The third Wednesday of November is rapidly becoming a highlight in my calendar: for the past few years, I have had the pleasure and privilege of taking the senior girls’ football team to the annual festival hosted by Great Walstead. From the outset, it is evident to me how this event exemplifies the best qualities of the pupils at Skippers.

Plenty of willing volunteers put themselves forward and others step up at the last-minute as injury replacements. The girls organise their own positions and take ownership over their tactics. With the discipline that comes with netball [...]

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