Headmaster's Newsletter, Wednesday 20 October 2021 Newsletters | 01 November 2021 Dear Parents Please click here to see a short message ahead of the half term holiday. With best wishes Christian Saenger Headmaster Share Tweet
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 20 May 2022 Dear Parents, As we approach the end of a highly successful and joyful first half of term (how has that happened?) there are so many lovely things... 23 May 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 13 May 2022 Dear Parents At Dumpton, we are here to help pupils fulfil their academic potential of course - but just as important to us is how we help them fu... 16 May 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 6 May 2022 Dear Parents It has been the most wonderful week here at Dumpton. The sun has shone and the children have spent so much time outside - whether o... 09 May 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 29 April 2022 Dear Parents Community is an essential part of any school, and you as parents play such a key role in forming ours here at Dumpton. We know how im... 03 May 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 1 April 2022 Dear Parents It was a pleasure to give out awards to both the Pre-Prep and Prep pupils today. As well as recognising individual success in areas l... 04 April 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 25 March 2022 Dear Parents Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost Some... 28 March 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 18 March 2022 Dear Parents Spring finally arrived this week, and just in time for a wonderful Support for Ukraine Day. The coffee morning, raffle and other acti... 21 March 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 11 March 2022 Dear Parents "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." What is the purpose of e... 14 March 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 4 March 2022 Dear all, I was delighted to share the publication of our recent Inspection report with the whole school community this week, including the outcom... 07 March 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 18 February 2022 Dear Parents Well I don't think any of us expected to end our half term quite like that! I do hope everyone came through today unscathed. The ... 28 February 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 11 February 2022 Dear Parents One of the great things about working in a Prep School is the sheer joy and enthusiasm on show. This week it has been hard to escape ... 14 February 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 4 February 2022 Dear Parents I shared the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's doomed but ultimately heroic expedition to the South Pole in Assembly on Monday. Sh... 07 February 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 28 January 2022 Dear Parents A big big thank you to everyone this week for their efforts, despite the unwelcome arrival of a Covid outbreak to Dumpton. That it... 31 January 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 21 January 2022 Dear Parents We have explored, celebrated and compared World Religions in assemblies and PSHE lessons this week, and it was all wrapped up beautif... 24 January 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 14 January 2022 Dear Parents It has been a very busy week here at Dumpton with the ISI Inspection Team spending most of the week with us. I am incredibly proud of... 17 January 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 7 January 2022 Dear Parents Resolute: adjective "admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering" It has been an excellent first couple of days here... 10 January 2022 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 10 December 2021 Dear Parents Working in a school is an incredible privilege - and this week has brought many moments that have reminded me - and all the Dumpton s... 13 December 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 3 December 2021 Dear Parents "Once again thank you for inviting me to your wonderful school. I had some very special and insightful conversations with your s... 06 December 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 26 November 2021 Dear Parents "Never never play with the Smoos. / They sleep in holes. They wear strange shoes." Julia Donaldson For any parents with old... 29 November 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 19 November 2021 Dear Parents The school is beginning to buzz and hum with some familiar Christmas melodies as all the children in the school prepare for some kind... 22 November 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 12 November 2021 Dear Parents I have been touring a good number of prospective parents around the school in recent weeks. It is interesting that, almost without exc... 15 November 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 5 November 2021 Dear Parents This week our theme of the week was Anti-Bullying, and how we tackle this at Dumpton. In a school that so openly values kindness and ... 08 November 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Wednesday 20 October 2021 Dear Parents Please click here to see a short message ahead of the half term holiday. With best wishes Christian Saenger Headmaster 01 November 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 16th October 2021 Dear Parents "There is so much more to us than we know. If we can only be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwill... 18 October 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 8th October Dear Parents Our Theme of the Week was Charity this week - an important concept for young children to understand, and very much in keeping with our... 11 October 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 1st October 2021 Dear Parents Our theme of the week was celebrating other cultures, and this fits into the wider theme of diversity and inclusion. We had a wonderf... 04 October 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 24 September 2021 Dear Parents I do hope you found the time to read Miss Goodhew's letter yesterday regarding RULER. This is an incredibly important development... 27 September 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 17 September 2021 Dear Parents I hope you and your child have enjoyed the first full week of the term. Dumpton has been an absolute hive of activity, of smiles, an... 20 September 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 10 September 2021 Dear Parents It has been a wonderful, joyous start to the school year. A huge welcome to all our new families, and a hearty 'welcome back'... 13 September 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 25 June 2021 Dear Parents Sports Days The Prep School Sports Day on Wednesday afternoon was a time to feel very proud of our school, and particularly our pupil... 28 June 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 18 June 2021 Dear Parents Thank you for all your words of support and understanding this week. It has meant a lot after having to make some very difficult deci... 21 June 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 11 June 2021 Dear Parents I strongly suspect, in many years' time, we will look back at this period of our lives with awe at what we lived through.... and ... 14 June 2021 Read more...
Headmaster's Newsletter, Friday 28 May 2021 Dear Parents This last week has been rather wonderful. It may only be a small thing, but welcoming parents to watch fixtures - both here and at Cl... 07 June 2021 Read more...