Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol

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How long you have been at the school?



3½ years



30 second elevator pitch for your school – sell it!&nbsp;



Port Regis offers extraordinary teaching, exceptional pastoral care and, above all, a proper childhood with a hefty dose of joy!



You’ve been given a £1m donation for the school, what will you spend it on?&nbsp;



100% bursaries for children who wouldn’t normally consider an independent education.



Who would you like to star as you in a movie of your life?&nbsp;



Daniel Day-Lewis.



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Describe your own childhood school days



Blissfully happy. Lots of friends. Lots of steamed puddings. Lots of football. Not enough work.



What was the common theme of your school reports?&nbsp;



Terrible at exams. Easily distracted. Beautiful handwriting.



Favourite/worst&nbsp;teachers at your childhood school and why?



Favourite: an 80-year-old Danish artist, called Erik Sthyr, who showed me the discipline of study and the delight of learning. Worst: Captain Roberts: an old naval officer who once wrapped his knuckles on the crown of my head.



Best and worst subject at school?&nbsp;



Best: Art History.  Worst: Chemistry.



Where did you go to uni?



University of East Anglia.



What did you study?



Art History.



What was your high and low of student life?



High: Finally, experiencing the joy of studying a subject I was passionate about. Low: A road trip to Edinburgh, in my Vauxhall Astra, with three unruly friends.



Tell us your favourite books – in childhood, uni and now



The Incredible Journey / Goodbye to All That / Humanise – a maker’s guide to building our world.



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If you weren’t a Head, what would you be?



A battlefield tour guide.



Describe what’s on your work desk



A bowl of conkers, a framed photo of my family, a shell given to me by mum, a half-drunk cup of coffee.



And what’s in the top drawer?



Don’t ask!



What’s the best school trip (childhood or current) you’ve ever been on?&nbsp;



Battlefield Tour to Arnhem in Holland.



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What play, book and film should be on every child’s cultural bucket list?



The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time / The Chronicles of Narnia / 101 Dalmatians.



If you want to hide from the kids and staff for half an hour, where do you go?&nbsp;&nbsp;



A walk around the playing fields.



The song you sing at full volume when everyone’s gone home?



‘Rose of Sharon’ by Mumford and Sons.



What advice would you give to your younger self?



Watch those sponge-based puddings!



And your current students?



You are unique. You are loved. Seize every day!



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Head’s Up: Muddy meets Titus Mills of Port Regis

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