Last week we had planned to mark the International Day of the Older Person, but this had to be postponed due to the period of mourning declared for His Majesty the Emir of Kuwait.

This week in advisory, students and teachers talked about the role of older persons in life, and how we should value them. We had some interesting discussions and it was great to see students picking out examples – some famous, and some personal – of older people whom they felt were inspirational. I thoroughly enjoyed the session with my own group, which was good-humoured, informative and touching.