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Monthly Archives: November 2014
‘Nothing’ ventured, ‘nothing’ gained
How is it possible that, as an independent school Head, I prefer the Secretary of State for Education to be State school educated? The reason is because I know that if they are not, the decision made by parents decades … Continue reading
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A sense of perspective
I always enjoy watching episodes of Father Ted. One of my favourites involves the hapless Father Dougal struggling to grasp the size difference between small toy cows and ‘small’, far away cows, grazing in a distant field. It is a … Continue reading
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