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Salvete ‘A warm welcome to the following highly-talented new members of staff....’ Mr John Watson, Headmaster
Miss Kelly Butler (Geography) Miss Butler grew up in Scunthorpe, before studying Geography with Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham. She joins after a year as a teaching assistant following SEN pupils at Merrill College in Derby and her PGCE at Nottingham. Miss Isabel Cobo-Palacios (Spanish) Miss Palacios studied at the University of Jaén in Spain, where she also trained as a teacher. She has been working as a Spanish Assistant in Coventry for the last two years, both at Bablake and King Henry VIII. She will remain as our Assistant whilst also working as a teacher of Lower School classes. Dr Siân Foster (Classics) Dr Foster studied Classics, Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic, followed by her PGCE, at Selwyn College, Cambridge, before obtaining a DPhil in Medieval Latin at Oxford. She worked in different roles for several multi-national companies before deciding to return to teaching. She is a Governor at Balsall Common Primary School, and has already covered staff absence at Bablake. Miss Jodie Kukucska (Home Economics) Miss Kukucska joined us after teaching Technology at the Hazeley School in Milton Keynes, where she had prime responsibility for Textiles. She was a pupil at Harrogate Ladies’ College, and studied for her degree at the University of Hull. She took her PGCE in Design Technology (Food Technology) at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Miss Alison Learmont (Chemistry) Miss Learmont was educated at Stockport Grammar School and has degrees in Pharmacology and Clinical Veterinary Medicine from Jesus College, Cambridge. She worked briefly as a Veterinary Surgeon and joins us from the Graduate Teacher Programme, having taught Chemistry and Biology at Coundon Court and Caludon Castle, under the auspices of the University of Warwick. Mr Peter Nicholson (Design Technology) Mr Nicholson is an experienced classroom practitioner, who was Subject Leader for Resistant Materials and 3D Design at Groby Community College in Leicestershire. He was a pupil at the Royal Grammar School in Worcester and trained at Nottingham Trent University. Miss Elizabeth Sara (Learning Support) Miss Sara was educated at Bablake, where she was School Captain between 2002 and 2003. She studied Geography with Study in Continental Europe at the University of Bristol and then completed her PGCE at the University of Birmingham. She taught in Staffordshire before working in a Sure Start Children’s Centre as a Family Support Worker. Mrs Samantha Thompson (Chemistry) Mrs Thompson has a degree (and PGCE) in Chemistry and Business Studies from the University of Birmingham, and joins us from Myton School in Warwick, where she was Science Learning Co-ordinator. She enjoys educational research and has authored several textbooks.
From left: Dionne Crosdale, Nicole Hammer, Sharon O’Meara, Amandine Perin
Welcome also to: Miss Dionne Crosdale (PE Assistant and Learning Assistant – temporary for 1 year), Miss Nicole Hammer (German Assistant), Mrs Sharon O’Meara (Treasurer and School Administrator) Miss Amandine Perin (French Assistant).
Congratulations on new arrivals Mr Rob Burdett, and Mr Tim Crompton.
Congratulations: new responsibilities Mrs Louise Alderson, Head of 5th Year. Mr Lakbir Atwal, Deputy Head of Wheatley. Mr Peter Burden, Archivist. Miss Lynsey Cheffings, Assistant Head of Shells. Mrs Carol Davey, Head of Home Economics. Miss Kate Ewart, Second in English. Mrs Nicola Green, Head of Fairfax. Miss Kelly Ormsby, Deputy Head of Fairfax. Mrs Sylvia O’Sullivan, Alumni Relations Officer. Miss Jayne Simmons, Head of Wheatley. Mr Gary Park, Head of English. Mr Andrew Phillips, Extra-Curricular and Prize-Giving Co-ordinator. Mrs Suzanne Webley, Head of Crow. Mr Sam Williams, Deputy Head of Crow.
Miss Rana Blattner and Mr Simon Enstone were interviewed on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire regarding their London Marathon fundraising.
Miscellaneous Mrs Laura Baines was awarded the Scout Association Ski Permit which allows her to lead and teach in Europe.
Mr Mark Taylor stood as a UKIP candidate in the local council elections and was invited to the European Parliament. He has also appeared on a number of radio and TV debates. Mr Mark Woodward was quoted in The Independent on GCSE results day in a piece written about Options beyond 16.
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