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








                                                                                                                                  People traditionally celebrate Bonfire Night with
                                                                                                                                  fireworks,  bonfires,  sparklers,  and  baked  pota-
                                                                                                                                  toes.
                                                     This critical exercise was carefully

                                                    planned, and students and staff are                                           I am particularly excited by Bonfire Night at Re-

                                                    working to improve coordination in                                            gent because I live about 10 kilometres away
                                                                                                                                  from Lewes in East Sussex when I am in the UK.
                                                    future runs to ensure it is seamless.                                         Lewes hosts Britain’s largest Bonfire Night cele-

                                                                                                                                  brations, with upwards of 40,000 people visiting
                                                                                                                                  yearly. Regent Secondary’s Bonfire Night should
                                                                                                                                  be a spectacular event and, as I have stated
                  Philip Reynolds                                                                                                                                                                      Regent is a
                     Principal                                                                                                    in previous  newsletters, one  of the year’s high
                                                                                                                                  points.                                                              community
        Dear Parents and Students,                              and providing a secure environment where

                                                                their safety is always prioritized. This event                    I look forward to seeing you all there.                              rooted in respect
                ince last week’s newsletter, we have            significantly  strengthens  our  emergency
                                                                                                                                                                                                       and unity, where
                                                                                                                                  With all these beautiful events from different cul-
                had an excellently managed and                  preparedness and fosters a safety culture
        S attended Accolades Assembly, a                        throughout our school community.                                  tures, I’d like to celebrate the rich diversity that
         very competitive Inter-House Volleyball                                                                                  defines our school community. Our differences—                       every voice gets
         competition, and the Parents-Teachers                  We had a Year 11 IGCSE Science trip to AEDC                       in culture, background, beliefs, and talents—cre-                    heard & everyone
         Conference (PTC), which went well. We                  on Tuesday, and as always, our students                           ate a welcoming environment where everyone’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                       feels they truly
         have also had a lockdown drill. Regent                 were excellent and garnered positive feed-                        uniqueness is cherished. These varied perspec-
         Secondary School conducted its first lock-             back from all concerned.                                          tives enrich our learning and teach us empathy,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       belong.
         down drill on Thursday, 7th October, at 10                                                                               understanding, and collaboration.
         a.m. This critical exercise was carefully              The Inter-House Debate competition takes
         planned, and students and staff are work-              place on Friday, 8th November.                                    Diversity is our strength. We grow stronger to-
         ing to improve coordination in future runs                                                                               gether by embracing our differences and learn-
         to ensure it is seamless.                              Bonfire Night, student-led and organized by                       ing from one another. Regent is a community
                                                                our Duke of Edinburgh International Award                         rooted in respect and unity, where every voice
         Lockdown drills are vital to our overall               students, also takes place on Friday, 8th No-                     gets heard and everyone feels they truly belong.

         safety framework, designed to ensure ev-               vember.  Bonfire  Night  is  on  5th  November
         eryone knows how to respond swiftly and                every year in the UK, and at British schools
         effectively in an unlikely emergency. Con-             worldwide, it is usually celebrated on the
         ducting  our  first  drill  underlines  Regent’s       nearest Friday after the 5th.
         dedication  to  safeguarding  our  students








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