Blog Archive
Our blog offers news, views and thought leadership articles to help you stay informed.
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Voice of Quinton House Alumni - Gavin Nullatamby
5th February 2020We've recently been catching up with some of our alumni from across the years and discussing with them their time at Quinton House School how it prepared them for their life beyond. The first in this series is with Gavin Nullatamby. Gavin lives and works in Northampton, and joined us at Quinton House in 1988 when he was 10 years old and left us in
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The importance of a nutritional school lunch
13th June 2019Back in 2005, Jamie Oliver campaigned to ensure that children had access to healthy and balanced school dinners, it raised awareness of the nutritional importance of what goes into a school lunch. At Quinton House School, we are passionate about providing all of our students with a balanced and nutritionally rich meal every day, but what are the benefits of doing so?
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What is the Duke of Edinburgh’s award?
12th June 2019The Duke of Edinburgh award is for anyone aged between 14 and 24 and is designed to be a challenging and fun adventure. There are three levels that can be achieved - bronze, silver and gold.
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Weekly Update
7th June 2019This week our Junior School athletes competed in the Junior School ISA Midlands Championships and we are delighted that we now have talented athletes from the Junior and Senior Schools competing in the National Finals at the Alexandra Stadium, Birmingham.
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Headmasters Weekly Update 24th May 2019
29th May 2019Last week provided some thrilling sporting experiences with our athletes in action at Birmingham’s Alexandra Stadium for the ISA Championships and our Under 13 Cricket team on tour to Huddersfield and Warwick.
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Learning the Value of Wellbeing
17th May 2019The value of an early morning run, or a pleasant walk in the countryside armed with camera and picnic, has certainly been brought home to me this week during our Mental Health Week activities
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The Value of Out of School Learning Experiences
12th May 2019The opportunity to experience high quality out of school learning is a feature of the school calendar at Quinton House.
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Choosing the best education in Northampton
2nd May 2019If you are based in the the Northampton area and are looking for the best education for your child or children, at Quinton House School we are dedicated to providing the best educational experience for each and every one of our students.
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Places of interest for young learners in Northampton
2nd May 2019It would take a long time to highlight everything that Northampton has to offer, so we have rounded up our favourite places that we think are of particular interest. Whether you are looking for things to do and places to go during the school summer holidays, or maybe just a day out at the weekend, these locations should be at the top of your list.
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Welcome back from Mr Hoyle
26th April 2019I would like to welcome back all children, parents and staff returning at the start of another term at Quinton House School.
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End of Term Letter
9th April 2019On Sunday I waved off the boys and girls embarking on one of the most exciting adventures of their lives as they journey to South Africa for the Rugby and Netball Tour. I am confident that the students and staff will all enjoy a wonderful experience and will be excellent ambassadors for the school. Living the School Ethos is a focus of the coming term
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Quinton House School Strategic Plan 2019-20
25th March 2019We are delighted to share with you the Quinton House School strategic plan for 2019-2020.
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A Quacking Week At Quinton
18th March 2019The arrival of Donald, Daisy, Daphne, Darren and Dotty caused quite a stir this week!
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Headmaster's Weekly Update
10th March 2019“Recipes for Success at QHS” Food was a key ingredient in our successful Big Booky Breakfast as we welcomed large numbers of parents and children into the Junior School as part of our World Book Day celebrations. DEAR week has certainly been a great success judged by the comments of some parents who have even enjoyed quiet reading time with their children on an evening
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Positive Results from Voice of the Parent Survey
4th March 2019The Voice of the Parent Survey has now been completed. The survey received a response from 65.1% of parents. The Net Promoter Score for the school has increased from 15.4 to 33.93 and we now have 50.9% of parents scoring the school a 9 or 10 out of 10 as opposed to 34.9% last year.
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Applying for a secondary school place
25th February 2019The secondary school admissions process can be confusing, which is something we understand here at Quinton House. Changing schools at this age can also be potentially difficult for any child, which is why we do all that we can to ensure that every child visiting our Northampton school experiences our friendly, welcoming atmosphere [...]
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Everything that Northampton has to offer
22nd February 2019Northampton schools are lucky to be located in an area of the East Midlands with plenty to offer students looking to support their education, through enriching extra-curricular activities and a long-standing history. At Quinton House School, we’re proud to be an independent school in this area of the country and take full advantage of our 31 acres of mature outdoor spaces. Located in Upton Hall, our impressive grade 1 listed site is steeped in history, dating back to medieval times [...]
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"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion"
18th February 2019Listening to the persuasive writing presentations of our Year 6 students on the choices to be made in punishing Buckbeak for his actions in hurting Draco Malfoy, Joseph Harley, Max Donlevy and Blake Ransford all produced award winning scripts and standard of the presentations was extremely high.
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Head's Weekly Update
10th February 2019As you can imagine I was very relieved when I remembered the ambulance I saw coming on to the school site earlier this week was there to visit our Reception class as part of their “People that Help Us” topic and not for a medical emergency. It was fantastic that so many of our Junior School parents were able to join us for the Mathematics
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“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”
27th January 2019“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” Albert Einstein. Making a presentation is an important life skill and it has been a real pleasure this week to listen to members of our Sixth Form giving their final presentations for the Educational Project Qualification that contributes towards their university offers. Topics included many diverse and interesting subjects ranging from Luke Hiorns-
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Headmaster's Weekly Newsletter
20th January 2019Dear Parent/Carer, This week’s update is compiled from my study on a Saturday morning with twenty-eight children currently sitting their scholarship examinations for entry into Year 7 in September 2019 from thirteen different junior schools. It is a time of great excitement and anticipation for children, parents and the school to have so many impressive and talented young people considering Quinton House for their next
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Headmaster's Weekly Update
11th January 2019“There is no beginning or end to your dreams and plans. Life is a journey from moment to moment” Our Sixth Form Colleges Evening provided a timely reminder this week that we are all on a life journey. It was wonderful to meet so many of last year’s Year 11 cohort who have moved on from QHS and returned as ambassadors for their new places[...]"
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Music is at the heart of Quinton
9th December 2018“Music is the greatest communication in the world” Lou Rawls The quality of the music and singing has been remarkably high this week and all children and staff should be congratulated on their wonderful contributions to the Christmas atmosphere pervading the school. Christmas activities have continued to dominate the daily calendar with an array of impressive and enjoyable Nativity performances in the beautiful surroundings of
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Christmas Begins at Quinton House School
30th November 2018“Family means no-one gets left behind or forgotten” George Cadbury Christmas has definitely arrived at Quinton House School with our lovely Q2 Christingle Service starting the season of festive events with a focus on Christmas around the World. On Saturday afternoon we have our ‘Christmas at Lindens’ event for our younger pupils and all families from the school community are warmly invited to attend. The
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Headmaster's Weekly Blog
24th November 2018“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different” C.S. Lewis I would very much like to thank all of the parents that contributed to our ISI Inspection this week by completing the parent questionnaire. The Parent Forum on Thursday evening allowed me to discuss some of the issues that had been raised by the inspectorate and
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Headmaster's Weekly Blog
18th November 2018The theme of caring for others at Quinton House School continued this week with both Anti-Bullying Week and Children in Need. All of the children sported their odd socks in recognition that it is normal to be different and Radio Northampton arrived at the Head’s Study to interview our Senior School Bullseye Group, a group of volunteer students trained to be on the alert for
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Headmaster's Weekly Blog: 11th November 2018
11th November 2018This has been a significant week for the school community with a real focus on values. Fundamental values of democracy, rule of law and equality featured prominently at Monday's visit to the Houses of Parliament and Cabinet War Rooms by the Year 7 students. The group returned to QHS to enjoy a spectacular fireworks night attended by a large number of pupils, parents, staff and
