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The various letters sent to the wider school community during the school year.
Help is needed across the globe…
As our charity weeks of activity commence at Claires Court, sadly it seems we have disasters requiring support across the globe. Being proactive in our help not just facilitates the support services now to be further resourced, but helps reuilding … Continue reading →
Announcing the relocation of our Junior girls onto the Junior boys site to create Claires Court Juniors at Ridgeway
Our fundamental aim for Claires Court has always been to ensure parity of education, opportunity and equality through the breadth of the curriculum and our teaching practice. To oversee this in the primary phase, last year we promoted Mrs Kirby … Continue reading →
Calling for fundraising support for the victims of the terrible Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
A family in our community run a brilliant bakery and coffee shop in Maidenhead. They have family, friends and relatives in the region affected by the recent earthquake. I am pleased to share this with you all. Please be generous. … Continue reading →
Reach for the Nomination…The Lexden Prize for Sixth Formers
The Lexden Prize, named in honour of our Honorary President, Lord Lexden, celebrates the most remarkable sixth form students at ISA members’ schools. Their achievements can be in any aspect of school or community life, and do not have to be … Continue reading →
February calling… Looking forward with the green shoots of spring…
Friday 27 January 2023 and the BBC announced on the radio this morning that I needed to find an hour over the next 3 days to have a look out for the birds in my back yard. Below is the … Continue reading →
Welcome Back School – A New Year dawns!
Visitors to my blog are asked to check out the 2 recent posts over the break, the first highlighting the strong contribution our school makes within the education space known as STEAM, the second the challenge we are faced with … Continue reading →
Education Matters – 2023: “Consider the influencers – Obama, PelĂ© and Tate”
Well, strike a light! Back in January 1981, when I first stepped up to run Claires Court Senior Boys, I’d never had guessed that 42 years on, I would still be looking forward with great anticipation the New Year ahead … Continue reading →
Lessons from STEAM
This article was written as a consequence to the visit I entertained at Claires Court Senior Boys, involving a delegation from the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 16 December 2022 One of the many interests I any … Continue reading →
Why does the Public Estate need both support and challenge? Is this true of Education as well?
Executive summary The current national provision of education in England is in the same degree of crisis as is the provision of health & social care or justice & prison services, the management of our water supply & sewage services, … Continue reading →
The Inspector calls…
There is no one who works in schools anywhere in the country who doesn’t welcome the School Inspectors without some trepidation. As a constituent member of one of the Associations (ISA 600+ schools) under the Independent Schools Council, Regulatory Compliance … Continue reading →