SOW WELL SO THEY GROW WELL

by | Jan 17, 2017 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

Sir Ken Robinson, the renowned educationalist and inspirational speaker, has long argued that the problem with the educational system is that we follow an ‘industrial’ model (churning out pupils on a conveyor belt like we churn out products) instead of an agricultural...

THE SILENT ASSASSIN

by | Jan 17, 2017 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

Some years ago a senior pupil in an ATS school was dared by his friends to do something repulsive, demeaning and humiliating to one of his fellow Sixth Formers in front of the rest of the Sixth Form body. The friends ensured the door was closed and everyone was...

MUM’S THE WORD!

by | Jan 17, 2017 | Parents Articles

Mothers and silence are generally not considered to be words that go together but the expression “Mum’s the Word” has the meaning of “Don’t tell anyone”. The world in which we live today is a world of silence and secrecy (sometimes disguised as ‘Confidentiality’) in...

GROUNDWORK FOR GROWTH – I DIG IT!

by | Jan 17, 2017 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

Many readers will be familiar with what might be considered the most well-known of the Parables of Jesus, in which the story is told of a farmer who planted his crop with varying degrees of success, as the seed fell in different soil conditions – hard soil, rocky...