“There used to be an empty chair at the back of the class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He’s nine years old (just like me), but he’s very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn’t like sweets – not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!”

Year 5 trip to the Rose Theatre in Kingston, to see The Boy at the Back of the Class, a story which highlights the power of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense and reminds us that everyone needs a place to call home.