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10/11/24

Do you wish for your child to attend an outstanding school when they start Reception in September? Come and take a look around our exceptional school on Wednesday 27th November. We cannot wait to see you! 🤩🎉 We would be grateful for friends and families to share this post 😃 pic.twitter.com/2tZ66TOM2L— Pyrford C of E Primary School () November 10, 2024

08/11/24

This week, our Head of Year 12, Mark Grimmett, had the special opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Starmer to discuss the current state of British education. pic.twitter.com/5chAPAbExd— Guildford County Sch () November 8, 2024

08/11/24

This week, our Head of Year 13, Mark Grimmett, had the special opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Starmer to discuss the current state of British education. pic.twitter.com/lb5xJjrPzI— Guildford County Sch () November 8, 2024

07/11/24

We were absolutely delighted to welcome our Regional Director, Dame Kate Dethridge and team leader Sara McClure to the trust this week and to demonstrate the exceptional work going on and . Thank you to for the delicious lunch!

06/11/24

Sandfield Primary School, in the heart of Guildford town centre are searching for two community governors. A fantastic way to make a difference. Please click here for further information https://t.co/Idoxtess5r pic.twitter.com/vmmir5sJDQ

26/10/24

Strong teamwork going on at 👏 https://t.co/WoQ5UAqvwT

26/10/24

It's been a busy sporting term with a return of our popular netball club, gym club and a number of football fixtures. Year 7 battled against a strong Woolmer Hill team, Year 8 came back from 2 down to win 3-2 and Year 9 also beat Glebelands 3-1 in difficult conditions. pic.twitter.com/3jEIDt5Dyr— Kings College () October 26, 2024

26/10/24

It was fantastic to welcome Kings alumni and Shahid Azeem back to the school for a trip down memory lane. Shahid was kind enough to talk with our students about his incredible journey since leaving Kings, as well as visit lessons and our sports facilities. pic.twitter.com/Uau1fzrqEB— Kings College () October 26, 2024

25/10/24

It's been a long term, you're doing a brilliant job. Enjoy the break. Careful when kicking through the leaves pic.twitter.com/2Z4DxEB5uy

24/10/24

Thank you to everyone who came to the GA6 Open Eve! Watch our film and find out more over on ! pic.twitter.com/RtSLloX0zD— George Abbot School () October 24, 2024

24/10/24

HUGE congratulations to our brilliant Y7s, our fab MT singers and our wonderful band! A great evening of dance, drama and music in our Mini Musicals! Let's do it again tomorrow!— George Abbot Music () October 22, 2024

24/10/24

And just like thar, another Mini Musicals is over! Well done to all our our amazing Y7 students, MT singers, band, tech team, crew and backstage helpers. A fantastic two nights! We are so proud of you! — George Abbot Music () October 23, 2024

23/10/24

Fancy making your very own Christmas wreath? Follow the details below to get involved with our wreath workshop delivered by our wonderful PTA team 🤩🎉🎅🏽🎄 pic.twitter.com/1HoUfhww56— Pyrford C of E Primary School () October 23, 2024

23/10/24

Surrey Maths School opened its doors at the beginning of September to its first cohort of keen and talented mathematicians and hosted a lovely opening event earlier on this month. Read more about the event and the school here https://t.co/64WIkNs5R5 pic.twitter.com/xFrvQIOzOY

20/10/24

We are looking forward to this week’s reading festival! We have lots of literary activities planned for our children, with the highlights being author visits from & JackMeggittPhillips. We can’t wait! pic.twitter.com/LYzm5MliEq— Loseley Fields () October 20, 2024

18/10/24

A positive school culture is the cornerstone of student and staff success. It fosters a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where both students and staff can thrive...read more https://t.co/aGT5MZcFEf pic.twitter.com/u6wWvOpI8U

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The journey, not the destination, matters

24th November 2023

Schools can be difficult places to work if you are someone for whom end points matter. If you work in business, you may have projects which get completed within a client’s deadline, with a line then drawn under them and a new project started. For all of us, the term will have started with our own goals – be they big whole school hopes and aspirations, or perhaps more likely, personal plans for what we want to achieve.

In education there’s never an end point. We recognize this, and the difficulties which come with a lack of finality, by creating them for ourselves. These may be examination outcomes, OFSTED windows, the end of a financial year, or an upcoming holiday. Yet for all of these points, they are really only a pause, a breath held before launching headlong into the next, broadly similar period of time.

But rather than this be a problem, I think it tells a more universal truth that we should embrace – that it is the journey, not the destination, which matters. Literature, TV and film understand this. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings would be a dull book indeed if the journey undertaken by the fellowship – and the overcoming of hurdles, bonding of unlikely friends and personal improvement - wasn’t involved. And yet, year in year out, people are drawn to undertake this journey with them – all 37 hours and 36 minutes of reading (on average). Shakespeare’s Hamlet could be done in a single scene if it were just about the end point. But it is not the outcome which makes the play timeless. Hamlet’s own soul searching, perhaps most memorably seen in his “To be or not to be” soliloquy, is the real story here. Even Harry Potter could have avoided most of the 3,407 pages if the only thing that mattered was the ending.

It is perhaps within these examples that reality sits. Finality suggests an unchangeable conclusion. Yet without the opportunity to input or invest into anything from this point, we quickly resign the outcome to history. End points are only as satisfying as the investment we have put in along the way – and every person within a school is part of that investment.

And so it is that we must embrace the journey. It must be that it is the day to day challenges, small accomplishments and personal developments that we cherish. It is those that are memorable.

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  • November 7, 2024 We were absolutely delighted to welcome our Regional Director, Dame Kate Dethridge and team leader Sara McClure to the trust this week and to demonstrate the exceptional work going on and . Thank you to for the delicious lunch!
  • November 6, 2024 Sandfield Primary School, in the heart of Guildford town centre are searching for two community governors. A fantastic way to make a difference. Please click here for further information Read more pic.twitter.com/vmmir5sJDQ
  • October 26, 2024 Strong teamwork going on at 👏 Read more
  • October 25, 2024 It's been a long term, you're doing a brilliant job. Enjoy the break. Careful when kicking through the leaves pic.twitter.com/2Z4DxEB5uy
  • October 23, 2024 Surrey Maths School opened its doors at the beginning of September to its first cohort of keen and talented mathematicians and hosted a lovely opening event earlier on this month. Read more about the event and the school here Read more pic.twitter.com/xFrvQIOzOY
  • October 18, 2024 A positive school culture is the cornerstone of student and staff success. It fosters a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where both students and staff can thrive...read more Read more pic.twitter.com/u6wWvOpI8U
  • October 17, 2024 On World Values Day, we are given the opportunity to reflect on our values and they impact the young people in our care. Values give us a sense of purpose. Read more here Read more pic.twitter.com/g3WOV0ugsh
  • October 10, 2024 It's World Mental Health Day and our staff bulletin is a special on mental health and self-care. It has some fabulous resources within and is worth sharing - take a look and take care Read more
  • October 9, 2024 It is hard to look after yourself, especially in a profession such as teaching, when your energy is focussed on the young people in your charge. Self care is a skill that needs practice. Here's a really useful link to some tips Read more pic.twitter.com/d7drPBCOMz
  • October 4, 2024 Together we can create the educational landscape that students and teachers in our trust deserve, where your expertise and contributions sit at the heart of all that we do... read more Read more pic.twitter.com/ta2YxmkpPS
  • October 3, 2024 We will be celebrating World Teachers’ Day on October 5, a global annual event recognising the incredible contributions of teachers in shaping our future. This year's theme - "Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a new social contract for education". pic.twitter.com/aWHsuV8Y4Z
  • September 27, 2024 My school joined a trust in September… I am loving the connection, brilliant new colleagues, eclectic mix of schools and sense of belonging. So powerful to feel a part of something rather than waiting for the sea change that will never come.