Dear Member of the TES community,

Greetings to you all!

As you will be fully aware, this week, we initiated our long-planned and thoroughly professional mixed Return Plan.

While many of our families correctly exercise their right to continue educating their children through our successful TES Distance Learning Plan, a large number of our families have chosen to re-engage with their children’s on-site learning.

Alongside our academic and administrative teams, I have witnessed a fantastic week of education with our teachers, in particular, excelling in their demonstrated ability to teach young people online and on-site. Our teachers deserve immense praise from us all as they go the extra mile in planning exciting and stimulating learning activities, attending to individual needs, and evaluating successes and challenges. Well done TES teachers – all of you!

Our students, from Pre-School to our ‘veterans’ in Grade 11 who at long last were able to file into school in celebratory mode, were able to show their enthusiasm and commitment to learning… and, of course, to renew their relationships with teachers and friends. It really has been a joy for us all to see their smiles and, in fact, how tired they were at the end of exhausting days packed with learning and fun.

And, of course, I must recognise the immense commitment of what I sometimes call our ‘Support’ employees. Our teachers are very capable but we all know that without the support of our administrative staff, our campus would not be functioning at such a high level. Thank you to you all, and, especially so, for your commitment to quality in a Comprehensive Culture of Excellence. Our delightful campus, with so many new attractions, is a credit to you all.

So, dear families, whichever choice you have made, distance or on-site, The English School community is committed to providing an appropriate and first-class education for each and every young person, The English Way!

Best regards,

Jeff Shaw
Head of School and Rector