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Rachel

At secondary school I think the traits that have helped me get through it are probably a good sense of humour, determination and confidence because without those things you would have just been really sad.

Oliver

In our old schools we didn’t have much responsibility, but now, secondary school, we’ve got a lot more. We’ve got to pack our books and make sure we’ve got them, and homework, there’s a lot more of it. And we’ve got to make sure it’s there. And also the teachers trust us to do these things.

Rachel

I think that good characteristics will help you, getting further in life because once I went for a country trial with netball and to be in counties you need to be really determined and confident because you need to be one of the best.

Helen

She’s had both disappointments and successes in sport. And on both occasions she’s dealt with them admirably really, with the disappointment she’s looked back, laughed about it, moved on. Tried not to dwell on it and in the successes when perhaps some of her friends haven’t been as successful she’s dealt with that with humility and been mature. I think that as a parent we don’t necessarily intend to teach our children good character, however teaching your child how to behave, how to interact with others, how to show respect, I think those are all the useful tools that as a parent you should equip your child with because in the academic world there is always the chance that the child might not achieve perhaps what they want to achieve. But if they’ve got some of the character skills then those can help them find an alternative and be equally happy in life.