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One of the most difficult, and yet vital, tasks for any school is to prepare young people not just for the world as it is, but for the world as it may become. That world is never static. And today, change feels faster, deeper and more complex than ever.
The past week has been Accessibility Week. The Warwick Voice Accessibility Committee has taken over section assemblies and form times.
Sat in assembly on Wednesday morning, listening to Little Big Band play and hearing a report on their success at the National Concert Band Finals, I found myself reflecting on the hours of practice and the perseverance that had allowed them to achieve their platinum award.
The Dimbleby Lecture is an annual television lecture founded in memory of Richard Dimbleby the BBC journalist and broadcaster.
One of the values that form the Warwick Way is responsibility, the responsibility to have a positive impact on the world.
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Yesterday, Thursday 6 March, was World Book Day. World Book Day is an annual celebration of authors, illustrators and the joy of reading.
‘Never summon powers you cannot control.’
Yuval Noah Harari - Nexus
‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’
The quote from George Santayana that began and ended our Holocaust Memorial Day assembly two weeks ago.
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is watching lessons. They are frequently inspirational, and I usually leave with a renewed sense of purpose and in admiration of the pupils and my brilliant colleagues.
The run up to Christmas is always packed full of singing. The Carol Service and the Christmas Cracker are two of my favourite school events, to me they signal the start of Christmas.
October was UK Black History Month.
Black history month was launched in 1987 led by Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, a special projects officer at the Greater London Council. He was born in Ghana in 1950, in his youth, as part of Kwame Nkrumah’s Young Pioneers Movement, Addai-Sebbo travelled to study in America. While he was there, he encountered and was inspired by ‘Negro History Week’ which had been celebrated in America every February since the 1920’s.
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Last summer I read Belonging by Owen Eastwood, a performance coach who has worked with the England football team, the Ryder Cup team, and the All Blacks. Eastwood uses the Māori word whakapappa to describe the culture common in high performing groups.
