Stover School Magazine 2003-04
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Stover School Magazine 2003-2004 Wendy Luk Contents 2 Staff list 19 Public Speaking 42 School Trips - 2003 -2004 L'Alpe D'Huez ft Academic Staff 4 From the Study n 21 Boarding Report Window 45 Friends of Stover 5 Excellent Results 25 House Reports 48 Stover Summer Ball P i Salvete 28 Science Report 50 , Ten Tors 7 29 Music Report 51 Sport 2004 8 Speech Day 32 M Performing Arts r 66 Stover Portico 1 2 Future Stovarians! Association 33 Careers Reports 71 Fg; The Everybody Club 13 End of Term Photographs 34 - School Trips - fl Abergavenny 7 2 61 Secrets of the 16 air- Charity Events Grotto 36 School Trips - Grimspound 73 Stover Junior School 37 School Trips - Editor: Paul Barter Riverford Et 88 - Family Fun Day Sharpham Vineyard Assisted by: Cricket Match Matt Ayer (Junior School Editor) 38 t: School Trips - Joe Garner Costa Rica Felicity White t'! Jeremy Harle 89 First Steps Helena Forster 1 31 School Trips - Rebecca Barter 4 Totnes Design and Printed: Kingfisher Print and Design 01803 867087 Stover School Magazine 2003-2004 Staff list 2003-2004 Academic Staff Headmaster Mr Thomas A Packer BSc MSc FlnstP Durham Deputy Head Mrs S Bradley BSc (Hons) PGCE Portsmouth Et Oxford. Biology Director of Studies Miss Z Axton BSc (Hons) Liverpool PGCE Mathematics Head of Sixth Form Mrs A de Montjoie BA MA PGCE Leeds, Kings Confab English Et Mama, Media Studies Senior School Staff Ms P Absalom BA (lions), PGCE Exeter English, Drama Mr C Baillie BSc (Hons), PGCE Keefe Psychology, Science Mrs S Barnes MSc, PGCE Plymouth Et UEA Mathematics Mr P Barter BA (Hons), PGCE Exeter Et Wales History Mrs B Brown BSc (Hons) Hull Mathematics Mrs H Coyne-Stacey BA(Hons), PGCE Dublin Et Exeter MEL, EFL, English Mrs T Craven BA (Hons), OTS Brighton P.E. ft English Miss L Cross BA (Hons) Birmingham Music, Recorder, Piano Mrs L Decamville BA (Hons), Cert. Ed Exeter, EFL, English, French, Linguistics Mrs J Dobbyn CertEd, B.Ed, DPSE London Business Studies Mr G Dunbar Cert Ed, PGC Cheshire College, Middx Art Et Technology Mrs V Elce BA (Hons,) PGCE London, Oxford RE / PSE / Geography Mr E Ensor MSc, PGCE Bradford Et Bath Physics Miss E Evans BA (Hons), PGCE Exeter MFL ft RE. Mrs S Farleigh BA (Hons) Dartington Coll. of Arts Music Miss A Goodall BSc (Hons), PGCE UWIC and Bath P.E. Mrs V Hurst BA (Hons), PGCE Exeter History, Art Mrs J Jorgensen BA (Hons), PGCE Hull English Et Drama Mrs M Kearney BEd (Hons) Exeter Biology ft Mathematics Mrs S Kensington BA (Hons), PGCE Essex Et Matlock Learning Support Mrs J Lean BA (Hons), Dip Mus Open University Music Ft Performing Arts Mrs J Middleton BA (Hons), PGCE London English Et Drama Mr M Palmer Cert Ed Exeter ICT Mrs A Richards BSc Ed (Hons) Exeter Science Mr C Shaw BSc (Hons), PGCE London Science Mrs H Skuckova BA (Hons), PGCE Prague Maths/Physics Mrs A Smith BA (Hons), PGCE Durham Et Cambridge Geography Mrs K Veal BEd (Hons) Worcester College Food Technology Mrs N Winston Licence d'Anglais Caen French S*.o\,.c r Scnool Magazine 2003-2004 Staff list 2003-2004 Academic Staff Headteacher Medical Department Mrs 1 Fairbrother BA (Hons), PGCE TEFL School Medical Officer Dr D Milburn Exeter MB, 85 School Sister Mrs A Bujak RGN Deputy Head (to March 04) Mrs C Coyle MA, BEd Kingston, Michegan, USA ft Mrs S Edworthy (From March 04) Junior School Staff Mr M Appleby BEd Primary Engl. Lit Mr M Ayer BSc Ed (Primary) Vermont USA Other Mrs M Blockley NV03 Head of Careers a Miss S Nuttall, Mr C Brown BA (Hons), Cert Ed Plymouth School Librarian BA, TEFL Mrs J Burgess BA (Hons), Cert Ed Reading, Toulouse Examinations Officer Mrs M Kearney, Mrs S Clutten BA Ed (Hons) Exeter BEd (Hons) _ Miss C Cummins BA Ed PE Et Health Wollongong, Australia Miss J Edwards NNEB School Outdoor Mr C Brown. Activities Coordinator BA (Hons), Cert Ed Miss 1 Evered BEd Art Et Design Plymouth Mr J Garner PGCE (Primary) Brunel School Tennis Coaches Mr R Bond, Miss E Grey BA Eng Lit PGCE Cardiff/Cambridge Mrs J Hough LTA Mr S Griffin BEd (Hons), HND Cheltenham Et Farnborough Ms M Ramsey LTA Mrs M Hawkins BEd (Hons), Cert SEN Lancaster Speech ft Drama Mrs P Absalom Mrs S Holmes BA (Hons), PGCE Exeter Laboratory Technician Mrs A Milford Mrs M Pallister BEd Science + Primary Ed Plymouth Staff Support Mr K Perkins BEd (Hons) Geography Bangor, Wales Technician Mr J Harle Mrs R Perkins BEd (Hons) Geography Bangor, Wales Catering Manager Mr P Milward, Mrs R Reynolds BSc BioLSciences PGCE Manchester MHCIMA Mrs J Sanders NNEB Mrs C Simmons BA Ed (Hans) Exeter Mrs L Smale BA, PGCE Winchester Mrs F Waring Cert Ed DELE Plymouth School Governors Chairman Prof I D Mercer, Nursery School Staff CBE, D.Sc., LLD Mrs S Stoddart BA (Hans) Plymouth Head of Nursery Vice Chair Dr P J Key, Et Exeter (from April 2003) OBE, MB, BS Miss N Shute NV03 NurseryAssistant Mrs K Reece, Elnst. LEX Mrs L Sharrock NV03 Nursery Assistant Mr H Akhtar Mrs G Thompson NVO 3 Nursery Assistant Mr H Anderson, BSc (Hons) Boarding House Staff Mrs A Anning Mrs M Batten, Head of Boarding a BSc Junior Housemistress Miss S Nuttall TEFL Cert TESOL/Librarian Mr G Bush, CB Senior Housemistress Mrs J Millward-Goodreds BEd (Hans) Wore. College Mr A C J Cooper, BSc (Hans) Assistant Housemistress Mrs G Fletcher Cert Ed ITEC Mrs A Harrison, MCSP Assistant Housemistress Miss M Leslie-Ellis Mrs J W_G Scott Assistant House Tutors Miss I Ohl a Miss E Barrett-Cheetham Mr R Wyatt-Haines, FOB, MOM, MBA Peripatetic Music Staff Chaplain Mrs A Ayling Flute Reverend C. Knot! BA Mr P Hill Guitar Honorary Members Mrs J Baldwin Keyboard Et Piano Administration Et Finance Mr T M T Key, MA Cantab, FRICS Mr P Hurst Piano Miss F R Evans, Cert Ed Headmaster's Secretary Ms D Robins Mrs A Brown Piano Mrs A Dyer,MA Registrar Miss F White Mr T Lakeman Clarinet Et Saxophone Mr R Roberts, JP Bursar Mr S Drabble Mr J Bryden Piano BSc Mrs E McMahon Piano Estates Bursar Mrs H Goodwin Miss E_Chandler Piano School Secretary Mrs S Heard Miss S Maya Brass Junior School Secretary Mrs F Martin Clerk to the Governors Miss C Hayek Violin Et Viola Junior School Administration AssistantMrs C Ettridge Mr S Drabble BSc Mrs H Wills Cello - Bursar's Assistants Miss Hiley Percussion Mrs M Barnard, Mrs G Hanbury Miss L Cross Recorder Et Piano Stover School Magazine 2003-2004 From the Study Window It is now a year since I first visited planning a number of advisory groups examinations or statistics. Stover's Stover as an excited interviewee for have been formed, involving staff and main purpose is to serve our girls and the post of Head. I was struck governors. The Media Studies boys by encouraging individual immediately with the way that the department has been relocated into physical, mental and aesthetic staff and pupils seemed in complete the Millennium building alongside a development . I never cease to be harmony, enhanced, and I suspect to new Photography area ; I am sure that amazed by the extraordinary some extent facilitated by, the this exiting curriculum development achievements, recorded in the pages outstanding site . To be appointed will prove popular and fruitful . The of this magazine and elsewhere, of Head of this wonderful school is, Boarding houses underwent two these young people. Likewise I am indeed, a privilege, and one that I do inspections during this time and I am impressed with the staff, both not undertake lightly. delighted with the positive tenor of teaching and ancillary ; Stover's the report. The Stover magic successes would not be possible The first two terms passed in certainly worked on the inspection without their unstinting support. something of a blur, but I enjoyed team! every minute of them and my initial Sir Isaac Newton once remarked that impression has been confirmed: We look forward to exciting he had been able to 'stand on the Stover has this very special quality. developments at Stover in the year shoulders of giants' Let us not forget ahead. The construction of the long that Stover owes much of its success During these two terms the lecture awaited Science laboratories is now to the vision and determination of its theatre in Stover House has been under way. Aspects of the Senior founder, Mrs Key and the succession refurbished to provide enhanced ICT School are under review and we await of custodians, each of whom has facilities creating an up to date the Governments proposal for the 14 taken the school boldly into its next teaching area for ICT as well as - 19 Curriculum which will phase . We should be particularly providing a much needed IT facility undoubtedly have an impact on our grateful to Philip Bujak for the for the boarders. PC's are being provision . The very recent School's continued popularity and introduced into the Library and announcement that Stover is to growth and to Sue Bradley who ably Believer to form a central resource become a 'Diamond' school was met led Stover during the Autumn term area for students' use during the day with much excitement from staff, and continues to be a great support and after school . A middle students and parents alike, and there both to the school community and to management team has been formed, is an air of eager anticipation myself.