We find ourselves at the end of the first half-term of the year and there is a great sense of excitement about the holiday ahead amongst the young people, and perhaps some of the staff. The Friday before a holiday means the treat of musical performances in the canteen at lunch time, a relaxing end to the sometimes frenetic day-to-day of school routine. This year the last week was marked especially by our Presentation Evening for Year 11. This is the night where pupils who

St. Teresa of Calcutta, one of the great modern-day saints, famously observed ‘Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.’ In doing so she was recognising that we are invited to participate in the world in whatever way we can. Whilst many people might make demands of us, God’s message is one that tells us we a good enough as we are and that all of us have something unique, important and special to offer the world and other people. This