THE WYKEHAM JOURNAL 2020
WELCOME
SIR RICHARD STAGG ( G , 1969-73 )
Awarm welcome to this edition of the Wykeham Journal . I would like to give my thanks to this year ’ s correspondent , Margaret Gilmore , and her OW son , Chris Matthews , for their indepth and impartial look at the school .
This edition reflects on an extraordinary year . You will find a series of articles and interviews looking at different responses to the pandemic , revealing how the Wykehamical community rose to the challenge . I ’ m very proud of all that the school has achieved .
Margaret ’ s first interview focuses on the changes announced in early February . These are designed to make the school even better and more successful , while remaining true to the philosophy and values which have endured and evolved over almost 640 years . Winchester
We want to increase access to this unique education and to inject an element of modernity . Winchester is a school , not a museum .
will remain a school with a unique commitment to the life of the mind and a continuing determination that our education should prepare our pupils to contribute to a better world — not just to pass public exams . But we want to increase access to this unique education and to inject an element of modernity . Winchester is a school , not a museum .
The announcement of the Vision has led to a lively postbag . Thank you for the many positive messages we ’ ve received in support of the announcement . I would also like to thank those who have voiced understandable concerns . Two themes have struck me . The first is the idea that change and modernisation are somehow contrary to Winchester ’ s culture and ethos . William of Wykeham was an innovator , if not a revolutionary . Through his two
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