St Edward's Chronicle October 2016

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PEOPLE This term we welcome a number of new members of staff to the Common Room: Matthew Fletcher as Head of Chemistry; Monica Islam to teach Chemistry; Michael Bunch to teach RS; Nicholas Permain to teach Art; Annie Blair to teach Maths; David Aldred OSE to teach Drama; Anna Heeran to teach German; Adriana Tsenina to teach Politics; and David Bickerton to teach Physics. Susan Holland will join us in January to teach DT. New internal appointments this term are as follows: Milly Pumfrey becomes Head of Shells; Fiona Wickens, Head of Sixth Form; Jonathan Muir, Assistant Head of Sixth Form; Beth Steer, Head of Pupil Wellbeing; Anna Fielding, Assistant IB Diploma Coordinator; Dr Lucinda Gallagher, IB Theory of Knowledge Coordinator; John Simpson, Exams Officer; Andrew Grounds, Master i/c Rugby; and Richard Howitt, Master i/c Cricket. Katie Greves Rower Katie Greves joins the English Department this term hot on the heels of a silver medal in Rio, the first ever Olympic medal for a British women’s eight. One of the longest serving members of the GB rowing team, it was third-time lucky for Katie in Rio after fifth place finishes in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Katie has spent most of her senior career in the eight, winning medals at World and European Championships. Alongside teaching English, Katie will coach Shell rowing.

New Assistant HMs this year are: Rob Cottrell, Cowell’s; Huw Thomas, Tilly’s; Simon Palferman, Segar’s; Richard Howitt, Kendall; and Laura Allen, Avenue. New Resident Tutors are: Tom Holdsworth, Kendall; Nic Bond, Apsley; Sam Lapage, Segar’s; Ashley Somogyi, Mac’s and Annie Blair, Corfe. We say goodbye and good luck to Matrons Baba Balfour Paul from Cowell’s, Pascha Francisco from Tilly’s, Kathy Bailey from Kendall and Hannah Bloch from Corfe. Kathy now works in the Health Centre and Hannah continues to teach Speech and Drama. We welcome new Matrons Yasmin Dean in Tilly’s, Claire Elliott in Corfe and Amy Rutherford in Kendall. In personal news, many congratulations to Zoe and Michael Jennings on the safe arrival of Thea Hesperides (Hesper) on 31st May.

John Wiggins cheerfully shows off his official Guinness World Record certificate for being the youngest rower ever to win the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race

Advice from OSE Hearing from OSE when they visited in the summer was an incredibly useful exercise. Listening to their experiences after School made all the Sixth Form guests aware how many different pathways are possible. Having left St Edward’s about five years ago, the speakers covered such vital topics as the challenge of arriving at university, what the workload is like, whether to take a year out and how to actually find a job. The most valuable advice I took away from the evening was to be persistent in job searching, to never be afraid to hassle, and to take advantage of all opportunities that come your way no matter how daunting they seem. Over dinner, I sat next to a man who had been at Durham, which is where I want to study. He was bubbly, charming and very helpful in answering all my questions about the University, both academic and social. Immy Higgins (Dragon) Like Immy, I was really surprised by the range of careers (or otherwise!) pursued by OSE. I met a Marketing Director at Saracens Rugby, a writer for various NGOs, a persistent ‘gapper’ and an Exeter undergraduate – who had previously spent time as a bus driver. I also met an Arabic speaker which was very helpful for me as I’m looking to read French and Arabic at university. Alex Niang (The London Oratory)

OSE Hamish Atkinson, Reuben Mynheer and Henry Bickers

We say goodbye to three long-term members of the School’s administrative team: Lorna Roche, Warden’s PA, Sheila Hazelden, Bursar’s PA and Moira Nye, Sub- Warden’s PA; we welcome Claire Skelton, Gail Fletcher and Lisa Smyth respectively to carry on the good work