It has been lovely to see everyone back over the last three days. Oxford looks utterly magnificent; the
Meadow is full of cowslips and tulips and, all around us, that bewitching combination of buildings
and gardens has turned Oxford into a worldly paradise. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that there seems
to be a real atmosphere of positivity about the place and I’m looking forward to this term hugely.
One parent said to me this morning that she always associated this time of year with the excitement
of going back to school for the summer term that she felt when she was a child. I know exactly what
she means!