There is arguably nothing more frustrating for parents and pupils than seeing a young person not reach their potential due to them choosing actively to not put much effort in. This self-sabotaging behaviour can hinder their learning, development and performance. In more traditional settings, this may simply be labelled as “laziness”, something within a child […]

As it is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27th January, we explored the topic in a very child-friendly way as part of our Whole School Assembly this morning. Rather than focus on the barbarity and sheer numbers involved, I drew on the story of Ben Helfgott (now the Sir Ben below), a Holocaust survivor, with whom […]

There is no doubt that access to information has changed over the past few decades. While not too long ago it seemed difficult to solve a problem without consulting someone or a book, search engines like Google now seem the first point of call for answers. The average number of Google searches per day has grown […]

On our first whole school gathering of the term, we not only welcomed on board new staff and pupils to the school, but also considered together the potential impact of our self-talk.  As a school with pupil’s happiness and wellbeing at the heart of all we do, we aim to support children, teachers, and parents, to […]