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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. Follow at X: @Philip_Britton | View X/Twitter archive | Listen at: Exploring Bolton School | Social Mobility, Leadership & Future School Thinking | Strategic School Leadership with Philip Britton | Strategic School Leadership with Philip Britton
![This question was asked decades ago and decades later they have not. It would be tempting to think then that they will not do so in the future. And in […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/robot-115x115.png "Will robots replace teachers?")
![In June Bolton School was very proud to be named as one of this yearÆs recipients of the QueenÆs Award for Voluntary Services (QAVS)û an honour regraded as the æMBE […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/QAVS-115x115.png "Volunteering")
![In recent weeks Bolton School has secured the æTriple- TripleÆ û winning all three age group national Water Polo titles for the third year running. This is not only three […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/images-115x115.jpg "National Success")
![Comment this year on exam results has focused on the reforms introduced by Michael Gove . But just what is worth thinking about and what is the noise of transient […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imagesBE53GKRY-115x115.jpg "Key issues with the new exams")
![One of the last few assemblies of summer term saw the Head of Modern Foreign Languages talking about the need to value language learning in schools. She outlined the two […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MFL-115x115.jpg "The importance of learning languages")
![LetÆs be clear: Inequality in opportunity is wrong and it is a key driver of economic and social instability. Education is an important ingredient in shaping life chances. Arguably independent […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ISSP-115x115.png "The Meritocracy")
![So Ronaldo has had a new hair cut, an event which made the newspapers. I have a passing moment of sympathy for a man who cannot visit the barbers without […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/untitled-115x115.png "Developing identity")
![áOne of the most impressive aspects of Bolton School that I found in my time there is the vibrancy and engagement of the Old BoysÆ or alumni network. The sense […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FullSizeRender-115x115.jpg "Why Old Boys bring new things to school life")
![One of the most obvious signs of the start of summer term is the disappearance of the football and rugby posts, shorter grass, well mown squares and side screens. The […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cricket-115x115.png "Cricket and Character")
![The social media has been likened to the new Wild West û where anything goes, progress is good whatever the consequence, lawlessness is the rule and the biggest and boldest […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/smicons-115x115.jpg "Social Media – how parents can take control")
![In the last few weeks at school we have sent teams to debating competitions, winning through to a regional final so far; had the public speaking competition, where all boys […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/debate-115x115.png "Debating is a key skill for schools")
![A recent study concluded that learning a musical instrument does more to exercise and develop the mind than many of the popular ‘brain gym’ courses on the market. That may […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bassoon-115x115.jpg "Why schools must have music")
![æPractice makes perfectÆ. And that is why most school pupils in year 11 across Bolton will have done mock exams just before Christmas or be preparing for them soon afterwards. […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/L-plates-115x115.png "Mock exams")
![In the final few weeks of November we turn our attention to the final deadlines for University applications in school. It is an important and sometimes emotional time for everyone […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/UCAS-115x115.png "University Entry reform")
![Overárecent months, IÆve been writing about the ævowelsÆ of education: aspiration, e-learning and eloquence, I (getting along with yourself), outdoor learning and U (getting along with others). So,áI is for […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/images3VDMA7RN-115x115.jpg "I is for knowing yourself")
![Term started at Bolton School last month with the new Year 12 heading off to our Lake District Outdoor Centre at Patterdale. They competed in teams to complete an ambitious […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/patterdale-115x115.png "Outdoor Learning")
![The start of Autumn Term, far more than the start of the year, marks a time for new beginnings for school pupils. There is a new year, a new stage […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/New-year-115x115.jpg "Start of Term Resolutions")
![In March 2015 we planted 81 Tower of London poppies in the HeadmastersÆ garden at Bolton School, recognising the sacrifice of the 81 Old Boys who fell […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/poppies-115x115.jpg "The Great War: the continuing remembrance")
![I have just spent the first week or so of the summer break accompanying the school camp to Saundersfoot in South Wales. The school has been camping there […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/saunders-115x115.jpg "Education beyond the school walls")
![Far too many words have been written about the EU referendum and I would not add to them without good cause. My justification is to explore what exactly schools can […]](https://head.boltonschool.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/brexit-115x115.png "Politics and schools")
