The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School Record The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School has endured throughout various times of upheaval, and we will continue to flourish during these currently very challenging times. Double Edition 2018 / 2020 Contents From the Headteacher School Captains Department News: • Art • Computing and ICT • Drama • English and Media • Humanities • Mathematics • Modern Languages • Music • Physical Education • Politics, Psychology and Sociology • Science • Technology Exams Results The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Career Destinations and Degree Courses The Worshipful Company of Coopers Bursaries Salvete Valete News of Former Students and Staff The Jack Petchey Award Scheme Semper Fidelis In Memory of…... From the Headteacher Welcome to this double edition of the Coopers’ Coborn Record, 2018 – 2020. We have been unable to publish two separate annual editions due to disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus. In the true spirit of ‘Love as Brethren’ at Christmas 2018 the school was involved in a host of charity activities. As well as raising money for good causes, students collected goods to be placed in Christmas hampers, which were then distributed to grantees of The Coopers’ Company. We thank our Year 11 students, who once again hosted the annual Christmas ‘Bow Parties’ for visually impaired students from the Joseph Clarke School. As I mentioned in my 2018 Prizegiving speech, any definition of a successful life must include serving others. The concept of serving others is vital to us as a school – it is part of the character and culture of our organisation - and I truly believe that our charity work is the perfect embodiment of this concept. The Prizegivings were a huge success, and I want to thank the staff, parents, Governors, guests and The Worshipful Company of Coopers for their hard work in preparing for the ceremonies, and their participation during them, as well as their unrelenting support of the school. Our Guest Speaker for the Lower and Upper School Prizegivings, held during the day, was past student Daniel Schofield who left in 2005 to study Economics and Mathematics at the University of York. As well as being the treasurer and social secretary of the tennis club (with whom he reached national finals and coached local schools), he was also involved with his college committee and even took part in a charity hitchhike to Morocco! After graduating in 2008, he became a financial services professional in the City of London, spending eight years with the American investment bank J.P. Morgan, before joining Aviva Investors. Daniel is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and is on their exam board, writing questions for the highest level Diploma paper. Daniel still lives locally, is married with a young daughter and a team captain at Cranston Park LTC. In the evening ceremony, the Guest Speaker was Dr Paul Kelly, an ‘old boy’ of the school. He gave a fascinating talk, outlining his career path and the lessons he had learned along the way. Being a doctor, Dr Kelly was a huge draw for many of our students, and he had a queue of prospective medics wanting to seek his advice at the end of the evening! It is always so humbling to see the amazing things our students achieve, and how successful they are. The ceremonies are not just a celebration of academic excellence; they are also a showcase for the array of talents our students possess. Our students are inspirational in every sense of the word. 2020 has so far certainly been an unprecedented year for everyone everywhere, and here at school it became all the more difficult as we lost two very dear past Headmasters. Although Dr David Parry had been unwell, his passing in February 2020 was still completely sudden and unexpected. David joined our school in 2002 and very soon became Head of English. He was Deputy Head from 2005-2013 (with a spell as Acting Head in 2007) and finally Headteacher from 2013 to 2018. David was a brilliantly funny, kind and caring man, a perfect gentleman who opened minds, inspired dreams, built confidence and shone a light on the path towards a great life. Just a few short months later in May 2020 Mr John French sadly passed away. John was Headmaster at The Coopers' Company's School for Boys in Bow from 1969-71, and then moved (initially with Years 7/8) to our current site in Upminster, where he remained as Headmaster until 1990. Chair of School Governors, John Fahy, remembers that he was appointed at a young age, was well known for being full of life, with a strong character. He was also an active and highly respected Liveryman of The Coopers' Company. John will always be fondly remembered here at school and his time as Headmaster was particularly eventful since he led the school at both Bow and Upminster, which was obviously a pivotal point in our school's rich history. Key highlights during my first two years as Head of this outstanding school have included the award of the Painter-Stainers’ annual school art prize to one of our students, in recognition of their success and commitment to art. This is an especially pleasing prize for us as it strengthens our relationship with the livery companies in the City of London. As a school, we are extremely proud of our school athletics team, who as winners of the National Schools Competition, have twice been invited to represent England in the World Schools’ Championships. Unfortunately, they were unable to travel during the pandemic. I could not finish without mentioning the pandemic which has affected all areas of all of our lives, throughout 2020. Despite the major disruption, the school continued to deliver an exceptional education for all of our community. The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School has endured throughout various times of upheaval, and we will continue to flourish during these currently very challenging times. Best wishes to you all. Ms S. Hay, Headteacher School Captains School Captains 2018 – 2019 th School 6 Form Games Music S.T.E.M. Captains Captains Captains Captains Captains Isabella Purdie Jacob Fortune Rebecca Francesca Luke Bacchus Alex Orton Brown Harley Stranders Whittlestone Vice Isoken Vice Oscar Eastman Michael Captains Osunde Captains Watkins Abidemi Christiana Bethan Matthew Hale Davina Adeshina Onafeko Isherwood Kwateng Isobel Anna Davis Tom Keevil Teerna Joel McDonach Mukherjee Bastiampillai Isobel Martin Tom Carter Nathan Meskell Mary Doherty Daniel Airen Robin Newby Isti Ahmed Katie Mitchell Dante Coates Callum Hughes Henry Fisher Max Prior Harry Sophie Smith Ferguson School Captains 2019 – 2020 th School 6 Form Games Music Captains Captains Captains Captains Stephen McLoughlin Charlotte Fransham Tayla Bunting Emilie Cheung Jessica Smith Daniel Hawkes Vice Captains Maxwell Camp Vice Captains Pemmy Canova Nathan Boachie Rosie Gospage Alex Dubar Rohan Dave Manisha Kaur Zak Mackay Flick Galbally Charlotte Smith Eloise Dietz Favour Rosanwo George Hill Jacob Smith David Sangojinmi Lorinda Sokoli Lucia James George Thomas Harry Jones Esther Udoh Francesca Thomas Art Congratulations to Louise Harrington for her winning entry in the school Christmas Card competition for her delightful and festive depiction of the school crest and for cleverly re-designing the camels into reindeers! A Level Art Trip to Amsterdam This year’s A level Art trip saw the students visit Amsterdam. Seventeen students and staff enjoyed the Hermitage Museum, a branch of the famous museum in St Petersburg. It is located in the former Amstelhof, a classic style building from 1681. After looking at the wide range of work there, the students walked to the Bloemenmarkt, the floating flower market, and then on to the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam’s oldest building and parish church, founded circa 1213 and consecrated in 1306. The last stop before dinner at Café Restaurant Orff was to see Rembrandt’s House. The following day a visit to the Van Gogh Museum was a highlight of the tour, as was the visit to the Rijksmuseum. So much art to see! The impressive and vast Rijksmuseum houses Dutch art from the middle ages to the present day and the much more futuristic looking Stedelijk Museum is where to see the modern art. A canal trip to see yet more sights and learn about Amsterdam’s rich history and culture was a wonderful way to finish the weekend. National Portrait and Tate Modern Trip In addition to the Amsterdam trip the Year 10s visited the National Portrait Gallery and Year 11s the Tate Modern at the beginning of February. Both trips were crucial to enriching current schemes of learning and a great opportunity for students to appreciate and record artwork first hand. Royal Academy Outreach Day The A Level students had another fantastic experience in November with Royal Academician Jeanette Barnes, who came in and ran a day’s life drawing workshop with the Year 12s. All students benefited from Jeanette’s enthusiasm and passion for looking, recording and mark making. Achievements During this academic year there have been some remarkable achievements in the art department: Havering Young Artist: Weimin Li, now Year 13 won gold for his age category for this portrait. Emily Cooper also won gold for this Wayne Thiebaud inspired painting, The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers awards an annual school’s art prize of £100 to a pupils in London and the South East. The winner of the prize money is used to buy an art book and art materials. This year the prestigious award went to Joanna Marimon for this portrait painting. At the awards ceremony Joanna’s painting was displayed alongside the work of twenty-five other students from different schools. This award could be a stepping stone to the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, which was created in 2005 by the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers, set up to encourage the very best creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship.