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From The Principal’s Desk From The Principal’s Desk

The Talent And Teamwork In The workshop will include practical advice and Thank you for all your support and for be-

time for questions, so it’s an excellent oppor-
ing part of our school community. We’re
Our School Community Are tunity to learn and share. I’d love to see you achieving great things together; there’s so
much more to come.
there.
Always Inspiring. Some Personal News

I’ve got some personal news I’d like to share.
For the past two years, I’ve been studying for
as well, with their Bambini and Mini teams win- a Master’s in Education at Middlesex University
ning first place. The talent and teamwork in our Dubai. Last week, I received my final result—a Aim for the

school community are always inspiring. Distinction. It’s been a lot of hard work, but I’m
Philip Reynolds thrilled with the outcome. highest grade
Principal
We were honoured to welcome Mr Femi Ajilore,
a former professional footballer, as our guest. Even more exciting, my dissertation has been and put the
Dear Parents, While the setup had some hiccups, the day was selected for a competition. This weekend, I’ll

a great success. Thank you to everyone who represent Middlesex Dubai in the final, and if I work in, it’s the
he past few weeks at Regent have made it happen—parents, staff, and students win, I’ll move on to compete against other UK
been exciting and busy. There’s so alike. universities. It’s also being prepared for publi- only way to do
Tmuch to celebrate, and I’d like to cation, which is my first academic paper that

share some highlights with you and an up- Parenting Workshop looks at the barriers schools face in adopting the best you can
coming event I hope you’ll attend. This Saturday, we’re hosting a Parenting Work- International Safeguarding Standards in Nige- - at any age.
shop at school from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It’s ria. But I have two more after it, hopefully in the

9th Inter-School Football all about helping parents tackle the challenges pipeline.
of raising children today. We’ll cover topics like
Tournament
mental health, online safety, and how to com- My Message To Our Students
Last Saturday, The Regent Secondary municate better with teenagers.
This shows how powerful education can be at
School hosted the 9th Inter-School Foot- We’ve invited some fantastic speakers to lead
any age. If I can do this at nearly 58, imagine
ball Tournament. It was a fantastic day, the sessions:
what’s possible for our students educational-
with 13 schools and more than 40 teams
ly in the upcoming and ongoing end of term
competing. The categories included Bam- • Dr Zara Maiyaki, a medical profession-
one examinations and other examinations
binis, Minis, Junior Boys, Girls, and Senior al and a valued member of our Regent
later in the year. Aim for the highest grade
Boys. family in the past.
and put the work in, it’s the only way to do the
• Mrs Oluwatoyin Ogunkanmi is a psychol-
best you can - at any age.
Our teams performed brilliantly. The Ju- ogist specialising in family issues.
nior Boys and Senior Boys both came out • Mrs Tega Omogor is an advocate for

on top, and The Regent Primary did just drug abuse prevention.

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