Headteacher’s Blog

Rites of Passage

This week was the final set of public examinations for our year 11 and year 13 students and tonight we will hold our first prom in three years. These young people should be so proud of their attitude and conduct throughout the year, their attendance has been strong and they have been focused on doing…
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Lancashire School Place Appeal Hearings

As a headteacher you rarely get feedback on whether you are doing things right or not; you base most of your decisions on a mixture of training, experience and gut feeling. This week I received some qualitative feedback in the shape of the Lancashire school place appeals panel. Five years ago I attended one appeal,…
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Examinations are Upon Us!

For the first time since 2019 our year 11s and 13s are beginning their GCSE and A level examinations. I have been so proud of their efforts and the efforts of our hard working staff. These young people have had their curriculum affected adversely by lockdowns, absence and Covid restrictions and yet their resilience, optimism…
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5 Year Plan

This week the school has finally felt back to its pre pandemic self. Staff have been well and in work, the young people have been smiling and working hard, and relationships have been collegiate and warm. For the first time ever, this summer I will be spending days on end encamped at Lancashire County Hall…
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Boundaries

This week the Corbett household has been turned upside down by a new arrival, a rescue puppy called Ronnie. Apart from the obvious mirth created by a tiny dog called Ronnie Corbett (youngsters, look him up), it has also reminded me of the crushing routine required in socialising a young dog into the human world.…
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The Dreaded Ofsted Call

This has been a truly exhausting week at Moor Park. As the rain bucketed onto the yard on Tuesday morning, I was given the dreaded Ofsted call. This is the moment in a headteacher’s life that we fear the most; it haunts our nightmares, like Jacob Marley with a ball point pen and a clipboard.…
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