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The Westbournian 2019–2020 ‘An Unprecedented Year’ Junior School www.westbourneschool.co.uk 1 THE WESTBOURNIAN 2019–2020 ‘AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR’... Staff List Westbourne School as of September 2019 Educating girls and boys for life GOVERNORS SENIOR SCHOOL Mr S Hinchliffe Chairman. Local resident Art & Design Mr M Farn BA (Hons) PGCE Mr A Eaton Former parent, former pupil DT Mr C Bell BA (Hons) PGCE Mr J Kenworthy Parent of current pupil Drama/Religion Mrs N Rigby BA (Hons) PGCE Mr I Wileman Former Headmaster – Dore Primary English Miss C Smith BA (Hons) PGCE Mr D Merifield Parent of current pupil Mrs Natalie Leyland BA (Hons) Mr S Goodhart Former Headmaster – Swanbourne House English/Film Mrs D Loane BA (Hons) PGCE Mr G Day Current grandparent Food Technology Mrs D Loasby BA (Hons) PGCE Mr I Loasby AMRC French Mrs V Hinchliffe Maîtrise (Rennes) Mrs J Leatherland Current parent Dr S Shirtcliffe MA, PhD, BA, PGCE Geography Mr I Davey BA (Hons) PGCE Mr M Schofield Current parent Geog/Games/Hist Mr S Glover BSc (Hons) Mrs Julia Wroth Current parent Computer Studies Miss K Baker MA, PGCE Learning Support Mrs N Day BA (Hons) PGCE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Mrs K Lillywhite BA (Hons) PGCE HEADMASTER Mr J B Hicks Med, BEd (Hons) Mathematics Mr P Bunton BA (Hons) PGCE Head of Senior School Mr P Birbeck MA (Cantab) PGCE Mr P Birbeck MA (Cantab) PGCE Head of Junior School Mr J Clark BA (Hons) PGCE Mr G Beckett Cert Ed Director of Studies Mr P Bunton BA (Hons) PGCE Mr C Allison MA BA Head of Pastoral/SENCo/ Mrs N Day BA (Hons) PGCE Maths/Games Mr C Motley BEd Designated Safeguarding Lead/ History Mr J Jewitt BSc (Hons) Deputy Head of Juniors Mr A Tedcastle BSc (Hons) Music Mrs M Pritchett BA (Hons) PGCE Bursar Mrs V Khan MBA CIMA Mr A Collis BMus (Hons) PE/Games Mr N Elvidge Latham BEd (Hons) PGCE Director of Marketing & Admissions Ms A Bywater PGC in Mgmt Stu. Cert in Admissions Mgmt Mrs L Mirfin BSc (Hons) PGCE Miss V Pursehouse BSc (Hons) PGCE PRE-SCHOOL Mr J Herrick Head of Early Mrs E Rees-Oxley BSc PGCE Advanced Games/PSHEE Miss E Myhill BSc (Hons) QTS Years - SENCo Early Years PSHEE/Post 16 Mrs R Wilcox BA (Hons) PGCE Deputy Leader Miss R Hall EY Educator Level 3 Science Dr A Twitty PhD BSc (Hons) PGCE Practitioner Miss S Wright BA (Hons) Mr A Brown BSc (Hons) PGCE Practitioner Mr E Farmilo BA (Hons) PGCE Mrs N Staff BSc (Hons) QTS (maternity) Practitioner Miss I Phillips, Saba Mansoor, Emma Walsh Mr E Beale (covering Mrs Staff maternity) Mrs S Fairbank BSc (Hons) PGCE JUNIOR SCHOOL Senior Teacher Mrs R Wilcox BA (Hons) PGCE Reception – Mrs E Rees-Oxley BSc PGCE Advanced (Languages/ PSHE/Post 16) Head of Early Years Early Years Modern Foreign Languages Mr S Roberts BA (Hons) PGCE Reception Nina Kent QTS Primary French Mrs C George BA (Hons) PGCE Reception T/Training Laura Sizer Reception TA Miss M Moorhouse MUSIC STAFF Year 1 Mrs L Gwilliam BA (Hons) Drums Mr D Johnston Trinity Guildhall Grade 8 Mrs B Ryan BA (Hons) PGCE Guitar Mr C Walker Grad Diploma in light music Year 1 TA Miss L Ogden BA (Hons) Guitar Mr K Walker Grad Diploma in light music Year 2 Mr M Hawker BA (Hons) PGDipEd MA Singing Miss G Walters BMus (Hons) Year 2 TA Mrs C Swift Foundation degree in EY Violin Ms C Burchell BA (Hons) CT ABRSM Year 3 Miss I Fay BA (Hons) Piano Mr B Petty BA (Hons) Year 3 TA Miss N Hinchliffe BSc (Hons) PGCE Woodwind/Brass Mr B Winter ABRSM Mr B Bray BA (Hons) Cache Level 3 SUPPORT STAFF Year 4 Mrs C Whitmore BEd (Hons) Mr R Lomax MA, BA (Hons), PGCE Mrs L Korgul ASC/Lunch time Support NVQ Level 3 Mrs C Longmire HLTA, Dyslexia & Literacy Level 4 Year 5 Mrs J Paul BA (Hons) PGCE Mrs K Hales PG Dip Literacy & Dyslexia. Mr A Tedcastle BSc (Hons) PGCE Year 6 Mr J Clark BA (Hons) PGCE TECHNICIANS / ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE Mrs K Moss BA (Hons) Network Manager Mr S Needham Forest Schools Mr G Magenty BMus (Hons) PGCE Curriculum Support Mr A Wraith Drama Mrs S Foster-Major B Ed (Hons) Junior School Secretary Mrs J Kersley BA (Hons) Music Mr M Woodward MSc, BA (Hons), PGCE Senior School Secretary Mrs F Walker LCCI Private Sec Cert. French Mme V Hinchliffe Maîtrise (Rennes) Admissions Assistant Mrs C Whitehead Design Tech. Mrs D Loasby BA (Hons) PGCE PA to Headmaster Mrs A Morton Games & PE Mr N Elvidge Latham BSc (Hons) PGCE Mrs L Mirfin BSc (Hons) PGCE Finance Assistant Mr D Lawless Science Mrs S Fairbank BSc (Hons) PGCE Accounts Assistant Mrs C Jow SENCO Mrs K Lillywhite BA (Hons) PGCE Groundsman Mr N Lynch TA (Chinese speaking) Mrs M Johnson MSc, BA (Hons) Caretaker Mr G Dodds School News Pre-School Sport Senior School Music Prize Giving Junior School The Arts Letter from the Headmaster a response that would aid the school’s Now that everybody is back to school, survival and ensure that, come what may, we have measures in place to ensure we continue educating and nurturing safety, including pupil bubbles, much less children for life. movement and full deep-cleaning every day. As lockdown became increasingly We often refer to the Westbourne inevitable, we took measures to protect Family - it’s a special combination of the our pupils and staff. We stopped sports interaction between staff, pupils and events and made the difficult decision to parents and our pastoral care for each cancel the school’s production of West pupil. I could never have imagined how Side Story. We understood that the steps important this would be. we made at that juncture could save lives and this had to be our focus. Positive outcomes for the school As we entered the last week of March, I You might have thought that there would asked staff to give homework via Google be a drop in admissions during such a Classroom. This afforded us time to test period. However, the demand for school and deal with technical issues before places was higher than ever thanks to the official lockdown began. Our early our reputation for academic excellence, response allowed us to be fully prepared pastoral care and a commitment to small once it came into force and we transferred class sizes. A total of 375 pupils were all our classes online. enrolled for the beginning of the new The balance between academic academic year, 2020-2021, bringing us excellence, exercise and pastoral care closer to our global target of 400 pupils, is core to our approach at Westbourne. which is a remarkable achievement in the Welcome to The Westbournian This was more important than ever as the wake of the pandemic. for 2019 to 2020, marking an national education system was rocked, We are working all the time to create new academic year in which the and every family and child were faced with facilities to accommodate Westbourne’s school, our staff and pupils restrictions on all kinds of daily activities. growing numbers. Our expansion plans have shone in the face of an Although there were setbacks in terms and an exciting schedule of major and other works are ongoing, as you’ll see unprecedented challenge. of giving our pupils the opportunity to sit exams, our teaching staff were quick from the following report from Scott When the year started, Westbourne was to adapt, providing a full timetable of Hinchliffe, Chairman of the Board of in an excellent position - admissions were remote teaching. This placed our school Governors. at an all-time high and we were looking in a strong position to provide robust forward to building work commencing on educational support for all year groups. Looking to Westbourne’s future our long-awaited new school hall. National Westbourne remained open for the Westbourne will continue to provide events overtook us and Westbourne, children of key workers and staff also opportunities in sport, music and drama along with the rest of the world found volunteered to work during the Easter for all pupils, as well as a considerable itself facing the global coronavirus holiday to make sure these pupils received array of after school activities and trips pandemic. Nevertheless, I am humbled full support. Our Westbourne Breakfast in the UK and overseas. This is subject by how significantly the resilience of the Club and After School clubs also continued to continual and changing Government school has been proven, as you’ll find out to provide care for key workers’ children guidance with regards to the pandemic. in this year’s publication. and vital support for working parents. For a school of our size, the exam Westbourne’s response to Our children’s wellbeing and ability to results, sporting, musical and dramatic coronavirus cope was monitored throughout and staff achievements are exceptional, led by our responded to their feedback. We knew outstanding teaching staff. What the last I firmly believe that the Westbourne the virus could make or break the school year has demonstrated is that we live Way - the combined strength of our staff, in terms of the quality of education and and breathe our values of excellence, pupils and parents - enabled us to respond support but Westbourne’s staff stepped inclusion, respect and resilience, whatever swiftly and effectively. We developed up to the plate. is thrown our way. School News www.westbourneschool.co.uk 4 Update from Scott Hinchliffe, Chairman of the Board of Governors - We developed risk assessments and 2.
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