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HILARY 2025

A Mediterranean Diet- 21/03/25

SHTEAM Festival: Space- 14/03/25

Alberto Manguel's Reading- 07/03/25

Staying Active- 28/02/25

Glass Half Full- 14/02/25

Know Yourself, Grow Yourself- 07/02/25

Self-reflection and Self-assessment - 31/01/25

Never Enough? Part II - 24/01/25

Never Enough? Part I - 17/01/25

Patience - 10/01/25

MICHAELMAS 2024

Estonian Lessons - 13/12/24

The World Around Us - 06/12/24

Talking - 29/11/24

Green Flag with Distinction - 22/11/24

Tempestuous Issues - 15/11/24

Alec Cranswick - 08/11/24

Young Old Boys - 25/10/24

Old Boys - 18/10/24

How Poems Work - 11/10/24

Harvest Festival and Maypole Dancing - 04/10/24

The Shark is Dangerous - 27/9/24

What Does it Mean to be Human? - 20/9/24

The Paris Olympics - 13/9/24

Manners Makyth Man - 06/9/24

TRINITY 2024

End of Term - 05/7/24

Sicilian Tinderboxes - 28/6/24

Dropped Jaws - 21/6/24

Volcano Vloggers and Helicopter Pilots - 14/6/24

Working Well - 07/6/24

Known Unknowns - 24/5/24

The Wykeham Connection - 17/5/24

Art - 10/5/24

The Fourth Estate - 03/5/24

Romans outside the window - 26/4/24

Blue - 19/4/24

HILARY 2024

End of Term - 22/3/24

SHTEAM Festival: The World of Water - 15/3/24

NCS Literary Festival - 08/3/24

The First Astronomer Royal - 01/3/24

Why NCS? - 23/2/24

Mid-Year Self-Reflection - 09/2/24

Holocaust Memorial Day - 02/2/24

The Mystery of Mastery, Part II - 26/1/24

The Mystery of Mastery, Part I - 19/1/24

Resolutions and Perfectionism - 12/1/24

MICHAELMAS 2023

End of Term - 15/12/23

The Humility of Santa Claus (and The Big Lebowski) - 08/12/23

Talking - 01/12/23

The PSB - 24/11/23

Bystanders - 17/11/23

Remembrance - 10/11/23

‘Dolce far Niente’ - 03/11/23

Managing Information - 20/10/23

Old School - 13/10/23

Poetic Animals - 06/10/23

Eco Schools - 22/9/23

Lessons from the New Building - 15/9/23

Guardian Angels - 08/9/23

TRINITY 2023

End of Term - 07/7/23

Activities Week - 30/6/23

Structured Reality - 23/6/23

Careering - 16/6/23

Assessing Assessments - 09/6/23

Appropriate Expectations - 26/5/23

The World Beyond Savile Road - 19/5/23

Music in the Air - 12/5/23

Learning with Leonardo - 05/5/23

Old School - 28/4/23

Bees - 21/4/23

HILARY 2023

End of Term - 24/3/23

How to Live - 17/3/23

Reading for Pleasure - 03/3/23

World Day of Social Justice - 24/2/23

Children's Mental Health Week - 10/2/23

Self-Awareness - 03/2/23

Groundhog Day - 27/1/23

Curiosity - 20/1/23

Sensible Approaches - 13/1/23

Welcome Back - 06/1/23

MICHAELMAS 2022

End of Term - 09/12/22

Friendship - 02/12/22

Reports - 25/11/22

Anti-Bullying Week - 18/11/22

Remembrance Day - 11/11/22

Flexibility and Resilience - 04/11/22

Talking - 21/10/22

Welcome to the Foundation - 14/10/22

Poetry - 07/10/22

Values - 30/9/22

The Arts - 23/9/22

Start of Year Meetings - 16/9/22

TRINITY 2022

Prizegiving - 08/7/22

Activities Week - 01/7/22

Wykeham Day - 24/6/22

Future Careers - 17/6/22

Assessment Acclimatisation - 10/6/22

The Sheldonian Concert - 27/5/22

The Day the Music Died - 20/5/22

Integrity - 13/5/22

Montaigne's Tower - 06/5/22

Light - 29/4/22

HILARY 2022

End of Term - 01/4/22

Cultural Capital - 25/3/22

SHTEAM - 18/3/22

Sharing Best Practice - 11/3/22

Confidence & Humility - 4/3/22

Mocks & Charity Week - 18/2/22

Self-Review - 11/2/22

Creative Assemblies - 4/2/22

Democracy's Guardrails - 28/1/22

Playful Curiosity - 21/1/22

The Golden Rule - 14/1/22

Valuing Gifts - 7/1/22

MICHAELMAS 2021

Happy Christmas - 10/12/21

A Wide and Stimulating Curriculum - 3/12/21

'Grit' - 26/11/21

Tolerance and Understanding - 19/11/21

Act of Remembrance - 12/11/21

Notes to Self - 05/11/21

Oxford Traditions - 22/10/21

Strong Foundations - 15/10/21

National Poetry Day - 8/10/21

Thinking of Others - 1/10/21

Languages - 24/9/21

Olympic Lessons - 17/9/21

A Very Warm Welcome Back! - 10/9/21

TRINITY 2021

End of Term - 9/7/21

Reports & Activities Week - 2/7/21

TED Talks - 25/6/21

Old Friends - 18/6/21

Time Well Spent - 11/6/21

My Back Pages - 28/5/21

Careful Preparation - 21/5/21

Concern but not Worry - 14/5/21

Moving Up - 07/5/21

Respect - 30/4/21

Quack - 23/4/21

HILARY 2021

Time & Perspective - 26/3/21

Culture - 19/3/21

Back to School (Again) - 12/3/21

Reading - 05/3/21

Patience - 26/2/21

Thank you - 12/2/21

Humour - 5/2/21

Flexibility - 29/1/21

Serenity and Solace - 22/1/21

'How to Think ...' - 15/1/21

World Events - 8/1/21

Wisdom - 6/1/21

MICHAELMAS 2020

Merry Christmas! - 11/12/20

Natural Garrulousness - 04/12/20

Dignity in Defeat - 27/11/20

Others - 20/11/20

Remembrance - 13/11/20

Reviewing and Improving - 06/11/20

Political Values - 23/10/20

Admission to the Foundation - 16/10/20

People of the Week - 9/10/20

Rhyme and Reason - 2/10/20

Learning Languages - 25/09/20

'The Great Virtues' - 18/09/20

A Very Warm Welcome Back! - 11/09/20

TRINITY 2020

End of Year - 03/07/20

Values - 26/06/20

The Natural World - 19/06/20

Understated Heroism - 12/06/20

Vigilance vs Scepticism - 05/06/20

Stoicism - 22/05/20

Imagination and Escapism - 15/05/20

"To those who gave so much, we thank you" - 07/05/20

Time to Reflect - 01/05/20

Grit and Perseverance - 24/04/20

Welcome to Trinity - 22/04/20

HILARY 2020

Staying in Touch - 27/03/20

Calm, Mutual Support - 20/03/20

Interdisciplinarity - 13/03/20

"As good as anybody, but no better" - 06/03/20

Self-Reflection and Ownership - 28/02/20

Exams in Perspective - 14/02/20

Trying New Things - 07/02/20

Navigating the News - 31/01/20

Screens and Trust - 24/01/20

The Quest for Perfection - 17/01/20

New Year Perspectives - 10/01/20

MICHAELMAS 2019

Happy Christmas! - 13/12/19

Civic Mindedness - 06/12/19

It's Good to Talk - 29/11/19

Curiosity - 22/11/19

Inclusive Drama - 15/11/19

Remembrance - 08/11/19

Friends Abroad - 25/10/19

Strong Foundations - 18/10/19

Transitions - 11/10/19

Poetry - 4/10/19

Food for Thought - 27/09/19

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference - 20/09/19

Community Listening - 13/09/19

Welcome Back - 06/09/19

TRINITY 2019

End of Term - 5/7/19

Activities Week - 28/6/19

Unique and Individual - 21/6/19

Historic Surroundings - 14/6/19

Lasting Respect - 7/06/19

A Special Evening - 24/5/19

A Sense of Occasion - 17/5/19

Time for Gratitude - 10/5/19

Perseverance - 3/5/19

Start of Trinity Term - 26/4/19

HILARY 2019

End of Hilary Term - 29/3/19

Serving the Community - 22/3/19

Artificial Intelligence - 15/3/19

Discerning Commentators - 8/3/19

The Fourth Industrial Revolution - 1/3/19

The Art of Communication - 15/2/19

Doing and Thinking - 8/2/19

Lessons from Snow - 1/2/19

Sift Everything - 25/1/19

Interesting Times - 18/1/19

Start of Hilary Term - 11/1/19

MICHAELMAS 2018

End of Michaelmas Term - 14/12/18

A Magical Time of the Year - 7/12/18

Power and Responsibility - 30/11/18

Universal Principles - 23/11/18

Taste and Tact - 16/11/18

Remembrance - 9/11/18

Character - 2/11/18

International Friendship - 19/10/18

Remembering our Foundation - 12/10/18 Assembling Ideas - 5/10/18

The Qualities of Youth - 28/9/18

Love Languages - 21/9/18

Good Choices - 14/9/18

Start of Michaelmas Term - 7/9/18

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