September is full of possibilities.  It is exciting to welcome new Year 7 and Lower Sixth students, and boarders in other year groups too. 

I told the Lower Sixth this story about Russian dolls. 

David Ogilvy founded the advertising agency which bears his name.  He used to send a nested set of dolls to his new executives, with a message tucked in its centre.  He explained: 

“When you are appointed to head an office in the Ogilvy & Mather chain, I send you one of these Russian dolls. Inside the smallest you will find this message: ‘If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs, but if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy & Mather will become a company of giants.’”

At LRGS, we regard our new students in a similar way. 

We are not looking for pupils who will be smaller.  Their job is not simply to fit inside our box.  Our ambition is more expansive! 

Instead, we need each student to bring energy, interests and ideas to expand our horizons.  Their perspectives make us bigger, and better. 

We are on the edge of our seats to see what our new pupils will create, design and lead - so that we will be a school of giants.  Welcome!