Somerset College

It's all so still...

Never before has a Bjork song struck me as being so apt as now. This is my first summer holiday working at Somerset College and it really is quiet.

I was warned beforehand about how quiet it would get, but didn't think it would be this peaceful.

During term time there are thousands of students and tutors around the campus, but during the holidays it is just admin staff, cleaners, catering staff and the odd tutor popping in to give the place any life.

That is not to say that there is no work being done, I took a walk to construction last week and found the staff there with long lists of what needs to be completed to get ready for next years intake - files need updating, letters need sending out, budgets need to be finalised... The list seems never ending.

When I was at school, back in the day, I would cycle past the buildings and they would all be locked up with no-one but the caretaker onsite.

How different the College is.