He believes in the three 'R's. Rest. Revision. Reflection. He is popular amongst his students, who affectionately call him 'Stevie' Spurr has stated that traditional A Level exams may fail talented pupils, and Westminster has consequently switched to Pre-U exams in 9 subjects, which he describes as "so much more stimulating to teach and learn".
He introduced what he called the new three Rs, which were "to read", "to reason", "to recite".