Headteacher's Blog

The pandemic has presented many challenges for all of us but, being an optimist, I always try to look for the positives in any situation! 

As I am sure we can all agree, this has been a strange old time for all of us!  I don’t think that any of

We have always said that what makes a great school is not the buildings themselves but the people within them.  Having said that, great facilities

When I first became a headteacher, the nugget of wisdom that I received time and time again from everyone I consulted was along the lines

I became a headteacher for the first time at the start of September – and I have to admit that the three and a half

Yesterday all of the months of hard work and planning paid off.  Our very first cygnets walked through the door and we can now officially

This week we started final preparations for the Swan School to officially open on the 9th September.   It was both a pleasure and relief to

On Saturday, new Swan families and I braved the adverse weather conditions to find out more about the archaeological findings that have been unearthed where

Staffing is the biggest expense in running a school and our teachers are our most important resource.  It has been well-documented that there is currently

Food will be an extremely important part of life at The Swan – not least because of my own tendency to get ‘hangry’ when not

It has been a big few weeks for everyone here at The Swan – the planning permission for our temporary site was granted last Wednesday,

Last night we held an information event for prospective Swan parents and students at New Marston Primary School.  It was wonderful to see so many

For anyone involved in The Swan School project, this is an extremely exciting time. It feels as if plans for the school have been being