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Becket

Keys

Church of

England

School

6

th

May 2022

SENIOR PREFECT TEAM 2022 - 2023

IN THIS ISSUE

Mr Peggs (Assistant

Headteacher and Head of Sixth

Form) writes:

At the start of this term, the

interview process for our new

Senior Prefect team took place.

This group consists of a Head Girl,

a Head Boy and four Deputies,

and they will be prominent

figures at Becket Keys over the

next year as they organise events,

coordinate Prefects, speak at

functions, welcome visitors and

much more.

All Year 12 Prefects were invited

to apply by submitting a formal

letter of application. Mrs Course

(Deputy Head of Sixth Form), the

current Senior Prefect team and I

then considered these

applications and the

contributions the students had

made to the school during their

time in Year 12, both as Prefects

and in other ways. Eighteen

students were shortlisted and

they then had three further

opportunities to show their

suitability for the roles. Firstly,

they made a four-minute formal

speech in front of a group of

teachers, support staff, governors

and students. They were then

interviewed by two different

panels, with the first consisting of

Mrs Downs (Chair of Governors)

and Mrs Course and the second

made up of Mr Scott-Evans and

me.

As always, it was a moving

experience to hear students

speak so passionately and

considerately about their

experiences at Becket Keys and

explain their visions with such

enthusiasm and commitment. It

was also a precious insight into

……contd. on page 2

Book of the Month

A new book suggestion for our

students for May.

Page 6

Drama Department

The Year 9 &10 drama club

performed DNA by Dennis Kelly.

Page 8

Careers

Information about careers drop-in

sessions and an online event to

discover more about a career in the

automotive industry.

Page 9

Biblical Pause

Prayers from the heart.

Page 13-15

Art & Textiles

Excellent work from our talented Art

and Textiles students this week.

Page 16-22

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….contd. from Page 1

the values our students hold

dear and, importantly, what

they wanted to improve about

the school and leave as a legacy.

Consequently, the decision

making process was even

tougher than imagined.

Eventually, after a long and

thoughtful discussion, the

following students were

appointed to these positions:

• Head Girl: Lili-Fisher Hope

• Head Boy: Toby Hancox

• Deputies: Rachel Wilson-

Smith, Eleanor Savine, P-j

Pruce and Harrison Oxley

During the next month, these

students will be shadowing the

current Senior Prefect team to

learn from their experience.

They will then take over from

their predecessors when Year 13

begin study leave towards the

end of term. At this point, they

will visit all year groups’

Collective Worships to introduce

themselves formally, speak

about how they want to work

with students of different ages

and get to know as many

members of our community as

possible.

At the end of this piece, they

explain a bit more about their

characters, studies, talents and

ideas going forward. I know that

students across all year groups

are looking forward to getting to

know more about them over the

next year and the new prefects

cannot wait to be allowed to

interact with students of other

ages. This will also enable them

to inspire the next groups of

Senior Prefects because (and it

is heart-warming to think this!)

we currently have thirty

students spread across Years 7-

11 who will one day be Senior

Prefects!

Before you read their profiles, it

is only right to acknowledge the

excellent work that the current

Senior Prefect team of Isabelle

Tilbrook (Head Girl), Luke

Benson (Head Boy), Alice

Bennett, Tara Duffy, Emily Eyo

and Lily Moule have done

during the past year.

They have excelled due to their

organisational, communication

and leadership skills, especially

at varied public events.

Crucially, they have also fulfilled

an extremely significant role in

the safe running of the school by

ensuring that the Prefects have

done their lunch duties to a very

high standard.

Each Senior Prefect team leaves

a different legacy and this

group’s has been the way in

which they have been truly

outstanding at using their

initiative in reliable and calm

ways. This has meant that I (and

other members of staff) have

been totally confident in leaving

them to make arrangements

prior to events, safe in the

knowledge that they will be

strategic in their thinking,

evaluate every detail and not be

worried about making

independent decisions to

improve aspects of what they

have been asked to do.

Although there are many

examples of this across the year,

the most recent occasions was

their exemplary approach to

‘Sixth Former for a Day’! As a

result, the build-up to the day

and then the actual event both

went perfectly. About thirty

other Year 13 Prefects also

played significant roles, which

not only demonstrated how

many fabulous students we

have, but also how much the

team’s peers value their

leadership style and are willing

to work hard. It is one sign of

success to have teachers singing

your praises, putting their trust

in you and giving you full

respect – but even more so

when it comes from your own

year group!

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Our next Senior Prefects are:

Harrison Oxley

From when I began at this

school in Year 7, I have felt part

of the Becket Keys’ family.

Through my years at this school

I have come to deeply value its

sense of community, which I

now hope to give back to over

the coming year.

I am studying Politics, History

and Economics and enjoy

deeply analysing the world

events that go on throughout

the year. I believe that recent

events have shown how

important it is to have dedicated

leaders in which the people can

trust, making me want to

commit to politics in the future:

to better the world and

empower others to do the same.

Outside of school I volunteer at

Scouts and I am currently

halfway through my gold Duke

of Edinburgh Award. In addition

to my love for the outdoors, I

also equally love participating in

the creative arts. This includes

both drama and playing the

piano.

Through my role as Deputy

Head Boy, I would like to further

the sense of community that

students enjoy by promoting

inter-year relations through an

increase in events across the

academic year.

P-j Pruce

I joined Becket Keys in Year 7

and am very proud to be given

the opportunity to represent our

school as Deputy Head Boy. It is

a chance to say “thank you” and

give something back to the

school community which has

helped me in so many ways

during my time here so far, in

particular; by assisting with

coursework and homework;

giving me the courage to step

out of my comfort zone and

supporting me through some

challenging personal and mental

health challenges. If my Year 7

self could see me today, I am

sure that he would not

recognise me!

I am studying Mathematics,

Biology and Psychology and am

planning to be a chiropractor

after university.

I have a part time job (I work as

a paintball marshall) and a lot of

interests outside school, but

most of my ‘free’ time is taken

up with Trad music, which has

given me some amazing

opportunities and experiences. I

have played with Brit Award

winners Wolf Alice, performed

at the Irish Embassy, appeared

on stage at Trafalgar Square as

part of the St. Patrick’s Day

Festival and have represented

UK at the All-Ireland

Championships (I am hoping to

retain my British Title this

summer).

I play for the Colts at Wanstead

RFU club and will shortly

complete my Silver Duke of

Edinburgh Award.

The COVID pandemic isolated

all of us for so long and school

feels a very different place now.

I am looking forward to helping

re-establish a strong community

feel between year groups again

and hope to be a positive role

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model that other students feel

they can talk to.

Eleanor Savine

Eight months after joining

Becket Keys in September, it is a

true privilege to be given the

opportunity to represent the

school through the role of

Deputy Head Girl.

I am currently studying History,

Sociology and Religion &

Philosophy, through which I

have enjoyed developing a wide

range of skills and an exciting

depth of knowledge.

During my time here, I have

played an active role in the

Christian Union and become a

founding member of the school

newspaper. The insight into

school life that these have

provided me with has furthered

my enthusiasm to play a part in

the leadership of the school.

Outside of school, I enjoy my

position as a police cadet, where

I captain each cohort of new

recruits. I hope that I will be able

to put into practice the skills,

values and experience that I

have gained from this in my role

as a Senior Prefect.

During my time in the role, I

look forward to working

alongside younger students,

whom I hope to provide a role

model for, along with, of course,

my fellow Senior Prefects and

teachers.

As Deputy Head Girl, I hope to

provide a listening ear and a

voice of encouragement for all

those around me, while keeping

God at the centre of everything I

do.

Rachel Wilson-Smith

I applied to be a

Senior Prefect due to the role

that they played in helping me

settle into Becket Keys Sixth

Form as an external student. I

look forward to being able to

carry out my role as Deputy

Head Girl and to be able to

continue this legacy of helping

individuals within the school.

I am studying English Literature,

History and Drama and enjoy

being able to explore multiple

topics within these subjects,

meaning that my studies are

constantly varied and always

interesting.

I assist with the Years 7-8 drama

club and have thoroughly

enjoyed being a part of that

experience with the students. I

also attend a drama club outside

of school, allowing me to do

something that I enjoy weekly.

I would like to continue the

Senior Prefect team’s aim to

include all members of the

school, including linking the

Sixth Form with the younger

years of the school, as this is

clearly beneficial to all involved.

I also want to use my role as

Deputy Head Girl to work with a

team of enthusiastic and skilled

people in order to help the

school to the best of our

abilities.

I am looking forward to

becoming Deputy Head Girl and

all the challenges and

opportunities that this role will

provide.

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Toby Hancox

Joining the school in Year 7 was

a huge challenge for me: I

started the year with a broken

foot and had to be on crutches

for the first four months. In

addition to this, I was also the

only person from my primary

school to join Becket Keys. Both

of these factors contributed to a

tough first year, but the support

and guidance from teachers and

older students helped me to

make friends and I started to

really enjoy school. With the

position of Head Boy, I am now

able to show my gratitude and

give back to all those who

helped me along the way.

I study Mathematics, Further

Mathematics, Physics and

Design & Technology, and I

hope to go on to complete a

Masters in Engineering at

university. The subjects I am

currently studying are both

interesting and challenging, and

I thoroughly enjoy all of them.

Away from school, I volunteer at

a local church run group and

enjoy leading sports activities

there. I am also extremely

passionate about Formula 1,

which is a strong contributing

factor towards my future

decisions. I sail most weekends,

racing at a highly competitive

level; I even hope to compete in

the UK Nationals for my Class

Association this year. These

activities give me confidence

when leading and enthuse me to

work my hardest at all times.

I am looking forward to an

exciting year in this role. I am

particularly looking forward to

speaking in public, being an

ambassador for the school and

inspiring younger students.

Lili Fisher-Hope

Having been a part of our school

since Year 7, I have experienced

all Becket Keys has to offer and,

after the disruption Covid has

wrought over the last couple of

years, I look forward to being

able to move forward together.

I am currently studying

Mathematics, Physics and

Chemistry. I enjoy each of these

subjects as they challenge me in

different ways. I hope to use the

knowledge I am gaining from

these subjects to study

aerospace engineering at

university after Sixth Form.

I am also an air cadet at my local

squadron, and I take an active

role in planning and leading.

This experience has given me

many skills that will allow me to

contribute to the school

community in a more effective

way. I volunteer at my local

guide unit and am currently

doing my gold Duke of

Edinburgh Award.

I cannot wait to be an

ambassador for Becket Keys –

both on and off site – and help

with the integration of the

incoming Year 7s and Year 12s. I

am honoured to have been

given this responsibility, and I

am looking forward to the

challenges and opportunities

being Head Girl will bring.

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I am a mighty polar bear,

Who never did do wrong,

I raised a family of my own,

And once my will was strong,

I liked to wander far and wide,

Across the caps I’d roam,

But every year things seemed to change

It feels no longer like home.

My world is falling into the sea

I’ve had to pay the price, I have nowhere that I can live

My land is melting ice.

I am an Emperor penguin

And I have a tale to tell,

I raised a family of my own

Together we did well,

each egg I cradled carefully

While bitter winds did blow,

But every year things seemed to change

I watch it slowly go.

My world is falling into the sea

I’ve had to pay the price,

I have nowhere that I can live

My land is melting ice.

I am a lonely Arctic seal

Who’s resting on the shore,

So many of us used to come

In years that passed before,

But sadly, now I’m all alone

My friends no longer here,

Yet still I wait in yearning

That one day they shall reappear.

My world is falling into the sea

I’ve had to pay the price,

I have nowhere that I can live

My land is melting ice

Jamie Hancox has won the National Rotary

creative writing competition with his poem

about the environment above. Amazing

achievement Jamie well done!

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Extra-Curricular Clubs

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Year 9 and 10 drama club have

been working unbelievably hard

these last few months getting

everything ready for our

production of “DNA” by Dennis

Kelly which took place on the

5

th

May in the Runcie Hall.

The text students performed is

one which drama students study

as part of the Edexcel GSCE

drama course in Year 10, and

their commitment to the

performance has been reflected

in their brilliant classwork.

Here is what a few of them had to

say about the show;

This was such a thrilling experience

I loved it and I hope to do it again.

Ella Clark

It helped me gain characterisation

skills, confidence and so much

more !

Pearl Turner

It was a great way to learn new

drama skills and prepare myself for

GCSE drama next year.

Holly Shelton

I was able to enrich my learning

and understanding of the play.

Matthew Stephens

This will help me in the future for

drama.

Sheridan Mathews

I’m glad I took the opportunity to

do something like that for the first

time and would love to do it again

Emily Worrell

It came together really well and I

enjoyed performing it a lot.

Abi Lorrance

I am so proud of every one of the

students, all their hard work paid

off and they have a brilliant

production to treasure and be

proud of.

Huge congratulations to;

Lydia Christian, Ella Clark,

Connie Gibson, Abi Lorrance,

Sheridan Matthews, Darcy

Moody,

Henry Owens, Ava Sands

Holly Shelton, Matt Stephens,

Pearl Turner, Emily Worrell &

Dan Todd.

Drama Department – Year 9 & 10 Drama Club

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Careers Department

Assessment Centre Support with Pathway.

Wednesday 4

th

,11

th

, 18

th

& 25

th

May | 16:30-17:30

Ask Me Anything Session with Max

Join us for weekly sessions with Max! Max is our

Outreach and Student Support expert, and has years of

experience in guiding people through applications,

interviews, CV and cover letter help, and so much more.

Do you have any questions at all about your future?

These weekly sessions are where you need to be!

Join any of the weekly “drop-in” sessions to get

your questions answered and support.

Who should join?

Any student with questions about their options,

specific apprenticeship applications, or anything

else regarding their future.

Sign up 4

th

May: https://pathwayctm.com/event/ask-

me-anything-session-with-max-8-8/

Sign up 11

th

May: https://pathwayctm.com/event/ask-

me-anything-session-with-max-8-7/

Sign up 18

th

May: https://pathwayctm.com/event/ask-

me-anything-session-with-max-8-6/

Sign up: 25

th

May: https://pathwayctm.com/event/ask-

me-anything-session-with-max-8-5/

Insight into Jaguar Land Rover.

An online event.

Monday 16th May 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Having been automotive industry pioneers

for more than six decades, today Jaguar

Land Rover is the UK’s largest investor in

automotive research, development and

engineering. They use world class processes

to create innovative British craftsmanship

and engineering excellence in over 170

markets worldwide. You will hear all about

how the company has become what it is

today and their visions for the future with

revolutionary new sustainable technologies

particularly in the electric car space.

There are a wide variety of school-leaver

opportunities in engineering fields, data

analytics, supply chain & logistics and

finance. Could a career at Jaguar Land Rover

be for you?

Join us to hear about the fascinating world of

the ever-evolving motor industry. Click the

following link to register yourself for

the online event: https://www.surveymonke

y.co.uk/r/JLR-Event

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Remember that all

correspondence to the school

must come through the school

office email:

[email protected]

Your message will be forwarded

to the member of staff

concerned.

You can also send a message via

the contact page on the website:

https://www.becketkeys.org/con

tact-staff

You can also now reply directly to

any message you receive from

ParentMail, just hit the reply

button and it will go to the office.

Students can contact their

teachers via Satchel One if they

have any queries regarding their

lessons.

Please do not email staff directly

as any message received in this

way will not receive a response.

Many thanks for your

understanding.

Applications for medicine-related degrees have rocketed since

the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, but universities often insist

on applicants having had meaningful work experience in the

field. We are offering students aged 12-18 exclusive medical

experience this summer in world-class hospitals and clinics

across London: highly immersive activities supervised by

experienced doctors, dentists, vets, and more.

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Please ensure that the

ParentPay account for your

son/daughter remains in credit.

There are many great choices

for your son/daughter to enjoy

at both break and lunchtime,

the Bistro is also open for

breakfast before school.

If the account falls into debit

then your son/daughter will not

be able to purchase food from

the Bistro or Orangery.

You can arrange an auto top up

via your account and if you

wish, set a daily spend limit.

Please contact the school office

if you have any queries.

Thank you for your co-

operation.

https://www.parentpay.com/

Nearly New Uniform Sale

Saturday 14

th

May 2022

11.00am – 1.00pm School Playground

(weather permitting)

If you have any uniform to donate, please send it in to reception. We

especially need kilts please!

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Workshop

Prayers from the

heart

Our Year 11s and 13s are currently

experiencing an intense period of

revision. In the busyness, teachers

continue to remind them of the

importance of faith, living out our

Christian values and the power of

prayer in their lives. As a school

community, the theme for our

prayers has been focused on

preparing for and taking

assessments, as well as celebrating

the richness of each subject our

students study. It therefore seems

appropriate to revisit the

importance of prayer and the

difference it can make in our own

lives, as well as the lives of those

for whom we pray.

The account of Daniel in the Lions’

den (Daniel 6:1-28) clearly showed

the power of prayer combined with

faith and obedience:

Darius decided to appoint a hundred

and twenty governors to hold office

throughout his empire. In addition,

he chose Daniel and two others to

supervise the governors and to look

after the king's interests. Daniel

soon showed that he could do better

work than the other supervisors or

the governors. Because he was so

outstanding, the king considered

putting him in charge of the whole

empire. Then the other supervisors

and the governors tried to find

something wrong with the way

Daniel administered the empire, but

they could not, because Daniel was

reliable and did not do anything

wrong or dishonest. They said to

each other, “We are not going to

find anything of which to accuse

Daniel unless it is something in

connection with his religion.”

So, they went to see the king and

said, “King Darius, may Your

Majesty live forever! All of us who

administer your empire—the

supervisors, the governors, the

lieutenant governors, and the other

officials—have agreed that Your

Majesty should issue an order and

enforce it strictly. Give orders that

for thirty days no one be permitted

to request anything from any god or

from any human being except from

Your Majesty. Anyone who violates

this order is to be thrown into a pit

filled with lions. So let Your Majesty

issue this order and sign it, and it

will be in force, a law of the Medes

and Persians, which cannot be

changed.” And so, King Darius

signed the order. When Daniel

learned that the order had been

signed, he went home. In an upstairs

room of his house there were

windows that faced toward

Jerusalem. There, just as he had

always done, he knelt down at the

open windows and prayed to God

three times a day.

When Daniel's enemies observed

him praying to God, all of them

went together to the king to accuse

Daniel. They said, “Your Majesty,

you signed an order that for the next

thirty days anyone who requested

anything from any god or from any

human being except you, would be

thrown into a pit filled with lions.”

The king replied, “Yes, that is a strict

order, a law of the Medes and

Persians, which cannot be

changed.”

Then they said to the king, “Daniel,

one of the exiles from Judah, does

not respect Your Majesty or obey the

order you issued. He prays regularly

three times a day.”

When the king heard this, he was

upset and did his best to find some

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way to rescue Daniel. He kept trying

until sunset. Then Daniel's enemies

came back to the king and said to

him, “Your Majesty knows that

according to the laws of the Medes

and Persians no order which the

king issues can be changed.”

So, the king gave orders for Daniel

to be taken and thrown into the pit

filled with lions. He said to Daniel,

“May your God, whom you serve so

loyally, rescue you.” A stone was put

over the mouth of the pit, and the

king placed his own royal seal and

the seal of his noblemen on the

stone, so that no one could rescue

Daniel. Then the king returned to

the palace and spent a sleepless

night, without food or any form of

entertainment.

At dawn, the king got up and hurried

to the pit. When he got there, he

called out anxiously, “Daniel,

servant of the living God! Was the

God you serve so loyally able to save

you from the lions?”

Daniel answered, “May Your

Majesty live forever! God sent his

angel to shut the mouths of the lions

so that they would not hurt me. He

did this because he knew that I was

innocent and because I have not

wronged you, Your Majesty.”

The king was overjoyed and gave

orders for Daniel to be pulled up out

of the pit. So, they pulled him up

and saw that he had not been hurt

at all, for he trusted God.

Then King Darius wrote to the

people of all nations, races, and

languages on earth:

“Greetings! I command that

throughout my empire everyone

should fear and respect Daniel's

God.

“He is a living God, and he will rule

forever.

His kingdom will never be destroyed,

and his power will never come to an

end.

He saves and rescues;

he performs wonders and miracles

in heaven and on earth.

He saved Daniel from being killed by

the lions.”

Daniel prospered during the reign of

Darius and the reign of Cyrus the

Persian.

Our experiences of prayer may not

be as dramatic as being protected

and saved by God in a den of lions,

but our experiences can still be life

changing. As we pray for our Year

11s and 13s at this time, we hope

that they will know the presence of

God with them and that this will

calm their heart and galvanise their

minds. All things are possible

through the strength that God

provides (Philippians 4:3). We

encourage them to enjoy quiet

moments and use these to

punctuate their days with renewed

stillness. It is also important that

they are reassured that where we

cannot find the words, God knows

them anyway; He simply listens

through their hearts.

Finding time to pray in our busy

lives, and sustaining prayer even in

difficult times, can be challenging.

However, we need to be disciplined

and consistent in our prayer, like

Daniel. Mother Teresa believed

that silence is the first step towards

building our relationships with

God. She said, ‘We forget that in

the silence of the heart God

speaks, and from the fullness of the

heart we speak. Only when we

have heard [God] in the silence of

our hearts, only when we have

learned to listen to God in the

silence of our hearts, only then can

we say: I pray.’ Mother Teresa

understood that making time for

silent communion with God is

often a sacrifice. It is not easy to do

with all of the demands on our time

and the many distractions around

us. Not only does she call us to

make this sacrifice, but she also

not need to be spoken, they can be

moments (however short) of

silence; from a walk in the

countryside to a moment by a

stream. In the words of Mother

Teresa:

‘The fruit of silence is prayer.

The fruit of prayer is faith.

The fruit of faith is love.

The fruit of love is service.

The fruit of service is peace.’

Some years ago, on a retreat, this

is how the importance of silent

prayerfulness was explained to me:

‘If you still your mind, you can

hear your own heart. And at the

core of your heart is the indwelling

of God. It is just like when you love

someone, you just sit there and

you look at each other. You just

silently stare, and there is a

wonderful presence between you.

God is present and you are

present—to each other and

yourself. It is a matter of just being

there.’

The prayer of silence has a long

history. Jesus went away to pray at

times, away from the crowds, from

the noise, from the spoken services

of the synagogue. The early desert

mothers and fathers went to the

desert to pray. Silence was built

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into the structure of their rules of

life. Silent prayer may also be

known as meditation,

contemplation or centering prayer.

May we encourage each other to

take time, set it aside to rest, hear

God and have an opportunity to

think about our relationship with

God. Within our busy schedules,

we seem to spend our days running

back and forward, but where does

God come in all of this? We can be

almost too busy to pray! Think

about having a quiet time for

yourself; it can give you space just

to simply be. Jesus said to his

disciples and a crowd of people:

‘Come to me, all you who are

weary and burdened, and I will

give you rest. Take my yoke upon

you and learn from me, for I am

gentle and humble in heart, and

you will find rest for your

souls. For my yoke is easy and my

burden is light’ (Matthew 11:28-

30).

Moving forward, set yourself aside

some time alone - a gift of being

with yourself and of course our

heavenly Father. This secret place

of silent communion with God

includes no ritual; it is the still and

quiet place of the heart and mind.

Wherever we are, we can practice

this silent communion. This gives

us plenty of freedom to pray – we

carry our sanctuary with us – and

our silent recognition of the power

of our Father’s love blesses us and

those around us. Our moments of

silence are effective as we reach

inward in quiet communion with

God. The silence, or quieting of the

senses, allows us to feel His loving

hand, which guides us to the

answers we need and calms our

fears. In this way, true silence is our

active listening to our Father in

heaven who blesses us openly.

God promises us in His Word that

He hears every word that we pray

to Him. Like a good parent, He is

waiting, ready, and willing to listen

to our worries, concerns, and

needs. Whether we are seeking

forgiveness, strength, or healing,

prayer provides the channel to

communicate with God.

Consider the words of the hymn,

‘Be still for the presence of the

Lord’ by David J Evans:

‘Be still, for the presence of the

Lord,

The Holy One, is here;

Come bow before him now,

With reverence and fear:

In him no sin is found

We stand on holy ground.

Be still, for the presence of the

Lord,

The Holy One, is here.’

In this silence, the Lord can whisper

in your heart and mind. You can

also hear your own heart. You

communicate that you are there,

quiet, but attentive to the Lord.

Please pray for all those preparing

for GCSE and A Level

examinations.

I also pray, that when you take

time alone, the solitude will renew

you and, like morning sunlight on

flowers, touch you with peace.

Let us pray:

God of stillness, help us find a

space of quietness, so that we may

discover the inner meaning of

silence and learn the wisdom that

heals the world. Send peace and

joy to each quiet place, to all who

are waiting and listening. May your

still small voice be heard.

Amen.

Mrs Sharp

Deputy Headteacher

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Running Club for

all Year groups.

Thursday after school.

This is run by an outside

organisation and costs £2.00

per session.

Excellent fitness training for

those who will be pursuing

athletics this summer.

Sports News

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