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What do you want to be when you grow up?
“SO, MY dear, what do you want to be when you grow up?” We all remember this enquiry, usually from an avuncular gent who would have a little chuckle to himself at the response, which was generally any of the following: “I want to be a prima ballerina”; “I want to be a fireman”; “I want to be a riding instructor”. But how many children come back with
the response, “I want to be a business leader”? That was the gist of the message from the Forum of Private Business in a submission to the All-party Parliamentary Small Business Group’s entrepreneurship inquiry, which was set up to consider the role of entrepreneurs in driving economic growth and recovery. Jane Bennett, the forum’s head of
campaigns, said: “Schools are vitally important because they are where young minds are honed and appetites for working life whetted. They have a vital role to play in encouraging entrepreneurial spirit. There needs to be closer collaboration between schools and local business. We think there should be more work experience too.” Inevitably a good education will look to
the future, but on the long path through school there should be time to develop, to play, to experiment and to experience a broad curriculum that opens up unexpected opportunities. Success in the world often comes
from academic excellence but it can also be the result of brilliant social skills and inner confidence. That is something that independent education can instill far better than any state school, I believe. Confidence comes from being at ease with oneself, and is one of the results of small class teaching, which shines a light on each pupil’s individual talents and seeks to find their forte. We can only guide our children through
the hurdles of life, the rest is up to them. But with an independent education they will be one step ahead of the rest. They may turn out to be the next Richard Branson... or they may even become a prima ballerina...
Katie Williams Printers
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Contents
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Salisbury Cathedral School
Combining traditional values with cutting edge thinking
Salisbury Cathedral School is pioneering the new more rigorous Independent Curriculum. From page to stage: The making of a musical
Canford’s classics master describes the trials and rewards of putting on an original play. Sidcot’s Quaker values encourage positive action
Sidcot’s head, Elizabeth Burgess, tells of a happy boarding school, underpinned by Quaker values. School notice board
Pupils performing in the West End, the joys of apple pressing, and news of new facilities. Independent schools listings
Information on accredited schools in Wiltshire and its neighbouring areas. Co-education thrives at Stonar prep school
Headmistress Elizabeth Thomas discusses the benefits of co-education at prep and pre-prep. I never thought I would stereotype our youth
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Martin Priestley, head of Warminster School, on a salutary experience involving our youth. Meet the headmistress
Godolphin headmistress Samantha Price reveals one of her heroes is Simon Le Bon.
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WILTSHIRE LIFE Schools Supplement March 2012
FRONT COVER Our special thanks go to Salisbury Cathedral School.
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