Travel on Singapore passport (Tier 5 GAE visa)

Please excuse me if this is a simple question. I cannot find an answer by searching.
I am on a 1 year Tier 5 visa to the UK (government approved exchange), commenced on 1 August 2013.
I hold a Singapore passport, which allows me to stay in the UK as a tourist for 6 months.
If I leave the UK for France in July, can I return after 1 August 2014 as a tourist? I would not have returned to my country of origin (Singapore). but would leaving the country have 'reset' my clock? In any case, I do not intend to stay in the UK more than a couple weeks in August, just long enough to pack up and return to Singapore.
Thanks. Any advice would be appreciated.

You should be ok.
I would suggest you ensure you take your return to Singapore ticket to prove your intentions if you are queried on your return to the UK from France.

Thanks frontier mole, appreciate the advice.