90th Anniversary 2016 Looking to the Future: Appreciating our History

As we gathered to take the 90th birthday As the school hits 90 it is apparent that it has expanded and consideration to all others. I hope that these values photo on the front of this magazine, I couldn’t from the original mansion house to include fantastic will shape our students’ lives, just as they have shaped help but reflect on the school’s past whilst also additions such as the sports hall and swimming pool, as the lives of the many individuals who have passed well as science laboratories and the Waterlow Block. We through the doors of over the years. wondering what Dunottar will be like 10 years have really tried to exemplify our direction of travel as In the year that we celebrate Dunottar’s 90th birthday, from now when the school turns 100. a modern, progressive, exciting school through recent I think that despite the many recent changes to Dunottar refurbishments in the library, science laboratory and and its rebirth as a co-educational school and a member Taking a school with such a long history and tradition swimming pool but to support Dunottar in becoming a of the family of schools, Mrs Elliot-Pyle through arguably its most momentous change, when thriving secondary school the site will evolve further in would be proud that the heart of the school and the it opened its doors as a fully co–educational school in the next decade. When Dunottar turns 100 there will be values it holds dear are as evident today as they September 2014, has been a huge responsibility. It was a new classroom block, a much larger Sixth Form centre were in 1926. the character and the heart of the school that rallied to accommodate a Sixth Form cohort that will be bigger such exceptional support during its hour of need and in number than the school has ever held in its history and There are times in life when you know that you are doing there was no doubt in my mind that this essence of the an exciting performing arts space. I’m also delighted to something really special that you will carry with you school needed to be as much a part of its new identity say that I’m sure the 37 year old ‘temporary’ classrooms forever, and I know that being headteacher of Dunottar as its old one. Fortunately, pupils, parents and teachers will no longer be on site! However, our stunning grounds will be one of them. It has been a startling journey, to past and present feel that throughout the change we and building are an intrinsic part of our identity and all see the school embrace its new identity whilst holding on have allowed the school to stay true to itself and have developments will respect and protect this for generations to the values and ethos it has fostered for 90 years and merely developed and modernised the educational of pupils to come. to feel the full force of the love that people have for our offering around the elements of Dunottar which had it school. I have no doubt that these values and its ethos held in such affection. So I have no doubt that integrity, Dunottar seems to have held a very special place in the will be equally important in another decade and that compassion and concern for the individual will be as heart of the community and this was one of the affection in which our school is held at 90 will see important in the future as it is now and as it was the reasons that I was so keen to become headteacher it treasured in the hearts of another generation of 90 years ago. of this school. Its reach stretched far beyond the school our pupils when we celebrate our centenary. gate and when it turns 100 I hope we will have delivered However, a decade is a very long time in the life of the some really tangible impact in our community. It is a ROWENA COLE, school and especially one which is growing and evolving privilege to educate so many wonderful pupils but this Headteacher at such a fast rate. So what do I think will have changed year we have begun to develop partnerships with pupils when we gather in 2026 to celebrate the school’s 100th in other schools which I hope will be flourishing in 10 birthday? Well, based on the start we have made, the years’ time. Our sports department has linked up with school will be full and also fully co–educational all the St John’s Primary School to offer PE lessons to younger way through from Year 7 to the Upper Sixth, with roughly pupils and our Sixth Form are developing their leadership equal numbers of boys and girls in each year group. At skills through this process. Next year we also hope to lesson change over time I can picture the site as a hive of be sharing the expertise of our history department with activity and, in the summer months, the grounds will be primary age pupils in Reigate. Dunottar’s motto is ‘Do ut full of pupils of all ages enjoying the stunning landscape Des’, meaning ‘I give so you can give’, and I would like to which is such an integral part of the school. Inside our think that we will be embracing this philosophy through classrooms, teaching is already excellent, but I am sure it a rich and varied programme of commitment to our will have evolved and we will see pupils producing work community. Building links with other schools and other There are times in life when you using tablet technology, including leaving themselves children is one of the ways I hope we will see Dunottar voice recorded annotations and collaborating online. embodying this in the future. know you are doing something I would like to think that we will be using technology special that you will carry with even more creatively across the United Learning group of When Dunottar was founded by Mrs Jessie Elliot-Pyle schools so that more opportunities will be available to join she was determined that her pupils would reach their you forever, and I know that being virtual classrooms and share in lessons taking place across potential through hard work, self-discipline, good headteacher of Dunottar will be the country. I hope that we might see Young Enterprise manners and consideration for others and she held very companies being formed across our schools, facilitated high standards for the pupils in her care. When I came one of them. by virtual meeting rooms, and allowing new bonds of to Dunottar I was initially too busy and too focused on friendship to evolve across our group. Some of our pupils the future to give much thought to the school’s history. seem to think that teachers might have been replaced But, without even really realising it, we have stayed very by robots with artificial intelligence but I’m sure that the close to those original founding principles. We expect creativity, passion and intuitive response of a real life our pupils to be the very best that they can be, and we teacher will be needed for a long time to come! expect them to do this whilst upholding good manners

2 3 History of Dunottar

1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

4th May 1926 1933 – Moved to 1939–1945 – Dunottar 1951 – Mrs Elliot–Pyle 1961 – Mr Elliot–Pyle 1974 – The new 1985 – Miss Jane Burnell 1990 – A team of pupils 2001 – Mrs Jeanne 2014 – Dunottar joins – With just the mansion house remains open during retired and Miss Florence decided to sell the school swimming pool is opened becomes Headmistress complete the Three Hobson becomes United Learning three pupils, at High Trees WWII with reduced pupil Shepherd becomes Peaks Challenge Headmistress 1965 – Miss Mabel 1987 – October storms 2014 – Mrs Rowena Cole the school numbers and staffing Headmistress Hamilton becomes bring down many trees 1991 – Four additional 2006 – Mrs Jane Hellier becomes Headteacher began at Headmistress and is laboratories are opened in becomes Headmistress Rona Lodge, 3 2014 – Boys join Years 7, visible for the first time! a new wing Brownlow Road 2009 – Mrs Nikki 9 and 12 1988 – The school 1997 – Waterlow Building Matthews becomes 2015 – Dunottar is becomes a day school is opened Headmistress co–educational from as boarding is removed 1934 – The first 1976 – The school’s 1997 – Dunottar Year 7 to Upper Sixth Upper Fifth Form take the Golden Jubilee celebration 1989 – A team of Chamber Ensemble has its 2015 – The new library Oxford Examinations includes a pageant which Dunottar pupils swim first foreign tour to Venice and a fully refurbished features every pupil in the channel laboratory are opened Late 1920s – Moved to the school and iPads become a useful Dunottar History Dunottar 76 Blackborough Road 1978 – Major building tool in the classroom 1930 – Cronks Hill, later work creates a new 2016 – The swimming called Magnus Lodge, wing to the Junior Dept pool is refurbished was purchased 2016 – We celebrate our 90th birthday!

21st April 1926 – 1936 – Elizabeth becomes 1940 – Elizabeth makes 1950 – Princess Anne 1960 – Prince Andrew 2000 – The Queen 2012 – The Diamond Princess Elizabeth heir–apparent her first public speech on is born is born Mother turns 100, Jubilee marks 60 years 1977 – The Silver Jubilee Alexandra Mary is born BBC Children’s Hour becoming the first Royal of her reign 1952 – Following the 1964 – Prince Edward marks 25 years on to reach her centenary 1945 – As part of the war death of her father, is born the throne effort, Elizabeth is in the Elizabeth becomes Queen 2002 – The Golden Auxiliary Territorial Service Elizabeth II; her coronation Jubilee marks 50 years takes place in 1953 but the year also sees 1947 – Elizabeth marries the deaths of the Queen Prince Philip Mountbatten Mother and Princess 1948 – Prince Charles Margaret is born

Queen’s History 2007 – Elizabeth II 2015 – Elizabeth II becomes the longest– becomes the longest– living British monarch serving British monarch

1935 – Penguin 1944 – Butler’s Education 1951 – The Festival 1964 – Labour Govt. 1971 – Decimalised 2011 – Prince William paperbacks are launched Act creates the ‘tripartite’ of Britain boosts promises comprehensive currency is introduced marries Catherine 1982 – The Falklands War to make contemporary school system of grammar, post–war morale schools for pupils of Middleton 1972 – School leaving writing affordable for technical and secondary all abilities 1988 – GCSEs replace 1953 – Scientists age is raised to 16 1 January 2000 the public modern schools O Levels and the National James Watson and 1965 – The death penalty – The millennium bug fails 1973 – Britain joins the Curriculum is introduced 1936 – King Edward Francis Crick publish was abolished 1994 – The Channel Tunnel to materialise! 1926 – Scottish inventor European Economic and engineer John VIII abdicates and their discovery of the 1989 – Tim Berners–Lee is officially opened 1966 – England won Community 2005 – The Kyoto Logie Baird publically King George VI takes 1945 – WWII ends structure of DNA invents the world wide the World Cup 1994 – CofE ordains the Protocol on measures to demonstrates television the throne 1978 – Louise Brown, web; the first successful 1948 – The National Health 1955 – Commercial first women priests control climate change for the first time 1969 – Concorde made the world’s first test–tube email communication 1936 – The Jarrow Service is established television begins with comes into force 2012 – London 2012 its maiden flight baby, is born follows in 1990 1994 – The National Lottery March highlights mass the first ITV broadcast Olympics are hailed 1928 – Women over 21 1948 – The Olympic Games is launched

British History unemployment (BBC2 followed in 1964 1969 – 1979 – Margaret Thatcher a triumph get the vote come to London and are and poverty and Channel 4 in 1982) Voting becomes Britain’s first 1996 – Dolly the cloned dubbed ‘the Austerity 2016 – Referendum 1928 – Alexander Fleming age is female prime minister sheep is born 1939 – Britain is at Games’ as rationing is 1956 – Concerns about decides GB discovers penicillin lowered war with Germany; still in place pollution leads to the 1998 – The Good Friday will leave to 18 WWII begins Clean Air Act Agreement is ratified the EU

4 5 Dunottar’s Early Years

A Dunottar Location, Location, Location... Education Dunottar’s new home at High From the start, Trees had many advantages Mrs Elliot–Pyle’s (both in the 1930s and A Name traditional values of today!). It was walking with Heritage courtesy, self–respect distance from Reigate town Our School and consideration for centre and, as Mrs Elliot–Pyle in Wartime others were central quoted in her prospectus, Our school name comes from Dunnottar to Dunottar’s atmosphere. Recollections of Dr Clement Dukes of Rugby Castle in Scotland. The castle has an Mrs Elliot–Pyle paint the picture of a forceful had written an article on the Over the course of 90 years it is hardly imposing cliff–top perch, 15 miles south personality and she set an example, which she subject of ‘School Hygiene’ surprising that Dunottar has many stories of Aberdeen and was the seat of the Earl expected her pupils to follow, through hard which recommended “the to tell but some of the most dramatic are of Marischal of Scotland for centuries. In work, self–discipline and good manners. top of a hill, facing south... from the years during World War II. When 1651 the Honours, or Crown Jewels of protected from the north war was declared in 1939, the school role Scotland, were taken to Dunnottar Castle In the late 1920s and early 1930s, education and east by a shelter of shrunk to around 80 pupils and it reduced for safe keeping. Mr and Mrs Elliot–Pyle, the for young women was less academically trees” to be the best still further, to around 40 pupils, as the war school’s founders, visited the castle on their rigorous than today. It was widely assumed possible situation for the health progressed. Legend has it that Mrs Elliot- honeymoon to Mrs Elliot–Pyle’s homeland that women would not pursue careers after of children during their “growing years”. The Pyle was considering closing the school in Scotland in 1925. It is thought that she they were married and so high levels of description fitted Dunottar’s new home perfectly but just as she was thinking that closure perceived the minds academic achievement were not the norm. and the additional space would allow the school to was the only option, a new pupil arrived of the children at her However, by the early 1930s, the curriculum expand comfortably. who had crossed the common during a school to be ‘precious at Dunottar was broad and included bombing raid. Mrs Elliot-Pyle decided that The Mirror discussed Dunottar’s move to its jewels’ to be nurtured. arithmetic, algebra, geometry, English, she couldn’t possibly close the school when new premises in 1933: We don’t know why geography, scripture, history, French, Latin and the child had gone through so much to get the school’s name is nature study. Pupils also received extra tuition there, so made up her mind to remain open “The final steps are being taken to spelt with a single ‘n’! in music, ballet, dancing and elocution, while complete the purchase of the well–known despite the difficulties and small numbers their physical well–being was well catered for and delightfully situation property known for the rest of the war. As was the case with tennis, netball, gym, country dancing as High Trees by the principals of Dunottar across the country, having enough food and swimming. School, now at the top of Cronks Hill. This was a preoccupation and the land where represents a bold policy on the part of our sports hall now sits was used to grow the principals, Mr T. D. Elliot–Pyle and Mrs The Foundations vegetables as the school ‘dug for victory’. Elliot–Pyle, M.A., and has been impelled by Staff and pupils often heard bombs falling of a Distinctive School the growing needs of the school, which have emphasised the inadequacy of the present and the wine cellar, the old door to which Mr and Mrs Elliot–Pyle had met while teaching at Radnor Boys’ School in Redhill and, the year after their marriage, accommodation. is in the tiled corridor leading from the used their savings and a small inheritance to set up their own school. On 4th May 1926, Dunottar School began life at mansion block, became the school’s air raid High Trees will afford all the additional Rona Lodge, 3 Brownlow Road with just three pupils: Jean and Eileen Bristow and Wray Wykeham–Martin. The school shelter where lessons even took place if space required without sacrifice of position the raids were particularly bad. Although proved popular and the growth in numbers prompted several moves, first to Blackborough Road and then to Blandford or accessibility. The mansion stands in Road where they remained for three years. In 1930 the Elliot–Pyles decided to buy a property, rather than continue a bomb fell in the grounds of the school lovely grounds of about twelve and a half on one occasion, the school itself survived renting, and purchased Cronks Hill House at the end of High Trees Road. acres in extent with beautiful terraced the war without damage. After the war, gardens and woodland. It occupies a lovely 1944’s Education Act brought significant At that time pupils were accepted from 5 to 15 and studied for the Junior School Certificate, which was taken at position, close to Redhill and 13, and the School Certificate at 15. There was a staff of eight and, in addition to the academic studies, pupils did Commons, is situated on a Southern slope changes to education in England but Mrs needlework, singing, dancing and eurhythmics, elocution and piano. The school used a field in High Trees Road for with an altitude of four hundred feet, Elliot-Pyle focused on re-establishing the netball and went to Reigate Baths for swimming. Accounts of the school from 1930–33 recall bonfire parties, displays and has the advantage of being away from normal routine of school life at Dunottar of gym, Greek dancing and an annual July Garden Party. main roads and commands a magnificent view which had been so disrupted during the unsurpassed in the Home Counties. It is a war years. Mrs Elliot–Pyle wanted a school and grounds which would better suit the growing school community long–term but stately house, approached by a carriage within a year of moving to Cronks Hill there was a waiting list of pupils and she was having to limit the number of drive, with entrance lodge and contains pupils she could accommodate. The High Trees Estate came onto the market at a fortuitous time and, in 1933, the only two floors.” Elliot–Pyles bought High Trees House and its twelve and a half acres for £5000.

6 7 Memories Our 90th Year It would be fair to say that our 90th year has been one to remember! It has been the year in which of Dunottar we welcomed our first fully co–ed Year 7 and had our first co–ed School Captain Team in the Upper Memories of English Lessons with Mrs Lovett - the Sixth. We all have favourite moments which have summed up the special atmosphere, sense of fun best teacher I ever had and belonging which characterise life at Dunottar. Here are just a few highlights to serve as a record - and the person who of a very special year in our history. We boarders had a lovely time as we had a inspired my great love There are far too many memories pony and trap, in which we went for outings of English and Drama. to choose just one, but here are a and picnics at weekends. We were also taken Reciting Chaucer’s Prologue few…Being cake monitor September to places of interest, such as Windsor in Old English. Art with at Chamber Ensemble Castle, and museums. Our dear Mrs Miss Sinclair in the art rehearsals. School plays - We started the year as we intended to go on with a truly Elliot Pyle treated us just like her room, next to the swimming The Insect Play, Hiawatha, - pool. Playing ponies in the inspiring Prize Giving speech from GB and England hockey own children and used to tuck the ‘ ’ Fame and Cabaret. rhododendron bushes in goalkeeper, Maddie Hinch. Maddie’s story of aspiration and boarders up in bed at night. When I Lacrosse matches, climbing the grounds. The ‘Dell’ in ‘the tree’ - but only determination held the valuable message that the journey first went, I remember the staff as and avoiding lacrosse at if you were in Year 7! to the top may not always be smooth but, if you aim high, Miss Francis, Miss Wade and Miss all costs! Geography trips to the Lake work hard and respond with courage and conviction, then Thatcher and then Miss Evans, Miss Swain District, Great Yarmouth and incredible results are possible. and Miss Barron who remained a great Susan Bachasi (née Hughes) not to forget, Tanzania! Chamber friend for many years and often came to at Dunottar 1972 to 1977 Choir excursions to sing Evensong. stay. There was great excitement in 1930 when I could go on! I’m so pleased Dunottar moved to Cronks Hill. All this time that I’m still friends with many The start of the new academic the school was growing and had a waiting old my Dunottar friends so we year also saw our new library and list of children who wanted to come to ‘the can continue to reminisce for many the first of our fully refurbished years to come school on the hill’. We now had several more laboratories completed. The new boarders, a matron, a Mademoiselle and more spaces are contemporary, inviting members of staff. Megan Russell at Dunottar 1994 to 2001 and interesting which pupils have really enjoyed. Winifred Bard (née Harper-King) at Dunottar 1927-1932

One of my stand out memories is of the lacrosse tour to the - Our Year 7s had their first adventure USA in 1999 (I think). We had lots of fun raising the money of the year on a residential trip to The sporting season got off to an exciting start to make the trip possible - including an auction of promises and selling a cookery book of our favourite recipes. And the High Ashurst. Team games, low with our U12 rugby team securing their first trip itself was great - making friends, playing lacrosse against ropes challenges, an obstacle course, win and our lacrosse and netball teams out schools in New York and Washington DC, and having fun with camping in tepees and braving in force. Kicking off the year’s inter–House the teachers. Happy Days. I have many memories of Dunottar. There was an competitions, we saw personal bests and new extraordinary number of dogs wandering around the the high ropes was the perfect Jenny McMaster at Dunottar 1990s records set in a gruelling cross–country race! school. Miss Hamilton’s dog followed her into assembly every chance to make new friends. Not morning - a Dachshund I believe. Miss Humby had a Golden to be outdone, our Year 9s Labrador who went everywhere with her and Miss Sinclair faced their own challenges on I was a boarder at had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. All very friendly as far an adventure teambuilding day Dunottar in the 1970s as I can recall. Miss Mitchell, Latin teacher, would order Dunottar was a very when we were affected run in beautiful sunshine within us to “throw open all the windows” at the start of every beautiful place when I by the three day week Dunottar’s grounds. first saw it in 1933, and class, even in the middle of winter, so we would have to and power cuts. We sit and learn our Latin verbs whilst a freezing wind the splendour was kept up would sit in the dark in for some years. The hot whistled around us. In 1987 we received the Duke the ballroom with candles of Edinburgh s Bronze Award from ex King Constantine houses provided grapes and tell ghost stories. ’ - and peaches for the and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes. The brilliant Mrs We also had parties at Das Gupta s inspiration and encouragement led me to a Elliot-Pyles and there were Halloween where each - ’ two gardeners to stoke lifelong love of writing (after I left school I became a of the dormitories had journalist . I remember doing cross country Down Dell , the boilers for these, to to put on a play/skit. We ) “ ” clip the box hedges in the the excitement that was a change of scenery and getting would start preparing stitch on the run back up the other side. Over the knee parterres and weed the for it within a few days - - gravel there, and mow socks (probably against school rules but extremely popular of the start of the amongst 15 year olds in 1986/7 and worn to combat the the lawns that lay below Autumn Term. I have a ugliness that was the grey knee-length A-line skirt)! Also, the terrace. Down in memory of being dressed what we called ‘the dell’ the unflattering blue and white summer dress, which up as Piglet from Winnie resulted in being mistaken for a nurse whilst on the bus, the rhododendrons were the Pooh! magnificent purple, crimson and having to embroider our initials on everything from and white. PE kit to science aprons. Kathryn Vile (née Leech) Gillian Cockshut (née Avery) at Dunottar 1971 to 1977 Samantha Venables (née Tillyer) at Dunottar 1982-87 at Dunottar 1933-1943 8 9 November The Dunottar School Carol Service at St. John’s December Church saw a record number of students across all October • Boys and girls from year groups taking part. The church was full and all year groups the spirit of Christmas was in • Eagle Radio presented a really interesting assembly, braved November’s full swing. A careful balance followed by workshops exploring issues surrounding weather to triumph between musical performances Social Media Law and Ethics. With social media such on pitch, field and and readings helped to a fundamental part of everyday life, the workshops court. We hosted our first indoor girls’ cricket communicate the true meaning were the ideal forum to talk about how to be safe and tournament and our Year 8 netball team was of Christmas and created a responsible in the digital world. unbeaten. Boys put in impressive performances very uplifting atmosphere. It on the rugby pitch and on cross country runs. was a memorable day for our • We welcomed over 100 In lessons, practice sessions and competitive performers and the whole prospective pupils to our matches we saw pupils of all abilities and We loved the Santa Run, organised by East Surrey school community. brilliant Taster Morning. all ages demonstrate their ‘warrior’ YMCA, at the Priory Park. Over 600 runners took It was a lot of fun seeing principles of tenacity, courage and part and the turnout from Dunottar was brilliant; them try out activities determination on a daily basis. we led the way in performance, spirit and attitude. Year 11 and the Sixth Form enjoyed a which included everything Lily (Yr7) and Lauren (Yr8) were first and second fun–filled festive trip to London which from intrepid climbers • Our Year 11 pupils organised a fantastic in the girls’ race, while Conor, Josh and Ben (Yr7) combined lunch and ice–skating with a scaling the outdoor Hawaiian disco so the Year 7s could let their hair were second, third and sixth respectively in the chance for some cultural enrichment climbing wall to budding down as they neared the end of their first term boys’ race and Mr Manning was first across the at the Courthauld Gallery. secret agents using their at Dunottar. Highlights of the evening included line in the men’s adult race! mathematical knowledge posing for the photo booth, the limbo competition to crack a code. and of course learning classic dances such as the Macarena and the chicken dances, both expertly Year 9 students went to Warner Bros. Studio for an exciting and eye–opening Harry Potter tour. The Art/Design • Students from Years led by the Year 11s and Miss Field! Technology trip inspired the students as they discovered the vast array of artistic and creative careers available 10, 11 and 12 enjoyed a within the film industry. Imaginations were fired and lively discussions ensued about the variety of career pathways • The wonderful Dunottar Chamber Choir won fabulous cross curricular trip, involving the History, from set construction, prop manufacturing, CGI, visual effects, special effects, graphics, sculpting, creature shop, The Russell Cup at the Woking Music Festival. RS and Classics departments, to Rome. Staying in animatronics, prosthetics and makeup, concept artists, set design and model maker to name but a few! a fifteenth century monastery near the Vatican, the • Mrs Turner organised and hosted a Scholastic students explored Book Fair in our fantastic, St Peter’s Basilica refurbished library which was and Sistine open every lunchtime for Chapel and visited pupils to visit and which raised the Pantheon, funds that could be reinvested Roman Forum, to continue improving the Trevi Fountain library resources. and Colosseum and learnt a huge • Two of our Lower Sixth amount about this A Level History students atmospheric and gained places on the We decided to show fascinating city. Lessons from Auschwitz Simon Cowell how programme run by the it’s done when the Our Love Dunottar PTA hosted a ‘Caring at • October saw our co–curricular Holocaust Educational Sixth Form organised Christmas’ lunch for older people from the clubs really getting underway. Trust. They had an initial Dunottar’s Got Talent and local community. Almost 80 senior citizens, From sports and fitness clubs visit to London to meet our brilliant (and in some mainly associated with Age Concern, the which are great for improving the other participants cases hilarious) staff and Methodist Homes Association and the health and teamwork, to clubs and hear a survivor speak pupils took to the stage Woodhatch Centre, attended the lunch. which expand knowledge such of their experiences before going to Poland to in the main hall for an Pupils volunteered to sponsor a guest, as ‘Dissection Club’ or ‘Model visit Auschwitz. It was a valuable experience that afternoon of festive while Tesco Gatwick Extra donated boxes United Nations’ there were so allowed them to acquire a deeper understanding entertainment. We were of chocolates and The RG group donated many exciting things to try. of the history they are studying. treated to a diverse gift bags of food and blankets. It was a real array of performances team effort; Love Dunottar PTA, teachers and • The History Department organised a team of staff from genuine musical friends provided transport and served tea and and pupils to tend WWI war graves at St Mary’s talent to impressive coffee to their visitors, while pupils mingled Church, Reigate. It was part of our acrobatics (courtesy of with their guests, served food, chatted over programme of events to mark the courageous lunch and provided entertainment from Remembrance Day which included P.E. department!). playing musical instruments to singing and ‘Remember the Fallen’ assembly dancing. It was a very special day. two minutes of silence.

10 11 February January • We joined with around 300,000 pupils across the • Year 8 had a busy day in London when they visited UK to be part of an out–of–this–world science the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Science • We welcomed a wonderful group of prospective lesson, which took place via satellite link from the Museum. At the V&A they studied shapes, symmetry pupils to our entrance and scholarship assessment International Space Station. Led by British astronaut and tessellations of Mughal architecture. At the days. We were impressed by so many of the Tim Peake, pupils crouched down, spun around Science Museum, they children and it was a pleasure to have them at and touched their toes in a game of follow my were engrossed in Dunottar….we’re really looking forward to many leader. Our budding scientists particularly enjoyed learning about radio of them joining us permanently in September! watching Tim dissolve a vitamin tablet in a drop waves, and even of water, which constructed a • Over a thousand United Learning students came then fizzed and CB radio! together at the Lyceum Theatre in London to expanded. It was sing, perform and celebrate as a group. Featuring an awe–inspiring choral groups, ensembles and solo performances, afternoon; maybe students from independent schools and academies some astronauts • Our pupils performed music from Zimbe!, an imaginative or astrophysicists got actively fusion of traditional African song and jazz which of the future were involved in seeks to bring communities together. sitting in our hall! fundraising to support the • Our GCSE and A Level Art students visited the • We enjoyed more inter–school United Learning • Dunottar’s History Department received a silver new Macmillan Saatchi and Tate Galleries to explore a wide collaboration when our Year 8 pupils went to Quality Mark from The Historical Association. The Support Centre range of artists and their varied conventions Greenacre School to spend a day learning how mark recognises the excellence of history provision at . Mr Broughton took some of representational and abstract representation of to lead their own social action project. The in a school and our history teachers received very members of the Sixth Form to visit the new centre imagery and genres. The students used what they training was provided by Diana Award, a charity positive feedback including the comment that they and find out more about what it does. Arun was one learnt to develop their own studies in response to that encourages, empowers and engages young “harnessed their extensive of the students to visit and he also decided to ‘Brave the artists and their individually chosen themes. people in social action. and detailed subject the Shave’ – in front of a school hall packed with knowledge to ensure pupils and staff cheering and offering their support that students were not – to raise money for Macmillan. Arun was inspired only engaged, but very to raise money for the charity when his best friend’s much enjoyed their mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. This also history lessons.” brought back memories of his grandmother, who passed away four years ago from breast cancer. • Music was a prominent theme in February. Miss He explained: “I wanted to do something positive Pettet led a musical assembly during which we to help people and their families with cancer. An learnt about the power of music to unite and • We kicked–off the new term with our Year 7 English teacher at my last school did ‘Brave the inspire people and the Sixth Form music enrichment football team taking part in the South Surrey Shave’ and I thought, why 7–a–side Tournament. The boys really applied students gave a great performance. We were thrilled not? I wanted to shock themselves and played well as a team against to welcome the English Pocket Opera Company everyone in order to get as some of the best as part of an exciting national tour with United much publicity as possible players in the district. Learning. Then we held our much anticipated for Macmillan.” At the Surrey County inter–House singing competition at which each Lacrosse Tournament House performed a Disney song; the winners, St. our U14 team had a David’s, gave a fantastic rendition of ‘Under the Sea’. great day and showed real determination and skill securing impressive wins against tough competition.

12 13 April March • A girl, a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man…in March Dunottar staged ‘The Wizard of Oz’, with performances over two nights directed fabulously by Mr Charlie Watts. It was a brilliant production with fantastic scenery and costumes, wonderful characterisations of these much–loved characters by the leads and an excellent supporting cast. As the final curtain came down we were already looking forward with anticipation to next year’s production!

• We expanded World Book Day into a whole week Six netball teams travelled to Paris for the Disney Netball of literary events. In assembly we watched Tour during the holiday. After settling in to cabins at a video about what ‘teachers–who–don’t– the Davy Crockett Ranch, the teams prepared for three teach–English’ were reading and held quizzes days of intense netball and some Disney fun! The trip and competitions. On World Book Day we included lots of matches, coaching from elite players had moments to ‘drop everything and read’ and fitness and agility work. The teams achieved May throughout school and across Years 7–9 Book great results in the tournament matches and, at the Bingo! went from strength to strength. presentation dinner, every team received a trophy. The • The sun came out and we enjoyed our • We held elections for the 2016–17 School students were amazing warriors, embraced all the trip wonderful grounds. From playing on the Captain team and were very impressed with the offered and gained many positive comments on their zip-wire and building dens at lunchtime, speeches which hopeful candidates made in assembly great attitude and fun seeking personalities. to joining new clubs such as Bushcraft so that pupils could vote. For 2016–17 School Captain Year 9 students spent a club, the summer term always reminds is Jacqueline Hill, the Vice Captains are Arrie Henley, day in and around the us how lucky we are to have this Arianna Meneguel–McGill and Megan John and Maisie town of Ypres, Belgium amazing space! Stoneman will be Sports Captain. to support their studies of • Our Upper Sixth students have made an • Our Lower School pupils set themselves some amazing WWI. They visited Talbot enormous contribution to school life and challenges for Sports Relief. Twelve sprinters beat the House, a haven for the have always been lots of fun. Their last individual marathon world record by completing the soldiers, and at Essex Farm day ‘prank’ before revision leave was marathon circuit as a continuous relay of 25m sprints in Cemetery saw the grave of more a work of art that a practical two hours, zero minutes and twenty seconds. Another local boy, Valentine joke when they newspapered an group collectively climbed the height of Mount Kilimanjaro Joe Strudwick, who was only entire classroom with considerable by completing the steep climb from our bottom pitch up 15 years old when he died in skill and attention to detail! We’ll to school a gruelling 250 times. Some pupils brought their the war having signed up aged miss them. bikes to school and cycled a 500m circuit of the school 14. The day ended with the sixty times. The cumulative total of their ride was the moving Last Post ceremony at • We had fun getting stuck into equivalent of riding from school to the Arc de Triomphe in the Menin Gate where three summer sports. It was exciting to begin Paris. Others ran the equivalent of the 2,909 steps of the students were able to lay a our first ever cricket season, including world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, by running up wreath on behalf of Dunottar. a new partnership with Cricket the flight of stairs that leads to Mrs Cole’s office 111 times. Two teams of Club, and the U12s and U15s didn’t Fifteen swimmers swam a combined 62km, covering the pupils spent four waste any time getting wins under their distance between Dover to Calais…and almost back again! days practising belts. Boys and girls took to athletics We added up the total of everyone’s contribution and it their navigation, track and field and we was in excess of 400 kilometres, which is the distance from teamwork and enjoyed competitive rounders Earth to the International Space Station. Having initially set camp craft skills matches and tennis fixtures. a fundraising target of £1000, we upped our own target to at the beautiful aim for £2000 and we smashed that too! Brecon Beacons • There were some hotly contested House competitions in in Wales in March. St George’s put on an impressive display winning preparation for House Lacrosse, Lower School Football and Netball, while St the Duke of David’s took the win in the Lower School Rugby. Away from Edinburgh award. the sports fields, creative talents were put to work in the They had fantastic House Photography competition. weather and brilliantly positive attitudes!

14 15 Year 7 visited the Royal Albert Hall for a matinee performance of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. June & July The music for each planet was accompanied by real NASA images of those planets, projected onto a 24-foot screen.

• We joined in the United Learning’s Spirit of Rio programme of celebrations – we might not be able to be in Brazil but we can get into the Olympic spirit! Our Bronze and Gold Duke of Edinburgh teams set off for their We re-opened our beautifully qualifying expeditions equipped with their essential kit and refurbished swimming pool. plenty of ‘warrior’ spirit, determination and enthusiasm.

Year 8 enjoyed a Gryll-Mears type survival Bushcraft day during which they imagined they were stranded The Summer Concert was a on an island, made seating and lovely evening of music and song tables from pallets, gathered with wonderful performances food to cook on an open fire and Years 7 and 8 spent an afternoon learning and a great range of musical created willow lanterns. about business principles. The lively and styles for the appreciative engaging exercise taught them about costs, audience to enjoy. revenue and how to maximise profit. • Our young athletes put in fantastic performances at the Four Dunottar pupils went to Wellington College in July with students District Championships. from other United Learning schools and academies as part of the Our Lower Sixth had a week of We welcomed our new pupils, who Global Social Leaders Catalyst programme. The programme, part of • Year 10 enrichment activities during which they will be joining in September 2016, to a group-wide enrichment initiative, aims to develop leadership skills, historians went visited the Houses of Parliament and school for the day and had lots of fun to nurture confidence and empower young people to go on to lead on a fantastic spent a day learning about leadership. getting to know them. trip to the successful projects at their own school. Imperial War Museum in preparation for controlled assessment about the Home Front and Year 7 explored Reigate Caves.

• Sports Day was a fantastic morning of sporting triumphs, warrior spirit and inter-House fun! Parents, pupils and staff gave enthusiastic and encouraging support from the side-lines as the whole school came together to take part in an impressive array of track • We held our own EU referendum so and field events. When the final results were in, St that students could learn about the important political George’s were victorious. decision being made by the country.

16 17 Our Birthday Celebrations Ask Year 7

We asked our Year 7 pupils to use their creative writing skills and imaginations to describe a IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A WHOLE typical day at Dunottar, to conjure up what NEW REALITY AT DUNOTTAR SCHOOL school will be like when we reach our 100th WITH THE LATEST TRENDS THAT ARE birthday or to tell us what they’ll be doing in CHANGING THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE 2026. Here are some of their brilliant ideas. THE WORLD. DUNOTTAR IS THE SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE WHICH IS ELECTRONIC WITH A CAPITAL E! A Day in the Life In 2026 Dunottar School will provide of a Dunottar some robot teachers and the pupils will have jetpacks for time efficiency to Pupil in 2015 travel to lessons and sports fixtures, so exciting times ahead! Advances in future At Dunottar you can never quite tell what’s going to technology and virtual reality will enhance happen, as each day is unpredictable and exciting! the pupils’ school experiences and A typical morning at school would be that I would come aid learning. to school and go straight into my classroom where my entire form is already there. After either form time or Innovative inventions in 2026 will assembly, I would go to my first class which can vary transform school life. A lift from the lower from RS to drama. sports pitch will provide quick access to the main school and there will be virtual At break EVERYONE goes to the lunch hall where sports fixtures played with schools all over cookies are for sale, nearly everyone forgets money so the UK and around the world which will I find myself and others lending people money which take the school forward to more exciting As the exam season came to an end hopefully they’ll return. and challenging times. and the summer holidays approached, we made time to celebrate our After three more classes comes lunch (which is my School lessons will now be aided with 90th birthday… favourite part of the day!). The best meal is definitely electronic planners suggesting the best paninis of course! Lots of Year 7s like me love to websites, books and information to aid • Mrs Cole gave a fascinating assembly play “man hunt” in the woods which is in our school reflecting on the school’s history and looking learning and there will be an electronic towards its future so that we all learnt a bit grounds. Just the other day we came across a deer hovering device for each pupil at the end more about the Dunottar community. which I stupidly thought was a kangaroo – oops! of each lesson to store information and inform the location of the next class. • We held an inter-House baking competition In the afternoon my form does a special thing that, to make the best birthday cake – the winning instead of saying yes, we say a form of tapas! Who The future is connected and Dunottar will cake impressed our catering team judges by doesn’t love tapas? Following afternoon lessons, we get be the school leaders in their innovative featuring the school crest and hand-made ready to go home and relax…also known as homework! concepts for the future in 2026 and still profiteroles! This was followed by a lunchtime provide an excellent choice for pupils LOTTIE STRINGER, AGE 11 party which involved yet more cake. in their future learning and careers. • The Love Dunottar PTA held a wonderful Technology and designed products will evening party at Denbies Wine Estate and the enhance school life and provide the power Dunottar Society of former pupils enjoyed a to drive each pupil’s school life forward day of memories, celebrations and catching to ensure the success and happiness of up with friends and meeting their families at each individual. their reunion which they held at school. LILLY WILSON, AGE 11 Thank you to everyone who has celebrated with us and has been part of Dunottar this year; it has been a wonderful year and one that we will all remember as we look forward to the next 90 years!

18 19 Marking Dunottar’s What Dunottar is going 100th Anniversary to be like in 2026! I THINK IN 10 YEARS’ TIME, WHEN I AM 21, I WILL OWN MY OWN PATISSERIE IN THE HEART OF PARIS. This month marks Dunottar’s 100th Dunottar is going to be full of children with hovering chairs I will have trained from age 18 until 20 at the famous Tante Marie chef academy and specialise in desserts and anniversary. Looking back over the years, it and holographic tables. The children can order their lunch at pastry chef techniques. I was offered a job in Paris as a pastry chef by the most famous dessert chef in France. seems just like yesterday when I started in the After living there for one year, I met a man called Pierre who offered me the use of his grandma’s empty shop to the beginning of the day on their iPads. The teachers will have set up my patisserie in. academic year of 2014. 2014 was a significant electronic pens which write what you’re thinking. The children year for us, as it was the year that the school will have to wear uniform. In PE the balls that you throw will In Paris, I live in a very colourful and beautiful street around the corner from my patisserie. The street is went co–ed. A handful of brave boys joined have a special technology so when you think of the person that called Rue de Lanccone. The house I live in is beautiful, I love it so much. It has two storeys, filled with in 2014, and then in 2015 we had our first you’re going to throw to it will fly there. There will be a choice baking books and pictures of my family. I share it with my two best friends, Cecile and Francois, who group of Year 7s where the balance between of fashion class or car class (the teachers will be your models). were friends with Pierre at the time I met him. Francois is an interior designer and Cecile is a wedding boys and girls was about the same. Many For cooking an electronic mixer will mix the ingredients and in dress designer. Pierre is also 21 and is a French student studying Art and English. He wants to become of those original Year 7s have gone on to chemistry there will be fire proof clothing so you can walk into an art teacher. become successful ambassadors for Dunottar. fire. In other science lessons there will be a room like space My patisserie is very multi–sensory style inspired, and stands out from the crowd for this reason. It without gravity. When you paint, the paint brush will paint the Across all our year groups, we now have a is called Rue Patisserie de Fleur. I own the patisserie and work full time. I hire the best French pastry picture in your head if you ask it to, all these things will be done balanced mix of boys and girls. We are now at chefs to work for me. My beautiful earl grey infused miniature swiss rolls with a surprise are known on your personal ability. If you are struggling to understand you our fully capacity of 500 students. Although throughout Paris. will have a personal teacher on your iPad. You can record the the local community have asked us to get experiment in class or record the lesson on your iPad. You might That is where I think I will be in 10 years. bigger, we have chosen to stay relatively small have a robot teaching you now and then, when your teacher is for a high school so that we give individual RUBY O’CONNELL, AGE 11 sick. In geography when you are studying counties or places you attention and deliver our motto... will be able to wear a virtual reality mask. However, when you “the best in everyone” walk around the School you will still get lots of smiles and friendly ‘hellos’ as we’ve always had and we always will!

9TH MARCH 2016 – SYDNEY AUSTRALIA IN TEN YEARS’ TIME... ELLA WILSON GRIMSHAW, AGE 11 33.8650°S. 151.2094°E Being part of United Learning we now provide I would hope to be starting my first full time a wider range of subjects to our students. I’m sitting in a café, its 08:40 and I’m just about career in playing football for a premiership It is normal for small groups of students to to head to work. I’ve just ordered a coffee and team. I would hope to be living in a modern ‘dial–in’ to lessons which are given from other Welcome to the new a croissant to get my day started. It’s getting house on the coast so I have access to the locations in the Group. iPads have largely hot already. I was lucky to get this job through beach. It would be my ambition to own a replaced books, and many of our students Dunottar School, 2026 a friend I met while back–packing in Bangkok, German Shepherd as well as a cat who would remember the days when the book bags were very heavy to carry. Our world has shrunk, Thailand 13.7563°N, 100.5018°E. get along like friends. My hobbies would In 2026, Dunottar will be full of new ideas and technology like a and we have responded by offering many include: international travelling including lift from the bottom pitch to the school, preventing students from Since leaving university, where I studied Biology more languages. A student’s choice of Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Fuerteventura sore, throbbing legs. and Drama (a strange combination and the Bahamas, but of course I would have subjects is very personalised which means I know!), I decided to go travelling to visit in–between seasons. I would like to be that students are doing the subjects they Tired of being late to your fun lessons? Don’t worry because for a year. I started out in Kerala, are passionate about. in 2026 Dunottar school will have zip wires from classroom able to cook and hold parties for my friends India 8.5074°N, 76.9730°E where I to classroom, making walking to class as fun as going to a and family, especially nice barbecues on warm Although we’ve increased in number, we have was lucky to get volunteer work for theme park! summer days by the heated swimming pool not lost our beautiful grounds and forest. a month at an Elephant Sanctuary. and hot tub. I know 22 would be a little young, For sports we decided to offer activities like The 2026 Dunottar students will have personal iPads for each My next adventure was in Bangkok where I but I would be thinking about a family. I fencing, handball and table tennis so that we lesson which will be safely stored in their roll auto–bags, the best worked in a bar overlooking a beautiful beach. would also like to have a Bugatti Veyron and a did not need to use up large outdoor spaces bag with built–in wheels that move by themselves. So don’t This is where I met my Australian friend and Lamborghini Adventador with purple LED lights for sports fields. worry about that back cramp you had. how I ended up where I am right now. I feel on the bottom. If I was to become a successful Dunottar is ranked in the top 50 schools In 2026, all students will be blessed with the whack–it racket, very lucky to be on this amazing journey but footballer, then I would like to help out training across the country. Parents choose us for their the perfect tennis racket which automatically scans were I also looking forward to getting back to my younger kids that enjoy playing football. Also I children because they know we have high the ball is and hits it for you as well as Andy Murray. family in the UK. I’ve got to go now, my would like to donate money to charity for those academic standards and also because we have coffee and croissant have just arrived… Also, Dunottar School will be full of new intelligent and in need and the homeless. strong values that we believe in. yummy! Until tomorrow… curious students, eager to learn in the Dunottar family–like It has been a privilege being part of the environment, just like the past pupils did previously at NATHAN ASHKURI, AGE 12 RUBY BAMBRIDGE, AGE 12 Dunottar journey these past 10 years, and we Dunottar School. welcome the challenges of the future. Dunottar School is the school of new discoveries and A MESSAGE FROM HEADTEACHER, strong friendships. MRS ROWENA COLE (AS IMAGINED BY JAMES THOMASON, AGE 11) LEIA PASCAL, AGE 12 20 21 Happy Memories Dunottar School, no looking back, and an Exciting Future well perhaps just a little bit...

My memories of being a pupil here our parents wanted to instil in us minor misdemeanour. This torture The opportunity to work in a school wanted the school to work and revolve around the three things I remains relevant and at Dunottar we consisted of standing on the ‘mat’ with as much potential as Dunottar buying into what we were trying And the final word loved: English lessons, lacrosse and place a huge amount of importance which was placed directly opposite was too good a chance to pass up, to do made us feel very positive. goes to our first ever friends. Well, they say school shapes in helping our students become the Head’s office (now our meeting so when I was made aware of the Our first entrance assessment day co–ed School Captain you and those three aspects certainly people who have integrity, loyalty room). Outside was a traffic light job at Dunottar, (“you know the in January 2015 created a similar Team: Izzie, Connor have shaped me. I teach English and and a sense of fun. and as I stood on the mat, I fixated small all-girls school at the top of the positive feeling about how the and Markeila am passionate about education; the on the light, willing it to stay red. I hill”) I felt I had to explore it further. school was doing. The agonising As an SLT, we had a clear vision of most exciting part of my current job don’t remember it ever being green I was ready for a change and ready anticipation as we waited for Over the past two years is driving forward the teaching and where we wanted the school to be or indeed ever seeing the Head (let for a challenge and so on Friday acceptance forms to arrive and then but I am not sure any of us truly there have been many learning and supporting teachers alone talking to her) except for in 15th March 2014 I accepted the role watched places fill up was another positive changes at Dunottar. to keep thinking of innovative and believed it would happen as quickly assembly and on speech day so lucky as Dunottar’s Deputy Head. I still experience I’ll never forget. The way fresh ways to engage and stretch and as successfully as it has so far. for me, she never emerged to deliver reflect on that decision and a slight the whole school has embraced the Without the support of the our young people. Although my We still have a great deal we want my reprimand. What a pleasure it fear thrills through my veins. I had co-educational transition also brings leadership team, none of this lacrosse days are over thanks to a to achieve and that drive to keep is to walk through the entrance accepted a job in a school with a roll great satisfaction. Boys had rarely set would have been possible. skiing injury, keeping fit and sport improving and to make this school now and appreciate the splendour of 118 pupils, with very few boys foot on Dunottar soil before 2014 The ethos of the school has the most fantastic environment it remain an important part of my life. of the mansion block, full of busy and without knowing who the new and although in that first year they been maintained, and pupils can be for our students will never And decades after we first met, the children, chatting and laughing and Headteacher would be! Only now were very much a minority, the first are nurtured to reach their godmother to my children is my stop motivating us. As one of the hearing a chorus of Year 7s effusively do I fully understand how much of co-ed cohort paved the way for many potential. We have gone closest friend from Dunottar. south east’s leaders in value–added bellowing, “Hi Mrs Cole”. As I said a gamble this could have been. I am others to follow. education we will continue to think at the start, I loved my time here however delighted to report that it through changes, but the The school has changed a great of how we can motivate and inspire as a pupil but one thing is for sure: was not a gamble at all; as I write this What’s also been great for me is the integrity and friendliness of deal since I joined in January 2015 our young people from a range of Dunottar is even better this article I know that the roll next year real diversity that this job brings. Dunottar has been retained. most notably because the numbers abilities to achieve all that they can One minute I can be in the midst time around! will be 250+ pupils, nearly half of all The school has been a of students have swelled and there inside and outside the classroom. new starters are boys and Mrs Cole of watching the chamber ensemble is a new vibrancy to the place that And now I have been here over PIPPA SMITHSON, playing wonderful music in the hall wonderful place to grow up, and I get on wonderfully well (nearly and we feel so grateful to is infectious. At its core, it remains a year, I have managed to dispel Deputy Head all of the time). and the next I can be foraging in the same happy and nurturing my inherent terror of the entrance (Teaching & Learning) the woods to source a spot for an have been representatives environment that it was all those hall where all those years ago, I The first year, as expected, was a outdoor classroom. No two days of the pupil body here. years ago but I feel we expect more was banished to the ‘mat’ for a whirlwind with lots of new hats to are ever the same and that’s what From bottom pitch to the from our pupils now. wear and lots of questions that I had makes my role so enjoyable. Dunottar swimming pool, this school We want to challenge to appear confident in answering! I continues to thrive and grow and is unique, and we will always pupils to take risks in will always remember that first day there are many different events, their learning, to develop on site in September 2014 when almost on a daily basis, that would have fond memories of our a real intellectual curiosity I arrived early, before the school warrant mentioning in an article of time at Dunottar. which they will carry was even open, and spent time this nature. Our continuing journey throughout their lives. wandering the grounds. It was a will bring with it fresh challenges, Our warrior learner ethos glorious late summer morning and new pupils and more memories Here’s to the next 90 years, is new and exciting and although I knew it was going to be and as we build towards a full, dream team out! The Flash, unashamedly pushes hard work, I also knew that I’d made vibrant and happy school I know the Sass and the Maths pupils beyond their the right choice. From the start staff, that Dunottar comfort zone to achieve pupils and parents made me feel will continue the very best that they very welcome. to succeed in can. We are preparing all that it does. them for a world that is As you can imagine there have been Happy 90th very different in so many many occasions over the last two Birthday to us! ways with the rise of the years which have filled me with internet, the demise of a immense pride but there are a few MARC job for life and the ease that I want to mention here. Our BROUGHTON, of global connections. Yet first Prize Giving is a good one to Deputy Head in many ways the values start with, sensing that parents really (Pastoral) Mrs Pippa Smithson, front row, far right, when she attended Dunottar

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Acknowledgements: thank you to everyone who has contributed to this magazine, in particular we thank the authors and contributors of A Short History of Dunottar School, edited by L. Edwards and E. Perryer (2005), which provided information about the school’s history. ©United Learning, July 2016.