Tag Archives: mental-health

‘Diamonds in the Sky’ – hopes and values in 2025/26

Posted on 17/10/2025 by jameswilding

This half-term, we publish the Court Report, our annual statement, which covers the various successes of last year, and includes my commentary on the times ahead. You can see the website copy here, a really colourful celebration of Claires Court … Continue reading →

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“Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures” – World Health Day 2025

Posted on 01/10/2025 by jameswilding

World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October each year, is a global initiative that highlights the importance of mental health to overall well-being. It serves as a timely reminder of the critical role families and educators play in supporting … Continue reading →

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Diversity in the curriculum matters 2025

Posted on 01/05/2025 by jameswilding

How do we educate our children to take their place in the Economies of the 21st Century, given that we can’t anticipate what the economy will look like at the end of next week?  I aim to answer what Claires … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Navigating AI Relationships

Posted on 26/02/2025 by jameswilding

I’ve recently written articles for Education press journals about our school’s own engagement with AI and its purposeful use in education, and in the research space I have become very aware of the growing concerns that parents specifically have for … Continue reading →

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“Tradition is an experiment that worked” – Emile Peynaud

Posted on 17/05/2024 by jameswilding

As a headteacher of some 43 years and counting, I’ve met a decent number of unknown unknowns over my time, problems the genesis of which I had no insight, but for which I have had to seek understandings, pathways and … Continue reading →

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Anxiety matters… 2024 style

Posted on 19/04/2024 by jameswilding

I write for educational reasons, professional discourse and for therapy, so I am not quite certain where this blog sits… but if you are seeking the most up-to-date information and support, go here now. Since publishing this blog last week, … Continue reading →

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When Cognitive Dissonance meets the ChatBot – how on earth or heaven are we going to cope?

Posted on 21/03/2024 by jameswilding

Dedicated readers of my blog may have noted a certain slowing down in terms of new post in recent months. I’d like to say that so much is going well in the world that, put simply, I don’t need to … 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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