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Headmaster's Blog

Centenary Year

2023 marks the centenary of Thorpe House School

"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others" – Winston Churchill

Words of Wisdom (when looking for a school for your child) - Part 2

“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care” – President Theodore Roosevelt

Words of Wisdom (when looking for a school for your child) - Part 1

Live the dream and prepare for tomorrow's world today

Live the dream and prepare for tomorrow's world

kitchen vs restaurant culture

Ever wondered what a 'kitchen culture' looks like compared to a 'restaurant culture'?

Preparing for tomorrow's world

For as long as I have known we have held to a very traditional view of what education should look like. It is important to hold onto elements of this - the prioritising of values, taking pride in our efforts and accomplishments, developing our knowledge and communication skills, understanding the world in which we live and how we have got to where we are today.

Why we are doing things differently to other schools

We have been back just a few days and very quickly I have been asked why we are doing things differently to other schools.

Education is being forced into the modern era as we return to school in the virtual classroom

There is no way one can sugar coat what has happened over the last few weeks. COVID-19 has been devastating to our society in so many ways.

Closure of schools - not really! Reflections on day one from an Independent School Head's perspective

On this first day of physical closure my staff are working hard to ensure that our virtual doors remain open to our pupils.

A healthy menu is so much more than it first appears to be

Feedback on the recent changes to our school menu has been very positive and the staff at the school have been positively euphoric! ...

Thorpe House - Remembrance Service and Poppy Appeal

Throughout November, Thorpe House School displays a vibrant reminder that Remembrance services are as relevant to today’s youngsters as to previous generations.

My Silver DofE Experience

The Duke of Edinburgh awards are always an amazing time and have created some of the best memories I have of Thorpe.

Why should we send our son to you? The case for a boys' only education

Why on earth should we send our son to a boys’ only school?’ ‘Society is not a single gender so how does it benefit our son to go to an all boys’ school?’

The value of Homework

It is difficult to escape the debate about homework. Not quite as divisive as Brexit, it is nevertheless an issue that puts people into firmly opposed camps, those that are emphatic about the importance of homework and the discipline and routines that it helps establish for a child and those that question its value at all. Of course, there are shades of grey in between but there are certainly strong opinions!

Headmaster's welcome

President Teddy Roosevelt said “No-one cares how much you know until they know how much you care”.