Author Archives: jameswilding

On Friday 22 November 2013, the Principals of Claires Court announced to their staff, and to the Parents and wider community through our Bulletin email ring our intention to develop a new school for Claires Court on the land purchased … Continue reading →

Whether you are Picasso or Rodney Mullen, you know you have had to try things you can’t do in order to grow and develop– fostering prolific ingenuity purely for passion’s sake, not because a victory or defeat is at stake. … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/dFrFlM You can find info about this Saturday’s forthcoming ISANet Unconference on the website for same. Do yourself a favour and show up if you can. But book on the website so we know you are coming. Even my upmteenth … Continue reading →

30 years ago, the developmental psychologist Howard Gardner proposed the existence of multiple intelligences, and for quite some time, this attractive notion that we have a diverse range of modalities, musical – rhythmic, visual – spatial, verbal – linguistic, logical … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/GW85yJ In this newsletter Summary links from the ISA ASC ISANet unconference Saturday 23 November 2013 Digital snippits ISA Conference update The ISA Autumn Study conference attracted a record 110 delegates; ISA PDO Maggie Turner writes “ I’m sure you’ll … Continue reading →

“If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Albert Einstein October 2013. Entering the Junior Boys school at Claires Court, by the back door, you are confronted by a vast poster, created by some in their … Continue reading →

Rosemary Barker, Rebecca Fuller, Aimee McCardle, Lee Paige, Giles Smith and I, amongst so many others, Lucy’s Parents, brothers, sisters in fact and in spirit, Friends and Relations attended Lucy’s funeral today, Tuesday 15th October 2013. I write this for … Continue reading →

Preamble I find it incredible that our Secretary of State for Education has decided to change the rules on the GCSE Results system that will apply to secondary schools come September 2016.  “As any fule kno” (to quote Nigel Molesworth … Continue reading →

Any one who knows my views about education knows they are not jaundiced. I am one of the most relentless and ruthlessly optimistic people I know. Posterity never voted for us to be miserable about the future, and I should … Continue reading →