This year I turn 40, which is a sobering thought, and I always had in the back of my mind that at some point I would need to embrace being old and have a hair cut. This got me thinking that it could be an opportunity to raise some funds for the school in the same way some staff are raising funds with an ultra-marathon.

Having been at Ryedale about 15 years I am sure the one thing that current students and past students (and perhaps staff) recall about me is my hair. My hair has been long for the last 2 decades. Why has it been long? Perhaps at one stage it was 'cool', maybe to pay hommage to some gods of rock or perhaps, more likely, to keep my wife happy.

Well soon it will be no more! My plan is to have different incentives for different totals. Initially I would like to raise £200 but I'm willing to try and raise more and make an idiot out of myself in the process. Please if you have some creative ideas please S-HAIR them with me and i'll add them to the list.

On reaching:

*£100 - guaranteed hair cut short.

*£200 - will cut my hair in the school Christmas assembly (TBC).

*£300 - Need ideas, give me time to MULLET over.

*£400 - SHAVING these ideas for later.

*£500 - CUT it out with the lame Dad jokes already.

If any ex-student particularly wants to get involved or is a qualified hairdresser again please free to contact me and get involved.

Feel free to have a good chuckle at my expense but please also be generous with your donations. Help keep Ryedale School a successful and well resourced establishment.