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02/05/24

Huge well done to Year 11 Award Winners tonight! Celebration assembly tomorrow 🎉 pic.twitter.com/zqYOSmUSAk— George Abbot School () May 2, 2024

02/05/24

Today Year 10 completed the Elite Skills Academy with ! They took on different problem solving challenges, developing their teamwork, communication and resilience skills 💪 🧠 They also learnt about the variety of careers within the army and the different pathways in. pic.twitter.com/WWkf6yewLO— Kings College () May 2, 2024

01/05/24

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30/04/24

Happy International Dance Day (29th April). Feeling very grateful to be sharing this with our school community in assemblies this week. A huge thanks go to our Senior dancers (yr10 GCSE and yr12 A Level students) for providing live performances all week pic.twitter.com/fyBaI01USK— George Abbot Dance () April 30, 2024

30/04/24

Our pupils did a great job of tie dying and up-cycling clothes during our SuSTEMability week. Here are some of our fabulous year 4s showing off their creations in a fashion show. Don’t they look great! pic.twitter.com/hdhUXXYDFk— Loseley Fields () April 30, 2024

30/04/24

At SFET Teaching School Hub, we have over 850 ECTs in schools across Hampshire and Surrey with more joining due to our excellent reputation and cost-effective programmes.To find out how we can support you please visit https://t.co/KmwKQO45Pf#hampshire pic.twitter.com/6Ot6ucjzb6— SFET Teaching School Hub () April 30, 2024

30/04/24

Some of our Year 9s learnt about future pathways and transferrable skills yesterday with They took on engineering challenges such as bridge, shelter and raft building, developing their teamwork, communication and resilience skills! A great day! pic.twitter.com/NODQHh62ML— Kings College () April 30, 2024

28/04/24

Our Bronze DofE adventurers tackled the great outdoors this weekend, showing incredible determination despite the weather. Huge shoutout to our staff volunteers for their unwavering support. What a weekend! Now to dry out! Well done, everyone! pic.twitter.com/GTO5Ls3aaZ— Guildford County Sch () April 28, 2024

27/04/24

Exciting start to Bronze DofE! Students navigating checkpoints, maps, & surprises on route to overnight destination. Big thanks to our dedicated volunteers! Enjoy the evening, hoping for clear skies. pic.twitter.com/ZtjVs6Nlba— Guildford County Sch () April 27, 2024

26/04/24

This week the children took part in a special SuSTEMability week where they discovered how we can use STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) to help us move towards a more sustainable future. https://t.co/CkEjBkYNIl#Sustainability — Loseley Fields () April 26, 2024

26/04/24

We are delighted for pupils at Loseley Fields Primary School who have won an award for their thought-provoking climate crisis film ...read more and watch the film https://t.co/mgm1AGPHkO pic.twitter.com/neyqY16o78

23/04/24

Macbeth is coming. 🎥Happy National Shakespeare day! Simon Godwin's Macbeth is showing at cinemas around the country with Ralph Fiennes in the title role. Get your tickets here https://t.co/ANKUfNyltX Perfect for Yrs 10 and 11! https://t.co/owWRjtBeE6 via

22/04/24

Dance Live final day - one more sleep 🙌🙌🙌 Best of luck our incredible team of dancers, and particularly a big shout out to our Yr12 Dance Leaders for their hard work. pic.twitter.com/EamDBXMEhl— George Abbot Dance () April 22, 2024

22/04/24

Our Head of English Faculty ran the in a time of 2h35m50s … truly incredible. Well done Mr Dixon! 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/iHvOT02IN8— George Abbot School () April 22, 2024

22/04/24

Huge well done to the cricketers. The First XI through to R1 of the National T20 Cup and the U13s second in the Surrey finals! 🏏 pic.twitter.com/eS7Vzjvcqw— George Abbot School () April 22, 2024

22/04/24

It’s been a busy first week back! Follow us on for more! pic.twitter.com/9JlfyC9ChQ— George Abbot School () April 22, 2024

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Running at the gaps

21st April 2023

Across our schools it is clear that staff give tirelessly of their time on roles that are not always directly referenced in their job description. Extra-curricular activities are the life blood of a fulfilling all-round education, indeed many of you may have been engaged in these over the Easter holidays. In my younger days, as a Geography teacher I used to also coach the Y9 Rugby team. As part of these responsibilities, we had some good (safety) training and a basic coaching certificate. While much of this passed me by, one small nugget always remained. Our coach talked about how often when coaching children in rugby, tackles and managing contact was prioritised. From a safety perspective rightly so. It is also clear that when people often think of rugby, and school rugby in particular, they always remember comical situations of very big children running over very small children. You may even have memories of this from your own schooling. However, our trainer spoke some simple words to me which stuck – remember to teach them to ‘run at the gaps’.

In education at the moment there are many ‘man-mountain’, Jonah Lomu style, objects in our way. Workload, accountability structures, curriculum content… the list is endless. I am encouraging us to ‘run at the gaps’. Let us not lose sight of the theatre productions, the personal relationships, the athletics tournament and the music concerts. I am not saying these are not significant challenges or often very exhausting; what I am suggesting is to remember to make time for the moments of light and engagement in our profession. It is not all SATs tests, GCSEs, benchmarks and qualifications – it is also learning, personal growth, relationships and friendship. Wider educational values.

This term we often find ourselves running headlong at seemingly immovable objects. How many lessons do I have left until…, when does this return have to be completed…, and when does this survey have to be completed by. All important and vital activities. However, in all our roles, sometimes we need to lift our heads up and ‘run at the gaps’. We often make better progress, raise our spirits, and reconnect with the memories we, and the children will have, in the years to come.

 

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