Welcome to this week’s newsletter!
There’s something about the final day of term that feels a little like standing at the edge of something. Bags a bit lighter. Classrooms a little noisier. A sense that we’ve reached a natural pause, not an ending of course, just a moment to take stock before we go again.
Next week is Holy Week, one of my favourite weeks as a Christian - perhaps favourite may not be the right word - more thought provoking, and perspective setting. Holy Week is a story that doesn’t follow the path you might expect. It begins with celebration, moves through challenge and uncertainty, and only later reveals its meaning. It’s not neat. It’s not predictable. But it is full of resilience, hope, and the reminder that even when things feel unsettled, something good can still be unfolding.
And perhaps there’s something in that for us.
This term hasn’t been perfect, no term ever is, and to be honest, I dont aim for it to be, but what fills me with utter pride is the fact it has been full of effort, growth, kindness, and a great deal of quiet determination. The kind that doesn’t always shout, but absolutely matters.
So as we reach the end of term, thank you. For the support, the patience, the partnership, and the hundred small things you do that help this place work as well as it does.
Enjoy the break when it comes. And as Holy Week unfolds, perhaps take a moment to notice that not every story reveals its purpose straight away.
Sometimes, you have to stay with it.
Take it easy folks,
Andy
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