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New responsibilities Mrs Lorainne Alexander, now full-time. Mrs Helen Billings, Assistant Head of Sixth Form and Second in MFL. Mrs Maria O’Neill, Life Choices (PSHCE) Co-ordinator. Mrs Cathy Shields, Admin Support Secretary (part-time). Mr Sukki Sahota, Head of Bayley House. Mrs Helen Sawyer, Assistant Life Choices Co-ordinator. Dr Emily Adams
Mrs Sally Aitchison
Mr Ethan Cox
Weddings Mrs Claire Adlington (formerly Stoves). Mrs Kelly Lenihan (formerly Ormsby). Mrs Jade Russell (formerly Payne). parents with new arrivals Mrs Amy Cassell, Mrs Alison Learmont-Henry, Mr Andrew Phillips.
Mrs Amanda Edney
Frl Carolin Pfennig
Mrs Elizabeth Staveley
Mrs Zoe Wilkin
Mlle Lorelei Rajalu-Poli
We also welcome Dr Emily Adams (Physics Technician). Mrs Sally Aitchison (Finance Assistant). Mr Ethan Cox (ICT Apprentice Technician). Mrs Amanda Edney (School Nurse). Fräulein Carolin Pfennig (German Assistant). Mlle Lorelei Rajalu-Poli (French Assistant). Mrs Elizabeth Staveley (Headmaster’s Personal Assistant). Mrs Zoe Wilkin (Biology Technician). We welcome back Senora Isabel Cowell (Spanish Assistant). Mrs Kayleigh Lacey (Alumni Database Clerk). Mrs Alison Learmont-Henry (Chemistry) from Maternity leave. Mr Sukki Sahota (Chemistry).
Science Technician Team for 2016-17.
Miscellaneous Seen on Channel 4: Mrs Louise Alderson-Bolstridge’s house. Mr Lakbir Atwal, selected for the Grand Masters’ World Cup hockey squad. Bablake’s Got Talent performers: the courageous and adept Mr Julian Bunce, Mrs Kate Duke, Ms Caroline Farmer, Mrs Carrie Martlew, Mr Shoyeb Memon, Mr Russell Munns (guitar teacher), Mrs Gill Press, Mr Matthew Rushton, Dr Toby Smith, Mrs Alison Tumber. Thank you to judges Mr Jim Burns, Mrs Helen Skilton, Mr John Watson. Mrs Helen Billings once again liaised with the Parents’ Association for various successful initiatives: e.g. Christmas Fayre. Ms Caroline Farmer: following her role as The Fool, was Nurse Ratched at The Crescent’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest. Miss Alexandria Hingley successfully arranged for Bablake to be accepted into the Coventry and Warwickshire Champions network. Ms Sam Holyman, West Midlands Association of Science Education President. So impressed with Mrs Alison Tumber’s role in Sister Act, in Solihull’s St Augustine’s Musical Theatre Company production. Mr Pete Nicholson successfully completed his 100 mile charity cycle for Pancreatic Cancer. Mrs Cathy Ranken exhibited her excellent Art. Spring term INSET: departments choose their own CPD day: Art: smaller art galleries (London). Biology, Maths, Music: curriculum planning. Careers: MOOC, Coventry University Careers department visit. Chemistry: bangs and explosions in the Lab. Classics: Museum of London. DT: Science Museum, Design Museum (London). Economics: guided tour of The City, visits to Bank of England and Museum of London. English: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust tour and tower gallery RSC tour. Food and Textiles: Cookery school. Geography: Snowdonia National Park. History: Imperial War Museum (London). ICT: Coventry University Computer Science department visit. MFL: Coventry University and University of Warwick visits, inc Arabic lesson. PE: Synergy Gymnastics INSET and Segway polo. Physics: Coventry Transport Museum visit. Psychology: Human Evolution gallery and States of Mind exhibition (London). Religious Studies: Islamic Experience exhibition and Burmese Buddhist vihara visit (Birmingham). @TheWheatleyan / www.bablake.com / @bablakeschool
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