Headmaster, Mr Watson, was recently featured in The Telegraph, responding to their article on why England’s schools have overlooked “the forgotten King Aethelstan.”

“I spent a very pleasant morning yesterday teaching our new students about Aethelstan, who founded Milton Abbey as a centre of worship and education in 934 AD.
Despite the slings and arrows fired at independent schools by government policy, one of the distinct advantages of independent education, and the main reason parents choose us, is the fact that we do not have to follow the well-meaning but turgid national curriculum.

As a history teacher I enjoy the freedom to rove around my subject, picking out parts that resonate for today’s students, the birth of their nation being a seminal moment. Milton Abbey School has spent many decades championing Aethelstan, and we will proudly do so for many more”

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