Dear Parents, A week is a long time in the life of a headmaster. Last weekend I was camping; tonight I’m at the PTA Glitter Ball. Many thanks to Lesley and the team who have spent many hours organising this event. No doubt it will be a lovely evening although I believe my desire toRead More »
Dear Parents, What a difference the sun makes! I’m spending the weekend with Year 10 as they undertake their D of E practice expedition so I’m praying the sunshine continues. And I’m staying under canvas: the forecast of a thunderstorm is not a welcome one! Volunteers Please On 14 May, the STEM Club isRead More »
Dear Parents, It’s been a lovely end to the term with chocolate in abundance. However, it has also been a time to reflect with the children upon the religious values of forgiveness and renewal. I commented on the lovely Year 3 service last week and it would be remiss of me not to mentionRead More »
Dear Parents, I’m often proud of the achievements of the children and this week has been no exception. Last weekend I travelled down to watch the girls play netball in the national finals. Whilst we did not come away with any silverware, the girls were competitive against schools with far more pupils. What we sometimesRead More »
Dear Parents, I’m hoping the East from the East II doesn’t decent upon us: I have a busy weekend ahead! Netball Finals I’m heading to Welwyn Garden City to watch our girls play in the under 14 national netball tournament. This is a wonderful achievement and I cannot wait to see the girls competingRead More »
Dear Parents, Some of the children might have mentioned that I’ve been missing in action this week. No, I’ve not had a midterm break: I’ve been in London training to be a school inspector. Independent school inspections are undertaken by serving (or recently retired) school leaders and the course has given me a great insightRead More »
Dear Parents, What a week it’s been! Thank you for your assistance getting the children into school and for the gratitude expressed toward my colleagues for their endeavours. I believe some parents have said we turned pupils away on Thursday. This is not the case: we were just honest with parents, saying we were happyRead More »
Dear Parents, Alumni Facebook Page This is now up and running. Please encourage former pupils you know to reconnect with us. We’re very much looking forward to our Alumni event in June and the search is now on for old whole school photos. It would also be lovely to reconnect with the pre-Facebook generation;Read More »
Dear Parents, I can’t quite believe it’s half term! The vast majority of children have given their all and I hope they have a wonderful time away from the classroom over half-term. Year 11 will no doubt need to put aside some time for revision but I hope they take time to relax too; weRead More »
Dear Parents, One of the many benefits of being Headmaster of Red House is spending time with children of all ages. Yesterday I read to the children in the Nursery. They were a delight and very animated. However, I now know why I trained as a senior school teacher and I have upmost respectRead More »
