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| 16 Feb 2026 | |
| School News |
A message from the Head, Jude Lowson:
The expression ‘living your best life’ probably gets overused – but there was no better way to describe the cast and audience at last week’s performances of ‘Show Time’. It was so infectiously joyful, and everyone who had the pleasure of being able to be part of it was swept along by its magic, carried by the sheer talent and energy on display. Alongside the joy and fun this has also been a half term of graft and determination, with the Fifths navigating the challenges of the mocks and 6as beginning to see the reward for their hard work as an exciting raft of university and higher education offers begin to roll in.
This is a familiar balance in school (and indeed in life..!): periods of hard work where the reward or recognition feels distant, followed by moments of celebration, where the challenges are forgotten and the fun takes centre stage. The reality though is that the two are often more intertwined. I always feel at King’s that we take our fun seriously. If we’re going to do something we love, be that sport, music, drama, debating – we’re going to work hard at it and give it our best. But equally when we are working hard there is plenty of joy to be found and fun to be had alongside friends and peers and with the community behind us.
King’s pupils are very adept at holding ambition and enjoyment in balance. And it is this balance, and the fact that the two sit side by side which allows them to hit the wonderful heights seen on stage last week, or which leads to the excellent higher education offers so many of our pupils our now receiving. Perhaps that is what ‘living your best life’ comes down to; a little graft, a lot of joy, and the confidence to embrace both.
I do hope you enjoy reading more about the many achievements and activities of our pupils this term, and I am hugely grateful to my colleagues who have supported them so brilliantly through this busiest of periods.
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