Talking Head

Headmaster's blog at Newcastle School for Boys

A measure of character

Education isn’t just about exam results.  Neither a pupil nor a school can ever be entirely captured in even the...

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A community school

One of our school aims is to develop boys and young men of excellent character.  The other is to challenge...

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Sports days

The following blog is an adapted version of my opening remarks at Newcastle School for Boys’ eighth annual sports presentation...

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Leaving well

I frequently use the cyclical nature of school life to highlight new beginnings and fresh starts.  Of course, by its...

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Looking ahead to exciting times

It was a real pleasure to attend our school’s tenth anniversary ball recently.  Just as we had hoped, all of...

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A sporting chance

Tuesday 3rd May 2016 Sport enriches lives and can make dreams come true.  Just ask a Leicester City fan if...

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Easter on the pistes

It was a pleasure to accompany our Senior School ski trip to Aprica in northern Italy during the first week...

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Rugby safety

A couple of events in the past week or so have caused me to reflect upon and refute the recent...

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