North East Education News

Issue 60

For Newcastle School for Boys, this is much more than the sometimes empty rhetoric of school aims published on a website or in a glossy prospectus. It is part of the everyday activity and language of our school – something that both boys and staff would recognise and reference regularly. To support us in this, we have devised a character compass that captures the six key virtues we are seeking to develop: community, integrity, resilience, courage, leadership and empathy. It might be assumed that during the recent weeks and months of lockdown and the scramble to grasp new technology and to continue delivering academic lessons, that there wouldn’t have been much time for this. Quite the reverse: it has never been more important. Resilience has been key in our response to the challenges of coronavirus and lockdown. The resilience of our boys, staff and parents has been quite remarkable. Sure,…