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Introduction Our Team Board of Governors School Officials Teaching & House Staff Mr Russell Bailey, BSc (Hons), QTS Mr Roger Stubbs (Chairman), Head of School Mr Alex Bolton, BA (Hons), NPQSL B Soc Sc, CMRS Sean Evelegh Ms April Bridge, MMath PGCE Mr Peter Askew Mr Jonny Brinson, BMus PGCE Mr David Boniface, MA, MSc Deputy Heads of School Miss Nicola Brown, BDes, PGDE Mr Keith Buckland William Cunningham Mr Ryan Bing, BA (Hons) Mr Mike Clark, Lauren McQueen Ms Dilys Coley, MA BSc, CEng, MICE, MIStructE Mr Cliff Cooper, MSc Mr Roger Clark Prefects Mr Simon Cuthbert, BA (Hons), PGCE Mr Andrew Cunningham Isabel Altendorf Mr Simon Davies, BA (Hons) Carina Boult Mr Simon Duff, BEd, TEFL, NPQML Mr Jonathan Fenn, LLB Seav Chhuon Ing Mr Sherrick Hamilton, BA (Hons) Mr Mark Hammerton, BSc, MBA James Cox Mrs Kate Harper, BSc (Hons) QTS PGCert SpLD Dr Robert Hangartner, Mr Tim Hart Dyke, BA (Hons), PGCE, DipEd Daniel Davies BSc, MB BS, MBA, FRCPath Mrs Frances Healy, BA, SpLD Rae Franklin Mrs Wendy Kent Mr Phil Hughes, BA (Hons), PGCE James Golding Mr Nigel Kimber, BSc, FCA Mr Anthony Khan, BA (Hons), PGCE Reuben Hill Miss Sam King, BA Mr Robert Pilbeam Oliver Khan Ms Dorothy Li, PGCE Ms Lindsay Roberts, BEd (Hons) Daniel Mbata Mr Christopher Lowe , MA PGCE Mr Kevin Sunnucks Klyde Moradeyo Ms Liz MacRae BA (Hons), QTS Bursar & Clerk to the Annabel Nightingale Mr Adam Manktelow BSc (Hons) PGCE Governors: Victor Poulain Mrs Rossy McGovern, BA (Hons) Mr Stuart Harris Will Smith Miss Claire Mills, BEd (Hons), PGCert SpLD Lucinda White Mr Marcus Norman, BEd (Hons) Mrs Claire Pack, BA (Hons) Emilia Wyllie Senior Staff Mr Matt Payne, BSc (Hons) PGCE Headmaster Mrs Rachael Payne, BA (Hons), PGCE Mr Francie Healy, BSc HDipEd NPQH Mr Rob Philbin, BSc (Hons), PGCE Mr Devin Reilly, BSc (Hons) Deputy Headmaster Mrs Carly Shapland, BA (Hons) Mr Steven Winter, BA (Hons) Mr Dan Smith, BA (Hons) Human Resources Manager Miss Fleur-Estelle Shaw, MA, PGCE Mrs Sarah Smart, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQML Miss Toni Carter, Chartered MCIPD Mrs Anne-Marie Sturrock, BEd (Hons) Assistant Head Academic, Mr Chris Thomas, BSc (Hons) Teacher of English Mr Mike Thomas, MSc, PhD Mrs Emily Hill, BA (Hons), PGCE Mrs Becky Tinson, BSc, PGCE, CELTA Mr James Vickerman, BSc (Hons), PGCE Director of External Relations Mr Jon Wale, BA (Hons) PGCE Miss Fiona Jones, BA (Hons) Mrs Jules Wareham, BEd (Hons) Pastoral Deputy Mrs Caron Wickham BA (Hons) PGCE Mr Alan Sturrock, BA(Ed) Hons Mrs Katy Williams, BSc 2 The Bethanian 2017-2018 Introduction Support Staff Ms Jacky Austen, Housekeeper, Pengelly Contents Mrs Karina Austen, Housekeeper, Old Poplars Introduction Mr Andrew Austen, Maintenance Our Team 2 Mr Liam Austen, Assistant Groundsman Contents 3 Mr Jon Bond, BA (Hons), Communications Officer & Librarian Headmaster’s Welcome 4 Mr Jonathan Bourne, Head Groundsman Mr Sam Catley, IT Technician Our Houses Mr Brian Chapman, Estates Manager Kendon 8 Mrs Ginnie Corbett, LLB (Hons), Marketing & Admissions Manager The Mount 10 Mr Phil Crafter, IT Technician Old Poplars 12 Mr Paul Davey, Minibus Driver Pengelly 14 Mr Martin Degenkolb, Carpenter & Maintenance The Orchard 16 Mrs Maxine Delves, Housekeeper, The Orchard Dr Keith Derrett, Minibus Driver & Invigilator Upper Sixth Leavers 18 Miss Lucy Derrett, BA (Hons) , Bursary and HR Assistant Inter House Competitions 22 Mrs Andrea Discombe, PA to Headmaster, Office Manager Literacy Review 24 Mrs Alison Enticknap, Science Technician Maths 28 Mrs Tina Farrington, Cleaner Science 30 Mrs Margaret Fillery, Senior Science Technician & Archivist Mr Jamie Forde, Swimming Pool Technician The Arts Mrs Shirley Goldsmith, Cleaner Performing Arts 32 Miss Daniella Gray, BA (Hons), Communications Officer & Librarian Art & Design 36 Mrs Mandy Hallett, Housekeeper, The Mount Design & Technology 42 Miss Jasmine Haskell, Artist in Residence Textiles 46 Mrs Ann Hurst, Learning Support Assistant Food & Nutrition 50 Mrs Lucia Jaramba, Cleaner, Art & Design studio Mr Alan Jones, Cleaner & Maintenance Young Enterprise 52 Mr Andrew Keates, Senior Housekeeper Financial Jounalist of the Year 54 Miss Karen Lane, Housekeeper, Kendon Apprentice Challenge 55 Mrs Mary Lane, Cleaner, Pengelly Pengelly Society 56 Mr Mick Levett, Design Technology Technician/ Food Technology Technician Sport Mrs Sally Martorell, BA (Hons), Registrar Sports Awards Dinner 58 Mrs Angela Meades, Cleaner, The Orchard Girls Sport 59 Mrs Jean Milham, Cleaner, The Orchard Boys Sport 62 Mrs Ceri Mooney, School Receptionist Swimming 66 Miss Lorren Neale, School Receptionist Special Achievments 67 Ms Sarah Phillips BSc (Hons), Speech Pathology and Therapy, School Colours 68 Learning Support Assistant Honours Awards 68 Mrs Helen Proud, Assistant Bursar Trophies 69 Mrs Jean Relf, Cleaner Mrs Stephanie Ridout, Senior Sister Medical Centre Extra Curricular Mr Glen Ridout, School Caretaker Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 70 Mr Steven Sault, Minibus Driver & Maintenance Postcards from... 72 Mr Danny Sears, Estates Foreman Costa Rica: A ‘True Adventure’ 74 Mr Jakub Sleczka, Maintenance Activities Week 76 Mrs Penny Thompson, Deputy Sister Medical Centre Ms Katja Thornton, Exams & Data Manager Staff Moves 78 Mr Kevin Thornton, Cleaner Chaplaincy 86 Ms Kirsten Van Schreven, MA, School Receptionist Charity Work 88 Mrs Rose Watson, Cleaner Speech Day 90 Mr Gareth Williams, BSc (Hons), IT Network Manager Friends of Bethany School 92 Rev Serena Willoughby, School Chaplain The Bethanians Society 93 Mrs Sue Wilson, Cleaner Prizes & Awards 94 The Bethanian 2017-2018 3 Headmaster’s Welcome Headmaster’s Welcome This has been another great year for Bethany and I hope that the contents of this annual review will give you great pleasure and enjoyment. Mr Francie Healy Headmaster As has now become the norm, the new academic year feedback I got from those who attended was that parents started off with our new boarders arriving in advance of were extremely happy, as were their children. everyone else, so that they could become acclimatised to both England and Bethany. Auditions for our whole School production for High School Musical started and there was some strong competition for Towards the end of the first full School week my elderly the leading roles. dad passed away. Although he had been in ill health for sometime and therefore his death was not a surprise, it Our annual charity walk event also took place in September was nevertheless a shock. I was consequently unable to and once again, the pupils excelled themselves with their attend the New Parents Canapés and Wine evening. The good manners and charitable endeavours. 4 The Bethanian 2017-2018 Headmaster’s Welcome Our Open Morning in September was, as usual, very well For the first time in recent years we decided to hold our attended and as ever our tour guides and pupils came in Remembrance Service in the School Chapel, rather than for particularly wholesome praise. in the local church in Marden. We had two such services; one for senior pupils and the second for the younger ones. We have a very competitive, Competitive House system Both services were excellent, and once again I marveled at at Bethany and September also saw the annual tug of the reverence that our pupils were paying to those who lost war competition between the three Houses. In the end their lives in both World Wars. Speakers and Roberts drew and a special one off tug of war event took place which contained one pupil from each year group taking part in each team and this resulted in Roberts winning the overall competition. The Meet the Tutor evening which took place at the end of September was also a really positive affair and the feedback from our parents was that our pupils were enjoying the classes and the food in equal measure! We had an excellent Sixth Form Careers Afternoon sponsored by the Bethany Network. The Sixth Formers benefited hugely from the wide range of businesses that took part. The pupils listened attentively to the pearls of Mr Francie Healy Headmaster wisdom being distributed by our corporate visitors. During the October half term our Duke of Edinburgh pupils completed their expedition to Snowdon and there was a combined rugby tour and business studies trip to Barcelona. I also had the most enjoyable, and indeed enviable task, of travelling to China, Hong Kong and Cambodia. I spent the two weeks of half term there and was treated incredibly November also saw Media Studies teacher Mrs Claire Pack well by all the parents I came into contact with. Our give birth to her first child, a baby boy called Rohan. I overseas parents remain enormously grateful to Bethany remember the birth of my own children very well, although for the outstanding care and education that their children I must admit I am more than happy that they are now are receiving. adults! The Bethanian 2017-2018 5 Headmaster’s Welcome In December, for the first time, we had a Year 7 to 9 Charity of Scholars evening. This was characterised by the superb Ball organised by the Senior Prefects to raise funds for talent on display, as well as the modesty of the Scholars the Children’s Trust and Kent Air Ambulance. This was themselves. a suggestion put forward by Year 8 pupil, Lily O’Donnell Hughes, whose younger brother was involved in a road We were all reminded of the joys of snow in early March. traffic accident and benefitted from both charities. Over When the going gets tough, the tough get going and I am £1,000 was raised. pleased that although Bethany had to close for two days, it was less than many of our competitors. The annual Anthony Clarke Memorial rugby match against Tunbridge Wells also took place in early December and The Friends of Bethany School sponsored Fish and Chips Bethany emerged victorious.