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Welcome to this week’s newsletter!

Right. Let’s abandon the polished “everything is marvellous” opening! This week, albeit relative has been awful! Unpredictable! Felt reactive! Its been the longest 4 day week in ages - give me 5 days any day! Dont get me wrong, its not been catastrophically so. Nobody’s been dangling from the chapel roof or setting fire to the photocopier. But genuine, unavoidable staff absence, an online diary crash, stuff in the background has absolutely taken its toll this week, and if school has felt a little more stretched around the edges at times — that’s because it has been.

First and foremost, an apology where things haven’t run with the smoothness we pride ourselves on.

That said, I also want to reassure you. One of the strengths of this school is that we don’t just rely on goodwill and crossed fingers. We have systems. Planning. Mentoring. Teamwork. People stepping into gaps professionally and calmly. The school continues to function well because strong foundations were already there before the wobble arrived.

But if I’m honest? We simply miss our team when they’re not here. The school isn't a buidling - it's the people, whether child or adult  - and we're different without them! Schools are deeply human places. They don’t run on spreadsheets and timetables alone. They run on relationships, personalities, routines, encouragement at the classroom door, and the thousand tiny interactions that make children feel safe and known.

So yes — this week has been hard work. And yes, im being right dramatic - but it's friday - kids have all gone home, and im only just sitting down to write the newsletter! Indulge me. Fogive me! 

To be honest, the week has reminded me how resilient, committed and decent this community is when things get tough.

And perhaps there’s something important in that too.