As exam season approaches, the Modern Languages Department share 12 tips on how parents can offer help with Languages homework. Modern Languages is a subject area which many conscientious parents fret about. At Parents’ Evenings we, the teachers, regularly hear things like, “I worry because I just […]
At what point is it the more admirable thing to do, to acknowledge that you are not up to something or to clench your teeth and suffer in the name of grit? In sport, it is often the case that we laud those who can […]
Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is one of my favourite plays to teach; often referred to as one of the ‘problem’ plays, it challenges an audience’s liking for complete resolution, posing questions that remain fundamentally unanswered in the final moments. There …
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What lesson could be more important than one which could save your life? The report released last year by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), which revealed that one in three children can’t swim when leaving primary school, was simply startling. Contrary to National Curriculum targets, […]
Parents know that no two children are the same. So why is it that for so long schools have treated students with the same academic results as essentially being the same, when experience tells us this is simply not true? At this time of the […]
Deciding to move schools in Year 7 can be a daunting prospect, as Upper Sixth student and President of Think Tank, Lucy explains: “When I found out that I had the opportunity to move schools, after being offered a place to enter the Senior School […]
Assistant Head (Admissions), Mrs Sally Petrie offers some tips on choosing the right school: “The process of choosing the right school for your child can be an anxious experience for parents and children. Having been involved in 11+ admissions for over twenty years (and having […]
Junior School Head, Mrs Barbara Bottoms discusses how we can learn from our mistakes: “Some of the most important inventions have been discovered by mistake; penicillin was the result of someone not cleaning up after themselves, pacemakers came about when the wrong thing was taken […]
What are the secrets of success? As the academic year commences, I offer three guidelines to Cheadle Hulme School students about how to attain success. No.1: Search for your limitations. Everyone has them. We cannot be brilliant at everything; we may not be suited for everything. But …
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