Category Archives: Possibly related posts

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

Why developing a sense of Agency in children and young people is one of the main purposes of Education.

Posted on 10/10/2024 by jameswilding

Over recent years in England and across the Western World, there has developed an epidemic failure of the mental well-being of our children and young people. Employers talk openly about how young graduates entering the workplace have a sense of … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress 4 – What the future holds!

Posted on 03/10/2024 by jameswilding

This blog is about the research and subsequent efforts I and my colleagues continue to conduct to ensure that ‘why, how and what we do’ works. Circa 30 years ago, the Mast Organisation based in Taplow introduced me to 2 … Continue reading →

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My Week: “Any name in the headlines” as told to Claires Court SchoolTV

Posted on 25/09/2024 by jameswilding

This blog is all about the brilliant support work that our SchoolTV service provides. But I can’t help include in these introductory 3 paragraphs that some of the headline leaders in the Press have been having a right go at … Continue reading →

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“MaidenheadisourCampus” Work in Progress 5 – from August 2019 to September 2024!

Posted on 20/09/2024 by jameswilding

Over the past 5 years, as Principals of Claires Court, my brother Hugh and I have sought how best to develop the school, despite the failure of our ‘One Campus’ proposals at the planning and appeal stages in 2019 and … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress 3 – Decades of investment in SL6 has helped us become our ‘best selves’!

Posted on 13/09/2024 by jameswilding

My blog this week covers: I’ve written many times before that Claires Court is surrounded by many amazing schools, both state and independent. Inevitably, growing up a new private senior school to Sixth Form in 1993 (when boys and girls … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress 2 – Integrity above all?

Posted on 08/09/2024 by jameswilding

As readers of my previous blog will know, last Thursday I was part of the sector’s deputation at the House of Lords, to support the debate on the Labour Government’s proposals to impose 20% vat on private school fees. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress – what does a school principal do?

Posted on 06/09/2024 by jameswilding

Welcome back all to the Autumn Term 2024. As the Academic Principal of Claires Court, I thought it wise to inform new and existing readers of my role in school, current Work in Progress and the direction and focus on … Continue reading →

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Progress over time – ‘What’s Normal for Norfolk’?

Posted on 23/08/2024 by jameswilding

I start this blog with confirmation that the school’s students have achieved the best academic results at both A level and GCSE they have ever gained, perhaps excusing some pandemic tweaks of course. Of course there have been disappointments and … Continue reading →

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VAT and next steps: an update from ISC

Posted on 13/08/2024 by jameswilding

All independent schools are facing the imposition of VAT on the tuition fees they charge parents for the education they provide for their children. As announced by the new Labour government last month, VAT is due to be imposed on … Continue reading →

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Principals’ End of Term Letter  ♦   12 July 2024  

Posted on 12/07/2024 by jameswilding

Principals’ End of Term Letter  ♦   12 July 2024   https://bit.ly/463H6iq IntroductionSummer sunshine is with us for barely a brief moment, yet the smiles amongst the Claires Court community, parents, pupils and staff, have been much more sustained (thank you) and … Continue reading →

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