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What a busy half term! It has been great having a full school with our students looking smart in their school uniform, really showing that we have respect for ourselves and how we present ourselves to the local community. Already this half-term, Year 11 have been busy making plans for their next…

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4 September 2021

Welcome back to another year at LECA.

For the first time in a long time, we begin the year with huge optimism, looking forward to our first ever cohort of Year 11s taking their final exams and our new Year 7s bringing us up to full capacity of 600. How quickly has that time gone and what…

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16 July 2021

I normally write this Blog on a Sunday but I am making an exception this week having seen the weather forecast and because it will be the final one of the year! Instead, this is being composed on Friday after one of the strangest weeks in my time at LECA. I've tried not write about COVID too much…

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9 July 2021

On the week when the England men's football team progressed to the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966, it seems appropriate to write about leadership, determination and winning.

Gareth Southgate's leadership style is complex. He is clearly capable of nurturing his players…

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2 July 2021

Sometimes it's hard to know where time goes. During lockdown the days were long and slow and the boredom for some people was painful. Now, life seems to have sped back up again and often we get to the end of the day and wonder where it went. It's been like that at school this week - where did that…