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• a Respect for all as equals, ourselves and the world that supports us • a willingness to Participate in a manner that positively supports those around us andour own learning. It might also be worthy of note that such values were not cited by an historic figure of the school, nor do they reflect the Victorian values that so many great public schools adopted at their foundation. They are values that were first articulated just seven years ago because they reflected the evident behaviours of the pupils in the school. If further evidence was required of how these are evident, then you only need look at how the school has navigated the past twelve months. There has undoubtedly been real ambition by staff and pupils to ensure teaching and learning continued. The Virtual School was, of course, so much more than merely remote learning. Instead, it was a whole community continuing to deliver everything that is good about the school, in all its full breadth, depth and richness.
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A willingness to participate was seen in the numbers who took part in every session, from afternoon Maths to early morning circuits. It has also been a time of great creativity, from learning new digital skills to delivering the fantastic daily well-being videos ; we have all learned to value so much more what we have. I suppose that what can be added to these three values is something from our Learner Profile, which is to be passionate. It is probably through the passion and commitment of so many people that we have reached this point, and which gives us all the confidence that we undoubtedly have the resilience to face the months ahead. So I commend this year’s Chronicle to all its readers. It represents a year like no other, but from which we have emerged affirmed in what we do and confident that we can meet the future together. As a school, if we have learned anything from 2020, it is that we are ready for 2021. I can’t wait to see what next year’s Chronicle reports on...... Mark Turnbull, Headmaster
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