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Shenstonian 2015-16 P E I A R S T Shenstonian E V E R A N 2015-16 solsch.org.uk AMBITION - O PPORTUNITY - COMMUNITY A I T N A R E E V P E R S A I T N A R E E V P E R S Shenstonian 2016 Contents Teaching Staff 2015/16 ......................................................................................................Page 2 Headmaster’s Report & Heads of School .................................................... Page 3 Development and Alumni Relations ................................................................... Page 6 From the School Archivist .............................................................................................Page 8 University and College Entries 2015 .................................................................. Page 10 A-Level and GCSE Results Days 2016 ..............................................................Page 12 Valetes ................................................................................................................................................ Page 13 Junior School Art ....................................................................................................................Page 22 The Junior School .................................................................................................................. Page 24 School Chapel ............................................................................................................................Page 40 Lower School Art .................................................................................................................... Page 48 Music ................................................................................................................................................... Page 52 Performing Arts ........................................................................................................................Page 60 GCSE Art .......................................................................................................................................... Page 64 Societies, Visitors and Academic Success ................................................ Page 66 Languages and Cultural Exchanges .................................................................. Page 96 Lower Sixth Art ......................................................................................................................... Page 104 Lower Sixth Photography .............................................................................................. Page 106 Sport ..................................................................................................................................................... Page 108 Upper Sixth Art ......................................................................................................................... Page 136 Upper Sixth Photography .............................................................................................. Page 138 Travel and Trips ......................................................................................................................... Page 140 Teams of the Week ................................................................................................................Page 160 Editor: Peter Spratley. Designed and Printed by Hill Shorter Limited Shenstonian 2016 Shenstonian 2016 and politics have inadvertently caused the closure of many Teaching Staff 2015/2016 Headmaster’s Report independent schools, Solihull, now in its 456th year, has grown 2 and currently serves a record number of pupils. However, rest 3 The academic year 2015-16 has now drawn to a close and assured that this is not at the expense of quality of provision 2005 S J Thompson; G J Affleck (Jan); what a busy and unique year it was. and I am always mindful of the sacrifices families make in order S G Mitchell; N E Corbett; N Cheetham; to send their children to fee-paying schools. 1978 G Cureton Some of you may recall the first cohort of girls joining J1 11 years ago; the passage of time is unrelenting and this group In recent years, events at home and abroad have highlighted 1979 just how dangerous the world can be, and schools have 2006 A Jones; P G May; D W Jenkinson; of trailblazing Silhillians has now left for university and we no longer feel the need to emphasise that we are a coeducational been forced to adapt and equip staff and pupils with the skills 1980 D L Trim (Jan) school. Quite simply, that’s who we are and educating boys necessary to identify, mitigate and avoid risk. The Department and girls is what we do, and I believe we do it very well! for Education and the Independent Schools Inspectorate now 1981 2007 J E Humphreys; R A Atkinson requires schools to instil a greater sense of ‘British Values’ and In terms of public examination results, we had arguably we are legally required to help prevent pupils being radicalised 1982 2008 D G Morgan (Jan); P E Morgan; our best year ever, with 79% of all GCSE grades at A* and and brought into terrorism. In-service training is a valuable tool in this regard, although the themes can be heartbreaking. H J Middleton; O R Anderton; A grade. At A-Level we achieved 85% A*to B grade and 55% were graded A* and A. The Junior School won the Fears around exploitation and extremism are much greater and 1983 E A M Campbell; H E P Smith; P Cramb Bromsgrove Maths challenge for the third year in a row, 12 the vocational journey I embarked upon 26 years ago bears little resemblance to the path I find myself on today. 1984 P J Irving members of J4 were awarded Senior School scholarships and 2009 H M Smith; D R Harford all 8 of our Oxbridge offer holders achieved their grades and However, you’ll be pleased to hear that many things have not 1985 J Troth places. Although school league tables should be handled with 2010 D E J J Lloyd; O M Walker; B caution, The Times ranked us as the 16th best independent changed, including our commitment to improving facilities and M E Rossay-Gilson; D E Penney; coeducational school in the country and the 56th for all our busy co-curricular programme. 1986 L J Lynch; P F Spratley; S R Phillips; independent schools, as did The Telegraph. With ongoing national reform at GCSE and A-Level, and with significant (and The Cooper Building has celebrated its first birthday, School 1987 H J Walsh unsettling) changes to Examination Board remark and appeals House now contains an exciting mix of teaching, pastoral, procedures, the future is a little uncertain, but we remain social and IT space, the Chapel and Queen’s Court have 1988 L M Fair 2011 C L Black; D J Brough; S L S Compton; optimistic and ambitious for the future. I believe that targeting been updated and improved, as has Learning Support in T B Emmet; E H Ford; M Partridge; 80% A*/A at GCSE and 60% A*/A at A-Level is within range the Junior and Senior Schools, both teaching staff common 1989 and I look forward to celebrating further success in the years rooms have enjoyed a facelift, two imposing art installations 2012 L J Rutherford; B Sandford-Smith (Jan); ahead. adorn the campus, and plans are underway to build a second 1990 M J Covill artificial pitch, adjacent to the current (Gordon Wilcox) pitch. R Morgan (Jan); R E Airdrie; N L Evans; This is a great school and a very successful one, but we Doubling our pitch provision is important for a high profile 1991 D Reardon; S A Morgan S E Foster; C H Goodman; J C Hanlon; don’t always get things right and I am very grateful for the coeducational sport and I’m delighted to report that plans have L M Harper; E J Johnson; J L Mander; feedback provided – formal or informal and good or bad. The been bolstered by the addition of Jane Sixsmith, four-time GB Olympian, to the hockey coaching staff. With Chris Mayer, Ali 1992 S S Sawicki; C W Thomas; D Wilcox friendship and camaraderie shown by all members of the school community is marvellous. In an era when economics Raza and Hannah Fair, that makes four hockey internationals! 1993 2013 M D Jones; S E Walton; H K Hallworth; A J Dowsett; S C Roberts; S J Gummery; 1994 H Dolby; A C Roll; N W S Leonard; N J Dickerson; D L Maddy (Nov) M J Garner 2014 K A Berns (Jan); A T Kermode; L K Worth; 1995 D H Wild W L Meigh; R H Smith; Y Canovas Canas; 1996 C E Mollison; S E Moule; M S Gledhill; L H Mesrie 1997 A C Hutchinson; 2015 L E Spratley (Jan); A Abid; C A Baden; J Collier; P W G Ford; J Hammond; 1998 U Mynette; A M Vaughan P Roman-Blythe; A E Routledge; A Rudd; 1999 P R Jackson; M P Babb; S A Hart; A Smith; E Stokes; F E Wernham; R C Whaley 2000 2001 J S Brown; R R Hadley-Leonard; M Worrall; E R Hurst 2002 S R Hifle; N J Atkins; C I Mayer 2003 M Smith; P J Higley; T J Bryan; K A Powell; A R Lancaster; M Bishop; M P Penney; J Johnson; C Greswold; 2004 D L Buckle; O W H Bate; D A Farrington; S Thomas; S A Crowther; Shenstonian 2016 medal and plate victory, in both hockey and cricket we were crowned county champions and regional runners up, and the 4 athletes triumphed over 30 local schools to win the Director’s 5 Cup at the Borough athletics competition. The sense of community at Solihull is very strong and last year we raised £54,000 for a range of charities. Similarly, the SSPA, through its calendar of events, raised £30,000 for co-curricular spending. Our (relatively) new Development and Alumni Relations Office is forging even stronger links with Old Silhillians and now that leavers auto-enrol in the association, the age and gender profiles of the membership is changing. One of my OSA highlights of the year was sitting with Mike Bullen, Old Sil
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