Posted on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last Sunday morning, I wandered down to school to show willing and lend a hand to our Green Council volunteers. Their latest plan involved constructing a few planters, in which to pop some saplings that, in time, will mature into a green screen at the front of the school, helping to reduce the impact of […]
Posted on: Monday 15th January 2018
I remember an advertisement from long ago, in which the winners commiserated as they drank their Champagne, whilst the opposition celebrated their defeat wildly with a certain beer. It was a bit like this for me just before Christmas at the Haringey ‘Awards for All’ ceremony at Alexandra Palace. For some reason, someone in […]
Posted on: Monday 18th December 2017
Press We are always proud and excited to be featured in the local and national press. Here you can read recent articles about Highgate Primary School. 2022-23 CBeebies at Highgate Primary! 2020-21 New Community Centre & Michael Batoux’s Cookbook Our School Street 2019-2020 Children’s Mental Health Week (page 19) 2018-19 People Fixing the World […]
Posted on: Monday 18th December 2017
Traditions are important. They bring communities together, they reinforce values and allow us to celebrate the things that really matter. Celebrating Christmas is an important tradition in British culture and at Highgate Primary the last couple of weeks of the school year create lasting memories for our children. Early in my headship, I remember attending […]
Posted on: Monday 11th December 2017
One of the things I’m most frequently asked by prospective parents is why, at Highgate Primary School, we don’t have a uniform. It’s a good question – and one that always reveals strong opinions. As a schoolboy I wore a uniform. I managed to go through primary school in short trousers, shirt and tie, and […]
Posted on: Monday 4th December 2017
It has been said that awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. However, with the school having recently been shortlisted for a Guardian Public Service Award, this view has now been discredited. I believe the thinking is that awards are judged by committees, often using criteria based on the accepted ways of doing things. Therefore […]
Posted on: Monday 20th November 2017
It was fun coming back to school last Monday. Most people had forgotten that I’d been in China, so it was nice to have a really good answer to the question, ‘How was your weekend?’ A return trip of nearly 12,000 miles might seem a little extravagant for just a couple of days, but my […]
Posted on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last Friday we took our staff INSET programme to The Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley. ‘No school, so the staff can have a day out at the cinema?’ I hear you say… Yes! At The Phoenix, we turned our attention to developing our collective understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how to best support […]
Posted on: Monday 13th November 2017
I was lucky enough to visit China last week, taking part in an education conference in the city of Hangzhou, a historic and very beautiful garden city two hours west of Shanghai. This really was an adventure into the unknown. With the knowledge that I would be teaching a class of 46 Chinese students in […]
Posted on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Parent Handbook We thought it would be a good idea to create a handbook for parents, new and established, to help guide you through life at Highgate Primary School. Of course, you can always chat to our lovely Office Team or your child’s teachers as well. As a reference and guide, we hope it is […]
