Twelve months, twelve predictions. Not to be taken seriously. January After Storm Gertrude brings up to 50cm of snow across the country, all schools are told to stay open in order to showcase the great resilience of British children. Many parents rebel and keep their children at home, citing their children’s human rights. They all… Read More Predictions for 2018

My family and I have arrived in Spain for Christmas, and, during the long ferry journey yesterday, it occurred to me that I have visited three of the key ‘hotspots’ of European independence movements this month. Flanders, Scotland, and now Northern Spain (OK, it’s not Catalunia, but not that far away). And in all three,… Read More Independencia

I’m dreadfully guilty of dishing our country at every opportunity and behaving like a bitter Remainer. It’s not healthy and I’m aware of that – my wife keeps telling me. So here are a few words about something which is gloriously British and spiritually uplifting – the Saturday morning Parkrun. The Parkrun movement was set… Read More Glorious Parkrun

Just back from a highly enjoyable couple of days in Flanders with our friends and partners in Veurne, especially Marieke, the directeur of our partner schools there. I am trying to do some research around the impact of Catholic schools on their communities and, in particular, for those children with special educational needs and disabilities.… Read More In Flanders Fields

I’ve become a huge fan of the BBC R4 programme, ‘The Moral Maze’. The beauty of technology means that, thanks to the gift of the podcast, I can listen to it as I’m driving from one training session to another (not mine, my boys). It’s a brilliant chance to hear highly intelligent people debate, probe… Read More Curriculum Moral Maze