ‘disciples’ (the Latin ‘d...Read More