This will be the last time that I write to you as I am leaving Woodroffe after 12 years. I am not going too far away as I will take up the position of Headteacher in The Sir John Colfox Academy …[Read More]

What can you say about Richard apart from that he was a brilliant and inspirational Head Teacher. I first came to the school 12 years ago as Assistant Headteacher and one of the reasons I wanted to work …[Read More]

At the end of this term we are two thirds of the way through the 2018-19 academic year and, as always, time seems to have gone very quickly. After the Easter break there are only a few weeks before …[Read More]

With over a 1000 students in the school we sometimes forget all the trials and tribulations they face each day just to arrive at school prepared and ready to learn. I fear sometimes the same could be said …[Read More]

The past few weeks have certainly been interesting. It never occurred to me that the announcement of my plan to take early retirement at the end of this academic year would end up in The Daily Mail …[Read More]

The weeks running up to Christmas are often the busiest times of the year in schools and, of course, Woodroffe is no different. The last few weeks of term have seen a whole host of seasonal activities …[Read More]

Woodroffe has, for many years now, been oversubscribed and every year there seems to be increasing competition for places in Year 7. This year, for example, there were over thirty …[Read More]

As you will certainly be aware, there has been a great deal of media coverage recently regarding the funding crisis in schools culminating in the head teachers’ march on Downing Street last …[Read More]

The start of term is always an exciting time and this year has been no different. There is a real buzz about the place and a strong sense of continuing success which makes everyone, staff and students alike …[Read More]

Schools, as politicians frequently point out, are at the heart of the community. When a school closes, or is put into Special Measures by Ofsted, the impact on the community can be profound …[Read More]