Last week I visited Mrs Desborough’s and Mrs Cross’ English sessions. Year 11 exemplified their Work Hard and Get Smart HOWLs in both sessions, with one class revising the main themes from an anthology poem, and the other preparing to respond to an English language question. It was great to see students eager to learn and add to class discussion.

As I walked from XP to XPE later that day at dinner time, a group of Y11 XPE girls were holding an impromptu study class! One student gave a quote from an anthology poem, and another student responded with the title that the poem came from. They didn’t even notice me, and it was an extraordinary moment.

Good luck to all of Year 11 over the next two weeks, keep Getting Smart and you’ll be brilliant!