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Gavin 21 October 2020

The time to act is now for next year’s exams.

As a school leader I, like all of my colleagues across the UK, have been grabbling with the challenges of making sure pupils and staff return to a
Festival of Peace 4 June 2019

Peace matters, but why?

When Chamberlain bravely declared ‘Peace for our time.’ in September 1938, little did he know that the world stood on the brink of the horrors of the

Opinions and news from our Headmaster. 

RAK 14 February 2019

Random Acts of Kindness

University 1 February 2019

University Offers

Is a school trip worth the hassle? 7 September 2018

Is a school trip worth the hassle?

The Value of a Quaker Education 7 September 2018

The Value of a Quaker Education

Brighton College 7 September 2018

Annual Education Conference at Brighton College

14 June 2018

Annual Education Conference – May 2018

11 December 2017

Is a school trip worth the hassle?

1 September 2017

Exam Culture - Who owns the learning? - September 2017

18 July 2017

July 2017

9 May 2017

ISI Inspection - March 2017

6 February 2017

Michael Gove's education reforms are holding back our children – February 2017

23 January 2017

Could our obsession with exams lead to long term failure? – January 2017

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