Blogs

I often speak of the pride that I have as Head of Talbot Heath but Remembrance week has been exceptional with regard to the accomplishments of the school community. It was an honour and privilege...

I am delighted to announce that Talbot Heath has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School for 2021 – 2024 for its commitment and innovation of technology in education. Apple Distinguished Schools are centres of...

As the leaves started to turn, it was a pleasure to celebrate Harvest Festival as a school community. Our Sixth Form organised the whole school collection for the women’s refuge in Bournemouth and welcomed our Pre-prep...

It has been so exciting to welcome all our pupils and staff at the start of a new academic year. Everyone gets butterflies in the stomach, the night before a new school year – pupils,...

In this final blog of the summer term, I don’t have a lot to say, but what I do, is from the heart.  I would like to thank all the staff in Junior School and Pre-Prep for...

Last week was ‘National Picnic’ week; the dictionary defines a picnic as, ‘An occasion when a packed meal is eaten outdoors, especially during an outing to the countryside.’ I think there is something really special...

I am delighted that the pandemic has not prevented us from blazing a trail in terms of innovation. This week we launch a new partnership with Peter Truckel and his team at CGApprentice that will...

Having listened to the news yesterday, it made me think about the power of words and prompted me to revisit one of my favourite assemblies with Pre-Prep. I collected some sticks and stones and talked to the...

It has been a week during which my head is swimming with figures, as I moderate every grade for every pupil, for every subject, at GCSE and A level. It has made me realise, however,...

This week has been an important one, in that the G7 has been taking place in Cornwall. I think it is rather wonderful that the leaders of the wealthiest democracies in the world have come...