I work in a school, so for me this week marks the half-term break. Variously called Easter Term at Stonyhurst, Lent Term at Downside and Spring Term at Ampleforth, the name matters not. What matters is that pupils and staff can now take a break – from work and from each other. This half term has been a hard one: mock exams, course work submissions, university interviews, outdoor games in dreadful weather. Making it to the end is the prize. One is reminded of the French constitutional theorist Abbé Sieyès. When asked what he did during the Reign of Terror he famously replied, “J’ai vécu” – I survived.