Category: Head’s Blog

24th March 23

Last weekend I read that the biggest dinosaur to walk the Earth was flying across the Atlantic to star in an exhibition at a museum in London. How did it get here, this creature that lived 100 million years ago? Well, the answer to that question is: on two extremely large aeroplanes. Yes, a life-size…

17th March 23

Forty-five years ago, when Gary Lineker was an apprentice pro and only the birds ‘tweeted’, a band of local schoolchildren helped Canadian artist Liz Leah to create Concrete Cows for a town in Buckinghamshire. Amazingly enough, that town had been in existence for only 11 years. Where is it? Well, Milton Keynes, of course. And…

3rd March 23

Welcome back, everyone! After what I trust was a restful break for all, we came back to school life in an energetic style. World Book Day was one of the highlights of a busy week, with boys and girls taking the opportunity to dress up as their favourite book characters. This was so colourful and…

17th February 23

The dreadful natural disaster in Turkey and Syria (of which more later) may for a while have taken our focus off the man-made misery of the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, as the so-called ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ continues to dominate our national news channels, perhaps it is time to lighten the mood a little. I offer…

10th February 23

The Six Nations rugby tournament has returned to our screens (and didn’t the Scots do well at Twickenham last weekend!), this is always a sign that Spring is on the horizon. The Grounds staff at BCS, as usual, have done a superb job tidying up after Winter. With those crinkly leaves composting and the sky turning…

3rd February 23

Former United States President Harry Truman had a simple approach to decision-making. The sign on his desk read: “The Buck Stops Here”, and it reflected his belief that he – and only he – was responsible for the actions of his administration. That was in America, almost a century ago. But some things have not…

26th January 23

I am not an Arsenal fan. My team is from the East (Green) End of Glasgow. But, having seen highlights of the Gunners recently, I have to say that I have a sneaking admiration for their style and progress. Whether or not this famous club goes on to win the title is of secondary importance….

13th January 23

In a beautiful service, enhanced by the children in Best Blue and accompanied by our enchanting Chapel Choir, we today celebrated the licensing by Bishop Langstaff of our new Chaplain, Father Andrew. Thank you to the parents, the Governors and visiting guests who helped us celebrate the start of this new chapter of our School….

6th January 23

One of the most gratifying aspects of school life, for me, is seeing the appetite with which children develop their scientific skills and devour new information. You can imagine, then, how enthusiastic were Year 6 girls and boys when they attended this week’s lecture on the Science of Chocolate. Surely they had had enough of…

9th December 22

Considering that their heroic stamina-sapping efforts had finished just 72 hours before, just imagine how England’s cricketers must have felt today, starting another five-day Test Match under a glaring sun in Pakistan. Warmer, but otherwise a bit like our Friends of Blue Coat heroes, I guess. Fit, enthusiastic and geed up by the success of…