We're rapidly approaching the end of term which means that we're beginning to say our farewells to staff members who are leaving us.
This year is worse than usual here in science as we have 3 teachers going. One is retiring, one is moving to another school in the UK and one is going to teach in Hong Kong! They are all lovely people and the department really won't seem the same without them.
However, let's try to stay positive! If we are saying goodbye to some old colleagues, that means that come september we will be giving a warm welcome to some new colleagues. 4 of them in fact in science. They have been in for visits over the past week or so, and from what I've seen I think they will fit in really well.
So even though the department will be quite different next year, that doesn't necessarily mean it will be worse and I'm looking forward to whatever the future brings us!
