Over the past two years, the Department for Education has taken a careful look at the national Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum to ensure it meets the needs of children growing up in an increasingly complex world.

There is a particular sort of quiet that settles over a school at the end of the day. The corridors, so recently full of hurried footsteps and half-finished conversations, fall still. One has time then to think about the boys, about the small triumphs and disappointments that filled the hours, and about the curious way in which difficulty seems so often to accompany growth. 

As parents, you will know better than anyone how naturally our children inhabit the digital world.

At Pilgrims’ School, the safety, wellbeing and emotional health of our children are always at the heart of what we do

In yesterday’s Lower/Middle Prep assembly, boys were encouraged to reflect on the idea of the heart, both as a vital physical organ and as a useful way of thinking about emotional and moral wellbeing.

As the evenings draw in and the familiar glow of Christmas begins to settle across the school, we are reminded that this season has long brought out the very best in people.