Headmaster's Newsletters

 Dear Clifton Parents and Guardians It was Thomas Berry, no relation to rock ‘n roll legend Chuck Berry, who wrote that ‘teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives’. He would have been proud of the...

Dear Clifton Parents and Guardians It is not always easy to generate nor sustain momentum. The theme of personal growth with which we began the term has continued, with this week’s focus being one of the importance of persevering. The arrival of a signed Italian rugby...

Dear Clifton Parents and Guardians Having rediscovered and been inspired by an old favourite book of mine, ‘Last Child in the Woods’ (Richard Louv) and following the environmental flavour of the term calendar, including Earth Day, Outdoor Classroom Week and National...

Dear Parents/Guardians “Never say good-bye because good-bye means going away and going away means forgetting.” Peter Pan …and although this is my last newsletter, I am going to be following Peter Pan’s advice and am not going to be saying good-bye! There are too many...

Dear Parents/Guardians “The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” Aldous Huxley You may have picked up on a recurring theme on the quotes I have been using at the beginning of each weekly letter:...

Dear Parents/Guardians “If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” Tom Stoppard I have been reminded again over the past few days of what we “get right” at Clifton Notties. Seeing children climb trees, riding horses on the campus, hearing children...