Headmaster's Notes to Parents

Our new pupils have embarked on their fresh adventure full of energy and excitement, and undoubtedly reach half-term healthily exhausted by participation in a rich array of opportunities. I hope they have felt challenged and inspired in the classroom,and that both teachers and classmates have...

Mr Chairman, Dr Ahmed, Members of the Bablake community, A very good evening to you, and welcome indeed to this annual pageant! We probably don’t always associate speech days and prize givings with lots of excitement, especially if you’ve got the hard seats in the gallery, but let’s remind...

The rhythm of the school year, and particularly the Summer Term, has become increasingly dictated by public examinations. Without a doubt, it is our role to prepare pupils to the best of our ability for these important challenges, and to have the highest expectations of their achievement as...

As I write, half term has been predominantly damp and dull, and stories of economic gloom darken the pages of our newspapers. In such a ‘climate’, it would be tempting to succumb to a pessimistic outlook and to drink further from a glass that may already seem half-empty. However, as...

Our pupils are fortunate to benefit from outstanding opportunities at Bablake, and we are privileged to share with parents the nurture of young lives as they develop into adulthood. Adolescence is a time of rich and exciting growth and discovery, but it can also be a very challenging period –...

Mr Chairman, Mr Vagdia, Members of the Bablake community, May I too extend a very warm welcome to our annual celebration of achievement and progress. The year 2009-10 was not exceptional in providing a rich harvest of successes, but I am always staggered by the sheer variety and...

We are approaching the end of a consultation process which has included pupils, staff, governors and parents, as we begin to construct the next phase of the School Development Plan, for 2010-13. I am grateful to all those who have contributed, via questionnaire, in School Councils or in...

 

It is always refreshing to witness the excitement of our new Shells (Year 7), as they embark on the next chapter in their lives. Many of our pupils join Bablake ‘on their own’, and whilst there may be initial anxieties, all are eager to forge new friendships and to find kindred spirits. They...

Mr Chairman, Ms Croxall, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening, and may I too wish you a very warm welcome. What I can promise you tonight is a show of quite remarkable talent, as you as parents should be extremely proud of your children seated here below. Unlike the more misguided...

Our Upper Sixth students have recently departed for study leave, and, as is the case every year, we are sad to see them go. So strong was their feeling of belonging to the Bablake community that they were not counting down, but attempting to slow down the days leading to this ‘rupture’. Some...