Category: Head’s Reflections
The Head’s reflections on the week
As you know, St Christopher’s was inspected this week. Some Heads I know dread inspections, but I have a different view. I think inspections are an opportunity to show off…
The Head’s reflections on the week
Now that the leaves are turning and the days are getting shorter, it is really starting to feel like Autumn, and I thought the Harvest Festival service last Thursday was…
The Head’s reflections on the week
This week I am continuing on from my thoughts of last week and how important it is that children get outside. I am so pleased that St Christopher’s can offer…
The Head’s reflections on the week
One of the many things I have been delighted to discover about St Christopher’s is our commitment to getting children outside, something unique in a city school like ours and…
The Head’s reflections on the week
In lessons this week, we have taken some time to frame the death of Queen Elizabeth II as part of a process that is constantly moving forward, and that has…
The Head’s reflections on the week
I am sure I speak for us all when expressing my sadness at the events of yesterday. I spoke in Assembly this morning about the long and remarkable reign of…
The Head’s reflections on the week
Sometimes one good thing has to end for another good thing to begin. As we stand at the end of another school year we mark the end of so many…
The Head’s reflections on the week
You may have noticed that the school flag got itself rather tangled up with a telegraph pole this week. The contractors next door have promised to retrieve it, and in…
The Head’s reflections on the week
School felt full again this week, following last week’s Trips Week activities. Years 7 and 8 both visited PGL adventure centres, with a variety of exciting activities often involving heights…
The Head’s reflections on the week
What a busy week! What makes it, and this edition of the Newsletter, all the more remarkable is the fact that very few of this week’s major events have taken…
