23rd November 19

So, a confession. I have a healthy obsession with creativity. Creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti/ noun the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. I am fascinated by how people and children create and invent. The speed at which ideas are formulated. The methods used to create something and, perhaps most fascinating of all, creating…

16th June 19

“If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Wanna change the world? There’s nothing to it.” Bear with me. I have had the opportunity (twice this week) to get a little excited about something that I live and breath every day. Something that was reinforced…

21st September 18

We are really excited to announce that our new website has gone live. Many thanks to the team at Innermedia who worked to get our new school website ready for us. We’re all really pleased with the final product.

20th June 17

It is as vivid a memory as if it happened yesterday. Despite it being very early in the morning, the October Saharan heat was starting to make its presence felt. We were returning from quite the most extraordinary adventure deep into the Sahara desert, visiting the UNESCO world heritage site of Ghadames, standing on the…

24th May 17

Thursday morning assemblies have been known to take on a life of their own. Uncle Jeremy Parsons and Reverend Jeremy Parsons was quite, um, memorable. The rather wonderful Mother’s Day assembly will take some topping. As for the donning of James Bond masks by certain badly behaved members of our parent body to celebrate a…

13th May 17

Salah, from Yemen, saw me coming. Having spent the previous few weeks complaining each time I opened a drawer or cupboard about the number of items that had simply followed us each time we had moved, I had promised that enough was enough. I would make sure that before the packers arrive we would only…

19th September 16

I know what I meant. Whilst it may not stand up in a court of law as a robust defence, I did try and explain why I looked a little confused as to why my senior leadership team had arrived for our weekly meeting a day early. For the last few years my working week…

9th June 16

The pirates of Park Hill was inspired by Year 2. One girl amongst 9 boys. The concept of a Pirate Ship with a girl who stows away – looking for adventure.  Each part was written to represent the character of each child.  Once the original script and story was finalised.  Each Year 2 pupil was given…

25th May 16

  On Tuesday the Years 1 & 2 children competed alongside the Westbury House children in a Mini-Olympics, held at the Hawker Centre. The children were in mixed teams of 10 and enjoyed the sack race, shuttle run, obstacle course, hurdles, beanbag throwing, jumping and relay races.   The children from both schools all worked…

25th May 16

On a sunny Thursday afternoon in May the Park Hill children welcomed their Grandparents to school. They took pride in giving them a tour of the classrooms and grounds followed by afternoon tea under the marquee. The Year 2 children, led by Mrs Engel, were attentive waiters, offering a selection of coffee, tea, orange juice,…