After the debacle of ‘mutant algorithms’ during the release of public examination results, we’ve chosen a low key approach in terms of publicity of our own outcomes. Suffice it to say, that both A level and GCSE pupils gained excellent results, merited by their brilliant efforts over the period of their two years, enabling their access to elite universities in the UK and USA. I’ll say more in due course, but the results ‘event’ was a complete disgrace perpetrated by Ofqual and the exam boards, and for one candidate it took three weeks to retrieve their results; in the end congratulations to Joseph Ryder who achieved D*DD in his BTEC Sport, enabling him to take up his undergraduate place at Durham University in 2021, after an exciting GAP year planned in New Zealand. 

And finally, we welcome onto our staff our new Head of Physics at Senior Boys, Lydia Lowry. A former alumna of Christ’s Hospital School, she studied Physics at Manchester Uni, her PGCE at Birmingham before teaching in schools in England and Thailand. Miss Lowry is a fluent French speaker, now retired footballer and one of our growing number of teachers who cycle to school. We are also delighted to welcome back former student Alex Richardson and formed Faley cup winner as number two in the Rowing department. Mr Richardson completed his degree in engineering at Bristol University and is really excited to be back with us on the river.

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