Category: Mental health

  • On: Boarding

    On: Boarding

    Six weeks into Labour’s policy of imposing 20% VAT on private school fees, many of us in the independent sector are reflecting on the quality of the provision we are charging for. Here are my immediate thoughts, with more to follow.

  • On: New Starts

    On: New Starts

    We are at the end of September, which means our newbies are well and truly oldies! No matter what their experiences, there are a few things we can do to help new recruits settle. Here are my top ten tips.

  • INTERVIEW SPECIAL

    INTERVIEW SPECIAL

    I was recently interviewed by the student radio team about being a Housemaster. Read the transcript of that interview here, and discover how much I like, like, saying “like”.

  • On: Failure

    On: Failure

    I totally failed recently. This post lets you behind the curtain a little and reveals that, much like the Wizard of Oz, this Female Housemaster is but human. (I am also secretly super in awe of people who can do Maths but, ssh, don’t tell anyone.)

  • On: Balance

    On: Balance

    This female Housemaster has been unusually quiet on the blogging front. It turns out running a boarding House is busy – who knew? After struggling to find time to write a post, I began to wonder: how to we find balance in our hectic lives?