On a recent tour, showing prospective parents around the school, I was asked what I felt Coleridge’s greatest strength was. I answered, that while we have high expectations for our children academically, we place equal, if not greater, importance on the development of the whole...
Last week an Ofsted researcher visited the school as a part of their work surveying how schools nationally tackle obesity. They were looking at how schools provide opportunities to teach children about healthy eating and how schools engage children in physical activity. As a part of...
Today we held internal interviews for a new middle leadership role. These positions don’t come up very often; when they do I am always impressed with the number of applicants and the aspirations of our staff team. Today was no different. Candidates were given an hour...
Dear Prime Minister, I woke this morning to the news that you have decided to invest £320 million in the creation of another 140 new free schools – this on top of the 500 you have already pledged to create by 2020. I applaud your “personal...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are delighted to announce exciting changes to our Nursery. Government plans to introduce an offer of 30 hours free childcare from September 2017 for the children of working parents (subject to eligibility criteria) has meant that we have had to look at adapting our Nursery...
On Tuesday 17th January, I attended a meeting at Rhodes Avenue Primary school. The meeting was organised by a group of local parents who have joined together to campaign against the cuts that are facing all schools across the country. The turnout was hugely impressive with...
The run up to the American election and the subsequent victory for Donald Trump have left many people feeling astonished and dumb founded - myself included. Democracy and freedom of speech are important values; they afford everybody a voice and an equal chance to have...
It is no secret that many state schools - ourselves included - are in financial difficulty. Shrinking budgets and rising costs threaten to impact upon what schools are able to offer their students. Coleridge is not a profit-making organisation; student welfare, safety and education is...
It has been an unforgettable couple of weeks, and regardless of your political views you cannot escape hearing about, reading or participating in a discussion on the EU Referendum. It has been staggering how prevalent it has been. In all the discussions I have had,...