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Category: Staff Blogs
What makes being a sixth former so special?
The two years in Sixth Form will probably be the most important of a student’s time at school and, in many cases, will shape their future. So why do we…
The Power of Tradition: A Reflection on Community and Connection
In a recent assembly, we reflected on the significance of tradition and ritual in our lives, drawing inspiration from the iconic singer Joe Cocker. While it would be fair to…
Nike and ASICS
From Lao Tzu to Socrates, Descartes to Sartre, philosophers have been concerned for thousands of years with the question of the best way to live your life. I know the…
The Role of Men in Gender Equality
It won’t surprise you that someone who works in girls’ education and believes firmly in its merits also feels strongly that men have a responsibility towards equality that goes beyond…
The Social Contract
At Channing we recently discussed how social norms are changing and how people do/don’t do things which would have been considered entirely unacceptable a few years ago. Surprisingly, our conversation…
How to talk about drugs and alcohol with your children
The end of exams, as well as the arrival of the summer holidays, heralds a time of celebration and relaxation for students across the country. It is natural for them…
Reading for Pleasure
Our role as a school is to open minds to more than just subjects; we’re here to educate our students in the widest possible sense. To that end we have…
Why We Should Ban the Word ‘Failure’
I recently listened to an audiobook called ‘The Stoic Challenge’. Stoicism is a school of philosophy that hails from ancient Greece and Rome and explores how we can face challenging…
There’s always a need for girl power!
At a recent open event, a prospective parent asked me why he should choose a girls’ school for his daughter. Surely, he said, in this day and age it’s obvious…
Building Partnerships
Joining a new school in your first headship during Covid would be challenging enough, without the simultaneous decision to turbo charge your school’s partnerships work. This was the challenge facing…