Newsletter ▪ Best Very Our Awishes for Andlong Happy Retirement
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Newsletter Issue no. 76 - July 2016 www.edgbarrowschool.co.uk From the Headteacher As we near the end of the summer term I wanted ▪ who was our Head of Design Tech- to take the opportunity to write to thank nology for 20 years and only resigned from the everyone very much for your help and support position last year, is also leaving us to take retire- this year and to congratulate to all the students ment, although he looks young enough to do at on what I hope has been a very successful year least another 15 years. The Design Technology for each and every one of them. department at Edgbarrow School has gone from strength to strength and has become the most outstanding area of the curriculum. Many stu- This year we are saying goodbye to a number of dents choose this subject at GCSE and ALevel, staff who are moving on due to retirement or for going on to study degree courses due to the promotions, or leaving us to go travelling or for influence of Mr Rogers and his department. The other exciting opportunities. results of his students are second to none and he has spent hours after school working with stu- Therefore, can I take this opportunity to say a dents until early evening ensuring that they have EdgbarrowSchool huge thank you and very best wishes to members every opportunity to complete coursework and of staff who are retiring. achieve their best. There is no doubt that he is going to be sorely missed and we are so grateful ▪ , who has taught Food Technology at to him for everything that he has done for Edgbar- Edgbarrow School for 37 years is retiring. There row School and the students. Our very best will be parents and grandparents reading this who wishes for a long and happy retirement. will have been taught by the infamous Den Clarke. ▪ has been at Edgbarrow School for 20 Whenever ex-students come back and they ask years and worked as my Personal Assistant for who is still here, they all remember Den Clarke. over 16 years. Last year she reduced her hours There will not be many teachers retiring this July and has been working as our Hospitality/Admin who have taught for 37 years, let alone 37 years in Assistant since September 2015. I will not have a the same school. This lady has been an outstand- bad word said about this lady especially as she ing colleague and teacher. Thousands of students knows all my secrets and has done nothing but have benefited from her care, attention and guid- look after the school and myself with a loyalty and ance. Mrs Clarke should be very proud of her dedication for which we are most grateful. We teaching career and we wish her a long and happy wish her well as she retires to take on another retirement. We thank her for everything she has Senior role at home as Chief Child Carer, also done for Edgbarrow School. known as Grandma. My personal thanks to Lyn for ▪ was our Senior Caretaker for 28 being such a brilliant assistant. years and retired during the May half term. This is ▪ joined Edgbarrow School in 2004 and a colleague loved by everyone, both staff and has been our Systems Manager for the last 12 students alike. He was the first in in the mornings years. During this time the IT in the school has and usually the last to leave, sometimes working grown considerably and we now have IT in all 12 hour days and 6 day weeks, to ensure that the aspects of school life. Our sincere thanks to school was safe, well presented and ready for the Siobhan for steering us through these 12 years and day. An absolute unsung hero who has played his we wish her well as she leaves us to relocate with part in ensuring Edgbarrow School is a great place her family to Somerset. to be. Our very best wishes to Keith for a long and ▪ joined Edgbarrow School 11 happy retirement. years ago as an LSA support member of staff support he gave the students and our very best wishes before training to become a teacher of History. We to him in his new post which is much closer to home. were delighted when she joined our Department. Dur- ▪ joined our English Department 2 years ago ing her time with us, she has taught throughout the year and will be returning home to Ireland this Summer. Liz groups and is now an outstanding teacher of history, has been a great member of our English Department, especially at GCSE, achieving some wonderful results has worked non-stop and I know that students have with her students. As a valued member of the History thoroughly enjoyed her lessons. Our best wishes to team and a great colleague across the school, we and the her as she looks for a new job in Ireland. students have benefited greatly from her time with us. ▪ has been a part-time teacher in the Design We hope that she has the most fun during her retirement Technology Department for 2 years. During this time and even stays in contact with a bit of cover supervision. he also worked for the church. He is now taking up a ▪ has been with us for 9 years in the Art full-time position with his church from September Department as our technician. Although a quiet member 2016. Their gain is certainly our loss and we are sorry of our team, Helen has been the most fantastic colleague to see him leave. A huge thank you and our very best within the department ensuring that facilities, equipment wishes to Jonathan in his new venture. and resources are always on hand for staff and students. ▪ has been with us in the RE department for Her real expertise is ceramics and the Year 7 corridor is 2 years. Carla has recently secured a place at Reading full of lovely examples of students’ work for which we are University on the PGCE course. This is a great new most grateful to Helen for all her help and guidance. A stage in her career and we wish her every success on huge thank you to Helen for all she has done for Edgbar- the course. Many thanks to Carla for all she has done row School and our students. Our very best wishes for for Edgbarrow School. a happy retirement. ▪ has been with us for 1 year in which time he ▪ has been with us for 8 years as a teacher of has completed his NQT qualification. This year he got Art. She leaves us to join Southfields School in Woking- married and is moving to Vienna to be with his wife. ham. Huge thanks to Elaine for all that she has done for Oliver has recently secured a Science teaching job and our students in the Art Department and we wish her we are delighted to hear that he will be staying in the every success in her new post. profession. Many thanks for all his efforts this year. ▪ who joined us 5 years ago and has ▪ joined us as a Cover Supervisor and been teaching in our PE Department is leaving us for one Business teacher in September 2015 and leaves us to year to go travelling and will re-join us in September 2017. go on Maternity. Hazel has decided that she will not be ▪ joined our Science Department 4 years ago as returning as she enters into parenthood and we would a young Science teacher and is also leaving to do some like to wish her and her family every happiness for the travelling. David has been a great addition to our Depart- future (and maybe just a little sleep). ment and we wish him every success on his travels and ▪ joined the Science department in Sep- for the future. tember of last year and has completed a year whilst ▪ joined us as an LSA and graduate with a training as a Science teacher. We would like to thank degree in PE. Chris has worked as a Cover Supervisor her for all her efforts and many congratulations on and teacher over the last 4 years; however, this year he passing her NQT year and best wishes as she joins qualified as a PE teacher and leaves us for a full-time, permanent job at St Crispins School. We are delighted Highdown School in Reading. for him and wish him every success in the future as long ▪ joined us as our Attendance Officer and as he doesn’t bring back some very good sports teams to recently left us to work in American on the Children’s beat us. Summer camps before returning to look for a job as a ▪ joined us as an LSA 4 years ago after com- project manager following his successful completion of pleting his degree. We are delighted that he has been a Masters Degree. A huge thanks and best wishes to accepted on the Reading PGCE course to train as a Connor. teacher starting in September 2016. Alex has been an ▪ joined our English Department 2 years ago outstanding colleague who has helped a variety of chil- and this year has completed her NQT year and is now dren across the school and we wish him every success on a qualified teacher. She leaves us to join St Mary’s the course next year. Ascot and we wish her every success in her new post.