This, I regret to say, is my last wellbeing blog for Warwick School. It was a real joy to start it off with Martin Hewitt a few years ago, and it has been good to see other voices contribute.

Exam time. Here we go again, but this time with a difference. I had hoped that the process of teacher assessed grades would prove less stressful than the traditional ‘blitz it in all-in-one-go’ approach, but sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Many of us are spending unprecedented amounts of time hunched over computers. We are in the ‘sad chimp’ position.

As we start a new academic year, I’m reflecting on the aims I had at the beginning of the calendar year, in January 2020. Those of you who follow this blog will know that I take time out to reflect on my life from time to time and consider how my life is going - where to next? Ha! If only I had the gift of foresight!

Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.......

I’m writing this from home on another stunning Spring morning. What a bizarre time this is, so uncertain and yet full of unexpected beauty! After many months of trudging through mud with my dog, Rosa, we are suddenly enjoying the best Spring weather I’ve experienced in years.