Headmaster's Lecture Programme
HML - 'The Hypnotist who doesn't use Hypnotism'
On St George's Day, after Sports Day was held on a glorious afternoon, the Sixth Form attended the final HML of the season. The speaker was Dr Martin Taylor, a man who advertised himself as "the Hypnotist who doesn't use Hypnotism". He gave a fascinating talk, explaining how, in his opinion, stage hypnotism is essentially a big charade, relying on the three strands of Suggestion, Peer Pressure and Obedience. The talk was clearly very authoritative and interesting, and the students were all fascinated.
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'Would You Baptise An Alien'
Another inspiring lecture by Br Guy Consolmagno, keeper of the Vatican Meteorites
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Headmaster's Lecture - Sean O'Callaghan
Head Master’s Lecture- Sean O’Callaghan
The Lent Term HMLs opened with a talk by Sean O’Callaghan. A member of the IRA from his mid-teens, Sean served time in prison before leaving school, and he rejoined the IRA on his release, going on to murder two people. After some time, he realised that what he was doing was totally indefensible, and he became an informer for the Irish government, stopping a number of campaigns, including one to kill the Prince and Princess of Wales. He gave himself up in 1989, and served several years in prison before his release, since when he has been working for peace in Ireland and the UK, and helping young people to find alternatives to gang-related crime.
His talk was extraordinary in its candour, humility and acute analysis of the current political situation in Ireland; when looking back at his past, it was striking that he referred to his victims by name – his life’s work now is dedicated to trying to stop people from blindly following the dreadful path he took in his own youth.
Headmaster's Lecture - James Reynolds
On Tuesday 20th November James Reynolds, recently returned from the Turkey-Syria border, gave an HML on his work as a BBC Correspondent. Mr Reynolds studied languages at university and his Spanish gave him the opportunity to become the BBC’s correspondent in South America. Since then he has covered several areas of the Middle East, China and most recently the conflict in Syria. Despite the fact that the BBC is currently banned from Iran, Mr Reynolds holds the role of BBC Iranian Correspondent.
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Headmaster's Lecture - Mr Poynter
On 4thDecember Ardingly students welcomed Mr Poynter, a member of the English department, to what was to be the final Headmaster’s Lecture of the year. Mr Poynter gave an insightful and exclusive angle on ‘The Reality of War – A Soldier's Perspective’. Having served in the Rifles Regiment for seven years, in a range of different situations, from peace-keeping operations in Kosovo to high intensity war fighting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he was well placed to capture the attention of the students.
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Headmaster’s Lecture given by Baroness Kay Andrews
Armed with vast interest in the current political climate of the United Kingdom, Ardingly sixth form students attended a Headmaster’s Lecture given by Baroness Kay Andrews, a representative of the Labour party in the House of Lords.
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Stand Up For Ed Petrie! Find out more >>
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Professor Maggie Dallmann
Maggie Dallmann is the Principal of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Professor of Immunology at Imperial College. She is current;y chairmanof the Basic Sciences Group in the International Transplantation Society.
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Head Master's Lecture Series 2011-12
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Brother Guy Consolmagno
A Jesuit Brother since 1991, Brother Guy works as an astronomer in the Vatican, where he is the curator of one of the largest meteorite collections in the world.
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Neil Gaiman
Acclaimed author and Old Ardinian, Neil Gaiman revisits Ardingly
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Stephen Robertson, CEO of the Big Issue Foundation
On Wednesday 23rd March Ardingly welcomed Mr. Stephen Robertson for the 10th Headmaster Lecture
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Mr Benedict Rogers
On Thursday the 27th of January the college welcomed Mr Benedict Rogers, a human rights’ activist and journalist, for the first Headmaster’s lecture of 2011.
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'The Sacred Made Real' Headmaster’s Lecture by Xavier Bray
Xavier Bray, the Assistant Curator of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century European Paintings at the National Gallery, gave a fascinating lecture, capturing the imagination of many of the sixth formers who attended
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Sir Jock Stirrup
On 21st January 2009, Ardingly College welcomed Air Chief Marshal, Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff to deliver the inaugural Headmaster's Lecture.
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Charlie Kronick, Senior Climate Advisor, Greenpeace UK
Charlie Kronick, Senior Climate Advisor, Greenpeace UK, gave an inspiring talk to our Sixth form Students on the environmental issues and challenges that face society today.
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Professor Jonathan Bacon
This term welcomed the 4th lecture in the Headmaster's Lecture series, with guest speaker Professor Jonathan Bacon, Dean of Life Sciences at Sussex University.
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Dr Peter Vardy's Visit
Dr Peter Vardy from Heythrop College came to Ardingly.
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BROTHER GUY CONSOLMAGNO Does Astronomy Matter?
It's hard to think of an activity more removed from day to day human cares than looking at the stars
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Mr Robert Alston, CMG, QSO, DL
Britain’s Role in the Modern History of the Near East.
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