Amid all this, Sixth Form students enjoyed the usual, intense University Preparation Programme week, which involved further trips and visits for some. The term ended, as usual, with a fantastic Sports Day – a welcome breeze helping to keep us cool on the school field. There have been some remarkable individual accomplishments this term and further details can be found in the ‘News’ section on the website, but – as usual – the greatest achievements result from teamwork and collective endeavour (including that of the support, technical and administrative staff who make so many of the pupils’ experiences possible). Great examples of this include the Sleepout Challenge for Centrepoint or the many musical collaborations of the term.
 
As so often before, we end the term with Sir John Lubbock’s famous and wise words from The Use of Life: “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time”. We wish everyone a very happy – and restful – summer break!