the millfield way

In this episode, we chat to Millfield Prep Director of Boarding Carl Bingham, houseparent Menna Close and boarding pupils Eva, Alannam and Ale, who talk all about life as a boarder at Millfield Prep School and answer some frequently asked questions.

In this third episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, listen in on a conversation with Dr Ceri Fiddes, Assistant Head (Academic), and Millfield's new Deputy Head (Academic), Alexandra Haydon. 

Alexandra joins Millfield from St Mary’s Calne, Wiltshire, where she was a Senior Teacher and Head of Science, with responsibility for part of the teaching and learning portfolio, as well as leading on the school's co-curricular programme, partnerships with local schools and STEM & Innovation. In 2017, Alexandra led St Mary's to be the first independent school to gain the Platinum Science Mark. With an MSc in Learning and Teaching from University of Oxford, she has published research on promoting students' questions in class and is currently studying for a part-time doctorate in Education at University of Bath.

In this episode, Dr Fiddes and Mrs Haydon explore the academic programme at Millfield and discuss what drives them in education. They reveal plans for a new reporting process, the introduction of Breakfast Clubs and an innovative ban on prep during half-terms for pupils in Years 9 and 10.