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1990s Lois Burton (née Barker) 1990-94 I have just spent a very happy year on maternity st leave with Toby Euan Fraser Burton, born 1 September 2010, my third son! Thankfully a happy, easy baby; we have had great fun together this past year. Back to work part time in September while Toby and his Dad have some quality time together. Helen Groth (née Clarke) 1990-94 On January 1st 2011 I relocated from Singapore to The United States after twelve years of life in South East Asia. I had over the previous eighteen months established the Step by Step Learning Centre in Singapore which provided services for children with specific learning needs and their families. I am now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and have very recently married David, an architect, who I met in Singapore. Ian Hodgson 1990-91 Ian is currently Director of Music at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, having previously been Head of PE at Hayesbrook School, Tonbridge, Head of the Performing Arts Faculty at Towers School Ashford and Head of Performing Arts and Student Engagement at Worthing High School. He married Sinead in 2006, having previously been widowed, and has a one year old son called Harry. Outside work and home, Ian‟s hobbies are music, especially brass bands, golf, cricket, rugby and sailing. Kerrie Mulleague (née Robins) 1990-94 After teaching in Romford for a year I moved back to Cambridge and taught in Bottisham for 4 years. I then moved abroad with Joe. We lived in Prague for two years (and got married there too), then lived in Brunei for three years (and had our first son, Louis), then headed to Phuket for two years (and had our second son, Cormac). We are now happily living in Bahrain, we are in our fifth year here and have no more additions to our family except a dog called Benji! Angela Tallett (née Morris) 1993-97 I have two sons, James aged seven and George aged four and have been married to Paul for thirteen years. I had a career break while my sons were young, but am now teaching again at a local independent school. We have a boat on the River Hamble near Southampton where we enjoy spending our summer weekends. Marion Durnin (née Canavan) 1994-95 I was awarded the post-graduate research degree of MLitt at Trinity College, The University of Dublin on
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1 July 2011. The Chancellor of the University, Mary Robinson, presided at the commencement ceremony. Martine Horvath (née Hattersley) 1994-98 I am currently working as a Quality Inclusion and Learning Co-ordinator for east Sussex County Council. The work is similar to that of an Early years Consultant with a SEN / Inclusion specialism / focus. I am still happily married to Adam Horvath (19941995 PGCE met at Homerton), having just celebrated our twelfth wedding anniversary. We both have the fondest of memories of fun, friends and Homerton. Adam is Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Analyst for East Sussex County Council. Verity Rudd 1994-98, 2002-05 I am currently breeding and exhibiting Bearded Collies all around the country - most likely to be seen with wellies on, a brush in my hand and a smile on my face! Edward Cearns 1995-96 Edward is involved in a number of social enterprises and regularly participates in local theatre productions. Ed Hassall 1996-97 Since Homerton I have taught in schools in southern England, northern India, Thailand and Malaysia. I currently work as a Year 6 teacher at Tanglin Trust (British international) school, Singapore. I live in Singapore with my wife Sharon, who was on the French with German teaching PGCE at Homerton the same year as me. She has had a very successful career herself so far, although she is now devoting more time to looking after our five year old daughter Isabel. I have written a book called Troy Story (published August 2010), which is a 264 rhyming version of Homer's Iliad aimed at an upper primary/secondary readership. More information can be found at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Troy-Story-EdwardHassall/dp/1907652094/ref=sr_1_1?i e=UTF8&qid=1286619938&sr=8-1 Robert Daniels 1997-98 Since leaving Homerton I have been teaching Special Needs in the Maidenhead area part time, the remainder of my free time I have been developing my hobby in bespoke drum making, for the likes of Evelyn Glennie, Gilson Lavis (Jools Holland), Andy Gangdeen (Chase and Status), Eliza Carthy, Clune (David Gray), Rowland Rivron (Comedian) and Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd/Tom Jones/Il Divo), an eclectic 23