The wind and the rain has not made for a temperate environment; climatically or socially. All of us who work in schools know that the climatic conditions can have a significant impact upon how children present. This week has been as wet and wild as any time in the past academic year and so to come out of the week unscathed is something of an achievement. Any success we have had is in no small part to the consistency and contributions by a whole range of staff and pupils. In our more challenging moments we rely on our collective strength, not on the perceived strengths of an individual or a relatively small cohort of staff. ‘Together we are stronger’: this is absolutely correct, and even more true when we have challenging days, with lashings of rain and gusting winds. Goodbye and good riddance Gareth..
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