@PatrickDerham

Former Head Master of Westminster School, Rugby School and Solihull School

 Charlbury, England
Joined August 2015
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An honour to be involved in this important Conference to discuss the work of ⁦@cruciblelusaka⁩
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Day 3 of extraordinary trip to Zambia working with @cruciblelusaka and awe inspiring visit to Mosi Oa Tunya, "the smoke that thunders", in Livingstone.
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The Young Leaders had a good day on Saturday. We’re going to be OK. 🙏🏽🖤

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Big news! We are excited to announce that Gladstone’s Library has been awarded £126,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an 18-month organisation, audiences, and archives scoping project. 1/3
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Our interview with Patrick Derham, former Head Master of Rugby and Westminster on the challenges facing the independent sector is now available podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

The State of Independence

Podcast Episode · Lessons from History · 17 November 2023 · 57min

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This is a letter from Oxford school boys to Mr. Gladstone! They proudly presented Mr. Gladstone with a book about Oxford and extended an invitation to ‘call at the School House, any time during school hours, we shall be very glad to see you’.
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A thought provoking talk @gladlib by @nickclegg on Gladstone and the Metaverse: how new technologies can transform education.
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Sadly not in Dublin but ready to cheer on the boys in blue ⁦@leinsterrugby⁩
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⁦@BernardOKeeffe1⁩ has written another gripping D.I. Garibaldi novel. Great characters and plot - a great read.
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Always inspiring to be in the Reading Rooms ⁦⁦@gladlib⁩ under the watchful eye of the GOM ....
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It was great to see so many RNCSF bursary award holders at yesterday's celebration event at Westminster School. The gathering provided a wonderful opportunity for our young people to share with each other their bursary experiences.
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Patrick Derham retweeted
Jamie Hawkey@jamie_hawkey30 Jan 2023
A huge privilege to give the address for Holocaust Memorial Day service at West London Synagogue, and remembering subsequent genocides. Such a poignant musical sound world too: when you can’t say it, sing it BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, Lest we forget... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hnw…

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, Lest we forget...

From West London Synagogue marking the atrocities of the Nazis, and other genocides.

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Today marks the birthday of our founder, William Ewart Gladstone. Born in 1809, Gladstone played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of Victorian Britain. Gladstone's Library holds many items of his personal book collection in the History Room.
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Ali’s CEO update is out: reviewing the publication of our Annual Report, reflections on our role in widening access across the independent schools’ sector, the ripple effect bursary opportunities can create, & role models our young people are becoming royalspringboard.org.uk/our-…
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Regulars at the Library may already know that Denise, who has worked in Food for Thought for 20 years, is retiring this year. This is farewell but not goodbye - she plans to return as a volunteer and visitor - but we thought she deserved a bit of spoiling today! (A little 🧵)
Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

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Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

ALT Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

ALT Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

ALT Members of the Library team gathered in the Gladstone Room to present Denise with flowers and a hand-crafted cake

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⁦The work of ⁦@RNCSF17⁩ continues to harness the power of educational opportunities to benefit young people who need them the most
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Patrick Derham retweeted
Gladstone's Library@gladlib1 Dec 2022
Mary Gladstone would go on to become an unofficial personal secretary to her father. This granted her considerable power to influence who had access to the Prime Minister. She also had communication in her own right with many famous people of the day...
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Advent is here and even the Grand Old Man ⁦@gladlib⁩ is getting in the Christmas spirit…
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A real honour to become Chair of Trustees ⁦@gladlib⁩, the national memorial to Gladstone's life and work. It is Britain's finest residential library, its only Prime Ministerial library, and the template for US Presidential libraries.
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A special day ⁦@gladlib⁩ where we welcomed Revd Dr Andrea Russell as the new Warden of Gladstone’s Library.
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