THE QATAR SHIRBURNIAN
SHERBORNE SENIOR SCHOOL
Summary of the Year While we did not see a return to ‘normal’ school arrangements this academic year, we have welcomed the return to 100% attendance for pupils. As you will no doubt recall, the only interruption was, resulting in a brief return to remote learning, when the number of COVID-19 cases spiked at the start of 2022 following the impact of the Omicron variant.
‘Count your blessings, not your problems’ - Roy T. Bennett The 2021/22 academic year did, however, see the return of many of our enrichment activities and pupils being able to socialise at breaktime, albeit in ‘bubbles’ and with staggered breaktime arrangements for year groups. Perhaps the most significant movement back towards normality was that, at last, our older pupils were given the opportunity to sit externally set and marked examinations to determine their BTEC, i/GCSE, AS Level and A Level grades. For these positive developments we must be grateful. Continuing on the positive front, there was also a landmark in Sherborne Senior School’s history this academic year with the much-awaited move to the new site adjacent to the Mall of Qatar. Although due to the pandemic, and the resulting MOEHE and MOPH precautionary measures, we have yet to fully utilise some of the new facilities, all have enjoyed and benefitted from the numerous and attractive
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