h our Values ... by Toby Spence


Toby meets Terry he end of term visit to the Somme and Ypres


football team has become an international focus point and indeed, a uniting force for good. The 12 members of the ‘Wild


Boars’ football team and their coach have become the focus of a remarkable rescue operation which has seen collaboration from several countries and has become a major international news story. Despite tragedy along the way with the death of one of their rescuers, their story strikes me as one of remarkable courage, resilience and hope.


The global attention the rescue of this small group of boys is receiving tells us something about human nature, empathy and desire to reach out to those who are most in need of our help. Those in a position to step in and help are doing just that as they support the Thai authorities with the rescue. It is amazing what can be accomplished when we work collaboratively, when we put humanity first, when we empathise with human suffering, when we act decisively and when we reach out to those who most need our assistance.


Sibford School Head Toby Spence is pictured with humanitarian, author and Quaker, Terry Waite. The pair met at ChipLitFest 2018 in Chipping Norton where Terry was speaking at the opening event and promoting his latest book ‘Solitude’. A sell-out audience listened as the former envoy to the Archbishop of


Canterbury spoke about his five years as a hostage in Beirut and about his work with Hostage UK, an international organisation that supports the families of those taken captive in global hotspots. Sibford School is a regular supporter of ChipLitFest and was pleased


to sponsor the talk by Terry Waite. Other speakers taking part in the four-day festival included Richard Osman, Reggie Yates, Liza Tarbuck and Jeremy Vine.


Photograph courtesy of Silver Apples Photography


Pupils trap and identify moths


Retired teacher, Andy Newbold, returned briefly to Sibford this term to work with a group of Year 7 pupils helping them to set up moth traps. The traps were left overnight and in the morning Andy joined the pupils again to help them identify their catch. There were 15 different species of moths nestling amongst the empty egg boxes in the traps, the rarest ones being the Barred Straw and the Night Emerald. Cath Harding, Head of Science said:


“The pupils really enjoyed the session and it was a good opportunity for some of the pupils to get over their fear of moths!”


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