Below is an email we received this morning from a gentleman who undertook a day's work experience yesterday as a prelude to his upcoming teacher training degree in September and what lovely comments they were too!

I just wanted to say thank you for helping to arrange my observation day at the school yesterday.

I thought it was an excellent experience, and spending time with two different age groups was particularly eye-opening. The day has really solidified my desire to pursue a PGCE and a career in teaching.

Please could you pass on my thanks to Miss Lowry, Mr Hornsey and everyone in the Otters and Elms classes. The teachers and students in both classes were incredibly welcoming, and I really appreciated the opportunity to observe and learn from them. It really is a wonderful school.

Thank you again for your help in organising the visit.

As a school, we maintain a desire and duty to offer these types of experiences as we are fully aware that the retention and recruitment of class teachers in both secondary and primary education is a nationwide concern at present.

On the subject of work experience, next week we are hosting the first group of Y10 work experience students from Alderbrook and St Peter's School, some of whom are ex-pupils.  All in all, we’ll be hosting over 20 work experience pupils between now and the end of the academic year, an example of how Greswold eagerly engages with our local community.