Upon interviewing Russel Francis - the band’s drummer, formally bassist - he gave a deeper insight into the band: who it’s made up of, why they split up in the first place, and when they’re debuting.

 

“We have a really strong social side to teaching here at Reach, which is what I think makes teaching better because we are really good friends and social colleagues”

The band is made up of teachers from all sorts of departments, ranging from English, to Maths, to Sciences. Two members - both Russel and Fran - were in the band before they parted back before lockdown. The band used to be very close, however without any venues to play at, they ended up drifting apart. On top of this, some of the teachers ended up leaving, and couldn’t make it to practice sessions.

However, with the lockdown finally easing, it seemed fitting to finally reform the group - and the Christmas fair seemed like the perfect deadline, along with the Teacher’s Christmas Party. Step 3 has been working tirelessly to perfect their extensive set list, and given each member’s previous experience, it seems like the debut performance will go perfectly.