Apologies for the late night newsletter post... I'm just home after a night at the theatre having watched possibly one of the best performances I have ever seen.
After a day of Ofsted training looking closely at the intricacies of the expectations under the new Ofsted framework I've had just the tonic tonight - a night where our children truly shone on stage at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Performing Shakespeares 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', a cast of 28 Year 5 children who have developed a love of 'the Bard' through their participation in the festival since September and their performance of 'Much Ado about Nothing' in the summer, have just wowed an audience on the Courtyard Stage. Unfortunately, I couldn't take any photos so you'll have to picture the incredible scene. Our children performed with passion, enthusiasm, confidence, flair and talent that was humbling to see. I'll be genuinely surprised if some of our talented individuals do not pursue this line of work in later life, and we better start looking out for their next opportunity to get them in front of an audience.
Miss Fowler must be recognised, celebrated and thanked for leading this project. There are many teachers across the world, but few as talented as she. Miss Fowler is an absolute inspiration and really does bring the best out of every child - we really are very lucky to have her!
Thank you Miss Fowler, thank you Year 6 and thank you to the Shakespeare Schools Festival for allowing Primary Schools to participate for the first time this year. I'm sure they will recognise that this was absolutely the right move - and hopefully we'll be back next year with our next Shakespeare production!
