It's the first week of term of a new school year, and despite a few comments like, 'I feel like I've never been away', there is generally a happy atmosphere in schools as restrictions ease back to less obtrusive levels.
As the new Reception children start to take their first steps along a chalked rainbow path or a letter ladder, so our new trainees have joined us to take their own first steps towards their future careers. We welcome them as well as all our colleagues and children and wish everybody a happy, more restriction free, more joyous and productive year ahead. May the only surprises be happy ones!