Festival of Friends

3 Feb 26

Eight Service Children from Years 7, 8 and 9 enjoyed a fantastic day at the Festival of Friends at University of Bath last week. The event was organised by the Wessex Inspiration Network and the Armed Forces Education Trust. During the visit, students learned about university life, met other Service Children from across Wiltshire and took part in a song‑writing workshop led by Otto Aday from the charity Never Such Innocence.

As part of our ongoing whole-school improvement project, supported by Wiltshire’s Festival of Friends, we are continuing to strengthen the support we offer to our Service Children. More students will have opportunities to take part in similar trips and interventions over the coming terms.

To find out more about the Festival of Friends project that Sheldon is committed to delivering, please visit Wiltshire Festival of Friends - Right Choice. If you have any questions about how we are supporting our Service Children at Sheldon please contact Mrs Kathryn Avent kavent@sheldonschool.co.uk. 

My favourite teacher was Mr Girvan. It was impossible not to absolutely love English if he taught it. He was just the nicest human being and he never raised his voice at our class once and I had him for years from year 8 to year 12.
Kirsty Wang - Medical student at Bristol University