27/08/2026
First week of the 26/27 school year, and tomorrow it's already done.
We opened with orientation: teacher introductions, a walk through the handbook and what the year ahead looks like, tutor group time and a look at the clubs on offer. Then the icebreakers, including social scenarios and the spaghetti and marshmallow tower challenge, which is always a fair test of who plans first and who just starts building.
Some new faces, some returning ones, and everyone spent a bit of time on the same question: what would I like to get better at, or achieve this year? The board filled up with study routines, better planning, maths, spreading work out more evenly, and a few honest ones about talking to new people and asking more questions.
That is where the personalised side of things starts for us. Small groups mean those notes do not just stay on the wall, they shape how the year is set up for each student.
A good few days. One more to go 🙂