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Hilary 2026
The Parisian Agency - 20/03/26
SHTEAM Festival - 13/03/26
Reading and Civilisation - 06/03/26
Mr Chips - 27/02/26
Belonging - 13/02/26
Should - 06/02/26
Brave New Words, Part II- 30/01/26
Brave New Words, Part I- 23/01/26
Unintended Consequences- 16/01/26
Narnia- 09/01/26
MICHAELMAS 2025
End of Term- 12/12/25
Got Any Pets?- 05/12/25
Thanksgiving- 28/11/25
Charitable Positives- 21/11/25
Before Shakespeare- 14/11/25
BHB- 07/11/25
John Hannah's Loud Music- 24/10/25
Welcome to the Foundation- 17/10/25
Human Connection- 10/10/25
Playful Poetry- 03/10/25
Si, certo- 26/09/25
Playlists- 19/09/25
Holiday Reading- 12/09/25
Strong Foundations and Values- 05/09/25
TRINITY 2025
End of Year- 04/07/25
Activities Week - 27/06/25
On a Scale of 1 to 10...- 13/06/25
The Prep in Prep School- 06/06/25
All the King's Men- 23/05/25
The Architecture of Education- 16/05/25
Trust and Honesty- 09/05/25
George and the Dragon- 02/05/25
Oxford v Millwall- 25/04/25
HILARY 2025
Box Hedging- 28/03/25
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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