The senseless terrorist attack
last Friday at Parsons Green station in London formed the narrative
of this week's 6th Form assembly. We asked the important question of
whether we continue to be safe in our major towns and cities. The terrorist
threat is still high on the agenda and it was an opportunity to reflect
and remember those who had lost loved ones in attacks around the world since 7/7
and what we must do to stop this violence - education is the key and I hope our
values will help reinforce this and empower the next generation of leaders and
decision makers:
Those values were
clearly demonstrated at the Lower School Open Evening this week which saw
record numbers of prospective parents from far and wide come through the
Sexey’s School gates. Parents commented on the maturity, enthusiasm and
exemplary manners of our students and I hope we left them with a good
impression. Thank you for promoting the event amongst your friends and our next
Open Evening, which will be for our Sixth Form, takes place on Tuesday the
3rd of October. Do please keep banging that drum!
Plenty of activities this week, including rugby and
Hockey fixtures against the likes of Clayesmore & Wells Cathedral, Sherborne Girls, The
Park School & Bucklers Mead; Y13 EPQ trip to Southampton University and the
Duke of Edinburgh Silver expedition to the Quantocks - I wish our intrepid
explorers the very best and hope that the weather is kind to them -
it has been good so far.
We also had the PSA AGM
and Meeting yesterday in Walwin and it was our Chair's last one. Mrs
Kit Pottow has dedicated her time, energy (and life it seems!) in making
the Sexey's PSA what it is today and during her time, it has raised in excess
of £35,000. The money raised through various events and activities
is given to the school to improve and further enhance the education
of our students. And this money has had a positive impact on the outcomes for
our students. The work that Mrs Pottow and her committee have done
over the past 8 years has been of tremendous value and we will miss
her dynamism and passion for all things Sexey's as she retires for
pastures new. My heartfelt thanks to Mrs Pottow and I wish
the new committee every possible success. We are looking for
volunteers (I know there are many new parents out there eager to
support the outstanding work of the PSA). Do please get involved - it means so
much to us, the school and ultimately our children. It is after all why we
are all here.
I wish you all a pleasant and restful
exeat (good luck to the Equestrian team this weekend at Stonar) and I hope that
the weather continues to be kind to us all…
