Author Archives: jameswilding

There is a real sense of excitement around our school this December, and it’s not just because Christmas is coming! The dawn of any academic year heralds renewal but reviewing this term, I can see that exceptional progress has been … Continue reading →

First things first – it’s been a funny old week in the news, as ever.  Increasingly, as the chickens come home to roost, it seems that plain old common sense is the way forward after all.  As one market maker … Continue reading →

This week, a media agency from one of the major universities visited Claires Court to engage our Sixth Formers in some evaluative activities; research is vital to understand young adults’ views for their future, for University and for future employment. … Continue reading →

Firstly, may I give a warm welcome to all of our families, new and old, on our return to this new Academic Year 2011–12. Because of the very many layers on which our School operates, it’s difficult to be certain … Continue reading →

I think we all know that Henry Ford invented the Model T Ford, indeed brought motoring to the masses, 15 million of them to be precise!  What I like about the Henry Ford story is that he was a self-made … Continue reading →

It has been an extraordinarily busy start to the new academic year, so much so that Blogging on matters educational has had to take a bit more of a back seat than I’d like. Every week at school has had … Continue reading →

In a recent OECD report, the UK was ranked 47th out of 65 nations in a table based on the number of teenagers who pick up a book, newspaper or magazine on a daily basis.  It seems from the Data … Continue reading →

During the next few weeks, the next steps of our development of ICT innovation are made. Firstly, we are bringing on stream 100 net books for class usage at schools and college, most of which have been provided through funds … Continue reading →

Those who know me recognise I have ‘previous’ in this area.  As Chairman of ISA in 2002, during our Annual Conference, I called for the end of Key Stage 1 and 2 Assessments. At the time, it was sufficiently interesting that national press and … Continue reading →