As an integral member of our school community, he has driven both children and staff to success in all areas. Mr. Arding is moving to Shalford Primary School, a Compass School in Essex, where he will be Head of School. We wish him all the best in his new role!

He gave us a final interview before he left:

·  What are some of your favourite memories at Wingfield?

Too many to mention – school trips and journeys with Mr. Mitakos (including a hair-raising run for a train at one point), building fairy gardens in Year Two, traumatising a whole school by dressing in a very unflattering David Bowie costume one day, playing an increasingly elaborate prank about a swimming pool on the roof with a Year Four class, the day I ripped my trousers running into a glass door … it’s been a journey…

·  What will you miss most about Wingfield?

 My colleagues, who have always inspired me and made me smile.

·  What has Wingfield taught you?

 That I could be a leader; I never believed that until I arrived here.

·  Where are you going to next?

A wonderful school in Essex called Shalford.  It’s the complete opposite of Wingfield; it’s 150 years old, it’s tiny, it’s rural, and it’s a whole new challenge.

·  What final message do you have for the school?

Our curriculum doesn’t tell you the whole picture.  It tells you about a few people who changed the world.  But most of us aren’t those people; most of us just change our own worlds.  The world is only made a better place by us being kind to those around us.  They don’t build statues for these acts, but they matter the most: small acts of kindness.