Honywood School
HEADLINES By James Saunders
16th September 2022 “If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labour passes quickly, but the good endures. If you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly but the shame endures.” Gaius Musonius Rufus The first couple of weeks of term are always important ones. After the long summer holiday both learners and staff often find it hard to get back into gear. I am pleased to say that everyone has embraced the first two week cycle of their timetable with focus and enthusiasm, ready to reflect on the prior year’s performance and embrace the challenges ahead required to succeed. After welcoming our newest cohort of year seven learners I have been continuing to share my welcome back message. I have had two themes this year. One is about balancing the ability to endure, with the pursuit of enjoyment, and the other, perfecting the art of listening and being present in the moment. At Honywood we continue to place relationships at the heart of learning. By understanding our learners as individuals we are able to support them when things get tough so that when they reach the end of the journey and they look back on all they have enjoyed, as well as endured, they are truly happy and successful. Our Core Values (Trust, Respect, Equity and Excellence) and Capitals (Moral, Social, Cultural, Knowledge and Professional) remain at the heart of what we are trying to achieve. We are all really looking forward to the year ahead. We have entered this term on the back of an improved set of exam results that have validated the improvement work we have been doing over the last four year. We were very pleased with the performance of our outgoing learners in the summer; each one faced their own individual challenges. Our results were the best we have achieved since I took over the school and are a real testament to the hard work of the staff. Improving a school year on year is always a tough task, however, that is what we have all been able to achieve with your support. I wish you well this weekend.
James Saunders Headteacher