Welcome to the Sandroydian

In an academic year that started with routine Covid testing across the school, the staff and children adapted brilliantly to ensure business at Sandroyd continued as usual. The dance studio was converted into our testing station, manned mainly by Mr Webster and Mrs Carlyle-Clark, and the idea of sticking a small cotton bud up your nose twice a week became the norm. Thankfully the frequency of testing subsided as the year continued.

Looking back, it is clear that flexibility and adaptability were the two main attributes of our pupils and staff that allowed the school to continue to thrive throughout the pandemic. Ironically, it is these two skills that employers of the future have cited for many years as the qualities the future workforce will need. I do not doubt that if that is the case, our current Sandroydians will thrive in the world of work in years to come!

The 2021/22 year was another stellar one at Sandroyd. We enjoyed many successes on a group and individual level. I continue to be wowed and inspired by the energy, enthusiasm and efforts of Sandroydians and the Sandroyd staff. The Year 8s will be very much missed, and we look forward to following their progress from afar as they head on to their senior schools. We also sadly said goodbye to several legendary staff members, many of them long serving, who move into retirement or on to enjoy fresh challenges within education.

I hope the pages in this magazine reflect the buzz and joy surrounding Sandroyd through the last academic year. So much was achieved, all as a result of the entire community continually striving to shine!

Alastair Speers