2007-2008 has been a record year for us with the most number of schools ever on our customer books.

Our involvement with schools and colleges confirms our belief that there is a tremendous amount of excellent and innovative teaching and learning taking place in this country.

The media tends to dwell on isolated bad news, but we are proud of the achievements of our schools.

These include Bootham, who produced stunning exam results. Their school is founded on Quaker principles, like Pickards.

Fir Vale in Sheffield is an example of a school with a remarkable record of improvement despite being in the centre of the city and with many students who do not speak English as their first language.

We wish all our many school clients every success in 2008-2009.