Headmaster's Blog
- 09/11/18
A great tradition - an eventful journey!
We held a brilliant reunion of former pupils and staff last week at St John’s College, Cambridge. There was a good mixture of recent and not-so-recent leavers, and plenty of cheerful conversation!Read Full Story - 06/11/18
On being the right size
As a teenager interested in natural history, I read biologist JBS Haldane’s famous essay: “On being the right size.” Why are insects so small? Why do trees grow to 30 feet, but rarely 300 feet?Read Full Story - 31/10/18
Only connect!
“Only connect” was the great motto of novelist E.M. Forster. It is excellent advice in schools as well. Fifty teachers gathered in Blackburn last week to watch a primary maths lesson in the hall of Lammack Primary School. We had travelled from across Lancashire, but th...Read Full Story - 30/10/18
Values
All communities teach and transmit values. That is the deepest purpose of a school. Our ancient motto is one statement of our values. You will lead – do so for the benefit of others. Lead in order to serve: Praesis ut prosis.Read Full Story