Dear Parents, As I mentioned last week, we’ve been covering safer internet use in school this week. Hopefully, all the children know how to stay safe on line and, if you ever have any concerns, please feel free to share them with us so that we can work together to keep the children safe. ThereRead More »
Dear Parents, I spent two days this week inspecting another independent school. It gave me a great insight into what they do well and I’ve come away with a few ideas. It also allowed me to reflect on what we do here and, in many areas, I am pretty content. However, we will continue toRead More »
Dear Parents, School Council On Wednesday we held our first meeting of School Council since the AGM. I would like to formally welcome Martin Anderson, Nicki Clark, Liz Elwell and Karen Shaw to School Council. Their knowledge of the school and the skills they bring will no doubt help Red House continue to develop inRead More »
Dear Parents, I’m delighted we’ve managed to avoid the snow and I pray we can continue to do so. No doubt we all hoping to avoid the perils of last winter. The children remain as busy as ever with sports’ fixtures, public speaking competitions and preparations for the fashion show to name but a fewRead More »
Dear Parents, The children have made an enthusiastic start to the New Year and the staff have too. We’ve had a focus on kindness on both sides of the pond so let’s hope 2019 proves to be a very positive one for all of us. We’ve renewed our commitment to our anti-bullying policy and IRead More »
Dear Parents, I hope you have had a wonderful time with the children and I would like to wish you the very best for the forthcoming year. I’d done a few miles criss-crossing the country but am now looking forward to seeing the children on their return. The staff have been in school for theRead More »
Dear Parents, What a wonderful end to the term it has been. I have thoroughly enjoyed our carol services and seeing the children enjoying the festivities too. After all this partying, I think the children need a holiday! Clothing Appeal Thank you so much to those parents who have donated clothing. The itemsRead More »
Dear Parents, It’s been an absolute pleasure watching the children from Nursery to Year 6 perform over the last few days. My thanks to all the staff who have lived these productions for many weeks and to the children who entertained us so much. And the festive fun continues next week… Carols &Read More »
Dear Parents, Christmas is coming! Despite my best efforts, the decorations have been put up (it’s still November!) but I know there’s going to be a wonderful atmosphere for the children in the next couple of weeks. The finishing touches are also being added to our numerous performances and I look forward to watching theRead More »
Dear Parents, It was lovely to lead the assembly in the Junior School this week. The theme was kindness although I suspect some of the children thought it was all about dominoes! There’s been a lot of ‘shushing’ in the Senior School. It’s exam week and we’re trying to give the Year 11s their bestRead More »
