No pressure (as they say!), but as the new Headteacher I feel a responsibility to continue the informative blogging tradition established by Mr Mills. It is a great way to stay connected with our school community and share some of […]
In my head, I had planned to write a much shorter blog – as a treat to my dad – as my last ever one. Something along the lines of, ‘And that’s a wrap!’ But given the nature of this […]
I am absolutely not going to spend time in this week’s blog commenting on the weather. Whoops… I already have. Ok, it was hot, but school continued with a vengeance, and we achieved some great things. The slight problem I […]
So, it appears that there was more than one reader who missed the blog on 19th June, so thank you to all five of you! Despite not being in school on Friday afternoon, I have made sure this week that […]
Where do I start? With an apology, perhaps, to the one person who told me she missed my blog last week, when circumstances meant I was just unable to a) get it written in time and b) get it published. […]
I will start this week with a ‘thank you’ to the Year 6 parents and carers who have been submitting their ticket requests for the Year 6 musical. Getting them in early will help me allocate the seats and try […]
I could get used to these shorter weeks in school. What’s that? They will be even shorter in a few weeks? Oh yes! 33 days to go. Seriously, there is so much going on in the remaining few weeks of […]
As we sit here, listening to the fourteenth song in a row I don’t recognise, it presents itself as the perfect time to finish this week’s blog. Which can only be titled ‘Devon ’26 edition’. The week started early on […]
After an unusually quiet weekend, given the last few as a barometer for Whitehill-related activities, the main activity for our Year 6s this week has been their SATs. Whilst these end of Key Stage assessments do not define our pupils, […]
They say the best football teams always win the league (of course, I am discounting the current Premier League campaign) and I am delighted to report that last Friday evening, our boys’ football team won their league final to win […]