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

Meeting Regulatory Compliance 2024

Posted on 16/02/2024 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 02/02/2024 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 25/01/2024 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 12/01/2024 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 07/12/2023 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 16/11/2023 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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‘Lest we forget’ – best not confuse Remembrance with Protest.

Posted on 10/11/2023 by jameswilding

Given the cataclysmic battles taking place in Ukraine and Gaza, the extraordinary impact those conflicts are having on the innocent citizens caught up therein are causing emotions to run high. Both wars are unfolding catastrophes, amplified by the immediacy of … Continue reading →

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‘Building the future for our children and young people’ – Your place is Here!

Posted on 20/10/2023 by jameswilding

‘Building the future for our children and young people’ – Your place is here Our development as a school over the last three years may seem to have been slowed by the interruption caused by Covid-19 and the refusal by … Continue reading →

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When Educationalists can teach Politicians a thing or two…

Posted on 30/09/2023 by jameswilding

Friday 13 October update – last week’s blog is rather kindly validated by Professor Alan Smithers’ letter in today’s Times newspaper – Readers who have engaged with my writings over the years know that, where I can, I give credit … Continue reading →

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Leading Education in 2023 – making the grade!

Posted on 08/09/2023 by jameswilding

Firstly, I extend a warm welcome to all of our Claires Court Schools community, returning as we have this week from our Summer break. From the many parents, teachers and friends I know, our own country seems to have been … Continue reading →

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