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When we set out to establish a post-faith based values 12 years ago, we didn’t seek to lose contact with the best of Christianity or indeed other faiths and belief systems. We used the whole community as a ‘sorting hat’ … Continue reading →

Since starting headship, I have 37 generations of pupils leave secondary age at 16, fired up for Sixth Form or the world of college and work. My experience will be little different than that shown by longer term research data … Continue reading →

Over the past 7 years on the JamesWilding.blog, I have raised a number of sensitive issues, one of which was the permissions parents have chosen to give to their children with regards to the use of mobile phones. Here’s me … Continue reading →

So far, it has been a good summer term, all being equal. The weather has been sufficiently kind to us on the good days, for us not to mind about the wet ones. Work for all in education has remained … Continue reading →

Dateline: Friday 4 May 2018 Problem: Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in England Headline: Teachers to be offered year’s paid sabbatical to improve retention I won’t be the only head/teacher listening to the news headlines or indeed reading these proposals in … Continue reading →

Last weekend, 40 boys and girls from Year 10 spent 2 days on the Ypres Salient in Belgium. It’s difficult to emphasise just what an important experience this is for any person, in part because the lies from their leaders, … Continue reading →

Amongst the busy life I lead as a school principal, leader, counsellor, mentor and blogger, I also teach classes, currently some Year 8 History and Year 9 Spanish. It’s important to note I have always taught, secondary and sixth form … Continue reading →

Back in April 2018, Charlie Booker wrote this headline piece in The Guardian newspaper: Man the lifeboats. The idiots are winning. Last week I watched, open-mouthed, a Newsnight piece on the spread of “Brain Gym” in British schools. I’d read … Continue reading →

As ever within Claires Court School, it has been a busy week. And that for week beginning Monday 22 January is more than just an understatement! 3 things in the public arena plus 1 inspection visit from out of the … Continue reading →