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IPC
By Gary Bradshaw , Former Assistant Head of Primary School

The IPC Personal Goals : Making Us Who We Truly Are

There is an English saying that goes ‘ manners maketh the man ’ and I am not referring to the line from the movie ‘ Kingsman : The Secret Service ’ or the lyric in a Sting song , but rather the well-known expression coined originally in the late fifteenth century by William Horman , the Headmaster of Eton College and then Winchester College , Oxford . The expression refers to the etiquette , values and personal qualities that make us ‘ human ’. It is these qualities that define how we deal with life , the decisions we make and the causes we support . While academic ability and acumen are important , it is these qualities , these ‘ manners ’ in our interactions , in our conversations and in the things we do , that ‘ maketh ’ who and what we truly are .
This year sees our first cohort of graduates from Keystone Academy . We hope that during their school years they have been prepared , not only academically , but also with the knowledge , skills and understandings needed to deal with everything that comes their way . These years are crucial and carry the weight of future opportunity and prospect . However , it is also important to look at and reflect on the role played by the Primary Years . The primary school years are a time when personalities are formed , where moral and personal characteristics are put into place and where the kind of people we ultimately become is determined . While we know how important good grades are , we hope there is also a deeper understanding that it takes much more than good grades to get into the college or university of one ’ s choice , or to be successful in our career path , or to be a great partner , father or friend . It takes a range of qualities and personal characteristics .
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