by Charlotte Brehaut | Sep 27, 2016 | The Headmaster's Blog
It’s difficult to believe that three weeks have passed and we have already enjoyed our first exeat. Our 34 new boys have settled in remarkably well, and it never ceases to amaze me how well they adjust to, in particular those from overseas, a totally different...
by david | Jul 14, 2016 | The Headmaster's Blog
Sitting at my desk in the relative peace and tranquility of an empty school – I say ‘relative’ as Chris Wilkinson is feverishly scraping off the varnish from the woodwork outside my study… – I have the opportunity to look back over the...
by david | Jun 5, 2016 | The Headmaster's Blog
Here we are, half way through the term and yet not on half term for another two weeks. Why? Surely it would be far easier to have half term at the same time as everyone else – it would certainly be easier for some Woodcote families with children at different schools....
by david | Mar 1, 2016 | The Headmaster's Blog
I am delighted to announce the arrival of the two new boys who joined the school at half term. They did have a rather difficult first night getting used to their new surroundings and I am ashamed to report that they both tried to run away at bedtime. It was only when...
by david | Feb 1, 2016 | The Headmaster's Blog
Sadly the weather has been anything but dry recently – let us hope for more normal weather patterns in February. That said, the rain has not affected what has been an excellent start to the year: We began the term with a good number of senior boys (and some less...
by david | Dec 15, 2015 | The Headmaster's Blog
There has been so much packed into the second half of this term, it is only now, as I wait for the first of my two Christmas Lunches today, that I can take stock of it all…. The first weekend back after half term revolved around our Bonfire night; the boys...
