Liskeard School Pauses to Remember
On Tuesday 11 November, students and staff came together to mark Armistice Day with our annual Act of Remembrance, joining people across the country in honouring all those who have served and sacrificed for our country, past and present.
The morning began in the classroom, where students explored the history of Remembrance and why it continues to matter today. Teachers used the first lesson of the day to reflect on the origins of Armistice Day and the significance of the two-minute silence, helping students understand the meaning behind the traditions they would take part in later that morning.
Shortly before 11am, children from our nursery, students from the uniformed services and classes overlooking the quad gathered for the ceremony. Our prefects and uniformed services students stood on behalf of the whole school, representing us with great honour and respect. The prefects gave a moving reading of John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields”, written during the First World War, before Headteacher Mr Wendon read the fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen”.
As the school bell rang out, Mr Clyde played The Last Post, and everyone across the school, wherever they were, stopped what they were doing to observe the two-minute silence. The silence was brought to a close with Reveille, and after a final bell, students and staff returned quietly to their lessons.
It was a powerful moment for our whole school community, offering a chance not only to remember those who have given so much, but also to reflect on how each of us can serve our own community.
We would like to thank our prefects and uniformed services students for the dignity and care they showed throughout, and Mr Clyde for playing so beautifully and making the occasion so special.
We will remember them.
