25th March 2013

As Easter approaches, we have much to celebrate. A group of students, led by Mr Cocker, have taken a prominent role in the BBC School News Day Reports 2013. From this home page you can follow the links to view the reports on the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury and an online article on the Westgate Towers project. 

We had three media teams from Years 7, 8, 9 and 12 working on the enthronement project for radio and television before the event and on the live coverage outside the cathedral. Zoe Millett, the BBC Schools news report editor said,” Arriving back at the office I was met with both a wall of total exhaustion from the team, but also lots of praise and congratulations for all our work in Canterbury.

28th Jan 2013

This past week, the school has begun to absorb the news of Mr Murphy’s decision to stand down from his post as Principal. There have been many expressions of appreciation for his work at Chaucer, and good wishes for his future. I should like to pay tribute myself to his enormous contribution : it is a privilege to follow in his footsteps and to lead the school into the next stages of its development.

Times of change can be unsettling for all involved, but also full of excitement and optimism. Our school has a strong reputation for its caring and supportive ethos, and our students have, as we would expect, been mature and understanding in the way they have received last week’s news.