Head's Newsletter 9 December 2016

singing at Tiffin as only a few of these boys are invited to join the main Tiffin Boys’ Choir. After the departure in the summer of a very established group of Tiffinians, the new group, led by the experienced Rory McKeon, showed how hard they have been rehearsing for the Christmas season.

The younger members of the choir have had a busy week recording for a commercial and for the Blankety Blank Christmas Special – to be aired on Christmas Eve on ITV at 6.30pm. The boys were well looked after at ITV Studios and certainly enjoyed the whole experience, particularly the revolving stage.

With one week of term left there is just the Rose Theatre Christmas Concert, the BT Christmas Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, the Tiffin Carol Service (to be recorded by Classic FM) and the Jazz Evening.

A special concert took place at the Kingston United Reformed Church involving the Tiffin Children’s Chorus, Oratorio Trebles and the new line up of the Tiffinians. Children’s Chorus comprises

Thirteen Year 12 Economists attended the 2016 Royal Economic Society Lecture at the Royal Institution on Tuesday 29 rd November. This year’s lecture was delivered by Philipp Kircher, Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh who came to Economics via a first degree in engineering and a master’s degree in business administration before being attracted to microeconomic theory, specialising in search theory and matching. Professor Kircher’s lecture addressed the question “How economics can help you find a partner and employment”! He elegantly showed how theory can be used to understand why some are unhappy with their work or with their partners and how improvements towards an optimal outcome can be achieved.

mainly primary school children across the boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and rehearses on Mondays at Tiffin School with Deputy Head of Music, Sian Cadogan. There are up to 60 children signed up and some of the older girls love it so much they keep coming, even at 15 and 16. The Oratorio trebles gave a lovely rendition of Howard Goodall’s The Lord is my shepherd and are testament to the popularity of

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