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- Philip Britton is the Head of Foundation of Bolton School. He was brought up on Tyneside, took a first in physics at Oxford and did teacher training at Cambridge. He worked as physics teacher, Head of Physics and Deputy Head at Leeds Grammar School before moving to Bolton in 2008. In 2010 he was awarded an MBE for services to physics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics where he has been much involved in physics education, encouraging teachers to encourage the next generation of physicists.
![As we near the end of term, it is useful to reflect on the success of “The Great Reset” of Autumn 2023. In common with many schools, we have been […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Reset-115x115.jpg "The Great Reset")
![It could so easily be a joke that in just over three decades in school I have served with 19 Secretaries of State for Education. It probably is a joke, […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/House-of-Parliament-115x115.jpg "My 19th Secretary of State and Why That Matters")
![One of the many thought provoking outcomes of the lockdown has been the focus on what schools are for – revealing some obvious yet uncomfortable truths as well as some […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KKP-014026-115x115.jpg "What is School For?")
![Last term I spoke, alongside the Headmistress of the Girls’ Division, at a meeting arranged by Labour Against Private Schools and the Private School Policy Review. They were leading up […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BoltonSchool-1c-rectangle-115x115.jpg "The Future for Independent Schools")
![Another election and another mock election in school. As ever, these make for an excellent opportunity for young people to engage in the political discourse and to involve themselves in […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/westminster-717846_1920-1024x683-115x115.jpg "The Language of Elections")
![The last days of October and we finally have our last GCSE result for Summer 2019. Do you remember results day back in August? When the pupils got their exam […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/KKP-021546_sm-115x115.jpg "Let’s Nationalise the Examination Industry!")
![Several times in recent weeks I have read that independent school partnerships are ‘just about sharing sports facilities’. I think I know what those who say this mean – they […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DJI_0174-sm-115x115.jpg "The Importance of Sharing Sports Facilities")
![A few weeks ago the leader of OFQUAL, whose job it is to maintain exam standards and oversee the exam boards, argued in the press that it was not the […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Exam-shot-115x115.jpg "Do Exams Cause Stress?")
![It was suggested to me recently that it was perfectly fair that students from Bolton School should have a harder time (with higher offers) getting into University than less “privileged” […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/university-access-115x115.jpg "Fair Access to University")
![It is almost certainly the case, following analysis of data released by OFQUAL, the exams regulator, that around 1 in 4 grades awarded in GCSE and A level examinations is […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kkp-4-000229-1-115x115.jpg "Make Exam Results Clearer")
![Earlier this month Bolton School was named TES Independent School of the Year. The TES is the leading newspaper for education and this is the top award at the top […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/TES-Independent-School-of-the-Year-115x115.jpg "School’s National Recognition is Good for the Town")
![Much has been made in the national press this week about role models for young people, with the Headmistress of the GirlsÆ Division here at Bolton School leading the national […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/role-models-115x115.jpg "Seeking Better Role Models for Young People")
![In his budget speech last week, the Chancellor allocated funding for ‘those little extras’ in school that would make a difference. The sum being spoken of has been interpreted as […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/YMotY-2017-115x115.jpg "Money to help a child find their passion?")
![This term we are celebrating the award of Platinum Arts Mark for our work promoting the arts and engaging boys in art, music, drama and creativity more generally. In Bolton […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kkp-163038-115x115.jpg "The Arts and Creativity Have Never Been So Important")
![At three different meetings I have attended in the last month the ‘problem’ of boys in education has been discussed. As you might imagine, running a Boys’ school as I […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Greek-philosophers-115x115.jpg "The ‘Problem’ With Boys")
![Summer Exam results have brought the usual range of pupils jumping for joy in staged photos for the press. But have we rather lost the art of real celebration and […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KKP-4-000654-1-115x115.jpg "Let’s Celebrate All Exam Success")
![Government announced this week the creation of a national centre for Modern Foreign Languages, providing a catalyst and engine room for 9 regional hub schools. The nearest to Bolton is […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MFL-115x115.jpg "Promoting Modern Foreign Languages")
