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Brighton Grammar School Headmaster Ross Featherston has been recognised by The Educator as one of Australia’s most influential educators.

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As much to greet parents and boys alike but also to provide a level of accessibility that is an important part of our community. How is this done nowadays? With […]

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Good morning Fr Tony, Mr Tellefson, Dr Horton, Dr Swann and Secondary School staff and students. Welcome to our Chairman of Council Mr Peter Ickeringill and a particular warm welcome […]

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One of the aims of the BGS wellbeing program is to equip the boys with some resources to help them manage any worries they have. (Mindfulness is one of these […]

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Welcome back to the final term of 2017; I hope all in the BGS community managed a break over the recent school holidays. It certainly is great to be back […]

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In his bestselling book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (2008), Paul Tough devotes almost an entire chapter to an exploration of the role chess […]

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Headmaster of Top Private Boys School, Ross Featherston, talks to Year 10 students

I am partway through Dr Leonard Sax’s republished book, Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men (click here), and one line […]

Welcome to Term 3. I hope all members of the BGS community enjoyed an opportunity to refresh and recharge over the break. Last week, I wrote to all parents informing […]

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Today I’m excited to launch the BGS Annual Appeal. The 2017 appeal is one with a difference – but we’ll get to that. First, I’d like to share the reasoning […]

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Apparently, Bill Gates did not give his children a phone until they were 14. This prompted me to perform some basic research that indicates the average age that children get […]

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