Principal's Blog

This week the Principal looks at the impact of digital devices and shares the results of a survey on the impact of mobile phone use, revealing the influence of parents in this regard. 

The Principal explores the temptations of invisibility in modern life, but argues that – more than ever – this is a time when people need to stand up and be seen. 

In the context of the U.S. Presidential election, the Principal tells the story of a former President’s relation to fake news, and wonders how such representations matter.

The Principal explores the therapeutic value and cultural meaning of music and gardens, finding in them a healthful tonic for the times.  

In a personal reflection on the last year, the Principal addresses directly the current situation.

The Principal explores the concept of immortality, reveals how the jellyfish got there first, and considers how our students might live a full life.

The Principal explores the idea of the corridor in modern culture, how it can be an emblem of freedom as well as fear, and focuses on the BSM corridors at the present time.

The Principal explores whether we are in an exceptional historical moment, and sees reasons for hope as well as concern about the future.

The Principal looks at how the head and the heart can see issues from very different perspectives and tells the remarkable story of Shelley’s heart.

The Principal explains the connection between the BSM and the Mars Rover and tells how HG Wells and Orson Welles have helped to mythologise the Red Planet.

This week the Principal recalls his favourite scene from Jaws and sees an uncanny parallel with the current virus.

The Principal addresses the theme of reopening schools and looks at the latest medical advice.

In his 54^th and final blog of the year, the Principal reflects on the last few months, and focuses on a strange method for divining the future, and determining our next steps.  

This week the Principal reveals a technique for thinking that connects our inner mental spaces with the outer spaces of the world, and how this can help students learn to be fully alive.