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KING EDWARD’S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM Chronicle 2016 2 3 Contents 1 Hellos and goodbyes 05 2 School news 25 3 Performing arts 29 4 Art gallery 37 5 Trips 57 6 Outreach 69 7 Leadership 75 8 CCF 79 9 Words 85 10 Societies 89 11 Houses 97 12 Sport 103 4 Editorial team 1 Hellos Josh Ray School news Ashwyn Aulak Performing arts Alex Pett and Charlie Roberts Hellos and Trips Jordan Chan goodbyes Outreach Lokesh Jain Leadership Taher Esmail CCF Daniel Taiwo Societies Greg Leckey and Josh Sagoo Houses Nirad Abrol Sport Akash Kumar, Ed Pracy and Kaler Wong Staff Editor Matthew Bartlett Art Editor Bradley Spencer Words Editor Mercedes Romon-Alonso Many thanks to David Ash, Chris Boardman and David Corns for providing many of the photographs used in Chronicle. 6 Hellos Hellos 7 George Browning James Butler English Sarah Behan Director of Rugby Life before KES Biology Life before KES I grew up in Wimbledon. I went to a school very much like KES I grew up in Norwich (hence why I support Norwich City) and called King’s College School, Wimbledon where I had a very then moved to Shropshire, where all my family is currently based. privileged upbringing. At the age of 17, I became a Christian Life before KES I went to The University of Manchester to do anthropology. I Before taking this job, I taught in state schools for 10 from a non-Christian family (my parents didn’t like that!). then worked for a sports advertising agency for four years called Tony Bussey years. Previously, I was the Head of Science at Tudor After school, I took a gap year and worked as a neurological M&C Saatchi. Since then I’ve worked at Bromsgrove School Grange Academy, Worcester. Before teaching, I went to rehabilitation assistant for six months. I made some money (boooooo) for three years as a PE teacher and then three years Economics the University of Birmingham to do biological sciences and in 1999, I went to Mexico where I taught in an orphanage. at KES Bath, as Head of PE. However, after spending a year at and got out with a first class degree. Having graduated, After my gap year, I went to the University of Birmingham to Bromsgrove, I took a sabbatical and travelled the world with my I knew I wanted to get into teaching so I did my PGCE Life before KES do English. At university, between my second and third year, I wife, Lindsay, for a series of mountain expeditions. We went to I was at Solihull School for 11 years as Head of Economics, straightaway. I’ve always wanted be a teacher, ever went to Mozambique to teach. Finally, I did a PGCE and worked places like the Himalayas, Andes, Alps; you name it, we climbed appointed by John Claughton who was the Head at the since primary school. I’ve always been passionate about at Lordswood Boys’ School for nine years until I came here in it! Finally, I then ended up at KES Birmingham and I’ve never time, funnily enough. Before that, I taught at Bromsgrove wanting to teach. September 2015. been happier! School for four years and even before that, I was at The Sixth Form College, Solihull. I’ve always stayed local as I Why English? Why biology? Why rugby? was born and brought up here. Biology is obviously the most important subject! Our I’ve always been good at English and found it easy. I enjoy ideas I’ve always played rugby. I played for two Premiership health is essential in wanting to stay alive and biology and talking about books rather than reading them. I also love Academies until the age of 21: Worcester Warriors and Sale is fundamental to this. Everything from art and history Why economics? reading books out loud to students; that’s my favourite part of Sharks. However, when it got to the stage where I couldn’t It’s the most important subject for everyone to study. It to romance is based around our biological nature. I’m the job. play any more, I knew I wanted to stay involved. I really like helps us to understand the world in which we live and yes, always surprised at how little people know about their own the secondary school vibe. I enjoy all the different challenges some economists did predict the financial crash of 2008! physiology, anatomy and evolution. The how and why is so throughout each year group. I love cricket as well; it’s probably Hobbies important to our existence. Biology is the building block of my second sport. I used to play non-stop from the age of 11 but I don’t have any time for hobbies. I run or cycle to school, there all other subjects. But I’m sure lots of other teachers it’s slowed down after having my kids, Isla and Barney. I also like Hobbies and back every day. I try to swim every morning at school or would disagree! I mainly played cricket and basketball but I don’t do much hockey but unfortunately, I can’t do it as I’m involved in all the do yoga. All my activities outside of work are based at school now as I’ve got kids. Chasing the boys around, Daniel (10) rugby during the winter. including playing table tennis and running with Dr Fennel and Hobbies and Thomas (6), is a good hobby! I played a reasonably high beating Mr Rackham at squash. I definitely want to get back into level of cricket, for the greatest cricket club in the world, I’ve got a dog, so dog walking is a big part of my life right painting and pottery and I’d like to pick up the trombone again. I Hobbies Moseley Ashfield, but, unlike half the staff here, I didn’t now. I like to cook. Socialising and seeing friends is also enjoy playing strange sports like fives and making up sports like Golf; I’m a very social golfer. I’m in a rock covers band called make it to the Olympics! very important to me. I like seeing my nieces as well. ‘croccer’ or ‘ragga’. The Burn where we have a burnt pizza as our logo. I’m also in an acoustic trio group called The Gordons. I basically play very bad Favourite… rhythm guitar and I definitely don’t sing… I dance! Favourite… Favourite… Rocky Mountain oysters (even after I found out what Food: At the moment I’ve got a weird craving for ice (must be Food: Food: Whatever the school canteen serves every day; I love the they were!). school food. I also like anything my wife cooks or anything with a pregnancy thing!), but most probably a fresh fruit salad. Oh Favourite... and I love cereal; it’s like a food and a drink. Book: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean a load of chili. Food: Oh yes, please. Pretty much all food but if I could only Dominique-Bauby. Book: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. I definitely ever have one it would be sandwiches. Book: A Plea to Return to the Lord from the Book of Hosea or recommend it, especially if you like biology. TV programme: There’s loads but I’m going to go with anything written by Donald Barthelme. Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Lilyhammer. I watch way too much TV! TV programme: Game of Thrones. Big fan. or Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice by TV programme: Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, Film: Cling (ba dum tssh). Any film that doesn’t have Nicholas Red Dwarf and Breaking Bad. Film: Theory of Everything. Matthew Syed. Cage in it or the Toy Story trilogy (what’s not to love?). TV programme: The Thick of It. Film: Anything that makes me cry or anything that is to do with fatherhood or substitutionary atonement (i.e. any Disney film). Film: A Night at the Roxbury. 8 Hellos Hellos 9 Anneliese Havel Lindsey Mepham Development Director Modern Languages Polly Higgins Life before KES Life before KES Drama Natalie Lockhart-Mann I was a student of the University of Oxford I’m obviously from Germany where I did a degree in hospitality. In my third year, where I studied English Literature. I was also I had to go abroad so, in order to improve my English, I came to Birmingham. English and IB Coordinator Life before KES actually the first in my family to go to university, I stayed and worked in the Novotel on Broad Street. At the time, Novotel had a I’ve been a teacher for 16 years. I initially trained so going to Oxford especially was a big deal scheme to support the community where they sent their foreign staff to help out and taught in London and then moved down to Life before KES for me! Before arriving at KES, I worked at the in deprived secondary schools and teach languages. I was a language assistant Devon, Torbay, and taught there for about 12 I was born in South Africa where I did my schooling, education and first University for seven years leading fundraising for at George Dixon Academy, which is how I got into teaching. In between my two years (on and off). I have also taught in Bristol university degree. I then decided to move to the UK to teach but then got really outreach and bursary provision.