<![CDATA[Warwick School Blog Feed - Head Master's Blog]]> https://www.warwickschool.org%2Fabout%2Dus%2Fhead%2Dmasters%2Dblog Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:40:06 GMT Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:40:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Asking the right questions: science, curiosity and responsibility ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/asking-the-right-questions-science-curiosity-and-responsibility Curiosity is one of the values that form The Warwick Way.  Curiosity is the desire not simply to learn what we are told, but to explore ideas, and to pursue knowledge and understanding beyond the obvious. It is what drives people to ask questions that others overlook.  It pushes them to read more widely, think more deeply, and imagine possibilities that do not yet exist.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:40:06 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/asking-the-right-questions-science-curiosity-and-responsibility <![CDATA[ Why humility matters more than volume ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-humility-matters-more-than-volume My daughter loves Matilda the Musical. Many of you will be familiar with the recent big-screen adaptation, even more of you will know the Roald Dahl novel on which it is based. It tells the story of Matilda Wormwood a precocious five -year-old with a love of books, a remarkable intellect, and the gift of telekinesis. She is clever, brave, and determined to overcome the obstacles in her life.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:15:40 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-humility-matters-more-than-volume <![CDATA[ Words matter: freedom and responsibility ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/words-matter-freedom-and-responsibility In recent months, debates about free speech have been a prominent feature of public life.  Universities have restricted or cancelled speakers because of their views on the war in Gaza; protestors have been arrested under public order legislation for chants and placards deemed inflammatory; and social media platforms have suspended accounts for comments that, while falling short of inciting violence, are judged offensive or misleading. 

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:37:32 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/words-matter-freedom-and-responsibility <![CDATA[ Thank you Noel ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/thank-you-noel The start of term has been overshadowed by tragic news that Noel Tapper-Gray, our Head of Careers and Volunteering since April 2020, passed away unexpectedly over the holiday, just a few days short of what would have been his 64th birthday on Christmas Day.

]]> Fri, 9 Jan 2026 13:10:13 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/thank-you-noel <![CDATA[ A moment of joy and a lesson in service ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-moment-of-joy-and-a-lesson-in-service People often ask me whether I enjoy my job.  My standard reply is that being a Head Master is like most roles; there are parts I love, parts I enjoy, and parts I really don’t!  Thankfully, the moments of joy far outweigh the more challenging ones.  Last Friday evening was a perfect reminder of that.

]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:52:12 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-moment-of-joy-and-a-lesson-in-service <![CDATA[ For our tomorrow, they gave their today – we will remember them ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/for-our-tomorrow-they-gave-their-today-we-will-remember-them The world is changing so quickly that all schools have a duty to innovate – to ensure that young people are equipped to thrive in a complex and evolving world.

]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:47:55 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/for-our-tomorrow-they-gave-their-today-we-will-remember-them <![CDATA[ Broadening horizons beyond the classroom: How educational visits teach us to find balance, and shape character ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/educational-visits It has been wonderful to hear this week about the extraordinary array of educational visits that took place over the half-term break. From two trips to Finland, a Year 8 and 9 Hockey tour to Jersey, a Third and Fourth XV rugby tour to Biarritz, a Sixth Form trip to Paris, to a CCF camp in Leek – each offered its own distinctive experience, yet all offered new challenges, fresh perspectives, and lasting memories.

]]> Thu, 6 Nov 2025 16:59:56 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/educational-visits <![CDATA[ Black History Month ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/black-history-month-1 During October, schools, libraries, museums and other public spaces across the UK will celebrate Black History Month.  On Wednesday we gathered as a school to mark this.

]]> Fri, 3 Oct 2025 09:12:42 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/black-history-month-1 <![CDATA[ Aim for higher things; read more ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/aim-for-higher-things-read-more The summer holidays already seem like a dim and distant memory.  To my mind the most valuable thing about the long holiday is that it allows us to step outside our normal routines. Term time is full — lessons, homework, sport, music, CCF, drama, House events, exams. It is busy and structured. But in the summer, there is space.

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:09:26 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/aim-for-higher-things-read-more <![CDATA[ The danger of delegating our thinking ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-danger-of-delegating-our-thinking This week something quite extraordinary happened in the world of politics. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama unveiled his new cabinet.  Now that in itself might not seem particularly unusual – after all, political leaders reshuffle their cabinets all the time. Sir Keir Starmer, for example, has made several changes to his own government in recent weeks.  What makes this announcement remarkable is that one of the ministers in Albania’s new government isn’t human.

]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:19:00 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-danger-of-delegating-our-thinking <![CDATA[ What it means to be a man ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-man I am often asked to justify Warwick’s status as an all-boys school. Popular wisdom casts them as relics of a bygone era – breeding grounds for misogyny and privilege, perpetuating patriarchal norms. In my opinion, the opposite is true. An all-boys school offers us an opportunity to have honest conversations about what it means to be a man in today’s world.

]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:26:57 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-man <![CDATA[ Belonging at Warwick: the birth of a new tradition ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/belonging-at-warwick-the-birth-of-a-new-tradition The start of a new school year always brings a mixture of excitement, anticipation and nerves. Something that is true for one group in particular.

]]> Fri, 5 Sep 2025 09:08:26 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/belonging-at-warwick-the-birth-of-a-new-tradition <![CDATA[ Consciously curating character in a changing world ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/consciously-curating-character-in-a-changing-world 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.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:02:36 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/consciously-curating-character-in-a-changing-world <![CDATA[ David Blunkett; A story of possibility ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/david-blunkett-a-story-of-possibility The past week has been Accessibility Week. The Warwick Voice Accessibility Committee has taken over section assemblies and form times. 

]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 21:12:41 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/david-blunkett-a-story-of-possibility <![CDATA[ Playing the long game; Rory, Rose and lessons in perseverance and humility ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/playing-the-long-game-rory-rose-and-lessons-in-perseverance-and-humility 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.

]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 20:36:11 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/playing-the-long-game-rory-rose-and-lessons-in-perseverance-and-humility <![CDATA[ Building resilience, identity and the power of role models ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/building-resilience-identity-and-the-power-of-role-models The Dimbleby Lecture is an annual television lecture founded in memory of Richard Dimbleby the BBC journalist and broadcaster. 

]]> Fri, 2 May 2025 08:28:49 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/building-resilience-identity-and-the-power-of-role-models <![CDATA[ New Prefects announced ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/new-prefects-announced One of the values that form the Warwick Way is responsibility, the responsibility to have a positive impact on the world. 

]]> Fri, 4 Apr 2025 11:22:37 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/new-prefects-announced <![CDATA[ World Book Day - read your own way ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/world-book-day-read-your-own-way Yesterday, Thursday 6 March, was World Book Day.  World Book Day is an annual celebration of authors, illustrators and the joy of reading.

]]> Fri, 7 Mar 2025 13:50:42 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/world-book-day-read-your-own-way <![CDATA[ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: an AI Allegory ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-sorcerers-apprentice-an-ai-allegory ‘Never summon powers you cannot control.’

Yuval Noah Harari - Nexus

]]> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:56:18 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-sorcerers-apprentice-an-ai-allegory <![CDATA[ Curiosity: an antidote to social media and the third face of power ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/curiosity-an-antidote-to-social-media-and-the-third-face-of-power ‘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. 

]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:06:41 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/curiosity-an-antidote-to-social-media-and-the-third-face-of-power <![CDATA[ A New Year's Carol ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-new-years-carol 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.

]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:19:10 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-new-years-carol <![CDATA[ Amazing Grace; A story of redemption ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/amazing-grace-the-remarkable-story-behind-one-of-the-worlds-most-sung-songs 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.

]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:52:54 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/amazing-grace-the-remarkable-story-behind-one-of-the-worlds-most-sung-songs <![CDATA[ Black history month ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/black-history-month 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.

]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:24:34 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/black-history-month <![CDATA[ Tradition & Belonging ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/tradition-and-belonging 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.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:48:58 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/tradition-and-belonging <![CDATA[ Olympic Life Lessons ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/olympic-life-lessons Like me, I suspect that many of you spent much of the summer glued to coverage of the Olympic Games in Paris. While we all love the thrill of seeing records broken and medals won, the true spirit of the Olympics runs much deeper. The Olympics teaches us invaluable lessons about life — lessons that align with the values of the Warwick Way: courage, creativity, curiosity, perseverance, humility, and responsibility.

]]> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:51:06 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/olympic-life-lessons <![CDATA[ Why we sanction? ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-we-sanction On 13th August 1964, shortly after 8 o’clock in the morning, Peter Anthony Allen, and Gwynne Owen Evans both died. Peter Allen was in Liverpool, Gwynne Evans in Manchester.

]]> Fri, 24 May 2024 13:51:16 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-we-sanction <![CDATA[ Perseverance ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/perseverance The Warwick Way is what makes us distinctive and special – the beliefs and values that define us. We aim to build on our pupils’ individual strengths and help them to grow into well-rounded young men: confident but not arrogant who go on to play a positive role in the world. To this end we seek to develop six values:

Curiosity, Creativity, Courage, Humility, Perseverance, Responsibility.

]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:28:09 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/perseverance <![CDATA[ The Negativity Effect ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-negativity-effect Last week the Communities Secretary Michael Gove laid out a new definition of extremism.  Extremism is now defined as “the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance”.

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:40:48 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-negativity-effect <![CDATA[ Mobile Phones in Schools ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/no-phone-y-business Those of you who read the papers or follow the news may know that on Monday schools received new guidance on prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day. The announcement from Education Secretary Gillian Keegan led to some dramatic headlines. ]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:45:17 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/no-phone-y-business <![CDATA[ Doing the Right Thing When No One is Looking ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/doing-the-right-thing-when-no-one-is-looking The line ‘Integrity is doing the right thing when, even when no one is looking.’ is commonly misattributed to the author of The Chronicles of Narnia C S Lewis. Although Lewis covered a similar theme in his work Mere Christianity the quote is actually taken from ‘Shattering the Glass Slipper’ the work of contemporary motivational speaker Charles Marshall. Whilst many of us will be familiar with work of C S Lewis far fewer, myself included will have read Marshall. Of course, the truth of an aphorism is not dependent on its authorship but the idea itself.

]]> Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:42:41 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/doing-the-right-thing-when-no-one-is-looking <![CDATA[ The Fragility of Freedom and the Power of Language ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-fragility-of-freedom-and-the-power-of-language Last Friday was Holocaust Memorial Day. In the United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial Day is a National Day of Commemoration dedicated to remembering those who were persecuted by the Nazi’s. It is marked every year on 27 January the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2024 09:29:21 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-fragility-of-freedom-and-the-power-of-language <![CDATA[ Thank you Mr Robertson ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/thank-you-mr-robertson This week, for the fourth time in three years, Warwick School has found itself dealing with the loss of a much-loved member of our community.  Tragically Mr Robertson (Dan) lost his battle with liver cancer on Tuesday. He leaves behind a wife, our colleague, teacher, and friend Kat, and two children.  I am incredibly grateful that we were able to share news of his illness with the community before the Christmas holiday. This gave those closest to him an opportunity to contact him, and I know that the messages he received from pupils meant a huge amount to him. That his last days were calm peaceful and pain free, that he enjoyed Christmas with his family, and died surrounded by those he loved, is some consolation. 

]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:44:47 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/thank-you-mr-robertson <![CDATA[ Christmas traditions ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/christmas-traditions The Christmas holidays are here.  Every family has its own Christmas traditions.  This year for the first time in 44 years I will be spending Christmas Day, not at Mum and Dad’s or the ‘in laws’ but at my house.  My ‘little’ sister, the 42-year-old barrister and her family are flying over from Connecticut to spend the ‘holidays’ with us and Mum and Dad will be joining us for the day.  The pressure is on.  Especially because roast dinner is the crowning glory in my limited kitchen repertoire and Christmas Dinner will be my responsibility.   Rather than seeking to combine three sets of Christmas traditions, an impossible task, perhaps I should set out to create new ones, ones that are uniquely ours and in doing so perhaps I should seek inspiration in celebrations from around the world. 

]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:51:48 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/christmas-traditions <![CDATA[ Lest We Forget ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/lest-we-forget Warwick School has two towering memorial stones in Chapel to remember the Old Warwickians who died in the First and Second World Wars. At the time, the school worked hard to trace every casualty, and ensure no-one was missed from the list of names. However, this was not an easy task; the World Wars were huge, international conflicts, fought long before the advent of easy, instant communication. And tragically, we now know that a number of names were missed off these original memorial stones.

]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:04:09 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/lest-we-forget <![CDATA[ A Word on Humility ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-word-on-humility You have probably heard of Aesop’s Fables. The Fables are a collection of stories credited to Greek storyteller Aesop, who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564BCE. Tradition says he was born a slave, but developed a real talent for fables, stories that were used to teach truths in a simple, understandable way. 

]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:52:09 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/a-word-on-humility <![CDATA[ Running your own race - advice for starting Year 7 ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/running-your-own-race-advice-for-starting-year-7 Just a week into the new school year and already the summer seems like a distant memory. Every year on the day before the start of term we welcome our new Year 7 cohort and give them a chance to familiarise themselves with the site, spend some time with their tutors and generally get themselves ready for the move to secondary school and its accompanying challenges.

]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:17:29 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/running-your-own-race-advice-for-starting-year-7 <![CDATA[ Viewing the World Through a Different Lens ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/viewing-the-world-through-a-different-lens This year I enjoyed an opportunity to visit Exeter Cathedral and see Luke Jerram’s Gaia. In Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth and Jerram’s Gaia is a touring artwork measuring 7 meters in diameter and created from detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface. The artwork is 1.8 million times smaller than the real Earth with each centimetre describing 18KM of the Earth’s surface. Jerram claims that by standing 211m away from Gaia you can see the Earth as it appears from the moon. ]]> Fri, 9 Jun 2023 14:32:40 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/viewing-the-world-through-a-different-lens <![CDATA[ Understanding the Actions of Others ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/understanding-the-actions-of-others How do you react to behaviour that has a negative impact on you? Anger, judgement, and blame?  How productive is this reaction?  What if the slights you’ve experienced or the harm they have done was not inflicted intentionally?  What if the perpetrator thought that they were doing the right thing – for them or even possibly for you? ]]> Fri, 26 May 2023 10:47:33 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/understanding-the-actions-of-others <![CDATA[ Why Do We Travel? ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-do-we-travel Picture the scene.  ]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:19:54 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/why-do-we-travel <![CDATA[ The leaders of tomorrow ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-leaders-of-tomorrow What do the following all have in common?

Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi, Margaret Thatcher, Martin Luther King Jnr, Greta Thunberg, Winston Churchill, Jacinda Ardern

]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:54:48 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-leaders-of-tomorrow <![CDATA[ Did you celebrate Valentine’s Day? ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/did-you-celebrate-valentines-day Valentine’s Day has become a significant cultural and commercial celebration of romance and love. In the United Kingdom an estimated £1.3 billion is spent annually on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts with an estimated 25 million cards being sent.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:27:37 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/did-you-celebrate-valentines-day <![CDATA[ Finding Serenity in 2023 ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/finding-serenity-in-2023 The change of year is a good time for reflection.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:08:31 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/finding-serenity-in-2023 <![CDATA[ Without wanting to sound like The Grinch... ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/without-wanting-to-sound-like-the-grinch ...and admitting that it might be my age, it seems to me that Christmas comes earlier every year. This year it felt that as soon as Guy Fawkes Night had passed the shops were gearing up for Christmas and festive songs were playing on the radio.  Here at Warwick, Dr Chapman and I held firm and refused to allow decorations to go up until after the start of advent.  ]]> Fri, 9 Dec 2022 10:35:49 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/without-wanting-to-sound-like-the-grinch <![CDATA[ The Value of Sport ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-value-of-sport It has been lovely to welcome everyone back to school this week and hear a little about some of the things they have been up to over the break. I hope that you all had an enjoyable half-term and spent some quality time with friends and family.  Perhaps like me, you spent some of that time enjoying at least some of the huge amount of world-class sport taking place both in the UK and around the world at the moment.

]]> Fri, 4 Nov 2022 12:09:38 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/head-masters-blog/the-value-of-sport <![CDATA[ What is Creativity? ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/what-is-creativity Creativity, to use your imagination, without limitations is one of the values that forms the Warwick Way.

]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:45:25 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/what-is-creativity <![CDATA[ The Warwick Values ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/the-warwick-values I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate both last year’s Upper Sixth and the current Lower Sixth on their public examination success. As the first public examinations sat in two years, their results are a testament to the hard work and diligence both cohorts have displayed throughout the challenges of the pandemic. ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:28:54 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/the-warwick-values <![CDATA[ British Summer Holidays ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/british-summer-holidays As term draws to an end and with the summer holidays upon us, I felt it appropriate to reflect on this British Institution. The traditional British Summer Holiday of between 6 and 8 weeks has frequently been called into question over the years.

]]> Fri, 1 Jul 2022 11:18:29 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/british-summer-holidays <![CDATA[ Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zone ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/stepping-outside-our-comfort-zone " Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" – Neale Donald Walsh ]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:10:59 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/stepping-outside-our-comfort-zone <![CDATA[ 'Make Your Lives Extraordinary' ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/make-your-lives-extraordinary Last Friday for the second time in two years Warwick School was faced with the sudden unexpected loss of a much-loved member of our community. Dr Gill (Bill) was always fantastic company and the very best of colleagues, unfailingly positive, he made time for everyone.

]]> Fri, 27 May 2022 10:54:11 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/make-your-lives-extraordinary <![CDATA[ The Life of Pi and Choosing the Better Story ]]> https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/the-life-of-pi-and-choosing-the-better-story Recently when listening to my favourite podcast, I was reminded of a novel that I love, the Canadian author Yann Martell’s Booker prize winner ‘The Life of Pi’.  The novel was turned into a Hollywood film in 2012 for which Ang Lee won the Oscar for best director. It tells the remarkable story of Pi Patel and takes the form of an interview of the middle-aged Pi, conducted by a young Canadian author who has been told that his extraordinary life story would make a great subject for a book.

]]> Fri, 13 May 2022 12:07:18 GMT https://www.warwickschool.org/about-us/headmasters-blog/the-life-of-pi-and-choosing-the-better-story