Head's Newsletter 27 September 2021

HOUSE NEWS

variety of competition has only grown over the years leading to the Championship that hundreds of students enjoy every year. No doubt Mr. Ingall will still be seen enthusiastically cheering on KM at future events but in the arrival of Ms. Dharmawardhane as the new Head of KM few should question KM's continued competitiveness in this year's competition.

The final weeks of term saw the House Championship reach a crescendo of events. From Number Brain to Rowing and Sports' Day, students from across the school fought fiercely for every point as DW closed in on their first ever Championship and a cluster of houses wrestled for top half finishes. In the end, DW finished as they had performed all year. 3rd in both Rowing and Number Brain as well as a win at Sports Day which went down to the wire ahead of CG saw them seal a commanding overall victory in which they only failed to secure a top 4 finish in a single event. A huge congratulations to Dr. Selig and his captains Noor and Sophia for overseeing such an immense performance from start to finish. Elsewhere there was plenty to celebrate too. Raleigh secured a win in Cricket, KM in Rowing, a further win for DW in Tennis and Livingstone in Number Brain. Livingstone represented the unsung heroes of the year, climbing to 5th and in the process their highest finish for 6 years. Huge credit goes to Mrs Karska and her captain team for such an improvement which sets up the upcoming year's competition nicely! However, any review of the 2020 - 2021 Championship would be lacking if it failed to mention the end of Mr. Ingall's incredibly successful tenure as Head of KM. Winning it 4 years on the bounce between 2015 - 2018 and having never failed to finish in the top 2, Mr. Ingall's boundless energy and competitive streak has helped establish KM as a fearsome winning machine that anyone hoping to win the Championship knows they will have to overcome through immense consistency of effort. Further to this, Mr. Ingall has long since been an immense champion of the House System ensuring its scale of partition and

YOUNG CARERS AT TIFFIN SCHOOL

A young carer is a young person aged 5 – 16 who looks after someone who couldn ’ t manage without their help. This could mean looking after a parent, brother or sister, grandparent or family friend who has a disability, long term illness, or drug and alcohol related issues. You can find further information through the Kingston Young Carers Project here https:// www.kingstonyoungcarers.org.uk/ There is also more information on the AfC website here https://kr.afcinfo.org.uk/pages/local - offer/information - and - advice/information - for - carers/young - carers - and - siblings Tiffin can provide extra help for young carers, such as extra help with homework, flexibility around calling home, ensuring a teacher to talk to and we can help guide young people toward external support. If you think your child is a young carer, please contact Mrs O'Sullivan at hosullivan@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk