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P E I A R S T Shenstonian E V E R A N 2016-17 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 2017 Contents Teaching Staff 2016/17 ...................................................................................................... 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 2016 .................................................................. Page 10 A-Level and GCSE Results Days 2017 .............................................................. Page 12 Leavers 2017 ................................................................................................................................ Page 13 Valetes ................................................................................................................................................ Page 14 Junior School Art .................................................................................................................... Page 24 The Junior School .................................................................................................................. Page 26 School Chapel ............................................................................................................................ Page 46 Lower School Art .................................................................................................................... Page 54 Music ................................................................................................................................................... Page 56 Performing Arts ........................................................................................................................ Page 66 GCSE Art .......................................................................................................................................... Page 72 Societies, Visitors and Academic Success ................................................ Page 74 Languages and Cultural Exchanges .................................................................. Page 102 Sixth Form Art ............................................................................................................................ Page 114 Sport ..................................................................................................................................................... Page 116 Sixth Form Photography ................................................................................................. Page 142 Travel and Trips ......................................................................................................................... Page 144 Teams of the Week ................................................................................................................ Page 168 Editor: Peter Spratley. Designed and Printed by Hill Shorter Limited Shenstonian 2017 Shenstonian 2017 own sake. Living in halls of residence and then private rented Teaching Staff 2016/2017 Headmaster’s Report accommodation and throwing oneself into undergraduate life 2 is something to be cherished and remembered forever. Please 3 Once again, it is that time of year for reflection and planning, don’t wish your lives away. Be mindful and live in the moment and it is with pleasure that I report on the exploits of the 2016- rather than judging each experience on where it might lead and 17 academic year. how much money it may ultimately yield. 1978 2005 S J Thompson; G J Affleck (Jan); S G Mitchell; N E Corbett; G Cureton Let’s begin with academic results, and whilst not our very best Talk of being mindful leads me nicely to another major 1979 year, 2016-17 was still another strong year. At A-Level, 80% of development of the previous year. We introduced ‘Mindfulness’ 2006 A Jones; P G May; D L Trim (Jan) all grades were at A*-B grade and 50% were at A*-A grade. to the curriculum in several year groups some time ago, 1980 but this is set to increase significantly in the near future. We plan to bring PSHEE (Personal, Social, Health and 2007 J E Humphreys; R A Atkinson At GCSE, 90% of all grades were at A*-B grade and 65% were 1981 at A*-A grades. 23 members of this year’s Lower Sixth start Economic Education) and wellbeing together, setting up a new department to deliver a rebadged ‘character education’ 2008 D G Morgan (Jan); P E Morgan; their A-Level courses with 8 A* grades or more. Demand for 1982 places remains strong and we started the current academic course throughout the school. We are currently in the process H J Middleton; O R Anderton; year with circa 1,050 pupils, our highest ever. of recruiting a Head of Department to lead this exciting initiative and the course will also be driven by the much publicised skills 1983 E A M Campbell; H E P Smith; P Cramb For us, national A-Level reform is now complete and I do hope gap we often hear employers’ associations and universities refer to. Indeed, many employers rank leadership and 1984 P J Irving 2009 H M Smith; D R Harford we can settle down for a period of stability with the political football that is education firmly in the cupboard. However, the communication skills higher than academic results in their recruitment. 1985 2010 D E J J Lloyd; B M E Rossay-Gilson; GCSE landscape continues to change and pupils are now leaving the Upper Fifth Form with a mix of letter grades and D E Penney; L J Lynch; P F Spratley; number grades. In time, all GCSEs will be grade 1-9, with letter Mindfulness has also been informed by the national and local 1986 S R Phillips; grades a thing of the past. Why, you may ask? Well, the main mental health agendas and will continue to be so. Whereas reason is to allow for more differentiation with, for example, 3 mental health was once a taboo subject, we are working hard 1987 2011 C L Black; D J Brough; S L S Compton; number grades (7, 8 and 9) replacing 2 letter grades (A and to encourage members of the community to speak up when T B Emmet; E H Richardson; M Partridge; A*). Consequently, any pupil obtaining a 9 will have scored they are not coping or feeling (mentally) unwell. Mental health is 1988 L M Fair close to full marks, securing the equivalent of a very strong A* a spectrum which we are all on and few, if any of us, remain in 2012 L J Rutherford; R Morgan (Jan); R E Airdrie; grade, or an A** grade, if such a thing were to ever exist. the same place on that spectrum. In other words, we all have 1989 good times and bad. Consequently, we have introduced or N L Evans; S E Foster; C H Goodman; One trend that has become apparent at A-Level is the impact enhanced a number of initiatives to improve the wellbeing of 1990 M J Covill J C Hanlon; J L Mander; S S Sawicki; of university fees on pupils’ decision making. Anecdotally, two the community. Several years ago we introduced the Employee D Wilcox things seem to be happening. Firstly, more school leavers Assistance Programme for all employees in time of need, for 1991 D Reardon; S A Morgan are going to university closer to home and living with parents example, access to counsellors 24/7. And, when our School 2013 M D Jones; S E Walton; H K Hallworth; to reduce future debt levels, and secondly, more leavers are Counsellor (for pupils) recently retired after several years of 1992 opting out of further education, or seeking different routes distinguished service, we changed tack and formed a ground- A J Dowsett; S C Roberts; S J Durkan; to obtaining a degree. There appears to be a resurgence in breaking partnership with the charity, Safeline. 1993 N J Dickerson; D L Maddy (Nov) apprenticeships and sponsorship programmes offered to A-Level leavers, such that gifted 18-year-olds are able to Safeline provide us with a ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing 1994 H Dolby; A C Roll; N W S Leonard; 2014 A T Kermode; L K Worth; W L Meigh; combine work and study with employers picking up the tab Support Worker’ and a suite of counsellors with different for university fees, thus saving the individual something in the specialisms, for example, art therapy. We have counselling M J Garner R H Smith; Y Canovas Canas; region of £30,000 of tuition fees alone for a three year degree coverage every day and counsellors do sometimes visit pupils C E Mollison; S E Moule; M S Gledhill; course. Whilst I see the attraction of living at home and/or and their families in their homes during the holidays. The 1995 D H Wild joining the workforce, my advice to those doing A-Levels is not overriding aims are to talk openly and freely about mental 2015 L E Spratley (Jan); A Abid; C A Baden; to be too transactional about going to university. It’s not just a health issues, to help those in need, and over time, to develop 1996 J Collier; P W G Ford; J Hammond; precursor to work, but also an experience to be enjoyed for its greater resilience throughout the wider school community. P Roman-Blythe; A E Routledge; 1997 A C Hutchinson; F E Wernham; R C Whaley 2016 O L Parsons; K C Griffiths; D A Super; 1998 U Mynette; A M Vaughan A Thacker; A R P Woodrow; H Martens; 1999 P R Jackson; M P Babb; S A Hart; K S F Lacote; J T Sixsmith; L K Browning; Z A Jones (Jan); G James (April) 2000 2001 J S Brown; M Worrall; E R Hurst 2002 S R Hifle; N J Atkins; C I Mayer 2003 M Smith;