From Lao Tzu to Socrates, Descartes to Sartre, philosophers have been concerned for thousands of years with the question of the best way to live your life. I know the…
It won’t surprise you that someone who works in girls’ education and believes firmly in its merits also feels strongly that men have a responsibility towards equality that goes beyond…
At Channing we recently discussed how social norms are changing and how people do/don’t do things which would have been considered entirely unacceptable a few years ago. Surprisingly, our conversation…
The end of exams, as well as the arrival of the summer holidays, heralds a time of celebration and relaxation for students across the country. It is natural for them…
Our role as a school is to open minds to more than just subjects; we’re here to educate our students in the widest possible sense. To that end we have…
I recently listened to an audiobook called ‘The Stoic Challenge’. Stoicism is a school of philosophy that hails from ancient Greece and Rome and explores how we can face challenging…
At a recent open event, a prospective parent asked me why he should choose a girls’ school for his daughter. Surely, he said, in this day and age it’s obvious…
Joining a new school in your first headship during Covid would be challenging enough, without the simultaneous decision to turbo charge your school’s partnerships work. This was the challenge facing…
As the only Unitarian school in the UK, Channing has close links with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead. Their Minister, Reverend Kate Dean, talked to us recently in assembly…
A fear of failure is a well-documented attribute of many young people – especially high-achieving, bright girls – which can contribute to mental health issues and stop them making the…