From the Headmaster

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This page collects all of the posts created by the Headmaster of Rossall School. These are reflections on a very wide range of topics related to education, history, and ethics.

06
Sep

The Importance of Community at Rossall

I have always been a little suspicious of schools that promote the idea that they produce a certain ‘sort’ of person. The libertarian in me bristles at the prescriptive notion...
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03
Jul

The end of another academic year at Rossall

As this academic year concludes, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all Rossallians a wonderful summer filled with adventure, laughter and precious time spent with loved ones.
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14
Jun

Are we being fed dog biscuits? 

Last weekend we found ourselves wandering around a Sunday market. It had been an exhausting week and we had escaped up to the Lakes for a precious few hours.
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07
Jun

Prize Day Speech

it is an honour and a privilege to have the opportunity to address you on this the 180th anniversary of Rossall’s foundation.
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24
May

The School Carmen 

The ‘Carmen’ is one of the enduring traditions of Rossall. The homophonic texture of the harmony and the rich ‘sturdiness’ of the chosen key of  B flat major lends the...
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