TALKING HEADS – Whitmore High School
By Innes Robinson • Headteacher at Whitmore High School
How Roger Bannister ran the half-Bluey mile*
We have an odd way of measuring things in the Robinson household.
Whilst many (perhaps more sensible) parents teach their children the time or how to measure distances, we’ve gone for a different approach.
We measure time in Bluey’s (a children’s cartoon which is about seven minutes an episode.) for example, ‘Daddy, how long left till we get there?’… ‘about 4 Bluey’s’.
Distances are a bit more complicated. If something is large, it is measured in Gryff ’s because he is the biggest of my children. Makes sense really. ‘Mummy, how big is a great white? ‘An adult one is about eight Gryff ’s.’ For smaller objects, it has to be in Vaughn’s (my youngest). The size of a Guinea Pig? About half of Vaughn’s arm.
I’m not entirely sure they would cope at Whitmore. Pupils have to be able to tell the time because we do not have bells. One of our core values is taking responsibility for your own actions which includes getting to lessons on time.
If you are more than half a Bluey late to a lesson, twice in a day, you get an automatic detention. Whilst these may seem harsh, it ensures other pupils are not missing out on their learning whilst waiting for others to arrive.
By the way, if any pupils are reading this and are not sure where to go for detention, it’s about 10 Gryff ’s to the left of the main hall. Don’t be late!
Glamorgan Star Note* Yes, the headline is 29 seconds out. Our mistake – not Mr Robinson’s!
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