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Summer Term 2016 from the Principal's Study SUMMER TERM 2016 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S STUDY I am delighted to be able to sign off the academic year having enjoyed an exhilarating crescendo to the Summer Term. I am sure that the Prize Giving and the Annual General Inspection are still at the forefront of the minds of many – a celebration of the outstanding achievements of current Welbexians. It was touch and go right until the end as to whether the weather would win the day, but in the event, the rain cleared during the speeches in the morning, and in the afternoon we witnessed a superb parade. The Chaplain General, The Reverend Dr David Coulter CB QHC, opened the day and encouraged those assembled, and in particular the departing students, to consider the role that faith, in its broadest sense, plays in generating increased confidence to face the world and its challenges. The Chair of Governors, Vice Admiral Duncan Potts, focussed on the central role that the College plays, and in particular the vital importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), in ensuring that this country can face the Defence and Security challenges of today and the future. Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield provided an inspirational talk and encouraged the students to remember three quotations which he hoped would “cling to the velcro of your memory”: from Albert Einstein – ‘Never lose a holy curiosity’; the second from the novelist Penelope Lively ‘The compelling matter of memory – the vapour trail, which out which we are undone’; and finally T.E Lawrence ‘Were certain to be teachable in schools; but the irrational tenth was like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and in it lay the test of generals’. As he closed, Lord Hennessy urged the students to “always strive for the dazzling flash of the kingfisher’s wings”. Aaliyah Arnold, Head of College, gave an outstanding speech as the Head of College, drawing on her experiences to highlight the huge rewards that Welbeck brings and the crucial legacy that the 14 Entry leavers have given the College in the increased strength between the Upper and Lower Sixth years. The Minerva Prize for Wisdom and Endeavour was presented by Mr Martyn Leader, Member of the Minerva Board, to William Deary; the Defence Equipment and Support Prize for Technical Innovation was presented to Matthew Cotton by Mr Clive Buckley of DESG. The Royal Society of St George Performance Challenge Cup was presented by Mr Norman Pratt to Adam Barcock and The Quorn Royal British Legion Farnham Challenge Cup was awarded by Mr John Hutchinson to William Crowther. 1/6 In the afternoon we witnessed another outstanding display of the breadth of talent that is constantly so evident in many areas of the College - The Corps of Drums and the Military Band showed just how capable the College musicians are as they treated those present to an outstanding performance; Major General Mitch Mitchell, Old Welbexian and Director of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, took the salute. (Those who had been present at the Summer Concert the preceding evening would also have seen that music in the College has an encouraging nucleus of talent - if your son or daughter has hidden musical talent then please encourage him, or her, to get involved.) During this display, the College was treated to a flypast by a spitfire from The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; sadly the earlier parachute display by the Royal Air Force Falcons had to be cancelled due to the weather conditions. Air Vice-Marshal Sue Gray, Air Officer Commanding Number 38 Group, took the afternoon parade which, given the challenging weather that had plagued the preparations, was testimony to the students, the military team and in particular the College Sergeant Major. Parents and VIPs were treated to a military parade by over 300 cadets, accompanied by the RAF Cadet Band. AVM Gray awarded The Prince Philip Medal to Aaliyah Arnold and presented the Welbeck Sword to Michael Firth. Photographs and transcripts of speeches can be found on the College website. At Prize Giving, I paid tribute to a number of members of staff who leave the College at the end of this academic year: Ma’am Liz Paling – to the students she is best known as the lady who leads hymn practice, but she has taught keyboard, strings and led different groups at the College throughout the 10 years that she has been with us. The College Adjutant leaves the College after a posting here for two years. Lt Gareth Williams has invested hugely in the students and their personal development programmes to ensure the best outcomes for them and I know that the students will recognise the significant changes that have been made this year. He will be moving to Abbey Wood as a staff officer responsible for Engineering Programming for in service submarines. We wish these departing members of staff well as they leave the College. In addition to the leavers two members of staff are stepping down from significant leadership positions. The role played by Housemasters and Mistresses can never be underestimated – the ever present support for students in their Houses translates into long hours as they draw upon their own personal resources in support of the young men and women in their care. Mr George Walsh has been Housemaster in Nelson House since 2008. He has taken the decision to step down from this role within the House, but will continue within the Chemistry Department. He has invested hugely in Nelson House and I am extremely grateful to him for this. Mr Joe O’Halloran has stepped up as the Interserve General Manager for the past 12 months. His care and support in ensuring that the services that his team delivers have been much appreciated by the whole community. He will be taking up new opportunities outside the College within Defence, but will retain the key role as Head of Hard Services. The day’s events came to a close with the evening’s Graduation Ball for the 14 Entry Leavers. It was wonderful to see so many parents attending this excellent event. This is an event for leavers and their parents and it would be good if next year nearly all parents of the leavers could attend. The Ball Committee gave us all a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the two years that the students had been with us and I know that they, and all those present, were extremely grateful to Ma’am Dawkins for all her help. Sadly, this term also marked the end of an era with the final Austrian Exchange visit taking place in June. The exchange between Welbeck and the Militärrealgymnasium at the Theresian Military Academy, Neustadt has been running since 2/6 2000. Over this period of time nearly 400 students have taken part, with friendships being forged in the mountains and by the sea and all students have thoroughly enjoyed meeting students following a similar career path to themselves. The value of this exchange for our students is significant and we will be seeking new opportunities to ensure that such experiences aren’t lost to future Welbexians. As part of the College’s acknowledgement of academic excellence, aspiration and ambition, next year we will award honorary scholarships to recognise outstanding academic achievement. Some will be awarded to the new Lower Sixth on entry to the College and will be based on their GCSE grades. We will also reward those entering the Upper Sixth who have achieved outstanding AS level grades. Collectively these students will form the basis of a new scholars’ programme that will provide breadth, enrichment and academic challenge. The academic STEM focus of the College was also recognised as it won the national finals of the Royal Navy UTC Challenge. Continuing this theme, I am delighted that both Aston and Loughborough universities will build on the excellent work that was invested in the Cadet STEM Leadership Weekend by incorporating a STEM road shows at the College for high performing Y9 & Y10 students in the Midlands Region. This will include project work, master-classes and demonstrations. This year the Military Skills and Leadership Programme has been significantly enhanced and changed to enable students to have better opportunities for Single Service engagement and personal development. The investment of the Vice Principal Military, Training Officer, Adjutant, CSM, the CCF Officers and MSLT staff have been at the heart of this. Ex LEADER took place at the Royal Navy Leadership Academy at HMS Collingwood in Portsmouth where staff and students were accommodated on HMS Bristol, a Type 82 Destroyer which served in the Falklands conflict. This Exercise gave the Lower Sixth a chance to command tasks, evolving their own leadership style and becoming comfortable in command appointments. The ability of a Junior Officer in the armed forces to be fit and healthy is paramount - with little sleep and physically exhausted, commanders are required to have the same effective leadership encompassing all the qualities as they would when physically ‘fresh’. During Ex LEADER the cadets were put through some gruelling physical challenges with the Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) from the Army. The assault course, amongst other facilities, was utilised to challenge the cadets physically; it highlighted that leadership, although difficult in normal conditions, becomes exponentially harder when individuals are fatigued. This, as a training objective, enabled the students to start to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses – qualities to improve and work hard to maintain; it also demonstrated how crucial the quality of resilience is. The culmination of the command appointments was the ‘Dacan Crisis’ - a planning exercise which called for the students to work on an inter-governmental, multi NGO international crisis and deliver their plan in a press conference format; this was a highly stressful and cognitive exercise which tested a lot of the students in all aspects of planning and also their growing resilience.
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