Category: Headmaster’s Notes
HeadMaster’s Notes: Every child is born with a talent
It was great to see so many of you at the Bonfire and Fireworks evening last weekend and a real privilege to come together as a community. Thank you to all those who worked so hard together, ensuring that the event ran so smoothly, especially to the PMA and our Estates team. I am also…
Headmaster’s Notes: Community is the foundation to success
I do hope those parents who we welcomed to our curriculum evenings this week found the sessions helpful in offering you a snapshot of the year ahead as well as seeing your child’s classroom. It is always a pleasure to speak to so many of you on occasions such as these. In this regard, I…
Headmaster’s Notes: The Beauty of Sport
I know I was not alone in the Prince’s Mead community last Saturday in witnessing Emma Raducanu turning the sporting world on its head with her historic win in the US Open tennis championship and, at the same time, exhibiting spontaneous, blissful laughter. There are many ways of trying to measure her accomplishment, but the…
The End of a story and the beginning of many.
The End of a story and the beginning of many. Speech Day is always a special occasion to draw the school community together for one more time and it was a pleasure to celebrate the achievements of all at Prince’s Mead this morning. As schools have navigated the challenges of this year, it has been…
Headmaster’s Notes: Where energy is contagious
The pace of life in these final stages of term is certainly increasing and this week has been one that must have exhausted even the most energetic of Prince’s Mead pupils or staff with all that has been going on: Geography field trips to the Isle of Wight, Science excursions to Hillier Gardens, sporting field events,…
Headmaster’s Notes: Records are made to be broken
Our Sports Day today, a far more significant event in the sporting calendar than the Euros, was a fine example of teamwork and inter house rivalry where pupils, parents and staff shared in the joys of being together as a community. It was certainly a very happy occasion with much support and encouragement for fellow…
Headmaster’s Notes: Creating our own sunshine
Prince’s Mead is an extraordinary community, and over this year we have been reminded on many occasions how supportive and understanding parents have been with the school running under slightly different conditions. It was therefore a genuine pleasure to speak with our Class Representatives this week where we welcomed feedback from you all. It was…
Headmaster’s Notes: Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity
The breadth of opportunity that Prince’s Mead offers outside of the classroom is designed to develop teamwork, self-reliance, ingenuity, leadership, responsibility and a sense of public service in each and every pupil. This week has been no exception with a veritable feast of opportunities for our pupils; with Year 5 enjoying a residential adventure in…
Headmaster’s Notes: The language of mankind
Although it seems only a matter of a few weeks since Easter, a great deal has been achieved here at Prince’s Mead in so many areas. I have witnessed some extraordinary talent across the whole school, in academic work, creative writing, on cricket pitches, in musical performances, and even sausage-making, to name but a few!…
Headmaster’s Notes: Out of adversity comes opportunity
With the end of the first week of our Festival of Education, it has been so energising to reflect on the breadth of opportunity for your children at Prince’s Mead. In this week alone, Year 4 headed off on their residential down to Somerset, Year 2 have been out and about in Winchester studying King…
