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ConcordiaMerchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014 A photograph of the refurbished Great Hall taken from this year’s Joint Concert.

Welcome

Dear reader

This edition of Concordia sees us We also feature an enhanced As ever we are keen to receive your move away from a particular theme Development section due to the fact feedback; letters, suggestions for the as we now focus on OMTs in di– erent that there are more alumni events and magazine and memories of your time at careers. Broadcaster Pat Sharp, Professor we publish for the fi rst time a list of the school are always most welcome. of Ophthalmology Jonathan Gibson, benefactors to the school. In addition Spanish teacher Ali Ja– er, and IMG we publish an update from our Friends Client Services Director Michael Ridout groups, who o– er invaluable support to have contributed to this edition and I am the school and are always keen to involve Jon Rippier extremely grateful to them all. parents and OMTs in their activities. Editor

Concordia E-mail Concordia at [email protected] Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex Contributing editors: Chris Roseblade, Cover: images from the T20 Blast match HA6 2HT, Tel: +44 (0)1923 820644 Nick Latham between Middlesex and Hampshire on 25th [email protected] Sub-editors: Alison Dawson, Sandra Sansom May at Merchant Taylors’ (Patricia Rayner) www.mtsn.org.uk Photography: 3Sixty, Ian Rudling, Designed & produced by: 3Sixty Creative Editor: Jon Rippier Rohan Gupta (5ths), Patricia Rayner www.3sixty-creative.com

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Introduction

An introduction from the Head Master:

t is a great pleasure to introduce its energy and enthusiasm, strong subject such events. The link with Middlesex Ithis new edition of Concordia as I knowledge, and the rapport between continues to strengthen: we are already the home of their youth cricket academy approach the end of my fi rst year teachers and pupils. Relationships at and are the settled choice of their fi rst in post at the school. It has passed school were seen to be positive and highly respectful. The pupils’ personal team for pre-season training. very quickly, and has been full of development was judged to be excellent. Finally, the Development O ce achievement. In a variety of Inspectors found that pupils are friendly, continues to extend its ambition. The different ways, the school has been happy and self-refl ective, whilst not only Roll of Benefactors shows the support recognised for its excellence. This was the contribution of curricular and the school has already received from friends and OMTs. The recent City is entirely in keeping with the extra-curricular provision considered Network event was greatly enjoyed school’s philosophy of offering excellent, but also pastoral support and and will soon be followed by a Medics outstanding provision across a full guidance was awarded the highest level. Convention, then an event for those ‘Exceptional’ is probably how range of different activities. in the arts and creative industries. In April, a team of ISI inspectors Middlesex County Cricket Club Our young alumni are invited back descended upon the school to assess would also describe the school, but in September for a barbeque in my the quality of our work. The quality their focus would be less upon the garden and can already enjoy the of pupils’ achievement and learning quality of academic and extra-curricular benefi t of the new online careers was judged to be exceptional. That is performance and more a statement directory. The telephone campaign the highest possible grading and is an of the quality of our cricket squares. kicks o‹ again this summer, building honour accorded to very few schools. The cover photograph should do upon last year’s success. Our boys were hugely impressive as justice to the wonderful T20 game What a year! ambassadors and I was also lifted by the we enjoyed between Middlesex and exemplary work of the teaching sta‹ . Hampshire. This will be the fi rst of The quality of teaching was praised as many fi rst class cricket fi xtures – making Simon Everson excellent. Inspectors felt it is notable for us one of only three schools to o‹ er Head Master

Summer 2014 In this issue

 Broadcaster Pat Sharp looks back at his  Spanish teacher Ali Ja er writes of  Roll of Benefactors time at MTS and his career in the media the challenges of starting up a new We publish the school’s fi rst Roll of academy school in She eld Benefactors in recognition of their  Ophthalmologist Professor Jonathan outstanding generosity Gibson looks back at his time at MTS  From the Archive and his career in medicine   Development Class Notes  IMG Client Services Director Michael Nick Latham gives an update Ridout looks back on his school days on new Development initiatives  Obituaries and writes about his job masterminding and events

commercial strategies for Wimbledon, We have made every attempt to locate copyright The Open Championship and the ownership of archive photography but have not always succeeded in doing so. Any owners of copyright of Rugby World Cup individual images are invited to contact the editor.

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Pat Sharp

Pat Sharp (1975-1978) left Merchant Taylors’ to pursue his dream of a career as a radio presenter. He has presented Top of the Pops on BBC 1, worked on Capital Radio, London’s Heart, and Smooth Radio as well as appearing on numerous TV shows such as cult ITV programme Fun House (which he hosted for 12 years), Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Britain’s Got Talent and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. He continues to work as a TV and radio presenter, while also making regular media appearances, performing DJ sets around the world, and hosting corporate events

y lasting memories of into believing this was going to be like The Pops on BBC1 Ma teenage education at Merchant Tom Brown’s Schooldays, with a character My Capital adventure lasted for Taylors’ are remembering to always like Flashman who would be waiting in the a decade and included a number of make sure I didn’t forget the wings to make my life a misery. returns to Top Of The Pops, but this time apostrophe at the end of the school’s As it happened, although I struggled strangely as a singer with ‘Pat & Mick’, in the classroom, I made up for this with with whom I had a few hits for the Help A name whenever I was writing it. Walking on the grass after school on rugby, cricket and hockey, subsequently London Child charity, raising more than the way to Moor Park station by cutting spending many an afternoon in the £300K in total over a fi ve year period. a corner is also high on my list of school freezing wind blowing across the massive My career as a broadcaster has had so memories, actually, strike that, and make expanse of open space that makes the many highlights that I may start turning it NOT walking on the grass is high on school so picturesque when you see it this piece into my long-awaited (from my my list! If you did, I seem to remember from the rear gates. side that is) autobiography which I have you were given lines, but not any old line, MT’s (I still got the apostrophe in) been meaning to start work on for a long the School line, which was purloined from helped me into an adulthood, because time now. Shakespeare ‘to be or not to be that is the when I arrived at the start of my teens I Here are some highlights which I hasten question’ and the only problem for me was was very immature and gained a lot of to add bear no relation to the blonde ones that I never knew the answer! experience of life from the way the school that I had in my rather long hair back in Yes this radio and TV host of the future operated. the day, that incidentally has now become was far from academic, despite having I left before taking my A levels, a lot more famous, or should that be been accepted via Alpha Prep following having previously achieved poor O level infamous, than me! my Common Entrance examination in the results, getting just the one in English. After my Capital job I took my mid- mid-seventies. I can blame the love of radio for this (as morning slot to No 1 again, this time I arrived in my grey suit, which, I hasten opposed to the teaching) as I would have at London’s Heart, becoming the only to add, I rather liked as it was very smart. spent much too long listening to Capital, presenter ever to rate No 1 on mid I was given a map to fi nd my way around rather than studying. However, for me mornings in London on two di‹ erent the school for my various lessons, which it paid o‹ as I went on to work with all stations. immediately made it clear to me that I had the presenters I grew up listening to on Today, I present the syndicated radio morphed from a big fi sh in a small pond there. I got my fi rst break at Radio 1 in show ‘All The Hits’, which airs around the to… a minnow. 1982 when I was still only 20 by hosting world on various stations. Over the years Teachers in ‘old school’ robes and their national afternoon show, covering my radio shows have also been broadcast mortar board hats looked like a daunting for Steve Wright. A couple of weeks on the on BFBS for our troops worldwide, prospect and the likes of Mr Stokes now defunct Radio Luxembourg followed along with in-fl ight programmes aboard (nicknamed Rags, if I remember correctly) and then I got my own show, back at Radio Swissair, Sabena, Britannia Airways and who was the Senior Master terrifi ed me 1, which meant I also got to host Top Of currently Oman Air hosting The Easy Summer 2014  

Lounge. I recently hosted the afternoon US actress Stefanie Powers, Mark Wright, will always relish having been asked to do. show at Smooth Radio across the UK. Dougie from McFly and Willie Carson, Recently I appeared on ‘Eggheads’, On TV I was the host of the now amongst others. After the most successful ‘Coach Trip’, ‘Big Brother’s Big Mouth’, cult rated ITV show ‘ Fun House ‘ for and talked-about series for many years I ‘Britain’s Got More Talent’, ‘Pointless 12 years which repeats nowadays on emerged from the jungle after competing Celebrities’ and ‘The Mcfl y Show’. Sky/Challenge, along with other ITV I co-hosted and sang to a sell-out crowd shows including the Saturday morning live at London’s O2 Arena (Christmas spectacular ‘What’s Up Doc?’, ‘10 Sharp’, 2012) with Pat & Mick as part of Pete ‘The Gala Opening of Disneyland Paris’ Waterman’s Hit Factory Live extravaganza. plus Sky One’s ‘UK Top 40’. On TV and radio I have voiced I was also the pioneer host of Sky’s fi rst My career as a commercials for Pampers, Warner Bros pop video shows, shown across Europe in broadcaster has Cinemas, Sodastream, Rice Krispies 40 million homes via satellite and cable Squares, The Daily Mail, Branston Pickle throughout the 80s. had so many and Surf. I won the DJ edition of ‘The Weakest I host many live PAs across the UK, Link’, raising £13K for charity. My highlights that I appearance on Channel 4’s ‘The Games’ may start turning from corporate events to DJ sets, plus was incredible, being trained for various appearing for holidaymakers in Mallorca, sports by Olympic champions. I have this piece into my Ibiza, France and Austria along with been on ‘Celebrity Come Dine With Me’, playing at retro nights in Norway, Oman ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ and even long-awaited (from and Dubai. had a cameo role in the movie ‘Superman my side that is) 50,000 + followers on Twitter (@ Requiem’ which was released as a fan fi lm patsharp) and my web site www.patsharp. in 2011. I have just appeared in the new autobiography co.uk, along with running my own music sitcom ‘Drifters’, made by the same team imaging production company www. that produced ‘The Inbetweeners’ (did the sharpsell.com mean I am still busy in the boys in that show go to MT’s lol?) so maybe with Fatima Whitbread in one of the most business I always wanted to get into as an acting is the way forward now, who knows?! gruelling Bush Tucker trials ever. Apart MT’s schoolboy back in the Seventies. In 2011 I swapped life behind the from the eventual winner and runner-up, By the way, Mr Stokes was actually fi ne, microphone at Smooth Radio for life that made me the only person NOT to be just a bark that was worse than his bite, in the jungle to appear on ITV’s ‘I’m A actually voted out and I have to say it was so all in all MT’s = good times leading to a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here’. I joined an incredible experience that I loved and great career that I always dreamt of. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School


Jonathan Gibson

Professor Jonathan Gibson MB BS MD FRCSEd, FRCOphth (1966-1971) is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon for the Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham and a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Aston. He looks back at his time at Merchant Taylors’ and his career

entered Science Division A1 at through the science side to eventually In 1976, at the IMTS in 1966 and left the familiar, reach the pinnacle of Biology Upper secure world of Alpha Preparatory Sixth. Other memorable masters I tender age of 23, School in Harrow. 1966 had been encountered on my journey were A.P.W. (“Fanny”) Hill, who was my form master I managed to fool a good one for Alpha, as four of us in Science Division A1 and who was London University applying to MTS had managed to gain largely responsible for inspiring an early entrance scholarships. I therefore interest in Biology, and W.H. Thorning, into letting me entered Clive House in the huge, new the Head of Science, who humoured my world of MTS with some trepidation. decision to give up Physics in the Upper qualify as a doctor Memories of those early days were Sixth and was extremely supportive in and I was let loose of battling with the dreaded detachable my application to medical school. collars after games – I think 1966 was the Our school year had been the fi rst on the unsuspecting year they were phased out - and of going at MTS to embark on A level Nu eld British public. into the largest bath I had ever seen after Physical Science – which was a new rugby. I also remember being frightened concept which combined Physics and out of my skin on my second day when a Chemistry, as one subject, taken as an friend and I dared to take a shortcut across A level a year early, in the Sixth Form. the Flagsta‹ pitch, and ended up being Although this concept was fairly speedily chased and shouted at by the formidable abandoned by MTS, after it became Senior Master “Rags” (R.A.G. Stokes.). apparent that for most career choices It was a misdemeanour I never dared to separate Chemistry and Physics A levels repeat and throughout my time at MTS were still required in the Upper Sixth, it I always remained rather wary of “Rags”, did have one personal benefi t: the practical even when our paths crossed years later in project that I did on “lens aberrations” led the sophisticated world of Biology Upper to a lifelong interest in photography and Sixth. Other memorable masters were the optics, and probably contributed to my legendary Messrs. Steane and Barnes, who later choice of ophthalmology as a career. although I was on the science side were Although by no means a star of the successful in instilling in me an interest in sports fi eld, looking back on my time at English and History respectively, and Bruce MTS I seemed to have spent a lot of time Ritchie, who amongst his many roles, was cross-country running, playing House also for a time a dynamic Flight Lieutenant rugby and in the summer terms playing in the RAF CCF section. squash and tennis, not to mention the joys Having chosen a science path at the of “meadow league” cricket. There was age of 13, for no better reason than it also the Field Club, with lunchtimes spent looked interesting, I slowly progressed collecting various specimens in the water Summer 2014


Clive House 1970 meadows, which, if nothing else, was a good attended, rugby was never mentioned! appointed as a Lecturer in the newly excuse for a pleasant stroll and chat with Medical school was fantastic fun and I opened medical school, before I was friends. The Field Club also allowed me to rapidly discovered girls, sport, beer and appointed as a Consultant Ophthalmic spend a memorable month in the summer hard work, in that order, and thoroughly Surgeon in Birmingham in 1986. holidays after Lower Sixth, camping in the enjoyed my time there. In those days the I have never regretted my choice of Gower Peninsula, observing otters and nurse training of the famous London ophthalmology as a specialty, because it generally listening intently to the banter of teaching hospitals in many ways resembled combines aspects of medical and surgical the older boys. finishing schools for the daughters of well- expertise with the opportunity to make a I also found the CCF to be great fun, o‹ families. Male medical students were huge di‹erence to the lives of patients. It particularly learning to shoot, going on outnumbered about three-fold at Bart’s, has allowed me to work in several di‹erent annual camps at RAF stations Binbrook and we were therefore in great demand for roles over the years, as a NHS consultant and Cranwell, and having the chance to fly parties, Matron’s Ball etc, so it made a very for 28 years, carrying out elective and on Field Days. I was a Corporal in the RAF welcome change from my rather monastic emergency eye surgery, as a partner in a section and, probably because no one else existence at MTS. busy private practice and for the last seven was keen, I was put in charge of drilling the In 1976, at the tender age of 23, I years as a university professor, working as new recruits. I therefore spent many Friday managed to fool London University into a teacher and in clinical research. A typical afternoons marching my squad up and letting me qualify as a doctor and I was let working week for me now has evolved from down the school drive and saluting all and loose on the unsuspecting British public. when I first started as a consultant, and sundry. It probably cured me of any wish to After pre-registration house jobs in London might include research clinics conducting enter the forces myself, but later on it gave and Edinburgh, I gravitated towards clinical trials, lecturing and supervising ophthalmology – probably in part because undergraduate and post graduate students, me some insight into the career choices of of my experience at MTS with my optics as well as working in a large NHS hospital two of our children, my daughter who is an project, but also partly because the surgical seeing patients. Army Reservist and our middle son who is firms that I had worked on generally Despite the many well-publicised an o cer in the Royal Navy. seemed to have more fun. tribulations currently a‹ecting the NHS, I Training posts followed in Edinburgh, am still convinced that medicine in general Career where as well as learning about ophthalmic is a fantastic career to follow and opens In 1971 I left MTS to enter Bart’s Hospital, surgery I met and married Jennifer, up a huge range of career opportunities London, as a medical student. In those developed a life-long love of Scotland, and world-wide, and I was extremely pleased days rugby was said to be the dominant in my spare time became club doctor for when our oldest son qualified as a doctor. theme at medical school interviews, and Heriot’s Rugby Club in Edinburgh. This Although I have not visited the school the apocryphal story was told that one was very enjoyable but could be rather since leaving, if my experience is typical, could expect to be thrown a rugby ball hairy on match days – as my knowledge of MTS provides excellent career preparation by the Dean. If you caught it and passed sports medicine was rather limited and the for aspiring medical students. If I had it back you were in, if you dropped it you club boasted several international players. to give two pieces of advice, they would would not get an o‹er and if you caught it be: never be afraid to ask questions, no and drop kicked the ball back you would Life as a Consultant Ophthalmologist matter how trivial they might appear and get a scholarship. Needless to say, despite Further ophthalmic training occurred secondly, get stuck in to as many school this forewarning at the several interviews I after moving to Leicester where I was activities as possible. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School  

Michael Ridout

Michael Ridout (1998-2003) read Sports and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He has been working at International Management Group (IMG) since graduating and currently presides over the commercial strategies for a variety of sporting rights holders including Wimbledon, The Open Championship and the Rugby World Cup

hen I went for my first golf me. By the time I joined Taylors’ at 13 years grounds to get to practice, nor some of his Wlesson at Oxhey driving range at 6 old I was already content that I knew what I refereeing decisions that may not have got years old, little did I know that the wanted to do when I was older – something past a “Television Match O cial” had one sport I was about to try for the first which I came to realise was fairly unusual for been present. time would shape the next 24 years someone so young. A rugby tour to Italy followed that My first memory of MTS was, season, where the social aspect may have of my life... Golf for me was love at first sight...or unsurprisingly, seeing the spectacular sports a‹ected our on-pitch performance but a maybe first hit! Shortly after that initial pitches. Having played sport against many great time was had by all. Trips abroad were experience I took up membership at my other schools at their grounds I can safely not only fantastic fun, they presented great first club (“Tricky Ricky”) with the help of say that no other facilities came close to bonding opportunities. Looking back now, my DT teacher at St John’s School, David Taylors’. The condition and the standard I realise how important they were in my Scott. As my game progressed and with of the pitches were second to none and personal development. It sounds trivial, the support of St John’s I would later play, the imposing backdrop of the cloisters but interaction with teachers in a social and perform well in, the Stowe Putter prep enhanced the setting. They also seemed to environment is actually great training school golf tournament. It was at that event go on forever! for later life when you are thrust into the that I was approached by John Simpson Whilst I have fond memories of the working world and are expected to deal – at the time the Head of Golf at IMG and educational side of Taylors’ it is the with “adults” as if you have been doing it managing the careers of, amongst others, sporting aspects that really stand out; my your whole life. It’s probably fairly unusual Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie and Ian closest friends to this day are those that to think of school teachers as your friends Woosnam – who invited my parents and I I met playing sport at MTS. Of all the but, after golf trips to Spain and Portugal, a for a meeting at his o ce. The message was years I represented Taylors’ at rugby it ski trip to Whistler, cricket tours all over the that if I wanted to become a professional was the U16B’s campaign that brings back UK and the rugby tour to Italy, I was able golfer it was time for me to forget about particularly fond memories. The success of to call the likes of Geo‹ Colley, Richard playing any other sport, forget about that season was brought about by the fact Laithwaite and Harry Latchman my friends socialising with my friends and that my that each one of us were such good friends as well as teachers. life would now be wall-to-wall school and – we all wanted to go the extra mile for one It was Harry who showed faith – maybe golf – not the most appealing thought for a another and our coach, the late great Paul slightly misplaced – in my cricketing ability 13-year-old, despite how much I loved golf. Overton – or CPO as he was a‹ectionately and I made my debut for the 1st XI whilst What did appeal though was John’s known. CPO was a unique character whose still in the 4th Form. I would go on to play job. Travelling around the globe from passion for the school was clear for everyone for the 1sts throughout the rest of my time at tournament to tournament working with to see and that rubbed o‹ on all of us. I Taylors’ and it was a shame that by the time the world’s best golfers would certainly suit will never forget CPO cycling across the I was 17 the new AS and A2 level system Summer 2014  

Whilst I have fond memories of the educational side of Taylors’ it is the sporting aspects that really stand out; my closest friends to this day are those that I met playing sport at MTS.

ate into my valuable cricket-playing time. as my goal was still to manage golfers; biggest perk to the job was to attend up Harry was not only a great coach, he was however, it was not long before my goals to 15 European Tour events each year to a great friend to anybody who was lucky changed. Whilst the management side of manage the onsite commercial aspects of enough to be coached by him and he always the sports industry looks appealing from the the TV production. My travels took me from looked out for us. I feel incredibly fortunate outside the reality can be di‹ erent. On call Augusta to Kuala Lumpur and most places to have spent so much time with him over 24/7 to some of the most demanding sports in between. my fi ve years at Taylors’ – not only on the stars on the planet isn’t easy and it requires Following six mad years travelling the cricket pitch and in the nets but also on the a certain kind of patience that I am not quite globe I took up a new role within IMG golf course. I wish I could have taken his sure I possess. in April 2012, managing the commercial advice on board a little better than I did with Once the eight weeks were complete I strategies for Wimbledon, The Open regards to my batting, but the temptation had planned to take my summer holiday as and the Rugby World Cup. Being on to smack a bowler across the line down to I had gone straight from university to IMG, Henman Hill with my colleagues to cow shot corner was often too great for me however, I was o‹ ered a permanent position witness Andy Murray’s victory at last to pass up. There were the odd occasions in ETP that I couldn’t turn down. My year’s Championships was certainly one of where it paid o‹ though and scoring 3 primary role was to manage the commercial the highlights of my career so far. Whilst half centuries in a week including 70 odd aspect of the European Tour’s website but, there are some obvious perks, there has on the main pitch (before going for another being a relatively small commercial team, been more than a bit of hard work along big shot leading to my bat breaking and my role varied greatly. Undoubtedly the the way. Being involved in sporting events looping the ball up to gully – it still haunts with a global interest brings about certain me) were very special memories. It was pressures but I am fortunate to work with a great to see Harry get such a good great group of like-minded individuals and send-o‹ last year and I hope he’s enjoying somehow, more often than not, everything his retirement. comes together as was hoped. I left Taylors’ with the grades I required For those of you reading this that are still to read Sport and Exercise Sciences at at MTS, or just about to embark on your own the University of Birmingham and as I careers, then I can’t recommend pursuing a approached my graduation I applied for career in a fi eld of personal interest highly the Summer Graduate scheme at IMG. The enough. For me, going into work every day scheme is run every July and August and knowing I am going to be doing something it is one of the most applied for graduate that I love makes getting out of bed in the schemes in the country so I was fortunate morning far easier. If you would like any to get an interview and even more fortunate more information on IMG or have any to get a place – I think my meeting John questions then I would be more than happy Simpson certainly helped. For the duration to help out. In the meantime, good luck with of the eight weeks I worked in a division the rest of your time at Taylors’. You are called European Tour Productions – incredibly fortunate to be at such a fantastic IMG’s 50/50 joint media venture with the school so please take advantage of every European Tour. At fi rst I was disappointed Michael with Tim Henman opportunity that is presented to you and not to work within the golf clients division, above all enjoy yourselves! Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School  

Ali Jaffer

Ali Ja er (2001-2006) studied Law at Cambridge and began his career as a Spanish teacher on the Teach First scheme. After a brief period training as a lawyer in the City he decided to return to education and has been one of the driving forces behind the Chapeltown Academy in She£ eld, which has recently been given the go-ahead by the Department of Education and will open its doors in September

wonder if I’m alone in defi ning and learn how to teach and enable the children Irefl ecting on my life with reference to in their charge to aspire and achieve. I the Football World Cup. 2002 saw Mr was one of these and was assigned to Despite the Husbands decide to substitute Fourth Yewlands Technology College, an 11-16 comprehensive in Parson Cross, She eld. Form Latin with the orchestration supportiveness The estate, about 7 miles north of the city of a mass decamp to what became centre is, in many ways, “typical”. It is of the fi rm I a raucous Lecture Theatre for the almost entirely populated by white working desperately missed chance to see Beckham and the troops class families, and characterised by low avenge Argentina’s defeat four years levels of achievement and employment and the language, the previously. By 2006, most of my high levels of crime. thoroughly enjoyable career at Taylors’ Its children, however, are remarkably students and the had come to an end but I remember impressive. At Taylors’, I had been responsibility. being particularly irked that the ably taught Spanish by Mark English, opening ceremony and fi rst game of Monica Castro, Val Klein and Nick Germany 2006 unhelpfully coincided Gregory and therefore it was to be my with an A-Level exam. subject of choice. Given I had little By the time the fi rst vuvuzela was hooted clue what I was doing in the fi rst term, half term trip to Santander when I insisted in South Africa, I had just graduated from the students’ disdain for me was to be two of the Year 8 lads asked for the “código Magdalene, Cambridge and was about entirely expected. “What’s the f***** point wifi ” themselves from the hotel sta‹ . They to embark on the Teach First graduate sir, the whole world speaks English?” practised and practised and decided to programme. The very fi rst day of our to “you can shove that foreign up your take one word each. Eventually they found intensive six week training camp was ar**” were among some of the kinder the courage to approach the receptionist. Sunday June 27th – the day of that horrible remarks. Understandably. Why should And, like some sort of Laurel and Hardy defeat to Germany in Bloemfontein and the they care? Fewer than 12 students opted act, fi nally, saying alternate words, made Lampard goal that never was. to pursue a language to GCSE and it the request in perfect Spanish! It was only Teach First is a charity whose mission was totally irrelevant to their lives. My a simple question but knowing they had is to eradicate educational disadvantage. colleague and I (also on the Teach First been understood, they high-fi ved each It believes that no child’s socio-economic programme) naively ploughed on. In other with utter delight and gratefully background should determine their doing so, we forced four trips to Spain received the password. That was one of life chances. It’s hard to disagree with over the two years, turned International my special moments. Another was seeing that. Their methods are varied (and Day of Languages into an International the demonstrable impact of remorseless disputed) but their principal one is Week of Languages, hosted various guest enthusiasm: following our languages drive, to plant bright-eyed, bushy-tailed yet speakers and ran a parents’ twilight over 60 had opted for Spanish in the new seriously unsuspecting graduates into the course. With so much to do, and a blank Year 10 (these students are now about to sit classrooms of the most challenging schools canvas to work with, we grew to love it. their GCSEs). in the country. Their hope is that they will My favourite Spanish moment came on a But there were many more special Summer 2014  

Christmas, I swiftly found another part- time languages job in West Yorkshire and moved back to the county to build the groundswell of parental support we needed to demonstrate in order to add weight to our case. After the 150-page document had been tweaked, honed and submitted the DfE interviewed us in April 2013 and the following month we were one of 102 free schools in the country, and the only one in She eld, to be approved by the Secretary of State to move into the pre-opening phase. Apart from a somewhat numb feeling for a couple of weeks after getting the good news, it has been incredibly busy ever since. As a free school we were (and in some senses continue to be) opposed on ideological grounds. We are also opposed by those with an interest in protecting moments. Thinking I was going to be Teach First). It was a tough call as I loved the status quo. But politics isn’t our worry. there for just the two years, I tried to do my time there and wanted nothing more Rather it is about giving the young people everything I possibly could. The school than to stay. In any case I felt I ought to in North She eld a local opportunity were brilliant in allowing me to set up start the training contract. I tried to manage that they currently do not have. And they the debating club, manage the Year 9 the writing of the bid to open Chapeltown are a fantastic bunch. We have young football team, take two separate trips to Academy in 2014 at the same time. Some people who are destined (with the right Cambridge and one to Parliament, as well co-Teach Firsters, university colleagues support) for great things. They are, inter as run Twelve Angry Men as a school play. and brilliant educationalists helped out in alia, artists, linguists, writers, scientists, The students made it what it was. They putting together our bid. A certain Michael mathematicians, diplomats and economists expected so little and were immensely all in need of what we are about to give grateful for the opportunities. However, just before the two years came them. We’re well on the way to getting to a conclusion I became increasingly there. The team, albeit small, is highly- aware of a “what next?” problem, not only skilled and very experienced. Parents, for school leavers but also for myself. For students, businesses, and universities are them, there was no Sixth Form at the school Rather it is about increasingly and continuously getting and all the students tended to go to one behind what we’re trying to do. On the of the two large local colleges to pursue giving the young ground our team includes Jack Joseph (an vocational provision. A handful tried to people in North old colleague from university and former get into a Sixth Form school in the more PwC associate) and we have now recruited aº uent south-west of the city. It didn’t feel Sheffi eld a local a very impressive woman, Mrs Rebecca right, particularly as for me progression opportunity that Maxted, to be our inaugural Head Teacher. from Fifth Form to Lower Sixth barely even The rest of the sta‹ will follow. registered as an issue. Following some they currently do It is now 2014 and Brazil is around the research I soon found out that there were not have. corner. Four years ago I was about to set ten (yes, ten!) other local secondary schools foot into the classroom to face some young with the same problem. North She eld people who I had little idea how to deal had almost nothing by way of focused, with, let alone teach. Four years later, those Bond, familiar to many OMTs I’m sure, was academic Sixth Form provision – just two very same young people are applying big colleges. It was then and there that instrumental in providing guidance. But to study at Chapeltown Academy, an the idea for Chapeltown Academy was ultimately the Training Contract dragged. institution which they inspired and which born – a new, small, 16-19 academic Sixth Despite the supportiveness of the fi rm Form focused on helping students in North I desperately missed the language, the will hopefully inspire them to achieve what She eld and the surrounding area get to students and the responsibility. These their potential demands and deserves. university and succeed thereafter. factors, combined with my desire to put From a personal perspective I made everything I had into the bid to open Chapeltown Academy is looking for undergraduate the heart-wrenching decision to leave Chapeltown Academy, meant I only lasted coaches and business mentors to support its Yewlands after two unforgettable years a couple of months in the City. I had to students and anything the Taylors’ community can to take up a training contract with one of resign. For six weeks I moved back to provide would be most welcome. For more info or if the city of London’s big law fi rms (it was Northwood (chez Mum and Dad) and think you can o er support, please email Ali - a contract I had deferred in order to “do” worked full time on writing our bid. After aja [email protected] Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014  

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Design Centre

In February, ground was broken for the Design Centre, a major new building project at Sandy Lodge. The pedestrianisation of the centre of the school allows for this superb new facility to be right at the heart of the campus. Doors will be open in September 2015 in time for the start of the Autumn Term. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014  

he current facility, having Texisted in its current three-storey form since 1984, is no longer fit for purpose. The new building will be an outstanding, purpose-built facility for design. It will enable us to excite young people about the world of design, demystifying the design process and encouraging creativity. We see the development of the next generation of engineers as our duty. Its proximity to the existing Art and Design building oers opportunities for cross-curricular work and sharing of ICT facilities. The new building will house all the existing Design equipment and much more will be added. Some of the highlights include: an ongoing project workshop, which will give the possibility of delivering motor vehicle technology as part of the wider school curriculum with sta and boys building a kit style car; an electronics workshop; a modelling area including workstations and 3D printing solutions and a GRP moulding drying and spray area. We will keep you updated with the progress of the building project in future editions of Concordia and on the school’s website. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014 

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Benefactors’ Drinks Reception

ON December 14th 2013 we were exceptionally well performed by Kotaro delighted to be able to welcome Fujiyoshi, while enjoying canapés and a everyone who had supported the school glass of wine. The Head Master thanked in the previous annual fund year to a all our benefactors and spoke about what drinks reception at Sandy Lodge. Prior had been achieved with the support we to the drinks, guests were oered tours had received. Thank you to everyone of the school given by members of our who supported us. If you weren’t able to Upper Sixth Form, giving a chance attend last year, please do make a note of to see new developments as well as the date for this year, which is likely to be bringing back many memories for those Saturday 13th December. visiting their old classrooms for the Thank you to our tour guides Ragavan first time in a while. The reception took Balendran, Alex Hamilton, Oliver place in the newly refurbished Great Hall Savage and Dan Sowood (all U6th); and War Memorial Lobby. Both had just Kotaro Fujiyoshi (U6th) for his violin been re-opened and our 75 guests were recital; Rohan Gupta (Fifths) for his able to see the huge improvements made. photography; and Les Chappell and his We were also treated to some music, team for the catering. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014 

Merchant Taylors’ City Network 2014

THE second Merchant Taylors’ City On that note, this year we are holding Network took place on Wednesday 21st similar events for our medics and May at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall. There those working in the arts and creative was a good crowd of OMTs, parents, industries. The Medics Convention is and parents of OMTs in attendance. being held at the school on 28th June and For some of our guests it was their first the Arts event at Somerset House on 9th visit to the Hall and there were many October. Registration for both is available positive comments about the wonderful online at https://development.mtsn.org. surroundings we enjoyed. uk. We hope to expand the industries we Simon Everson spoke to guests about cater for in 2015, so watch this space. his experiences since joining the school in Thank you to all those who attended September 2013 and his plans for the future. the City Network and provided feedback He spoke about a growing involvement on the event and the format of future of OMTs with current pupils for careers events. If you didn’t attend and would advice and work experience, and of the like to make suggestions for future increasing importance of groups like the events, please get in touch by email at City Network for career development. [email protected]. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014

Development Roll of Benefactors Thank you to everyone who has supported Merchant Taylors’ School over the last two years. Our ‘New Founders’, have made a wonderful dierence to the lives of the pupils and sta at the School and we are extremely grateful.

Peter Addison (1950) Nigel Carter (1959) Simon Everson Brian Holt (1952) Neeta and Billy Ahluwalia Peter Cawdron (1961) Brian Farr (1949) Georey Holt (1957) Andrew Alchin (1964) Richard Cawdron (1963) Philip Feibusch (1982) Alexander Horsley (1995) Robert Alexander (1955) John Chapman (1982) John Fell (1946) Paul Humphreys (1982) Zuheb Ali (2001) Alan Charters (1954) Andrew Fenning (1969) Bob Hurran (1963) David Allard (1949) Alex Chesculescu (2001) Alan and Sarah Ferguson Arif Hussein (1997) Richard Allen (1944) Michael J. Christie (1955) Graham Field (1959) Barry and Jean Ingate (1959) Louis Allen (2010) Dick Clack (1959) Nick Foley (1949) Shirin Irani Gina Allum and Mike Clark (1961) Peter Foster (1955) Peter Isard (1977) Simon Gruselle James and Kate Close Roger Frais (1957) Andy Iwaszko (1987) Anonymous (1988) Chris Coker (1986) David Fraser (1957) Asgar and Zainab Jaer Sven Arnstein (1976) Anonymous Eric Freeman (1950) Mary and Rodcachchan James Mark Bassett and Murray Collins (1985) Charlie Freer (1989) Chrissie Jenkins Elena Khamzina Paul Collins (1959) Paul Galbraith (1994) Les and Gill Bater Robert Jennings (1957) Simone and Simon Collins Robert Garrett (1960) Alison and Mark Baumal Jane Jervis Humphrey Collis (1959) Max Genock (1953) Peter Beckwith OBE (1958) Brian Jones (1962) Melanie and Phil Colman Jonathan Gibson (1971) Robert and Deborah Behrens Christopher Jones (1976) Roland Gillott David and Elaine Benjamin Victoria Cook Iwan Jones (1986) John Gimpel (1967) Michael and Ruth Bennett Barclay Cooke Teresa and Trevor Jones Neil and Carol Ginnelly Simon Bestow (1952) Caroline and John Cooper David Joynes (1950) Duncan Grant (2000) Martin Biddle (1955) Anna Corless Ching-Wen Juan and Gary and Catherine Grant Ching-Hua Yeh Nicola and Tadeusz Bielicki Alan Cowper (1950) Abnash and Hardeep Grewal Simon Judge and Jane Cox Laura and Julian Birkinshaw Adam Cox and Rabinder Cox-Sehmi Edward Gri©n (1956) Rami Kallala (2001) Justin Bishop (1987) Peter Crafter (1975) Lance Grimke-Drayton (1942) Kamalesh and Jagruti Kantaria Alan Blackwell (1985) Ian Crawford (1965) Daniel Grundy (1996) Bob Kay (1955) Tony Bland (1956) Jeremy Cresswell (1968) Shagun Gulhati (1999) Hugo and Yvonne Blom (1982) Rob Keane (1992) Clive Crocker (1983) Al-Hazen and Aisha Hamid John Blumsom (1951) Nick Kelsey Nigel Curzon (1985) Adrian Boehler (1990) David Hamilton (1967) Ajay Kemwal (1998) Rashila Dasani Sergio Boehler (1997) Sarah and Norman Hampel Christopher Keville (1963) Leif Davidsen (1985) Anonymous (1955) Roger Harford (1956) Shimol Khakhar (2008) Adrian Davies (1950) Tim Bottoms (1979) Deepak and Bina Haria Iqbal and Shaista Khan Michael Davies (1950) Martin Brand (1953) Michael Harris (1979) Robert Kilborn (1964) Howard Davies (1959) Nick Braybrook (1991) Christopher Harrison (1967) Ian King (1955) Maria and Gianfranco Bresaola Piers Dawe (1977) Philip Harrison Vahan Krikorian (2000) John and Doris Brooman Alison and Michael Dawson Raymond Harrison (1957) Sangeeta Lakhanpaul and Sanjay Gupta Richard Brooman (1974) Chris and Kate Daykin (1967) Joe Harrison (1988) Richard Lamb (2000) Gavin and Sandra Brown (1979) Arun Dehiri (1988) Julian Hartley-Hill (1979) Chris Lan Gavin and Tim Brown (1951) John Devoy (1998) Daniel Hassell (1983) Gordon and Sharon Brown Matthew Dokelman (1995) Anthony Hawes (1961) Beryl Lant Bing Brown (1973) Timothy Ducat (1961) Tony Hayzelden (1951) Nick Latham Patrick Brown (1952) John Edwards (1946) John Heck (1961) Stephen Lawrence (1976) John Butterworth (1953) Robert Elliott (1975) Peter Henson (1955) Spencer Laycock (1972) Nicholas Butterworth (1954) Mark Elliott (1962) Michael Hercher (1951) James Leahy (1956) John Buxton Igor Emelianov Anonymous Juliet and Duncan Learmouth David and Sonia and Mike Enright David Hiom (1954) Darren and Susan Lehmann Alison Cameron (1963) Pam Everett June and Miles Hobson Spyridon Leoussis (2000) Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014

Laurence and Jenny Levy Romil Patel (1997) Rajen and Bindi Shah Matthew and Deborah Jacob and Sarah Levy Nikhil and Preeti Patel Anjana and Kirtesh Shah Whalley (1979) Nick Lock (1989) James Patteson (1994) Anthony Sharot (1997) Richard Whatmoor (1949) Gerry and Angela Loftus Rebecca and Iain Paul Neil Sharpe (1963) David White (1956) Ronald Lowry (1951) Christopher Peacock (1955) Barry Sherlock (1950) Tania and Ravi Wijeratne Nicholas Lowton (1972) Stewart Pedler (1994) Saira and Rayaz Siddiqi Thomas and Shirley Willcox (1953) Haydon Luke (1960) Oliver Pell (2000) Graeme and Ruth Simons Chris Williams (1983) Anthony Lutter (1951) Richard Perkins (1967) Karle Simpson (1953) Samuel Williams (2002) Terry Lynch (1960) Michael Singer (1961) David and Judith Philpott Ian and Debbie Williams Andrew Macaulay (1988) Michael Skinner John Pickup (1962) Simon Wilson (1992) Simon Mace (1972) James Smillie (1946) Chris Pollard (1975) Ben and Sophie Wiseman Stephen Mackinnon Susan and Alistair Poole Ian Smith (2003) and Zilla Huma John Pope (1951) Stephen Solomon (1971) Andrew and Caroline Witty Gerald Mahon (1961) Marcel Porcheron (2000) Adam Solomons (1988) Richard Wolley (1953) Payam Malayeri (1997) Ian Posgate (1950) Daniel Solomons (1991) Andrew Woolley (1982) Humza and Asma Malik Brian Pratt (1954) Amanda South Mike Worsfold (1991) Michael and Leonie Marks John Price Richard Spencer-Cotton (1982) Stephen and Penny Wright Andrew Martin (1989) Anna Prizeman and Derek Stevenson (1951) Tony Wright (1957) Thomas McNerney and Ah Tuck Chang Robert Stewart (1981) Thomas Wrigley (1954) Stephanie Scott Jackie and Simon Putt Tim and Joan Stubbs Colin Wyatt (1977) David Meara (1966) Kevin Quinn (1982) Ash and Nina Suchak Mark and Patricia Wyeth Hamesh Mehta (1998) Hiteschandra and Graham Summers (1953) John and Sue Zealley David and Ilana Metzger Bhavna Radia Gareth Sutclie (1997) The Acworth Foundation Matthew Miller (1989) John Randall (1974) Brian Suter (1955) The Davey Foundation Ciara and Mark Miller Derek Rawson (1965) Hugh Taberner (1958) The Dudley and Lisa and Andrew Millet Anonymous Richard Taberner (1962) Georey Cox Trust David and Sarah Morgan (1988) Brian Rees Richard Taylor (1964) The Grant Foundation Peter Morris (1961) David Richmond (1973) Michael Tebbot The Merchant Taylors’ Michael Moryson (1963) Company Christopher Rogers (1967) Janis and Colin Thacker Michael Moxon (1960) Andrew Rose (1977) Martin Thomas (1967) Philip and Stephanie Murphy 1561 Foundation Shahbaz Roshanzamir (1991) Patricia and David Tidmarsh Philip Murray (1975) Robert and Carol Roston Andrew Todd (1990) Howard Myers (1983) Richard Brooman (1974) Stephen and Valerie Rowntree Jonathan Tong (1989) Jai and Aruna Nandwani (2002) Gavin Brown (1951) Christopher Russell (1958) Ian Turnbull (1954) Staord Napier (1962) Michael Christie (1955) Oliver Russell Alex Turner (2007) David Naumann (2000) Neil Eckert (1980) Simon Ryder (1973) Christa Udell Paul Nicholson (1974) David Fraser (1957) Rupert Salmon (1954) Christopher Urmson (1965) Mo and Rajinder Nimba Jeremy Gaskell (1959) Ian Saner (1965) Emile John Van Laer (1994) Alastair Nixon (1969) Lance Grimke-Drayton (1942) Tony Sargent (1953) Stuart Vaux (1952) Lorraine Nori Allan Henchoz (1964) Renata Saunders Sarah Vawda Gerald Norman Peter Henson (1955) Helen and Simon Savage John Venning (1952) Rod O’Donoghue (1956) Barry Ingate (1959) Kunal Savjani (1998) Paul Vos (1952) Sean O’Sullivan (1992) Robert King (1947) Sukhinder Sawhney (1986) Graham Walker (1965) Olayinka and Ibukunolli Graham Morgan (1964) Frank Seckleman (1949) Peter Watkins (1965) Oyenuga David Parry (1959) Amar Shah (2000) Benjamin Weitzmann (1999) Gordon Page (1951) Anthony Sargent (1953) Dipesh and Annie Shah James Went (1997) Maria and George Alan Williams (1963) Papadopoulos Pankaj and Neeta Shah Robert Westmoreland (1968) Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014  

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My Merchant Taylors

OVER 600 people have now registered to use My people in a variety of industries who are willing to oer Merchant Taylors, our web-portal for OMTs and parents. advice on possible routes into a particular profession or The feedback we have had from users, particularly from answer any questions you may have. You can search the those who have bought tickets for events, has been directory in a number of ways in order to find the right excellent. We have now sold hundreds of tickets online person to contact. for events like ‘An Evening with Michael Palin’, the City If you haven’t already registered, please visit Network event, and OMT Society dinners. Tickets for https://development.mtsn.org.uk and click on ‘new future events are available now and there is a calendar of user registration’. By adding [email protected] and upcoming events available to download. [email protected] to your safe senders list in your Of particular interest to our younger OMTs will no email, you will ensure you receive all e-communication doubt be the Careers Directory. Here you can find over 500 from the Development & Alumni Relations O©ce. Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014  

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Merchant Taylors’ Medics Convention – 28 June, MTS

ON 28th June 2014, Merchant a number of dierent fields of medicine. for the next step in their careers to meet Taylors’ School is holding its inaugural There will be a chance for current each other and potential employers. Medics Convention. This event will MTS pupils to learn about interview There will be no charge for the be of interest to anyone considering a techniques and university life, and for event, but we do ask that you register career in medicine, currently studying OMT medical students to hear from in advance so that we know how many medicine, or already practising medical practitioners about the next steps people will be there on the day and who medicine. in their careers. This will be followed everyone is. You can register online at Starting at 3pm in the Great Hall, we by an opportunity for socialising and https://development.mtsn.org.uk/ will have short talks from practitioners in networking – a chance for medics looking pages/MTS_Event_registration.

Merchant Taylors’ Arts & Creative Industries Reception – 9 October, Somerset House

IF you work in the arts or a creative industry, or you are Chairman of the National Open Art Exhibition – for an evening interested in art more generally, you may be interested in of drinks and canapés and an opportunity to socialise, network, attending our first Arts and Creative Industries Reception at or simply enjoy a fantastic art exhibition. It promises to be Somerset House on Thursday 9th October 2014. a very enjoyable occasion. Tickets are available at https:// Please join us and our host, Neil Lawson-Baker (1952-1957) – development.mtsn.org.uk/pages/MTS_Event_registration.

Roast and Rebellion – 13 September, MTS

IF you left Merchant Taylors’ in 2009 or later, we hope see the changes that have taken place at the school, catch up you will join the Head Master for an informal gathering on with old friends and reminisce about your time at Taylors’. the afternoon of Saturday 13th September. Simon Everson is We expect it will be a lively afternoon! oering a lamb roast and beer from the Rebellion Brewery, Tickets are available at https://development.mtsn.org.uk/ not to mention the chance to enter the Head Master’s garden pages/MTS_Event_registration. without later being called to his o–ce. It will be a chance to

Summer Telephone Campaign 14th-27th July 2014

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Alex Turner Anthony Payne (1952- (2000-2007) is 1959) spends some of his pictured sitting on spare time as a volunteer his grandfather’s guard on the Ravenglass chair from the Great and Eskdale Railway, near Hall as a boy at MTS where he lives in St Bees and today. Alex now in Cumbria. He recently teaches French and visited Northern India and Spanish at Harrow. travelled on the Kalka-Shimla Himalayan Railway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: this gave him a chance to discuss railway matters and pass on some Ravenglass and Eskdale timetables to the Stationmaster at Shimla Station.

Daniel Musikant (1987-1992) was one of three people chosen to represent the 800+ volunteers for the Rugby League World Cup at a reception held by HRH Prince Charles at Clarence House. Daniel has been inspired to be involved in several major sporting events after volunteering at the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and performing in three of the ceremonies. Richard Bach (2007-2012) is to be President of Oxford Law Society for the Michaelmas term 2014. Richard is currently a 2nd year Law student at Hertford College. Jamie Tanna (2006-2013) is an Application Engineer for Intel Corporation. Rikhil Morjaria (2006-2011) was recently elected Reading University Students’ Union Society President of the year 2013-14. Sean O’Sullivan (1985-1992) was sworn in as one of Her Majesty’s Counsel on 14 April 2014 and is therefore now Sean O’Sullivan QC. Timon Pratt (1975-1981) writes: “I moved to Sedona, Arizona just over 2 years ago and transported my business which has grown very successfully over here developing websites, cloud based applications, apps and the like.” http://www.studio5usa.com/website-design-arizona.htm Alvan Seth-Smith (1967-1973), married to Rowena and still living in Northwood, has recently started attending the OMT City Luncheons. In retirement he devotes time to The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London, of which he is Third Under Warden, and Middlesex County Cricket Club, serving on the Executive Board. He is delighted to see two OMTs, Ravi Patel and Ollie Wilkin, on the Middlesex sta—!

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Alasdair McInnes (1996-2001) writes: “I last did the London Marathon in 2011 and raised a substantial sum of money for Children with Cancer. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life to cross that finish line but from a personal view I couldn’t break the 4-hour barrier. Having turned 30 last year I wanted to set myself another challenge and could think of nothing better than going back to do a sub 4 hour marathon. So, I signed up to do the London, Belfast and Edinburgh marathons between April 13th and May 25th in aid of PHAB Kids. I remember from my days at Merchant Taylors’ the excellent work the charity undertakes and as such wanted to take on this challenge for their cause. Why three, well if you are fit enough to do one, why not?! Going the extra mile is what it’s all about… Working in central London for an American Property Fund, I have to Chris Cotton (1982-1985) is a Director squeeze in training wherever I can, be it at the China-Britain Business Council. running from West Hampstead to Bond With a BA Honours degree in Chinese Street in the mornings or around Hyde Studies, Chris started his career in London Park on a lunch break, but knowing that with the UK’s major shipping company. the e—ort is aiding a great cause like He then moved to Hong Kong where PHAB is a fantastic motivator. he was based for six and a half years, Thank you in advance for any working for the world’s leading B2B trade http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ donation you can spare, I know every show organiser running industry-leading AlasdairMcInnes penny will be gratefully received.” events across a wide range of sectors. The majority of these events were held in mainland China in collaboration with Mark Weinman (1998-2005) is Chinese partner organisations from both the new face of Carling. industry and government. After returning to the UK, Chris worked in a senior business development role for the examinations and qualifications division of the University of Cambridge where his responsibilities included growing the organisation’s business in mainland China. Chris joined the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) in 2005 and was promoted to a Director of the organisation in 2007. During this time Chris has advised hundreds of companies from a wide variety of sectors on the development of their business with mainland China.

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The Analyst: Nick Koo returns to MTS Nick Koo started as the cricket scorer back the game, and tally the number of at MTS before helping film the matches occurrences of di—erent individual and for the 1st XI hockey side before team events such as passes, receptions, moving on to analysing the school’s circle penetrations and eliminations. It rugby 1st XV matches. By the time he is then my job to analyse this raw data to left the school, Nick was delivering produce information on various aspects video feedback to the senior hockey of personal and team performance, such squads weekly in their analysis sessions. as possession retained percentages and Nick decided to go to Loughborough attack and defence ratings. University to study Maths where he has This is then inputted into a spreadsheet, also been able to continue developing which allows us to compare di—erent his passion for video analysis and sport. players, a player’s progression throughout He writes: the season, or di—erences in performance “I am currently working with both the between the first and second halves. men’s and women’s 1st hockey teams. On a more team-based level, we extract My primary job is to film and live code information such as how soon (if at all) all games and training sessions, so Loughborough score after conceding that the coach can easily watch specific and vice versa. Certain statistics are aspects of our play. In continuation then shown at team meetings, and it is a with what I did at MTS, I am also in nervous time for the players when they are communication with the coach during revealed, as they all hope that they have the game, passing on information such avoided achieving the dreaded 0%.” as opposition tactics and formations, as Nick was kind enough to come back my elevated viewpoint gives a di—erent in to school to deliver a video workshop perspective of the game. to a number of budding young analysts After the match, the coach and I play at MTS.

James Booth

James Booth (2001-2008) is organising the Sierra Leone Marathon, and has just run the course. The event is to raise money for Street Child, which provides educational opportunities for some of the most vulnerable people in the continent. If you are interested, you can find out more about what he is doing in this article: http://m.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11218140.Croxley_Green_ man_designs_West_African_marathon_route/ And if you would like to support this very worthy cause, this is James’ Justgiving page: www.justgiving.com/James-Booth1

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OMT News Tales From Sandy Lodge Woodwork – The School Workshop – under the guidance of Mr Beech

Mr Beech encouraged many to achieve down the leg but he cut it with the grain excellent dovetail and mortice and tenon going across which means the legs would OMT speakers joints and produce some beautiful bowls easily snap through. and table lamps on the school lathes. Mr Beech was furious! He called the boy Varun Paul (1998-2003) With my friend David Hood and over and in front of the class and pointed returned to Sandy Lodge in others we produced a beautiful mahogany out the silly mistake, embarrassing the January to deliver a lecture box which I believe is in the Merchant boy and telling him ‘This is a total waste to the Lower Sixth boys on Taylors’ Hall. of money, wood doesn’t grow on trees ‘OMTs in the City’. Varun is Mr McKnight was Mr Beech’s right you know!’ There was a sudden silence currently an economist at hand man who spent a lot of time followed by a huge blast of laughter not the Bank of England and the preparing wood for the form members to only from the boys but also Mr Beech. boys enjoyed hearing Varun work on. There was an occasion when one Mr Beech was an all-time great for me talk on the intellectual and of the boys went to the store and selected and I was very blessed by his teaching. He professional satisfactions of some fine mahogany for some table legs. was a ‘legend’. a career in the City. The grain of the wood should always run Philip Watson (1963-1969) Marriages

Allan Hawkey (1986-1991) married Mel at Highfield Park in Hampshire on 1st March 2014.

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Paul Heneker

Paul Heneker (1989-1994) works as a professional photographer in and around London and the South East mainly doing portrait work, particularly of celebrities and musicians. Every couple of years he does a charity exhibition for a charity of his choice. In December 2013 he did an exhibition called Look Listen in support of the charity Shelter. There were 38 photos in total of people from all across the world of music. The exhibition ran for the whole of December in Shoreditch and all the pieces were signed by the musicians and then auctioned o— for Shelter. The exhibition raised well in excess of £7000. If you would like to commission Paul, he would be delighted to hear from you – he is happy to o—er a third o— his prices to OMTs!

Chas & Dave Tim Minchin

Nigel Kennedy Billy Bragg

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Lynn Chadwick Centenary of OMT’s birth celebrated with Royal Academy installation

All visitors to Sandy Lodge will know the great sculpture, the Beast by OMT Lynn Chadwick RA (1914-2003), which graces the lawn outside the Music Department. Those of a light blue persuasion will know it has a handsome partner in the grounds of Churchill College, Cambridge. Now the other members of the Beast’s family are reunited in an installation in the Royal Academy’s Annenberg Courtyard, as part of celebrations to mark the centenary of Lynn’s birth. A slew of transatlantic shows and a new biography will also celebrate the ‘Henry Moore of metal’. The Daily Telegraph reports: “The British sculptor Lynn Chadwick was born a hundred years ago this November and his life is being celebrated with a new biography, a catalogue raisonné of his work, an exhibition currently in the Royal Academy courtyard and, next month, exhibitions at commercial galleries Osborne Samuel, Blain/Southern and Blain/Di Donna, in London, Berlin and New York. Chadwick may not be as well known as Henry Moore, but he was once tipped to be his successor, and even beat the favoured Alberto Giacometti to win the Sculpture Prize at the 1956 Venice Biennale. One of the so-called “geometry of fear” artists who took the art world by storm in the Fifties, he had a meteoric rise to fame. Self-taught as a sculptor, he held his first exhibition in 1950 and within six years had achieved international renown, with legions of collectors in America and Europe for his welded iron sculptures. His spooky, spiky The Inner Eye was bought by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. But what comes over most forcefully in Michael Bird’s new book is how quickly the fashion-driven art world abandons its heroes. “It won’t last,” the artist Max Ernst warned Chadwick at the height of his success – and indeed it didn’t. As he told the critic Philip Oakes in 1974: “It’s not that I’ve been forgotten – just completely neglected.” Associated firmly with the Fifties and its angst-ridden post-war art, Chadwick was superseded in the Sixties by pop art, and by the new abstract sculpture of Anthony Caro.” The re-evaluation is long overdue.

The photographs of the Annenberg Courtyard installation are from the RA website, photographer, Benedict Johnson.

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Grease Reunion 20 years on! To mark last year’s school production of Grease in December 2013, OMTs and Old Helenians reunited to celebrate the anniversary of their own production in 1993.

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Career Moves 1950-1960 Rick Bennett MCGI.LCGI.DipCHEM.EngTech.MIET. (1978-1983) is now Electrical Design Engineer at Babcock Martin Biddle (1950-1955) is now Director at Winchester International Group Research Unit, and Emeritus Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Oxford Andrew Cornish (1979-1984) is now Non Executive Director at KMP Digitata Andrew Murray (1979-1985) is now Regional Director at 1961–1970 Waterman Group Peter Cox (1958-1962) is now Managing Director at Gerald Montagu (1980-1985) is now Partner at Fasken Crystal Clarity Consulting Ltd Martineau LLP David Gwynne-Jones (1962-1968) is now Partner at Jumping Matthew Morgan (1981-1986) is now National Sales Manager, Bean Bag Practice Finance at AMP, New York Neil E. Harrison (1963-1968) is now Climate CoLab Catalyst Thor Meyer (1982-1986) is now Consultant/ Business Process at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lead at Alliance Healthcare Nicholas Claxton (1964-1969) is now Chief Executive OŠcer Carlo Sammarco (1981-1986) is now Partner at Arbis at EMM Broadcasting Sutherland LLP Michael Hayden (1983-1987) is now Security Analyst 1971–1980 at AXA Paul Nicholson (1969-1974) is now Sales leader at Marsh Ltd Jonathan Ward (1981-1988) is now Divisional Sales Manager at Kronos Mike Schwarz (1971-1975) is now Chief Executive OŠcer at International Institute of Marine Surveying Ben Le Rougetel (1981-1988) is now Communications Director at AZUBU Ian Nunn (1970-1975) is now Owner at Nunn Hayward LLP Chris Reed (1983-1988) is now Director and Head of Social Iain Rackley (1970-1977) is now Principal at Avison Young Media at Fishburn Commercial Real Estate Ian Roberts (1983-1988) is now Franchise Director, Northern Mark Sowerby (1972-1977) is now Vice President Retail Europe at Avis Budget Group EMEA Operations at World Duty Free Group Rik Heywood (1983-1988) is now Director of Software Richard Nemeth (1974-1978) is now Divisional Director Engineering at POD Point Ltd at Tysers Andrew Macaulay (1983-1988) is now Chief Information is now Cosmetic, Restorative and Oliver Harman (1974-1979) OŠcer at WesTower Communications Implant Dentist at Oasis Dental Care Peter Boxer (1982-1989) is now a Senior Civil Servant Mike Searle (1974-1979) is now Cyprus ISP Commercial (International Relations) at the Cabinet OŠce Manager at Interservefm Ltd Russell Cohen (1982-1989) is now Commercial & Operations Eric Barnett, MBChB, ACA (1974-1980) is now Board Director at Islet Sciences, Inc Director at 5NPlus is now Senior Sales Director at Clive Gilson (1974-1980) is now IT Release Manager James Whale (1984-1989) at Vodafone Cognac Croizet HK Ltd Andrew Ratcli‘e (1976-1980) is now Market Expert at Airbnb Stuart Adam (1985-1989) is now Group Digital Commercial Director at Bauer Media Veenay Shah (1985-1990) is Founder & CFO of HighQ 1981-1990 Nick Steel (1985-1990) is now Group Insight Director at Iglo Geo‘ Tothill (1976-1981) is now Chief Medical OŠcer (GA) Group Ltd at Capita Simon Harris (1977-1982) is now Director at Arktos Global Currency Fund 1991 - 2000 Gavin Tull (1977-1982) is now in charge of Business Strategy Stuart Ward (1984-1991) is now Head of Business Analysis at WHITEPebble at IDBS Philip Feibusch (1978-1982) is now Director & Co-founder at Paul Fulberg (1984-1991) is now Director, Client Services and Waverley Equity Partnerships at Carlin West Agency

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Tim Morris (1986-1991) is now CEO & Co-Founder at Chris Bryson (1989-1996) is now Associate Director, Tradzster UK Operations at Ipsos MORI Jeremy Roberts (1986-1991) is now Director of J and L Robert Kerridge (1989-1996) is now Head of New Business at Roberts Advisory Ltd London & Capital Daniel Solomons (1986-1991) is now Head of Delivery, Velan Packianathan (1989-1996) is now Director - Enterprise Google Digital Academy, Northern & Central Europe at Google Programme Management OŠce at Intertek Neil Flash (1987-1992) is now Managing Director at DNA Matthew Press (1991-1996) is now Consultant at Vasari Global Medical Communications Claude Schneider (1991-1996) is now Founder at Portfora Joel Hames (1987-1992) has become a novelist and published Bankers Town Gerard McGovern (1991-1996) is now Consultant at Online Apps Co Steve Bold (1987-1992) is now Student Records OŠcer at London South Bank University Andrew Thorpe (1991-1996) is now Business Intelligence Manager (Customer Experience) at Lex Autolease Ashan Taha (1987-1992) is now Director, Quant Analyst at Thomson Reuters Richard Nunn (1993-1996) is now Head of Business Development UK at Jersey Finance Ben Harris (1988-1993) is now CEO at New Brand Vision Group Jawwad Rasheed (1990-1997) is now Senior Manager at EY Ashley Brady (1988-1993) is now Investor & Director at Lexham Grove Ltd Paul Levy (1992-1997) is now a Partner at Hayfin Capital Management LLP Paul Schneider (1987-1994) is now Business Development Manager at Easynet Global Services Rahul Savani (1992-1997) is now Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Liverpool University Richard Curtis (1989-1994) is now Chief Executive OŠcer at FutureBrand Dan Bohane (1993-1997) is now Operations OŠcer at No. 5 RAF Force Protection Wing HQ Rob Hobson (1989-1994) is now Senior Brand Editor at Zone Geo‘ Richards (1993-1997) is now Digital Business Manager Chris Read (1989-1994) is now Client Onboarding Consultant at IPC Media at Wells Fargo John Coldham (1993-1998) is now Intellectual Property is now Commercial Steve Triandafillidis (1989-1994) Associate at Wragge and Co LLP Strategy at Britvic Soft Drinks Richard Milestone (1993-1998) is now Vice President at Daniel Lester (1989-1994) is now PR Campaign Manager Bank of America, Merrill Lynch (Education) at Harrow Council Aly-Khan Jamal (1993-1998) is now Associate Partner at Asif Mohamedali (1989-1994) is now Partner, Head of Credit at Prism FP LLP Dalberg Global Development Advisors is now Business Analyst at Stuart Rowe (1989-1994) is now Digital Content Manager at Rich Venner (1993-1998) Images.co.uk Allianz Group Victor Chong (1993-1994) is now Head of Sales, Cisco Glen Rogers (1995-1998) is now Solutions Manager Services at Cisco Systems (Asset Management & Procurement Services) at Trustmarque Firdaus Nagree (1989-1994) is now Owner and Managing Blair Coulson (1994-1999) is now CMBS New Ratings Director of Furniture Craft International Analyst at Moody’s Investors Service Jonathan Chapper (1990-1995) is now Chief Operating Jon Fienberg (1994-1999) is now Account Manager at HTC OŠcer and General Counsel at Philip Chapper & Co Ltd Ali-Abbas Merali (1994-1999) is now Senior Investment Saif Siddiqui (1990-1995) is now Business Expert at Clarity.fm Advisor at Standard Chartered Bank Sandip Gudka (1990-1995) is now Managing Director, United Alay Patel, CFA (1994-1999) is now Investment Analyst at Biscuits, Africa Albina Developers Pvt Ltd Graham Cox (1990-1995) is now Director at Contract Ronin Ltd Andrew Tivers (1994-1999) is now Marketing Manager at Barratt Developments PLC Alexis Kyriakou (1990-1995) is now Senior Director, Head of Executive & Equity Reward at Shire Pharmaceuticals Sam Vickers (1994-1999) is now Service Operations Manager at Travelodge Hotels Ltd Kwasi K. Obeng, (1993-1995) is now Senior Performance Auditor, City of Atlanta, Georgia and Adjunct Professor at Aashish Mehta (1993-2000) is now Marketing Engineering Clark Atlanta University Manager (ASEAN) at National Instruments

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Richard Nash (1993-2000) is now Governance Adviser at the Ilyas Amlani (1999-2004) is now Associate Director at HSBC Department for International Development Michael Anton (1999-2004) is now Senior Insights Manager Justin Pang (1993-2000) is now Print Design Manager at at 1000heads Stuart Peters Ltd Aidan de Gruchy (1999-2004) is now Commercial and PMO Dominic Constandi (1995-2000) is now Associate Director, Analyst at IBM Business Consulting at Eze Software Group Anuj Ghaghada (1999-2004) is now Chief Operating OŠcer Richard Hollis (1995-2000) is now Finance Director at at Treat Gifts Mario Testino Simon Heawood (1999-2004) is now Service Portfolio Ryan Kohn (1994-2001) is now Co Founder Director at Rightster at PROPERCORN Jeremy Ip (1999-2004) is now Management Accountant Justin Rose (1998-2000) is now Project Manager at The New at Moneycorp Amsterdam Charitable Foundation Charles Kavanagh-Brown (1999-2004) is now Accountant at Xchanging 2001-2010 Hadleigh Measham (1999-2004) is now Expedition Guide & Lecturer for the Polar regions, specialising in exploration Michael Jacoby (1996-2001) is now Chartered Accountant at history & sea ice biology Hillier Hopkins LLP Zubin Mehta (1999-2004) is now Project Manager at Lloyds Owen Lloyd (1996-2001) is now Business Relationship Banking Group Manager at University of Reading Alex Robertson (1999-2004) is now Hotel Operations Shameer Soni (1998-2001) is now Executive Committee at Manager at Lainston House (Exclusive Hotels and Venues) TiE Angels Dallas Jessal Shah (2002-2004) is Co-Founder and CEO of Marco Caflisch (1996-2002) is now International Data Team Mayfair FX Manager at Elementum SCM, California Alex Stein (1999-2004) is now Senior Seminar Manager Jerry Daykin (1997-2002) is now Mondelez Global Digital - Trade, Export and Commodity Finance at Euromoney Director at Dentsu Aegis Network Institutional Investor Jared Furness (1997-2002) is now Solicitor at glh. Hotels Andrew Voysey (1999-2004) is now Director, Finance operating the Thistle brand Sector Platforms at University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Shahil Kotecha (1997-2002) is now Managing Consultant at PA Consulting Group Toby Miller (1998-2005) is now Petroleum Engineer - Base Management System Modelling & Optimisation at BP Neal Solanki (1997-2002) is now Leadership Client Manager at Gartner Arjun Ahluwalia (2000-2005) is now Senior Associate, Risk and Regulation at Deloitte UK Tim Bunting (1997-2002) is now Founder and CEO at The Bunting Gallery Fahid Ali (2000-2005) is CEO & Co-Founder of Hashmat’s Josh Fineman (1999-2002) is now Commercial Director at Superplex Mitul Patel (1998-2005) is now Consultant at Ryan Tristan Armstrong (1998-2003) is now Senior Product Daniel Bloch (2000-2005) is now Manager at CVC Manager, Oncology at GlaxoSmithKline Capital Partners Rory Gullan (1998-2003) is now Fashion Photographer/ Nick Chapple (2000-2005) is now Therapy Account Videographer/Owner at R G L D N studio Specialist, Diabetes at AstraZeneca Ravi Majithia (1998-2003) is now Assistant Manager - James Gunn (2000-2005) is now Fac Global Management at Advisory & Corporate Finance at KPMG Channel Islands Aon Benfield Bob Vickers (1998-2003) is now Product Lead for Payments, Sameer Kassam (2000-2005) is now Senior Projects Manager Delivery & Range at Tesco PLC at Global Partners Governance Tom Walter (1998-2003) is now Head of CG Operations at David Puttergill (2000-2005) is now Analyst at Centrus The Mill Advisors Amit Amin (1997-2004) is now Senior Business Analyst/ Alexander Rayner (2000-2005) is now Civil Servant, Project Manager at Morgan Stanley Private OŠce at the Department for Education Daniel Vyravipillai (1997-2004) is now IBD Associate at Scott Rubin (2000-2005) is now Assistant Manager, Morgan Stanley Restructuring at KPMG UK

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Chris Walters (2000-2005) is now Senior Surveyor MRICS Marketing Administrator at Apex Global Solutions Ltd at JLL Nicholas Swerner (2002-2007) is now Assistant Manager Zac Hartnell (2002-2005) is now Investment Analyst at at KPMG Vintage Asset Management Darius Atashroo (2001-2008) is now Graduate Production Kunaal Soni CIMA Dip MA (1999-2006) is now Consultant Manager/Engineer at AAA Linen Services Ltd at Deloitte, Switzerland Tariq Attia (2003-2008) is now Head of Private Clients at Adam Lubczanski (1999-2006) is now Associate at IW Capital BlackRock Marc Jacobson (2003-2008) is now Future Leaders Jay Mehta (1999-2006) is now Global Pricing Manager at BP Development Programme at Barclays Nikhil Shah (1999-2006) is now Vice President at Deutsche Jonny Krimholtz (2003-2008) is now Graphic Designer Bank at dmg media Alex Friede (2001-2006) is now Accountant at B2G Consulting Jason Nearchou (2003-2008) is now Assistant Manager - Capital Markets/Investment at Deloitte, Real Estate Yath Gangakumaran (2001-2006) is now Strategy Manager, Sky Sports Nathan Perry (2003-2008) is now Sales Manager at Pooch and Mutt Aditya Gokal, ACA (2001-2006) is now Corporate Finance Manager at Great Portland Estates Elliot Roston (2003-2008) is now Operations Manager at Glam Media Satpreet Grewal (2001-2006) is now Senior Associate at PwC Tom Sammes (2003-2008) is now Analyst in Strategy and Michael Lloyd-Jones (2001-2006) is now Director at Sims Decision Sciences Practice at PA Consulting Group Hill Shared Harvest Shomil Shah (2003-2008) is now Front OŠce Business Rael Miller (2001-2006) is now Head of Research at Groupon Analyst at Calypso Technology UK & IE Joe Sladen (2003-2008) is now Associate at Faber Global Ltd Dinesh Murugesh-Warren (2001-2006) is now Financial Advisory at PwC Richard Walker-Taylor (2003-2008) is now Group Business Development Manager at Burns Carlton Daniel Sofaer (2001-2006) is now Executive - FS Valuation & Business Modelling at EY Pratik Shah (2004-2009) is now Founder and Managing Partner at Electro Tycoon James Sweatman (2001-2006) is now Account Director at Freuds Amin Patel (2002-2009) is now Research and Acquisitions Analyst at Viral Spiral Harshil Arora (2000-2007) is now Trainee Solicitor at Allen & Overy Bennett Johnson (2005-2010) film director, is now Director of iambennettjohnson.com Tom Davies (2000-2007) is now Client Services Manager at byyd-tech Vivek Chadha (2003-2010) is now Analyst at DC Advisory Adam Russell (2000-2007) is now Graduate Programme Manager at Capgemini Doron Salomon (2000-2007) is now Social Media Director at Anchorfan Kirtan Shah (2000-2007) is now Consultant at Deloitte Nikul Shah (2000-2007) is now Corporate Finance Executive at Ernst & Young James Franks (2002-2007) is now Assistant Finance Manager at Kentaro Group UK Alexander Gilford (2002-2007) is now Acquisitions at Countrywide Design Group of Companies Correction Conor Pillai (2002-2007) is now Resourcing Consultant at We apologise to OMTs Simon Witney and Chris Paddy Power Harris. In the previous edition we erroneously Omar Rauf (2002-2007) is now Business Development published Simon’s photo by Chris’ profile. To Manager - Financial Institutions EMEA at Aberdeen clarify, Simon is Director for Environment and Asset Management Development at Mouchel. Sayon Rudran (2002-2007) is now Business Analyst &

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An OMT remembers: Taylors’ in Wartime

I was at Merchant Taylors’ from September 1943 until December 1946, a period when the height of the blitz on London was over but the V1 and V2, (Doodlebug [Flying Bomb] and Rocket) bombardments were just beginning.

The school had moved out of London well with the boys. In my last year when I One day, as we were walking down in 1933, but to me all the buildings still was a boarder in The Manor of the Rose, the drive from the Manor to school, we looked new and the trees lining the drive we had a rota for doing the washing up saw overhead large numbers of planes from the main gates were still relatively after meals and on one occasion when heading in a southerly direction. A young. All the boys either walked to food was very short we only had a slice of mixture of bombers and fighters, they school from their trains at the wooden marmite toast for supper. At least there had three large white stripes painted platformed Moor Park station or cycled was no obesity in those years. However fore and aft on each wing and vertically from home, as I did from my home at the Lun did a roaring trade at breaks on the fuselage. We had heard on the 8 Northwood, which was just across Sandy with cups of tea and superb cheese o’clock news that morning that reports Lodge golf course. The course itself had rolls or Madeira cake, so I do not ever had come in that there was naval activity been abandoned for the duration of the remember feeling really hungry. in the mouth of the River Seine in war and was unkempt with long grass on The school scout group still France. But no more details than that. which sheep grazed and at the highest ran throughout the war and treks The date was June 6th 1944, D-day. As point of which was located a sandbagged through the Chilterns were a pleasant news became more definite throughout Home Guard observation post with its day out. The speciality was to find the day of the troop landings in corrugated iron roof. “Hogspitbottom”, which we never did. Normandy, we realised that the invasion The 400 boys no longer had to wear I have only just recently found it on an was underway and that maybe this was their pre-war uniform, of which I was O.S. map. The greatest contrast to today at last something that could bring an end only aware of the summer boater no is that there was so little traŠc on the to the war. Around this time, German longer being compulsory. Because of roads, you could ramble down nearly prisoners of war began doing farm work, clothes rationing, grey wool suits and all the lanes without seeing a motor harvesting root crops, in the fields to the school caps were our uniform, summer vehicle for often over half an hour, even east of the school and one or two of us and winter. All the fit masters under the on main roads. If you did see one, it was tried out our rudimentary German on age of 39 had been called up and were often an army vehicle: tracked vehicles them. They seemed to understand us, but replaced by older sta« and relatively being an exciting sight, even though we found it diŠcult to understand them, inexperienced young men and women, they were destroying the road surfacing. possibly because they were speaking in a some of whom had a little diŠculty in After the war a massive programme dialect rather than High German. keeping order. Another wartime change of road resurfacing took place using One year later the war in Europe was the disappearance of the waitresses imported American surfacing machines, did indeed end and we must have in the dining hall and we had to take another exciting sight for a nascent civil been given a holiday, as I went up to it in turns to serve the tables where we engineer. Scout camp was another great central London with a friend to see sat. More to the point was the standard activity, although this may have been the thousands of people celebrating in of rationed food, which was mainly when the war had just ended. It took Trafalgar Square. In due course the older reasonable in the circumstances, but place at Chenies on the banks of the, masters retired as those on active service desserts were often semolina and tapioca then, perfectly clear and abundant waters returned home. It came as a breath of puddings, which did not go down too of the river Chess. fresh air as younger men took over and

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A photo taken of the school Shooting VII on the ranges at Bisley in 1945. RSM Bell, Master in Charge of Shooting, is pictured in the centre wearing glasses.

the boys were happily amused when they it must have glided further on and failed which were just high enough to pass were subjected to phrases such as: “Hand to explode when it hit the ground and along if you adopted a half stooping in your bloody pieces of bumph.” after a while, with considerable relief, we position. The ducts were furnished with Two final memories of wartime were continued the exam. wooden benches on one side on which an exam taken in the geography room, There was also the trooping down to we sat until the ‘all clear’ was sounded. I during which the unmistakable rumble of the air raid shelters when a raid was due. doubt if the school’s architect considered a V1 Doodlebug coming nearer was heard. These shelters were in fact the heating that novel use of the ducts when he was We heard the engine cut out, the sign that ducts which run under the corridors along doing his design. Now, 70 years later, I the flying bomb was just about to crash the main arms of the school building. expect it has been forgotten. to earth, we held our breath waiting for Someone was detailed to remove the the inevitable explosion, but none came. manhole covers in the corridor and we We never found out what had happened, filed down wooden steps into the ducts Tim Shillam (Class of ’46)

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train at the Prince of Wales Drawing School and in the Royal Academy life room, always drawing from on-the-spot observation. John Ridland Besides his role in the Merchant Taylors’ Company, he was a Freeman of the Painter- Owens Stainers’ Company and a member of the Armed Forces Arts Society, regularly (1945-1950) exhibiting at the Mall Gallery and Painters’ Hall. Some of his work has been collected by died 08/03/2014 The Royal College of Physicians, some of the Ireland; Wallingford School Oxford, and the major London clubs, and the Inns of Court. It was with great sadness that the King’s School in Macclesfield. He initiated His etchings and watercolours of classic school learned of the death of John an Art competition across the schools, scenes from London life are celebrated Owens. John was a member of encouraged the Millennium Concert at the (his etchings of St Paul’s are still on sale in Andrewes House during the post-war Barbican and a combined presence in the the cathedral). He drew inspiration from years of austerity, an inspirational Lord Mayor’s Show. a particular moment. Whilst at MTS, he leader on the school’s governing body He was one of the first school governors undertook one day a solitary pilgrimage and a long-serving member of the to preach the gospel of careers education, to Southwark Cathedral: “In 1947, whilst Court of the Merchant Taylors’ Livery embracing old boy networking, and the coincidentally in Andrewes House at school, Company. He was also a distinguished importance of schools having links with I visited the cathedral which was in a poor captain of industry, public servant, and business and industry, long before these state after the war. I spotted the arms of the well-regarded artist. became commonplace. Although Peter Merchant Taylors’ Company on a mediaeval John was managing director of Cape Ingram had initiated Careers at MTS it tomb and it turned out to be the tomb of Asbestos Fibres between 1967 and 1973, was from 1997 under the guidance of John Bishop Lancelot Andrewes, who died in and served for 10 years as Director- Owens, that careers conventions and work London of the plague when he was Bishop General of the Dairy Trade Federation experience began to take o«, so much so of Winchester and the people of Winchester before becoming Deputy Director- that the school received coverage in the TES. refused to give him burial”. General of the Confederation of British He himself initiated the Interview Skills John was very much his own man and Industry (CBI) in 1983. He drove the Conference at MTS, recruited most of the yet in the catholic nature of his interests CBI’s campaign properly to gear-up speakers and attended personally whenever and his ability to celebrate both tradition British industry for the Single European he could in the years up to 2004. and innovation, both industry and the arts, Market in 1992. Subsequently, John led John perhaps recognized earlier than he was very much a Merchant Taylor. The the Building Employers’ Confederation, any other senior figure the sheer scale of unbounded generosity of his commitment extending his commitments to both the the impact of the digital revolution and to the school ensures that future generations NHS and higher education – he was the need for schools to take all aspects of of boys will share such breadth of passion Chair of Haringey Healthcare Trust and a computing seriously. In his seventies, he and depth of vision. In that sense, we Governor of Middlesex University. evangelized tirelessly for pervasive wireless may echo the words of Christopher Wren John was a man entirely comfortable networking, shared digital resources, and circumscribed in black marble beneath with tradition, yet was also, in many interactivity on websites as early as 2003, the dome of St. Paul’s: Qui vixit … non sibi ways, a visionary. He played an with an energy and knowledge that belied his sed bono publico. Lector si monumentum important part when the Merchant mature years and his own formation in the requiris circumspice: “He lived not for Taylors’ Company first established the Arts. He was Master of the Company during himself, but for the public good. Reader, if Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust to the time of the School’s 2002 Inspection, you seek his monument – look around you”. consider issues of strategic importance and sent a warm letter of congratulation to John is survived by his wife Tin, his to British education. As Master of the Jon Gabitass, the Head Master at the time; daughter Clare, and sons David, James, Company, he was very keen to increase he was subsequently a moving spirit in and Thomas. the co-operation between all those commissioning Stuart Pearson Wright to schools associated with the Company: paint the portrait of Jon that now hangs in Christopher Hare, Merchant Taylors’ School; Merchant the Gabitass Room. Chairman of Governors Taylors’ School, Crosby; Merchant An accomplished artist, John was a Taylors’ School for Girls, Crosby; member of the RSA Council. 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Mr Mawson, of Gonville Hall, Wymondham, had been appointed a JP for the Norwich Bench in April 1972 David and served for 22 years. In 1986, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Norfolk. Mawson OBE He was a former president of the Norfolk Club in 1986, which hosted Award-winning a special luncheon to mark the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Friends of Norfolk architect Norwich Museum in 2011. The re-opening of the Bridewell Museum was another also started World cause close to his heart. Federation of Friends A trustee of the Theatre Royal to study at the School of Art, Kingston throughout the 1990s, he served as trustee of Museums upon Thames. Having married Margaret of Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust from in 1951, he joined Bernard Feilden and the 1975 until becoming director in 1990. David Mawson (1937-1940) died aged partnership was formally launched in 1957. His love of gardening also led to 89 on November 21st 2013. His work ranged from designing buildings another major project, the publication Award-winning Norfolk architect, David for the embryonic UEA to saving the historic earlier this month of the 460-page Mawson, who has died aged 89, played a vital High Court of Justice in Hong Kong, and book, Norfolk Gardens and Designed role in the development of the University of also working on buildings on London’s Hyde Landscapes – incidentally the county’s East Anglia. Park estate for the Church Commissioners. first such history. A co-founder of Feilden & Mawson, which In 1977, he was appointed architect to Sadly, he was unable to attend the won a series of international awards, he was Norwich Cathedral and also worked at St oŠcial launch in Norwich but one of his sadly not able to take part in this summer’s Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. A highlight of last appearances was at the silver-jubilee jubilee celebrations of the university. his 33-year career, latterly as senior partner, celebrations of the Norfolk Gardens Trust It was fitting that in July 1995, this was being made an OBE in the 1990 new at Oxnead Hall, near Buxton, in July. pillar of Norfolk life and partner in charge year’s honours. He was founder chairman for three of the university village project was The investiture at Buckingham Palace by years from 1988 and then deputy recognised by the UEA and received an the Queen took place just a month before president of the trust, which contributed honorary MA degree. he formally retired although he continued significantly to publication and research His contribution to raising the profile and as a consultant. He had also been elected of this important book. standing of museums was a key interest for president of the Norfolk Association of As chairman of the trust’s first more than 40 years. Architects between 1979 and 1981. committee, he told more than half the After becoming secretary to the Friends His love of the county led to his membership at the Oxnead party that of Norwich Museums, he became founder involvement with the Norfolk Society and he the first formal meeting was held at the and chairman of the British Association of particularly enjoyed helping with the judging Centre for East Anglian Studies in the Friends of Museums in 1973. of the EDP’s best-kept village competition, summer of 1987. It had included Tom Then, two years later, he became the first latterly the Pride of Norfolk, with his devoted Williamson, of the UEA, who was one of president of the World Federation of Friends wife, for many years. He had succeeded Lady the book’s three authors. of Museums. Harrod as chairman of the then Norfolk He was heavily involved in causes Within eight years, the number aŠliated branch of the Council for the Protection of around Wymondham including trustee to the association had grown from less than Rural England in April 1971. of the town’s Bridewell Preservation Trust 20 to more than 150, involving 100,000 The next year, a new name emerged and a governor of Wymondham College. members. It took him around the world on the conservation scene – the Norfolk He leaves a widow, Margaret, addressing conferences but he was happiest Society – following a merger with the Norfolk daughter Diana and son Iain, and five at home, fighting the corner for museums in Association of Amenity Societies. In that grandchildren. his adopted county of Norfolk. year too, the re-elected chairman reported Born in Northwood, London, on May 30, that the Norfolk premiere of the film, The Michael Pollitt 1924, he was educated at Merchant Taylors’ Go-Between in the presence of the Queen School. Then when his parents moved Mother had raised £2,250 for the branch. He This article was published in to New Zealand at Wellington College, became vice-president and was president for the Eastern Daily Press on 26th Auckland University, before he returned four years until 2000. November 2013 Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2014 ¥» ¥¼

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Peter Cima Archdeacon Norman Apthorp frontier to us and it was here that Dad’s (1939-1944) died peacefully on (1936-1942) died 02/11/2013 aged 89. lifelong love of the wide open spaces 23/11/2013 aged 87 years at Silverleigh From a eulogy delivered by his son of Australia was born. After a long Cedars Care Home Axminster. Beloved David Apthorp: and faithful ministry they retired to husband of the late Ivy Cima and much “After MTS, Norman completed a year Brookton. His last great loved father, grandfather and great- and a term at Cambridge University, work was steering his beloved Barbara grandfather. Philip Sankey (1952-1958) funded by the British Government, who along the indistinct pathways of her last writes: “I met Peter through the local wanted science students trained for war 12 years, as she gradually lost contact churches here in Lyme Regis. It is work. He and a young woman got o™ with the outside world. fitting that the Service of Thanksgiving the train together in Malvern in 1943, Athough Dad found it impossible to should be in the Baptist Church where clutching their letters of introduction give up pastoral duties; being helped he played the organ for many years. to the top secret Radar Research place through taking his last service just at the top of the hill. As Dad said in weeks before he died. After he was widowed he became less his eulogy at our mother’s funeral: ‘We After sitting with his body, beautifully active and for a time a WRVS (now walked up the hill together. We have laid with a rose on his chest by those RVS) Meals on Wheels Team of which been walking together ever since.’ who cared for him at the last, I walked I was part, delivered meals to him. He Like many sensitive, concerned young out of the hospital in the middle of spent his final years in the Care Home Christian men, his wartime experiences the night. There was a big wind in the in Axminster. led him to the ministry, and he and darkness, shaking and kissing every At some point we discovered that mum’s sense of adventure led them to leaf on every tree, blowing and bearing we were both OMTs and although answer an advert o™ering 4 to 5 years his spirit all over this wide flat land. he did not say a lot about his time in a bush parish in Western Australia. Now, reunited in joy with his wife and at school, he was grateful for the Narembeen in 1957 felt like the wild his Lord.” Christian foundations laid at Emmanuel Church, Northwood and was a lifelong friend of the late Keith Weston (1939-1944).” Neil Peet (1940-1944) died 25/03/2014 aged 87. His son David (1971-1976) writes: “He was of a wartime vintage where memories were of Home Guard duty on the roof of the Great Hall, rather than anything more sporting or academic! He was always very John MacIntyre Lawson proud of his association with the school and the OMT Society and I know that he (1936-1941) died 31/01/2014 enjoyed some of the members’ lunches earlier in his retirement. The OMT News aged 90. He died peacefully at Sheet was always read eagerly for news of contemporaries, although not many of his Salisbury District Hospital. Beloved generation remain of course.” husband, father and grandfather.

Alan Burns (1943-1948) died 13/02/2014

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Obituaries

John ‘Gerald’ Clark (1947-1952) died 13/01/2014 in Florida aged 80. Born in Beckenham, Kent. Gerald served in the Korean Laurence Shaw Geoffrey Wood conflict as a Second Lieutenant in (1966-1972) died 09/01/2014 (1970-1976) died 10/03/2014 aged the British Royal Fusiliers. He aged 61. His wife Keren writes: 56. His sister Alison writes: “Geoff attended Oxford University but went “After Merchant Taylors’, Laurence died tragically in a motorbike accident on to work for Alcan Aluminum attended St Bartholomew’s Medical near his home in Lincolnshire. (now a division of Rio Tinto) prior After MTS, Geo« attended St. George’s to completing his degree. He spent School graduating in 1978. He specialised in Obstetrics and Hospital medical school, qualifying as a his whole career with Alcan, starting doctor in between various eventful trips in Banbury, Oxfordshire, moving Gynaecology, subspecialising in to India, Afghanistan and Nepal. A short on to the head o´ce in Montreal, Fertility. He trained with Robert posting to Swaziland was followed after with postings in Buenos Aires, Winston prior to his appointment qualification by a few years at St Francis Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro during as NHS Consultant in East Kent. Hospital in Zambia. his storied career. He received an Leaving the NHS in 2006, he He returned to the UK in 1989, Executive Management MBA from developed his own private unit in moving to Lincolnshire as a GP where he Harvard University in the mid- affiliation with The Bridge Centre to 1970s. Gerald was an avid golfer was soon renowned for his dedication, allow him to escape the restrictions compassion and psychedelic ties. Geo« and had the privilege to be the imposed on fertility patients by the President of the Sugar Mill Country was very popular with his patients, but limited funds of the NHS. retired recently after a lengthy struggle Club during the late 1990s. He is He developed a fascination with with depression. survived by his wife of 59 years, four anthropology and lectured and wrote Geo« was much happier in retirement. sons and five great-grandchildren. papers about the anthropology of the He continued to indulge his passions of menopause and the survival advantages sailing, motorcycling, walking and music. of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. He raced boats in and around the Humber Laurence was a keen runner until John Eastcott Hayzelden and cruised in the Mediterranean. He rode just before he died and at 40, ran the 1949-1956) died 26/04/2014 aged 77. his Triumph motorbike on track circuits Amsterdam Marathon in under 3 hours. John was the son of A.F.G. Hayzelden and up and down the country. His life was (OMT) and brother of A.E. Hayzelden Good food, good wine and good company accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack (OMT). After doing his military were passions, as was Tottenham Hotspur including always, of course, Jimi Hendrix. service in the Royal Artillery, he football team. He is survived by his wife Liz, children attended St. John’s College, Oxford With his wife, Keren, also a doctor, and Hannah, Patrick and Charles, and also by and was M.A. Barrister-at-Law children, Sebastian, Zoe and Tanya he his father, the former MTS school medical (Middle Temple). He worked at travelled widely, visiting much of Europe, oŠcer, Dr Tim Wood, his brother and Shell-Mex and BP Ltd before joining North America, Africa, and India. fellow OMT Julian, and sister Alison.” the Home O´ce in 1966. He was Laurence was a hugely committed awarded the CBE for his work with doctor, often interviewed about current the Pensions O´ce. He married fertility issues in the national press and Susan Clare Strang (the sister of an media. He was a wonderful teacher and OMT) in 1961 and lived in Tring since communicator, innovator and leader. He 1964. His wife Susan died in 2014. was always kind and caring and had a He is survived by two daughters. wonderful sense of humour. Keren and Laurence attended two Merchant Taylors’ reunions in recent years. He always spoke fondly of his John Ingram schoolboy years and felt a great loyalty (1945-1950) died 22/01/2014 and gratitude to his school. aged 82. John was a long-serving Grateful patients and colleagues have House Master at Harrow School. paid many wonderful tributes. We, his He had Rugby Fives Half Blue from family, feel so lucky to have had Laurence Cambridge and was a keen OMT in our lives. His was so cruelly cut short Society Fives player for many years. and we all miss him desperately.” Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School ¥ PB Friends

Scrummers

THE hockey term has now come to THE main rugby term started with the Goode, Tom Varndell, and (the incredible) an end but many boys are still involved Scrummers brunches held on several Mako Vunipola – for sessions with the boys. in playing. We have the Summer Saturday mornings in the OMT War Scrummers’ funds also assist in the League being run at present which Memorial Clubhouse, arranged so that we purchase of kit and equipment to support features teams from MTS and OMTHC could make the necessary introductions to the Director of Rugby in providing the very but the highlight of this year is the the new Fourth Form boys. best opportunities and enjoyment for the senior hockey tour to South Africa this Our work also concentrated on organising boys in their rugby: a new scrum machine summer which will also be a fi tting the main Scrummers Supper Dance fund- and line-out hoops are just two of the items. close to Joe Cowan’s time at the school raiser event held in mid-November for over After Christmas, the 3rds and U3rds as Head of Hockey and Director of 200 guests. Always a fantastic evening full move to rugby and again Scrummers Sport. The success of hockey at the of fi ne entertainment, food, wine (including held a number of brunches in order to school is down to the great hockey this year a rugby shaped vodka luge ice meet parents of the younger boys and in which has been developed under sculpture), ra½ e and silent auction, and particular the new intake in their fi rst term Joe’s leadership and guidance over above all the great company, all served by of rugby at the school. the past six years. Hockey started at the 1st and 2nd XV boys in black tie too. For To round o« the season Scrummers also MTS back in 1958 and the 2013/2014 your diary, the next Supper Dance will be supported the purchase of kit for an U13s season has been - at 1st team level - the held on 15th November 2014. Tens squad playing outside of school as best win ratio since then and also the Funds raised on the night support the members of the OMT rugby club (thanks best win ratio throughout the school. boys on the U15 tour to Ireland and the go to Gordon Brown for making this Since 1958, we have beaten Watford senior rugby tour to Canada and the USA, happen) all in preparation for their leaving Grammar School fi ve times and this plus provide support for ‘Rugby Week‘, prep school and starting at Taylors’ in year was our best win yet of 8-1. In which includes the hire of fl oodlighting for September 2014 – a very nice way to bring 1965 the school had 15 hockey fi xtures the evening games and providing external the boys together before their fi rst day at - this year we had 123. We have had coaches – this year Zinzan Brooke, Alex Sandy Lodge. great success too at higher levels with boys not only playing at county and regional levels but also at national league level, sub England and for Wales. Congratulations to all boys and Footlighters their great successes and of course a big thank you to Joe Cowan. Strikers, the Parents, Hockey support group has also had a very busy year. We DRAMA is an excellent way for boys to to make it as authentic as possible. kicked oƒ with our Race Night, held in develop communication, team working Footlighters is a group of committed the OMT Clubhouse. We have provided and problem solving skills – all in volunteers who support the Drama refreshments pitch-side at Saturday demand by employers and universities. programme in a variety of ways. For matches, meeting and welcoming new At MTS, they have the opportunity to example, we raise money by serving parents. We also gave funds for a Lower participate in House Drama, the senior refreshments at shows, holding social School hockey trip to Norwich, a training production, the junior play and the events such as our recent A Night in the session with an Olympic gold medallist Duologues competition. There are lots Tropics Caribbean evening, helping to and ultimately the tour to South Africa. of ways for boys to get involved with source props and costumes for productions, Finally, we rounded oƒ the season with Drama – acting, lighting, sound, props & and later this year bringing in OMT Paul Z Friday Night Lights when the 1st X1 and set painting. Jackson to run an improvisation workshop. 2nd X1 teams played Haberdashers’. It The challenge is that it requires time, eƒ ort Our last donation of £1500 helped to buy was a great night and fantastic to see and funding to put on quality productions to a digital SLR camera used both in the so much support for both teams. It was develop these skills. For example, this year classroom and to fi lm shows. particularly good to hear the 2nd X1 we performed a joint production of Grease We also oƒ er a way for parents to get Habs captain mention how great it was with St. Helen’s which, that in addition to to know one another, work together and to have so much parental support. The designing a set that featured a car, period support their sons. If you’d like to be a part event is run annually so please don’t costumes, and rehearsing the cast, required of our group, please contact Pat Keener at hesitate to join us next year. sourcing a long list of 1950s American props [email protected]

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