The breadth and depth of learning in any school is an awesome thought. From knowledge and conceptual understand to technical skills and the development of human qualities such as empathy, openness and flexibility of thought. The layers are endless within a 21st century school and the possibilities exciting but it can be easy, in the […]
Over the last two weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting more than 80 children and families for 4 plus interviews. In addition to seeing many delightful children with varying skills and blossoming personalities, I have had the opportunity to talk to prospective parents about their children, the challenges of bringing them up in […]
We are in the process of an exciting project at Grimsdell; the redevelopment of our school library. Our school librarian has been designing, researching and acquiring the thoughts and opinions of our children in order to create an environment that will be warm, welcoming and child centred – so that a love of reading is […]
When I returned to school after the holidays it was almost as though the Christmas decorations had gone up rather than come down, as our new term at Grimsdell represents that start of our brand new whole school theme: Ice worlds! With a flurry of snow and ice we have transformed our environment so that […]
