it is odd walking back through the gates in that it ISN’T odd-everything (the buildings) strangely familiar (I suppose it is the one place in my life apart from my home where I have spent 7 years in succession visiting every day-so it must have left an imprint)! Although I was glad to see they had finally taken down the fading maps of the area in the corridor by the hall (that I used to gaze at in the 70′s during breaks), that were certainly there up until last year..
The lads were there for their Work Experience prep day, and were then off for a couple of weeks in the world of work-I hope they remember the two main things I told them-it’s ok to be nervous, and there isn’t such a thing as a stupid question (unless the same one is asked too many times). They were impeccably behaved when I spoke to them, and I heard the rest of the day turned out well.
I met the new Head briefly-Mr Quinn-and am impressed by the impact he’s already had in his short time there. I hope to see him again early in the new year to see what else we can develop with the school to find new ways of creating better support for the WRL and WEX needed by young people.
TGBS-staff and lads-you are doing a great job-am proud to say I went there.
