In praise of unreason

We have a simple mission at The Abbey: to change and develop our students’ lives for the better, and to change the world. Rather - to help…

Nine lessons…and carols

One of the privileges of my role is that I often get the chance to observe lessons. I love having the opportunity to drop in on classes…

Only Connect

As an English teacher, I am often brought into contact with perceptions channelled via traditionally-formulated binary oppositions. Is an…

A state of mind

At The Abbey, we’ve always sought to show the full spectrum of womanhood across age, race, religion and more. Our staff and student…

Advocating Girls

This week we celebrated the stories, among others, of two brilliant women who helped change their profession forever. Rose Heilbron and…

Remembrance

One of the joys of school is the chatter and laughter as students dart between lessons and activities. So when the school falls silent…

Remember, remember

We are fast approaching that time of year when our culturally diverse community celebrates significant milestones in their calendar. I may…

Everything matters

Today saw one of the most joyous events in The Abbey School calendar: House Music and Drama (HMAD) at the Senior School.

Quizzes

This week saw the latest instalment of our fruitful partnership with Reading School as 40 mere muggles from LIV to Sixth Form took part in…

The Journey of Life

‘The journey of life may be easy, may be hard.’  So starts one of the Junior School students’ favourite hymns.  How can we prepare young…