On January 19th 2012 a memorial service was held for John Marshall in the chapel of Tonbridge School. It was attended by over 500 people, the CREATE Choir, Tonbridge School Choir and Quintus – some of John’s favourite music. Tributes were made by Geoff and Charles Marshall (John’s father and brother) Mike Morrison (representing the...
John Marshall’s brother, Charles sent an e mail to as many of John’s friends as he could contact. I know it has been very helpful to those who have recieved it. With Charles’ permission I have include it here. Thank you Charles. There are more messages on John’s facebook page Dear friends of John It may help...
John Marshall died on December 29th. It seems unbelievable that someone so central to the lives of so many should be so suddenly snatched away. Personally, in so many ways, he was my compass. John was the best of humanity, the greatest friend and the strongest ally. He lit up our lives and inspired us. It is all too soon to find...
Educational Drama Workshop Please sign up for our workshops here. Sunday 27 November and 4 December St Barnabas School, Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells. 11am-5pm. These workshops are designed for teachers, parents, Claquers or anyone over 18 who are interested in educational drama teaching. These two workshops will explore how to teach any subject through the...
14 November 2011 - “Every human endeavour however singular it seems involves the whole human race” Jean Paul Sartre Groups are of fundamental importance, we wouldn’t survive without them. For the majority of our day-to-day lives we are occupied with groups. We work, socialise and play in groups. They are representative of our interests, views,...
31 October 2011 - It’s a disappointment that, following her death, I’ve seen no reference to Dorothy Heathcote in the National press. On the other hand, it comes as no surprise, recognition, not for herself, but her ideas, was a battle she fought all her life. I’ve heard the intellectual traditionalists describe her as one...
16 October 2011 – I have said before that you can’t use relative terms in describing good and bad teachers. It’s not as if they are even engaged in the same activity. Bad teachers rob you of your abilities and confidence. Good teachers draw out your talents and encourage self belief. Then there are the select...
14 October 2011 - I’m in the middle of research for the Hartfield Community Play. For many, Hartfield is synonymous with A.A. Milne and Winnie the Pooh, a fact that is a bit of an irritant with some villagers. I must tread carefully, because, and it’s true, Hartfield (and Milne for that matter) is much...
18 May 2011 - During my recent rant about education I was preparing an application to Awards for All to develop Community Role Plays. I believe drama which has been systematically relegated to the bottom of the curriculum is a medium which should be at the centre of education as a medium for learning. Equally,...
20 April 2011 - In the last post ‘Killing our imagination’ below, I ended saying something about a longitudinal survey carried out on 1,500 children to test their divergent thinking skills. I set the challenge to guess what percentage at different aged scored at genius level. Here are the results: 3 to 5 year olds...
