Staff News
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From top left: Miss Rachel Hollinrake, Mr John Pakeman, Miss Rebecca Priest, Miss Laura Watts, Mr Paul Wilkes, Mr Robert Shiers
Frau Vanessa Beck (German Assistant), Senora Isabel Cowell (Spanish Assistant), Mrs Julie Griffiths (temporary Psychology cover), Miss Rachel Hollinrake (temporary Alumni Database Clerk and PE Technician), Mlle Lamia Loukil (French Assistant), Mr John Pakeman (Minibus driver), Miss Rebecca Priest (Geography, maternity cover), Mr Robert Shiers (DT Technician) and Mr Paul Wilkes (temporary Learning Support and PE Technician). We are delighted that Miss Laura Watts (Girls’ PE), who has completed a second fixed-term contract (latterly a maternity cover), now joins Bablake on a permanent basis.
New Arrivals
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Electrician Mr Tony Jones was nominated and admitted to the City of Coventry's Freemen's Guild.
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Mr Shoyeb Memon led a workshop on using graphical calculators with A2 and AS Mathematicians at the 2014 Mathematics in Education and Industry conference.
Mrs Kate Duke, Head of English Mrs Lisa French, Head of 4th Year Mrs Elizabeth Hollick, Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator Mr Inderpal Kalsi, Head of Fairfax House Mrs Jo MacGibbon, Assistant Head of Fairfax House Mr Shoyeb Memon, Second in Mathematics Miss Kelly Ormsby, Head of 2nd Year Mrs Sue Smith, reassumes Head of Girls’ PE Weddings Mrs Lynsey Lawrence (formerly Miss Cheffings) Mr Andrew Phillips
Mrs Elizabeth Hollick, Mrs Suzanne Webley 25 years’ service Mr Malcolm Duerdin, Madame Marine Field, Mr Simon Timothy, Mr Mark Woodward (1987-2012); Mrs Chris Scott (1988-2013). 50 years’ service Mr Terry Patchett (1964 – present) Miscellaneous We welcome Mrs Elizabeth Hollick back from maternity leave.
The PE Department arranged on another successful Winter Sports Awards Evening. Martial Arts teacher, Mr Anthony Pillage, won the 2014 Pride of Coventry and Warwickshire Community Awards ‘Sporting Hero’ category. Miss Sam Holyman arranged a ‘Chemistry for the Brave’ session for technicians and a workshop for Chemistry teachers with Bob Worley, one of the country’s leading safety Chemists. Mr Mark Woodward had photographs printed in two issues of Photography for Beginners, CREST literature and the local press. He also won a Social Media Police #FabTeacher award (November 2013), and was invited on to the panel of an online CV clinic for The Guardian. www.bablake.com @bablakeschool
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