One of the mini-essays I’m planning is a profile on Anthony Seldon. Is he our generation’s Thomas Arnold? One thing is for certain: there is no man in independent education today who is better at dominating the headlines.
Yesterday, he was promoting his Conference on Mindfulness by commenting on stillness in schools:
He said that the decline of old fashioned religious assemblies had robbed many pupils of the ability to “reflect during the school day” just as large numbers of children faced unprecedented levels of stress.
Not a bad idea in theory, but it left me thinking: what was wrong with chapel?
Will Orr-Ewing 