02/09/2026
**To the Year 6 children I photographed this summer…**
This week, you're becoming Year 7.
And I hope you know just how much is waiting for you.
New friends you'll never have met yet.
Teachers who will see things in you that you haven't discovered yet.
Things you'll be brilliant at.
Things you'll find difficult.
Days you'll absolutely love.
And days when you'll just want to come home.
All of it is part of growing up.
Don't worry about trying to be the coolest, cleverest or most confident person in the room.
Just be kind.
Be yourself.
Find your people.
And remember that everyone else is figuring it out too.
And to your mums, dads and grown-ups…
I know you're proud.
But I also know there's probably a little bit of your heart breaking as you watch them walk through those high school gates.
Because we're always telling them to grow.
Until they actually do.
Then we wonder if we could have just kept them little for a bit longer.
So here's to the next chapter.
**Good luck, Year 7. ❤️**
Go and make it a good one.