The pastoral focus of this week in all schools in the UK has been anti-bullying. The particular emphasis this year in the anti-bullying campaign is ‘choose respect” and across the schools in The Mill Hill School Foundation there has been a hive of activity to help our pupils understand that they have a choice when […]
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In tutorials this week tutors and pupils have been having discussions about what good mental health looks like and how to find support in achieving this. The focus on mental health this year is on health provision for young people. We have heard Prince Harry talk about his […]
Yesterday was officially ‘International Teachers’ Day’ and ‘National Poetry Day’ and while the two are not necessarily related, it made me think about how my love of poetry was nurtured by one of my most memorable primary school teachers. I remember how I loved learning poems by heart and how I can still recall many […]
Our Year 11 pupils have all been busy in their various work placements this week. In addition to giving the pupils the opportunity to participate in a working environment, work experience develops the pupils’ employability skills and enhances personal and social education, improving their soft skills which are all transferable, providing a definite advantage in […]
