The Heads

We talk about what he hopes a child leaves Alleyn's Hampstead with. Aidan explains what “Becoming All We Can Be” actually means once you take it off the wall and into a classroom, and how it is compassion and kindness that drive his decision making. You can find out more about Alleyn’s Hampstead at  www. Alleyns-Hampstead.org.uk No PR script, no soft-focus answers. Just an honest conversation...

Forget the prospectus. This is the conversation school heads don’t usually have. In our second episode, we sit down with Sarah Cartwright-Styles, Head of Nursery & Junior at Alleyn’s Hampstead - leading the youngest children through the school’s earliest years. We discuss Sarah’s least favourite four-letter word, and why she’s so careful about the language used with young children. Sarah makes...

THE HEADS: Episode 1 - Tom Le Tissier, Head of Alleyn’s Regent’s Park Forget the prospectus. This is the conversation school heads don’t usually have. In our first episode, we sit down with  Tom Le Tissier , founding Head of  Alleyn’s Regent’s Park  - the co-educational prep school bringing the Alleyn’s name into the heart of central London. We discuss pressure, scaffolding and authenticity. Tom s...

A compilation of some of the questions and answers from our first three episodes. Coming soon. Forget the prospectuses and the polished open days. The Heads goes further - sitting down with the people running the most extraordinary education establishments on the planet, asking the questions everyone wants answered but no one dares to ask. What’s broken in education today? What are they terrified...