Author Archives: jameswilding

About jameswilding

Academic Principal Claires Court Schools Long term member & advocate of the Independent Schools Association

“I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy to Toto in the Wizard of Oz

Posted on May 2, 2024 by jameswilding

One of the most brilliant films I saw early in my childhood was the re-released film “The Wizard of Oz” (originally 1939). Put simply, in a world that was still largely black and white, TV absolutely and a lot of … Continue reading →

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Anxiety matters… 2024 style

Posted on April 19, 2024 by jameswilding

I write for educational reasons, professional discourse and for therapy, so I am not quite certain where this blog sits… but if you are seeking the most up-to-date information and support, go here now. Since publishing this blog last week, … Continue reading →

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Spring 2024 End of Term Principals’ memo to Claires Court School community

Posted on March 28, 2024 by jameswilding

2024’s incessant winter deluge won no friends here, seriously disrupting our various sporting programmes throughout the term. Even so, a huge diverse set of experiences still ran, nicely captured on our website newsreel here. Last week out came the sunshine, … Continue reading →

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When Cognitive Dissonance meets the ChatBot – how on earth or heaven are we going to cope?

Posted on March 21, 2024 by jameswilding

Dedicated readers of my blog may have noted a certain slowing down in terms of new post in recent months. I’d like to say that so much is going well in the world that, put simply, I don’t need to … Continue reading →

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Meeting Regulatory Compliance 2024

Posted on February 16, 2024 by jameswilding

Following a recent visit by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, I am delighted to report that we were found to be fully compliant against the Independent Schools Standards Regulations, and can now look forward to a further 3 years of approved … Continue reading →

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This month on Claires Court SchoolTV – Respectful Relationships – one of the great bonuses our PTA provide!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by jameswilding

For this first year of provision, the Claires Court Parent Teacher Association have supported the school’s pastoral teams through the provision of this fabulous service for parents, teachers and schools. Creating great conversations at home is really important, but all … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence – Beyond Merlyn Mind

Posted on January 25, 2024 by jameswilding

Discussing the presence of AI in the home, it seems that until recently, I have been one of the oddest people in the world, choosing not have enabled a Smart Assistant at home. Whether you are Apple, Amazon or Google … Continue reading →

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Creating the future by taking the first step – onwards into 2024!

Posted on January 12, 2024 by jameswilding

All the experts (and there are many) who offer Careers advice suggest that our working lifetime will be 80,000 hours. Having now completed 48 years at work now, I can conservatively estimate I have completed some 120,000 hours to date, … Continue reading →

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Questions, Questions, Questions… why feedback is so important.

Posted on December 7, 2023 by jameswilding

Any readers of my blog for the last 2 weeks will be very aware that I have strongly promoted the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza’s ‘The Big Ambition’ survey. You can see her last email to me … Continue reading →

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A message from the Children’s Commissioner for England to the children of England!

Posted on November 16, 2023 by jameswilding

I received the following message from Dame Rachel De Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England yesterday, Thursday 17 November 2023. “I have launched this survey, The Big Ambition, to hear from all children and young people in England aged between 6 and … Continue reading →

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