Headmistress’s Blog

This is a prime time of the year for major sports events and there was lots of discussion about two sporting…

This blog is taken from this morning's chapel, when Dr Kirk welcomed the girls back for the start of the Spring…

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded annually on 10th December, so it seemed fitting for me to share my…

There is something particularly fitting about the first day back in school and on site here in Calne coinciding with International Women’s…

I was delighted that last week, even in the midst of our current lockdown, the Head Girl's Team ran a very successful…

I felt I had to write at least a short blog this weekend to express my great sadness at the news…

Jorge Luis Borges, the noted Argentinian writer and Nobel Laureate, had deep connections with libraries.In 1938, on the death of his…

As promised, we’re back in the School archives this week for another look at how St Mary’s fared during past times…

When I was doing my first Chapel of this unusual term, I said it was one of my personal priorities for…

The Forbes website has run a number of interesting articles in recent weeks about how some of the world leaders who are…