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From OBs’ Office
Peter Jakobek
News from the OBs’
Office - last term the staff and students returned in September to a COVID
secure site, the students had to bubble which involved a rewriting of the timetable and students only mixing with other students from their Year group.
They stayed in the same building
dreaming of face to face gatherings and social events and tentatively mapping out things for this Summer, Autumn and Christmas, and Spring 2022. Hopefully the first will be our Midsummer Night’s ‘Dream’, a drinks plus food gathering on the terraces of BGS, in June.
On this more optimistic note I shall end, wishing you well for the coming months and thanking you for your continuing support.
Geoff Wright (1956-1966)
Chairman Bristolienses Editor apart from some subjects that were taught in specialist areas.
The staff had to move around the site and remain socially distanced from their students. Lunch was staggered and delivered in different buildings, whilst some students could enjoy a hot lunch in the Great Hall others were fed in the Theatre and at Failand. Games lessons resumed but there was no rugby and no inter school sport.
Competitive matches were played on Saturdays but only within year group bubbles. All assemblies were moved online so were delivered in form rooms, our Remembrance Service was replaced with a film and the Carol Service, a muchloved event at the end of term, was replaced with a memorable Carol Concert video.
At the end of term the School was told to prepare for a staggered return and set up a COVID testing process that would start off with GCSE and A Level students being tested on their return to lessons. Lockdown 1. The students were then told that their exams had been cancelled and all assessments will be completed by the teachers. For some of us this would’ve been a satisfactory conclusion, but a parent told me that her son now feels under more pressure as he thinks that every piece of work that he now does will influence his final result, so adding to the pressure.
We have started looking at booking some dates for some events later this year to give us something to look forward to. So look out for a Summer Drinks Party in June, a Dinner in Bristol in September, London Drinks in November and the OBs’ Annual Dinner on Saturday 19 March, 2022!
We are looking forward to welcoming Nadine Latte to the office at the end of this month. Nadine is our new Director of Development and I know that she is looking forward to meeting you all as soon as possible.
Peter Jakobek
The Spring term started but a last-minute change in plan by the Government resulted in the School reverting to online learning, something that the School got used to in the summer during (Staff 1982 to date)
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