we’ve been teaching the children a quote; – “you must remember
everybody you meet today will know something you don’t”
But I’ve fallen back on that a bit, so I need to make some time for that.
Otherwise I go to the theatre, the opera, out for dinner. And I’ve got a
large CD collection that I’ve been collecting for years. Lots of different
works. I’m collecting all the operas on CD that I liked as a teenager but I
couldn’t afford before. Now they are all selling for £1 on Amazon’s new and
used section, so I’m rapidly buying CDs and currently double stacking them!
The children love concept of growth mindset that we’ve been teaching
the children a quote; – “you must remember everybody you meet today
will know something you don’t” – I love learning and I think that is really
important to remember we are all always learning.
fill the afternoon with a few more creative things. Currently there is a great
positive focus on rigour and education but I do worry sometimes that that
is at the risk of music and arts. It’s great when parents can support their
children outside of school with other activities but not everyone can, so the
pressure in school comes from time – we have such a short time.
What is the future for the school?
What I’m trying to do for the children is provide the idea that they can do
anything. Not in a silly “just wish it and happens”, I don’t mean that, I mean
if you work hard apply yourself you can be anything that you want to be.
My hometown is a little mining village in the midlands. My journey to being
a head teacher began with a teacher seeing something in me and saying
“actually I think he should learn a musical instrument” and she suggested
a piano. My parents managed to help me with that, and what I want the
children of Arlesey to think, is they can be proud of Arlesey but that they can
do other things as well and go to places if they really want to.
You will inevitably shape and influence the children of Arlesey,
some more than others but how do yo