I have long loved Robert Frost’s poem in which he tells us “I am done with apple-picking now”. Now, leaving the post of national director of the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) and the State Boarding Schools’ Association (SBSA) after eight years, I know what he meant.
I know exactly what Frost means about feeling the rungs of the ladder under his instep still – I see a headline about boarding, and my hand reaches for a pen – or an iPad – and I’m already composing the response in my head, only now it’s someone else’s turn to write it.
Frost remembers the feel of the fruit in his hand – and I can hear voices down the phone – “What should I do about...” “I have a member of staff who...”
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