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The various letters sent to the wider school community during the school year.

Into the New Lent Term 2021 – Baby steps…

Posted on January 8, 2021 by jameswilding

My very short Late Advent headline indicated “Follow the Science”, as I entered 6 days of track&trace for our community after the end of term. Our school community data is not large enough to represent a wider community, and as … Continue reading →

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A late Advent message…”follow the science!”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by jameswilding

This posted headline in advance of my completion of 6 days of Covid-19. Track& Trace remains alive, the question remaining” is growth exponential?

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Education: Where the big picture hits the little things.

Posted on December 15, 2020 by jameswilding

When we learned that one of our nursery children had contracted coronavirus, we knew that, for some, their Christmas was to be delayed this year. Nowhere within Claires Court is the story and celebration of Our Lord’s birthday more keenly … Continue reading →

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Making a difference…

Posted on November 13, 2020 by jameswilding

THE MAIN ITEM FOLLOWS THIS SHORT CALL TO ACTION: If there is one thing I would wish supportive readers of my blog to do, it is to write an email of support for our campus planning application appeal to  tim.salter@planninginspectorate.gov.uk … Continue reading →

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COVID SENSE FROM DR FAUCI

Posted on September 25, 2020 by jameswilding

On a weekly basis, I receive an Education update newsletter from Gordon Collins, of Careers & Education Services. Gordon highlights the work of Anthony Stephen Fauci, the american physician and immunologist who has served as the director of the National … Continue reading →

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Thank you Colleagues!!!

Posted on September 8, 2020 by jameswilding

Just a quick note to thank all of my hardworking colleagues at Claires Court for the incredible week or so of heavy lifting all have engaged in across the 3 sites and additional sports/outdoor education venues. Nothing is normal about … Continue reading →

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The language of power and inequality in education and leadership

Posted on July 22, 2020 by jameswilding

I find Radio 4’s specialist programmes during the day remarkably good at bringing together sufficient expertise in areas of considerable complexity and bring clarity at a time when problems seem too complex to deal with. On the Tuesday edition this … Continue reading →

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“Because children grow up, we think a child’s purpose is to grow up. But a child’s purpose is to be a child.” Tom Stoppard

Posted on July 15, 2020 by jameswilding

The full quotation from which I have drawn my headline is really worth reading: “Because children grow up, we think a child’s purpose is to grow up. But a child’s purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn’t disdain what … Continue reading →

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“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S. Lewis

Posted on July 10, 2020 by jameswilding

A shortened version of this blog led my closing bulletin words for the Senior Boys newsletter on 10 July 2020. If ever there was a time when C.S. quote rings true, it is now. When ‘lockdown started, none of us … Continue reading →

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“It’s their childhood they have at school, not just their learning”.

Posted on June 18, 2020 by jameswilding

It is very likely that by the time my words are published, the ‘news’ has broken that our entire junior and nursery school is to be back up and running from Monday 22 June. Now we have chosen to do … Continue reading →

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