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[email protected]@fawns.co.uk fawns.co.ukfawns.co.uk ISSUE 76 2013 Contents Spring 6 5 From the editor 6 Is value added taxing? Matthew Jenkinson 8 Making sense of writing, Andrew Hammond 10 A week’s residential is worth a term in school, Paul Baker 13 ‘So why do you teach French?’ Wendy Bowring 19 16 The future of boarding in the 21st century? Jonty Butler 19 Camaraderie, friendship, independence and leadership, Scott Carnochan 22 Phonics, spelling and reading, Shirley Drummond 24 Making meaningful connections, Rachel Godman 26 Building motivated, passionate and confident young people, Stephen Yeo 28 What is a creative curriculum? Adrian Brindley 26 34 What do Heads think about on their first day of school? Andrew Rowley 41 An author visit changed my life, Trevor Wilson 42 STEM - focus on the rose, not the thorns, Sophie Ibbotson 44 Instilling a love of cricket, Alex Brunt 46 Inspiring a generation, Paul Jackson 440 49 The power of coaching, Neil Roskilly 50 Hatherop Castle links with Ngwenya Primary School, Nigel Bailey and Heather Anderson 53 Hit send and collect my P45? 55 satips Songfest 57 Courses and events 58 Changes at satips Editor ISSN: 0963 8601 Subscription Details: Michèle Kitto Printed by Micropress Printers Ltd, Fountain Way, The Business Managers are John Catt Educational Ltd, Steering Group Reydon Business Park, Reydon, Suffolk, IP18 6DH 12 Deben Mill Business Centre, Old Maltings Approach, Jan Dunn (satips) Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1BL.