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Being comfortable with our own identities

  One of my favourite Olympic stories involves Fu Minxia, a waif-like 13 year old whose diving exploits off the 10m board with the...

Protecting our Children’s Education

  “A week is a long time in politics.” It is only seven days ago that we were celebrating not having to see things...

It’s not over until it’s over

An Icelandic would have called it ‘A raisin at the end of the hotdog’ situation. A Polish man would have nodded and used...

Sharing the positives

I am well aware of the curse of the commentator and that’s why, as I type, I haven’t washed my hair (a Korean...

Who was St Andrew and what did he stand for?

My quote of the week comes from Caspar Grathwohl, the president of the Oxford Dictionaries, who said, “I’ve never witnessed a year in...

Standing United Against Bullying

Odd socks were on show on Monday as the school ‘stood united’ and embraced the theme of the Anti-Bullying Alliance which has a...

Life is Cruel Sometimes

Yesterday morning, a beautiful young falcon gave the front office staff an unexpected show of avian superiority as it swooped into the driveway...

The Golden Rule

Treat others as you would like to be treated is an often used ‘golden rule’ in schools, including St Andrew’s. It is a...

Empathy

Mrs Jones told me the other day that I am no good at showing empathy. I have no idea why she feels that...

#HelloYellow

The native North American Indians trained their boys with the greatest possible care and legend has it that one of the most important...