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Executive Principal’s Blog – 23 June 2017 – Time to Celebrate Best Practice!

Posted by Admin on: June 23 2017

Our staff development afternoon on Tuesday focussed on celebrating best practice across all curriculum areas identified during our recent Marking and Feedback Evaluation fortnight It was a chance for staff to reflect on all the hard work and commitment we have made to ensuring that our feedback and marking (whether written, verbal, teacher led, peer […]

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Executive Principal’s Blog – 16 June 2017 – The Power of Togetherness!

Posted by Admin on: June 16 2017

As I have walked around our wonderful school this week I been reminded of that simple but powerful statement made nearly 2500 years ago by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle – “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” Everyone working together within an organisation: students, staff, parents and carers, and Governors and Trustees; […]

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Executive Principal’s Blog – 9 June 2017 – Exciting times!

Posted by Admin on: June 9 2017

Yesterday evening the Bushey St James Trust held its Annual General Meeting and termly Trust Board Meeting. One of the key considerations was related to the recent application from Hartsbourne Primary School to join the Bushey St James Trust which was made in January of this year. Since that time a lengthy and robust due […]

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Executive Principal’s Blog – 26 May 2017 – What do you see?

Posted by Admin on: May 26 2017

After the events of this week in Manchester we can sometimes look around with a feeling of dismay; in the confusion that sometimes seems to afflict the world today, we see disrespect for the very values of life. As we reminded ourselves this morning in our staff meeting, beauty is actually all around us, but […]

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