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Diary of a Headteacher: Time for enrichment?

Despite government accountability and pressure focusing on academic outcomes above all else, Tom Donohoe is adamant that a breadth of curriculum provision must be maintained...

I was recently chatting to Lucy, the daughter of a friend of mine, who is in year 6 at a well regarded primary school. I asked her whether the school had any themed weeks – as I was aware that in days gone by they did a spectacular arts week. She looked puzzled and then replied: “Just SATs Testing Week!”

It broke my heart! The thing I love most about being headteacher at Anton Junior is our absolute and total commitment to our mantra of “Educating the Whole Child”. This is something that we will never compromise on – one of our “non-negotiables” – and we only recruit staff who totally sign up to our moral philosophy of primary education.

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