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Messing About in Boats: Lessons from Wind in the Willows
On a balmy Shropshire evening, I proudly watched our middle school production of ‘Wind in the Willows’. It was a display of creativity, colour, vibrancy,

Couch of Happiness
Speaking to a group of thousands of young Catholics in Kraków in July 2016 as part of World Youth Day, the late Pope Francis gave

Adolescence
We are organising a symposium for parents next term on the reality of the online world and watching the first episode of Adolescence Cat and

Know Yourself, Grow Yourself
In Assembly on Monday morning I asked the children and staff who finds feedback and criticism hard. Predictably, a sea of hands went up into

Learning Within, Leading Beyond: Boarding Schools’ Association Speech, January 2025
March 2000. “This is one of those moments. Will needs to read these reports carefully and then get down to the solid business of learning.

January 2025 – An Education Full of Wonder
We have chosen the Big Tree to scaffold our Mission, Values and Learning Attributes as part of our Packwood Strategic Plan 2030. It is a