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JulySpeech DayGeneral Richard Nugee the recently retired Chief of Defence People (CDP) was our guest speaker, he delivered a scintillating, humorous and thought-provoking speech. General Nugee initially spoke of his childhood and how he and his brothers were shaped by their parents to do good in the world. This led to General Nugee joining the Army where he served on operations across the globe at every rank (bar one) from Second Lieutenant to 3 Star General. His passion for looking after people came through clearly throughout his talk. Following his role as CDP he was invited to become the MOD lead for climate change. His compelling narrative around the direct correlation between war and climate change as food and water become more scarce across the globe, was relevant and sobering. He gave his own personal accounts of Afghan farmers turning to the Taliban, just to be paid so they could place food on the table, as water was so limited and crops were failing. General Nugee finished with two pieces of advice. ‘Never say no to an invitation to a coffee’ – or whatever drink takes your fancy. The second piece of advice was never chase money, or things you are not interested in. General Nugee stated ‘slowly, through taking pleasure in what I was doing and reading, I became a little more knowledgeable and a little more use to others, eventually, I even made it pay’.Thank you also to Freya and James (our Heads of College), for their heart warming and powerful speeches. AprilDeputy Head Pastoral AppointmentWe were delighted to announce that Ali Cocksworth (above) had been appointed as Deputy Head Pastoral at LWC starting in September 2023. From an incredibly strong field from across the educational sector, Ali stood out as the individual to lead pastoral care at LWC into Strategy 2030.Ali had been a Housemistress and teacher of English at Bradfield College for the last seven years. She began her teaching career at North London Collegiate School in 2010 where she was appointed as Assistant Head of Middle School in 2012 and took over as Head of Middle School the following year, taking strategic and day-to-day responsibility for Years 7-9, as well as being Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. She has also worked in Public Relations and school admissions and marketing prior to teaching.Ali studied English Literature at Cambridge University, has an MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature from Birkbeck, University of London, and is a studying for a PhD in trauma, race and gender in western literature. MayParent BallThank you so much to our brilliant FLWC team for hosting a superb Centenary Ball in May! It was such a fantastic event, and we were so pleased to welcome so many parents to enjoy our wonderful school. Our amazing catering team did us proud and the brilliant Lower Sixth serving staff too. JuneA Level Art ExhibitionOur talented Upper Sixth artists had the opportunity to share their exceptional artwork with the LWC Community and beyond, at this wonderful exhibition in the Gavin Hall.AugustBuddhist Retreat, LWC EnterprisesIn August LWC Enterprises opened our doors to welcome 200 visitors from a group called Pundarika. Pundarika UK is a small charity dedicated to supporting the teachings and meditation retreats of Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Tsoknyi Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who is the spiritual head of several nunneries and other educational projects in Nepal and Tibet. During the retreat, Rinpoche instructed the attendees on the specific meditations of his tradition. 45