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Speech Day Report 2018/19 the Governing Body of Contents Oundle School 2018/19 Governors 4 Staff Valete and Salvete Speech Day Report 2018/19 The Governing Body of Contents Oundle School 2018/19 Governors 4 Staff Valete and Salvete *+ Mr RH Ringrose, Chairman + Mr DA Hutchinson, Vice Chairman Chapel and Chaplaincy 5 + Mr CJ Bartram + Mr JH Cartwright Academic 6-9 Mr N Chippington Exam results, awards, Mr H Clayden lectures, debates, exhibitions and trips Ms K Hall + Mr KI Hodgson Co-curricular 9-14 Mrs J Kibbey Music, the Stahl Theatre, Mrs R Lawes Community Action, CCF, OSCAR * Mr C McAndrew Radio, Cripps Library and other awards Mrs D McGregor Mr MCB Spens Sport 15-20 * Mr TW Stubbs Ex Officio Building Developments and 21 New Facilities * Mr JN Whitmore, Master of the Grocers’ Company Including the new Sports Centre, the opening of the athletics track and * Mr R Uloth, Second Warden of the Grocers’ Company Scott House * Mr T Coleridge, Third Warden of the Grocers’ Company Mr DJ Toriati OBE, Bursar and Secretary Oundle Society 22 Including reports on charities and the Old Oundelian Club + Old Oundelian * Member of the Court of the Grocers’ Company The Archive 22 Laxton Junior School 23 Final Word from the Head 23 With thanks to the School Photography Club, led by Mr Quetglas. 2 The Report | June 2019 The Report | June 2019 3 Governors Chapel and Chaplaincy Two members of the Governing Body retire at the end Remuneration Committees and the Project Development The commemorations surrounding the centenary of the Summer Term 2019. Mr James Whitmore stands Steering Group during the past nine years. His most of the end of the First World War dominated the down from the Governing Body following completion recent appointment was Chairman of the Finance Michaelmas Term. Central to this was the School’s of his tenure as Master of the Grocers’ Company. Mr Committee. Service of Remembrance on Sunday 11 November. To Whitmore has served a total of seven years on the include as many members of the School community Mr Whitmore and Mr Cartwright are warmly thanked for Governing Body and during this time has served on as possible, this was streamed live from the Chapel to their contribution and distinguished service to the School. the Estates and Laxton Junior School Committees and the Great Hall. During this service a new altar cross, the Project Development Steering Group. Mr Jonathan given through the generosity of Harry Williamson (StA Cartwright joined the Governing Body in 2010 and 55) and dedicated to the Old Oundelians who died in the War, was blessed. Afterwards both congregations has been a member of the Finance, Development and gathered by the Eric Yarrow statue on the Chapel Lawns for the Act of Remembrance. In addition, the short early morning ceremonies in the Cloisters, to commemorate Staff individually the Old Oundelians who died in the War, were completed in November. Support Staff Valete O’Grady, Ms T Verite and Ms X Wang joined as Language Other notable features have included, firstly, the three Mrs AE Cashmore, Director of Human Resources, has Assistants. Ms EA Bull, Miss LK Clayton, Ms IS Farras, Christmas Carol Services, presided over by Mr H served the School for more than fourteen years and Mr MCH Ho, Miss RM Jackson, Miss RE Lawrence and Dustagheer. Among the highlights were the Choir’s retires this summer. Mr MA Probert joined on short-term contracts. singing of J MacMillan’s setting of the Christmas Mrs K Atkinson, Director of Communications, completed antiphon O Radiant Dawn and J Rutter’s Christmas Lullaby. her maternity cover contract in December. Academic Valete Secondly, the Church of England Confirmation took Three long-serving teaching staff leave following many place in the School Chapel on 16 March when Bishop Long-serving Support Staff who have left the School years of distinguished service. Mrs V Gascoine (TPR, Edward Condry confirmed forty-three pupils, at a service this year: Mr D Forscutt, Maintenance Plumber (fourty Head of Laxton, Lay Chaplain, previously Dryden which was well attended by parents, family members and years); Mr S Palmer, Head of Grounds (thirty-one years); Housemistress) retires after thirty years, Mr G Phillips godparents. Mrs Julie Moore, Domestic Operative (nineteen years); (Registrar, Laxton Tutor, Geography) and Ms M Smedley Mr J Young, School Constable (eighteen years); Mr G (English, Laxton Tutor) retire after twenty-eight years. From a Catholic perspective, Fr Brian Leatherland’s Benton, Laxton Caretaker (seventeen years); Mrs Susan retirement in the autumn and the arrival of a new priest Mr PG Pitcher (Geography, Laundimer Deputy Grantham, Sign Language Tutor (fifteen years). working from Corby has led to changes in the provision Housemaster) leaves after five years, Miss RA of services. The Sunday morning Parish Mass has Blacknell (Modern Foreign Languages, Dryden Deputy Their loyal and distinguished service to the School is replaced the Saturday Vigil Mass. highly appreciated and we thank them for their service. Housemistress) leaves after four years, Mr RAJ Finch (PE, Assistant Director of Sport, St Anthony Deputy Finally, the Chaplaincy bids farewell to Mrs V Gascoine The School’s Support Staff have continued to make Housemaster) and Mr DJ Grewcock (Director of Sport, at the end of this academic year. Five years ago, after a telling contribution to the life of the School and its Fisher Tutor) leave after three years. Miss AM Harmer stepping down as Housemistress of Dryden, she community. Whether through the maintenance of the (Head of Classics, Wyatt Tutor) and Mr SR Akeroyd inaugurated the position of Lay Chaplain. In that grounds and buildings; the pastoral support provided (Geography, Grafton Tutor) leave after two years. time her service to the community and support of by the medical staff, caterers and House teams; the vital the Chaplaincy and the Chapel, through preaching, administrative tasks which go on behind the scenes; and confirmation preparation, pastoral care and general Teachers on One Hundred Terms or More the technical support to teaching, these essential elements wisdom has been huge, and all this while subsequently Mr AP Ireson, Mr RF Hammond, Mr DA Turner, Mr AB combine to produce an environment and community in being appointed as Head of Laxton! We are enormously Burrows and Mrs V Gascoine. which pupils learn and thrive grateful and appreciative of all her endeavours. Academic Salvete The following members of the academic staff joined the School in September 2018: Mrs AL Barker (Psychology), Mr PA Batterbury (Biology), Mr AE Bounds (Registrar Elect), Mr C Bradnam (Physics), Mr JH Broun (Music), Miss FF Edge (Physics), Miss SA Ford (Modern Foreign Languages), Miss EK Furber (Chemistry), Mr SJ Janes (Economics), Miss J Kaur (Economics), Mr PA Liston (Classics), Mrs AL Lynch (Mathematics), Mr P Meadows (Chemistry), Mr NV Salvi (Mathematics) and Mrs EMA Talbot (English). Mrs HJ Whitehurst (Educational Support) returns after two years away. Miss R Bennett, Miss C Curuth, Mr S Eldridge and Miss F Scutt joined as Sports Fellows. Mr Q Barthelemy, Ms A Chambazi, Ms S de la Fuente, Ms B Hänert, Mrs AMJ Lockyer, Ms A 4 The Report | June 2019 The Report | June 2019 5 Form, in particular: his extended project qualification Cronin (S), Louis de Gale (G) and Harriet White (L) Academic brief of ‘How does an aerofoil with a twist angle completed the gruelling Devizes to Westminster Canoe affect the lift and drag characteristics of aircraft’; his Race. Pre-U/A level Results lesson length - the School will move to a model based Design Engineering project where he developed an The School maintained its impressive record of on fifty-minute periods - and an increased contact time automated lawn caddy for golfers based around Arduino Language Trips/Exchanges attainment at Pre-U and A level: as with 2018, over one in the Sixth Form. Longer lesson length will enhance microprocessor technologies; and his Physics PI where he The Modern Languages department has continued in five grades (22%) were awarded A* or equivalent; in teaching and learning opportunities in all years, and the chose to investigate propellers and motors used within to provide opportunities for its pupils to practise a Pre-U subjects, 29% of all entries received the Distinction revised timetable structure will look also to give more model helicopters. Toby has also undertaken work language in the country it is spoken and to immerse Levels 1 and 2 (and 10% were D1, equivalent to the equal distribution of lessons at KS4, recognising the need experience at Williams F1 on two separate occasions and themselves in its culture. Sixth Form trips have taken higher echelon of an A*). Overall, 10% of the 2017/18 to weight the allocation for English and Mathematics he has secured a place at Nottingham University to study place to Paris, Argentina and Berlin/Leipzig, as well as Upper Sixth secured at least three A* grades, and one more heavily; there will be more time given explicitly Mechanical Engineering next year. in five pupils achieved two A* or better. The highest to tutorials and to our successful Learning for Life work experience in Córdoba, while the ever-popular achieving pupils, all of whom received the equivalent programme. Arts Exhibitioners exchanges with partner schools in Orleans and of four A* grades, were Chingis Idrissov (Sc), Rebecca The focus of the Lent Term colours assembly was a Hamburg, the study trip to Nice and the junior trip Siddall (L), Kadi Sun (F), Arthur Thomson (StA), Samuel Life of Learning and Colloquia celebration of the Arts. Annually, Arts Exhibitions are to Southern Germany challenged the younger pupils. To (S) and Kimi Xie (C). Under the leadership of Scott Jessop, the School has awarded for contributions to the intellectual and cultural We have also trialled exploiting further the link we have with Schulpforte in Naumburg, the school that Pupil performance was strong across all subjects: noted renovated and expanded the opportunities and activities life of the School beyond the limits of exam syllabuses Nietzsche and Mobius attended, by offering exchanges success came in Chemistry, Greek, History, Italian, associated with scholarship throughout the School.
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