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Sir Christopher Stone interview

On 1st of February the Arthur Terry BBC School Report team were lucky enough to get the chance to interview Sir Christopher Stone, the Executive Head teacher at the school. The main line of questioning was about his recent Knighthood; however the team also took the opportunity to ask several questions about how he managed to reach such a unique and outstanding point in his career and what had motivated him to do so. His open and honest responses and positivity were engaging throughout. Sir Christopher started by sharing how he views schools, based on his experience as a child and an adult, he likened schools to families, big extended families where people, keep people safe and are nice to one another, getting the best out of them. His wisdom and optimism was compelling and in response to a question about determination and confidence he talked about self believe, courage, and doing the right thing for the right reasons. "Not being remembered" is something that is feared by man...