BGS: Tradition and Innovation
Each school term is a sprint. It’s a dangerous thing sitting down for [...]
‘Academic success cannot be measured by raw grades alone’
I’ve just finished a few lines of introduction for the latest edition of [...]
A fresh start at BGS
The summer break is over and today is the first day of the [...]
The arts: Part of a balanced liberal education
The arts are under threat in our schools. This week The Independent reported Press [...]
‘It’s heartening to see the continued growth of outdoor education’.
Having tackled the BGS in-tray over the opening Bank Holiday weekend of the [...]
You can choose to see difference … or similarity
When I was a kid, my experiences of ‘posh’ private schools were largely [...]
Why marking is about much more than logging progress
Interviews for a new Teacher of English have filled much of today. The [...]
Our sense of identity: The value of proving yourself
A departure from the normal blog format. I let my phone record this morning’s [...]
Fit for learning: the benefits of sport and its unifying strength
I remember my first school rugby practice. Autumn, Year 9 (Third Year in [...]
Cooperation not coercion
In late November the Social Mobility Commission published its annual ‘State of the [...]