On Wednesday morning we paused as a school to mark Remembrance and it was a powerful and moving moment. Year 7 gathered in the Hall with the rest of the school attentive, respectful and reflective as the Last Post played and we came together as a school community. It was very moving.
I have spoken this week in assemblies about Remembrance right from the First World War to the present day. It was an honour to represent the school community with our Head Students at the Remembrance Service on Sunday in Wallingford and the importance of community and reflection always shines through grey skies.
The assemblies have been a little about the poppy and its journey as a symbol of Remembrance. I have also talked about forgiveness and reconciliation following conflict, in particular giving the example of those who live through the Second World War and who following that terrible conflict were resolute in their forgiveness and bond of friendship with those who had once been fighting on the other side in the hope for a better, peaceful world. Those are the values which have shaped our society ever since and they are important, cherished and valued. It is a lesson for us all which should never be forgotten.