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Before I start today – shameless advertising for this year’s main school production of ‘Grimm Tales’ with shows on 6th, 7th and 8th November. Grimm Tales tickets are available here!
It’s the final day of the first half term of the year, which is a good time to say thank you and well done to everyone who attends our school, works within it or supports it from the outside. I’m always grateful for the fact that I work here at MHS, and feel especially privileged to play my part as the headteacher of such a fantastic school. The hard work of the students and staff always fills me with pride, and in particular the very strong relationships that can be seen between students and staff. We are very much ‘in this together’ and that makes me smile.
That mutual respect and togetherness came to the fore on Tuesday afternoon when, unexpectedly, an air ambulance landed literally yards away from the art classrooms in Bradshaw building. As it happens, the air ambulance wasn’t actually needed and it left before the end of the day. The noise though was tremendous, and you can excuse adults and children alike being somewhat distracted from their lessons as it landed and took off. However, walking round classes in Bradshaw building that afternoon, the maturity and focus on show from the students was phenomenal. I wandered into English, Maths and Geography lessons and saw students working away, expertly being guided by their teachers as if nothing was happening outside. The respect shown by the students for those involved in dealing with the incident was also lovely to see.
On that, and as parents and carers know from our messages, we will not be sharing any further details of the accident that occurred. I would though like to say a huge thank you to all those many parents who contacted us with messages of support – both for the calm and professional way the situation was handled, and for understanding why it would be wholly inappropriate to share further details. For those who remain concerned, please be reassured that everyone is safe, there are no ongoing issues and it is very much a case of ‘business as usual’. As a final word, social media and the internet has made rumour and gossip much more powerful than it used to be. All I would say is that what you may have heard is almost certainly not true.
Have a great week,
Joe Barker