Modern schooling can only be delivered by getting back to basics:
Retiring Headmaster Nigel Thorne looks back at how a school was transformed into a vibrant learning communityNigel Thorne is proud of the transformation that St John’s College in Southsea has undergone since he took over the Headship in 2001. Reflecting on those achievements as he retires this year, Nigel Thorne suggests that the project which started out as a plan to improve the school in all aspects has resulted in giving it not only a strong identity, but also a heart and a soul. Certainly the success is evident in the fact that the school has been at full capacity both for day pupils