Dear Parents,

I was pleased that lots of our boys’ parents were able to attend Wednesday’s Transition Evening to discuss the process of choosing and applying to senior schools and preparing for the entrance exams, as well as having a chance to look through prospectuses and entrance papers. Good boys’ education is, I’m sure, about good education; we pride ourselves here on treating our pupils as individuals, meeting them where they are and tailoring our provision to their needs, talents, enthusiasms and aspirations. Part of this, of course, results in a curriculum which offers much to excite and interest the boys as well as the girls, together with our co-curricular programme that takes in lots of extra sport: football, rugby, cricket, karate, badminton, basketball, mini-tennis, running etc, as well as computing, chess and two Latin clubs, and visits to the likes of Intech, the Science Museum and Britain at War. More importantly, we are a school that places great value on the relationships between our pupils, with good friendships and mutual respect between older and younger pupils, be they boys or girls. I’m sure that this equips our pupils to move on to their senior schools with not only a love of learning, but also a sense of integrity, responsibility and strength of character.

As we move to the close of a short but very busy term, there is much to look forward to in the fortnight ahead. Preparations for the St Joan’s Concert are drawing to their conclusion, and I do hope many of you will be able to join us in Farnham on Thursday evening: I believe a few tickets are still available from Mrs Page in the General Office. Friday is Open Morning (do pass on the word to friends who might be interested in a place for their children here), a frugal lunch and our market day in support of the Good Shepherd Appeal. The following week has the Jubilee Walk, English Speaking Board exams, an Easter bonnet parade, perhaps a visit from the Easter Bunny, and finally mass before term finishes at 12:30 on Wednesday 19th March.