CCF (RN/Army) Residential Trip to HMS Raleigh, Cornwall
A major focus this week has been our preparations for the Remembrance commemorations for the weekend, and on the 11th November itself. I have long felt that Remembrance holds an importance for us as a society well beyond that which is openly communicated. By taking the time to stop, fall silent, and reflect we are not just remembering those who gave their lives for their country. We are also making a statement that we still respect values such as duty, and service, for it is these values which drove those whom we fall silent to remember. And while this is true for us as a society, it is especially true for us as a school community.
When I spoke to the school in Assembly on Monday morning I asked them to make sure that they took the time to look at the panels surrounding them in the Memorial Hall. These are boys (and they are all boys, as the first girls did not join King's until the 1960s) who will have walked the same streets, and sat in some of the same classrooms as our pupils do today. Yet when the time came they placed values such as service of their country, and duty to others, above what may well have been understandable personal fears and concerns. 56 old boys were killed in World War One, and in the years that followed that number rose to 120, with the most recent Old Brutonian killed in conflict being Ben Ross, in Afghanistan in 2009. It is vital that we remember them, their courage, and their sacrifice. Remembrance also gives us the opportunity to reflect on the current serving members of the armed forces, of whom many are current King's families, and to give gratitude for those who have chosen to live a life of service to their country.
Our Remembrance Sunday commemorations, both our school service and also joining with the town's procession and Act of Remembrance, is one event in which our military band and CCF play a central role, and do so brilliantly. This civic occasion also encapsulates the importance of our links with the town around us. We hold a justifiable sense of pride in our school, but we remain equally conscious of the fact that we exist within, and are proud contributors to the wider community beyond our walls.
Matt Radley - Headmaster
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "6th Form pupils working hard to clear the medieval fishponds in their Community Service slot")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "The King's Bruton community enjoyed a fantastic Mental Health Awareness Week")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "We say goodbye to Ann Lintern who is retiring after 36 years at King's Bruton")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "The first day back of the Summer Term")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "Ian Wilmshurst, Headmaster, reflects on a successful Easter Term")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "An academic roundup of the Easter Term from Dan Cupit, Deputy Head, Academic")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "A hugely uplifting and memorable Community Choral Concert")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "Pupils from Bruton Primary School had fun at a monoprint workshop at King's Bruton")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "An uplifting Community Concert and Tea enjoyed by our local elderly community")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "Our lovely Matrons are the beating heart of our Houses")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "Celebrating the Lunar New Year with a traditional meal")
.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "Forces children have been educated at King’s Bruton for generations")