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M ALVERN VIEW Issue 33 | Lent 2019

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110 years of the Morgan Motor Car

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Cover photograph: Morgan motor car belongs to Nigel Bradford (No.1, 1973−78)

From the Headmaster As I come to write an Introduction to this publication for the last time, I am once again impressed by the range of activities in which our pupils are involved. There is confirmation in the pages which follow that a strong academic thread is central to their lives and that there are many opportunities for them to learn in different ways, for example from outside speakers. But there is also evidence that they are engaged in a plethora of other pursuits within or outside the school as they become rounded people and develop a desire to serve. Lin Murtagh and her marketing team have been responsible for this glossy publication which gives a wonderful insight into Malvern activities and I thank her team warmly for providing such an overview of all the experiences enjoyed by your children.

Antony Clark Headmaster

Celebrating the 150th birthday of the Periodic Table This year has been declared (by UNESCO) to be the International Year of the Periodic Table; a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the advent of Dmitri Mendeleev’s classification of the scientific elements.

We had fun at Malvern creating our own edible version in the form of cup-cakes which were displayed in the main College foyer.

Each House had a group, or period of the table, to represent and the results were amazing. The pupils who had decorated the cakes came along at breaktime to have their photos taken and the display was left for all to view before being consumed element by element at the end of the day.

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

Keeper of the Kipling The College has a special prize called ‘The Keeper of the Kipling’ that is awarded each term to a pupil from any year who is deemed by the English department to have produced the best piece of original pupil writing.

The Kipling is a collection of precious leatherbound books by Rudyard Kipling which has a special history and association with Malvern. This collection forms a trophy of sorts, and the winner keeps ‘The Kipling’ until it is passed on to the next recipient.

The Keeper of the Kipling in the Autumn term was Megan Smyth (in the Remove) for her original story ‘The Lucky Killer’.

Dr Bradley Wells, Head of English

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Aston Society lecture The Aston Society is the Lower School’s academic society, that enables pupils to extend their academic interests by giving presentations on areas of interest to them and attending university-style lectures by members of staff. The society is open to any pupil in the Lower School, with full membership awarded to those who present or who regularly attend meetings and activities.

Marxism, Meritocracy and the Financial Crisis Mrs Angus, our Senior Deputy Head, began with a potted history of Karl Marx and Marxist theory to explain where the philosophy came from. She explained that Marx categorised people as belonging either to the proletariat or the bourgeoisie and contrasted the lives of these two groups in a capitalist society.

She descibed how the conditions that the proletariat worked under led to both conflict and a sense of alienation. Ultimately, Marx felt that the inevitable outcome would be revolution.

This led on to the discussion about the financial crisis of 2008 – an illustration of spectacular meltdown in capitalist enonomies caused by a world banking failure. Mrs Angus explained how the sub-prime mortgage market failed and led to global contagion of bad debts. As a result of the financial crisis the world’s governments had to pump enormous amounts of money into the banks and financial system in a process called quantitative easing. One consequence of the financial crisis was the need for austerity in the years that followed, and in the last ten years we have seen many governments cutting back on wage rises for workers in public service industries and budgets for social services.

Mrs Angus went on to explore the concept of meritocracy where people are appropriately rewarded for their talent and hard work, regardless of their class. From a Marxist perspective, people are human capital and a capitalist system will see the bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat for their work effort. In a meritocracy, the message goes, all could succeed given their talent and the effort they put in. Capitalism encourages workers to see their failure to succeed as a personal failure rather than a failure of a system that precludes their success in terms of power

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or financial reward.

Finally, the pupils were asked to consider why there has not been a revolution, as Marx predicted, even after this most recent and spectacular failure of capitalism. The years of austerity that have followed have caused hardship for the poorest members of society, so why has there been no corresponding rebellion?

Mrs Angus suggested that the Marxist explanation might be that the poorest were perhaps not desperate or poor enough, or that that capitalism is so engrained in us that at the onset of the financial crisis we failed to blame those who had caused it and call them to account. Individuals give their own explanation for the hardships they experience rather than sociological ones.

People accepted the collapse as an unfortunate glitch in the system and endured the outcome, a demonstration perhaps of the state of alienation Marx describes in a very stoical working population.

Literary Society trip out The Lit Soc visited the Malvern Co-op Bookshop last term where they have excellent books and cake!

Dr Bradley Wells, Head of English

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Malvern College Qingdao – first pupil to Cambridge Malvern College Qingdao, the first established Malvern College sister school abroad, has, this year, had its first pupil accepted to study at Cambridge University.

Antony Clark says, “We have already had a number of pupils in China gain places at prestigious universities in the US and in the UK and now our first pupil from Malvern College Qingdao has been accepted at Cambridge and we are delighted.

The setting up of associated schools abroad is a long-term

Confirmation Eighteen pupils were confirmed at the College in January. John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, who is also our College Listener, conducted the service in the Malvern College Chapel and we were supported by many family members, Godparents and friends.

This was a wonderful family occasion at which the pupils were able to confirm the promises. Bishop John chose to preach about the ‘Wedding at Cana’ in which Jesus turned water into wine. Not just any old wine, but the best! And not just a few glasses, but 1,000 bottles! Why did he do this? Bishop John explained that it was Jesus’ first sign or miracle to the people. Following the uplifting service, everyone was treated to a splendid tea in the Gryphon Room.

Congratulations to all the confirmed pupils!

Adam Wharton, Housemaster No.1

project that needs to be managed with diligence, accountability and co-operation. We are so pleased with this latest development which has caused great excitement.

It is important to us that we have a clear educational motivation for establishing our schools abroad. The principal aim is to give those who are educated at our Malvern College schools abroad opportunities that they would otherwise not have had.”

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Hills Ford project Pupils in the Lower Sixth studying Design & Technology, Photography and Art have been given the opportunity to develop and produce a marketing campaign for the latest Ford Focus SUV. The project has been commissioned by the Hills Ford dealership in association with Marketing Link. The aim is to produce marketing strategy with an accompanying 30-second video.

Nick Hamley, a highly-regarded brand specialist, will mentor the pupils to help the process along. Nick has vast experience of developing and overseeing the sales, marketing and advertising campaigns for many famous brands.

The pupils will be divided into three teams and each assigned a specific role in the marketing process that they hope will lead to the securing of a client ‘contract’. The winning team will receive a cash prize to donate to the College charity of their choice.

This is a unique opportunity for our pupils to gain a real insight into the business world, with further opportunities in the future for work placements within advertising agencies.

Darren Stokes, Director of Design & Technology and Art

Exhibition at Malvern Theatres Portrait photography

Malvern College is exhibiting the pupils’ Design & Technology projects and examples of their portrait photography at the Malvern Theatres this season

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The Morgan Motor Company has introduced a range of 110th anniversary models to celebrate this 110th anniversary year.

110 years of the Morgan Motor Car William Stephenson-Peach (WASP to his friends) had a rare talent for engineering design. He was a man of remarkable ability and his great gift was that he could encourage the same enthusiasm and application in others: a born teacher you might say.

William came to Malvern College in 1901 as Master of Engineering, a newly developed role in the late 19th century in schools of this kind. He had initially worked at Repton School in 1887, and later, from 1897, at Cheltenham College.

Henry Morgan (known as Harry, or just H.F.S to his friends and those who knew him in the trade) was a young engineer who had opened a garage and car dealership in Malvern Link.

He knew about Stephenson-Peach through S-P’s sons Robert and George who were Harry’s motoring mates who had suggested that their father would be able to offer his engineering advice, and the facilities of the College to begin the build of a new vehicle. In the Engineering workshops at Malvern College, Morgan worked on his idea for a new three-wheeler, with valuable support from Stephenson-Peach. Parts that were not available from suppliers to the motor industry at the time were designed and made in the College workshops.

By 1908 Morgan had managed to combine the best features of his Eagle Tandem; a gift for his 21st birthday in 1902, and its sporting successor the Eagle Runabout, together with William Stephenson-Peach’s ideas for machines and tri-cars, and inspiration from various other light cars. Morgan added a few inspirational touches of his own; such as a fully independent suspension and a better system of weight distribution. The Runabout was taking shape in 1909 to the fascination of a growing number of boys at the school who were keenly watching its progress.

Morgan worked on the vehicle when his business commitments would allow, assisted and guided by the ever-enthusiastic Stephenson-Peach, when he was not busy teaching boys in the engineering workshops. The prototype proved successful and encouraged Morgan to develop the machine and build three more, intended for display at the 1910 Motorcycle Show at Olympia in London. This time he used the more extensive commercial facilities that Stephenson-Peach maintained in

Derbyshire, and was assisted by S-P and his workshop foreman Frederick Smith.

Morgan patented the design and by 1911 his Worcester Road garage had been turned over to Runabout production. By 1914 a second, larger factory had been built in Pickersleigh Road. This celebrated British car manufacturer, still based at the same site in Malvern Link, this year celebrates 110 years since the birth of the Runabout with the launch of three new models, and attributes its enduring success as a British car manufacturer to a forward focus on the needs of the market with a tip-of-the-hat to the class and style of its heritage which has always had so much appeal.

The Morgan motor car has a strong following and a rally organised in 2009 from Repton School to Malvern College was arranged to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the three-wheeler Runabout. The rally unearthed enthusiasts among the Old Malvernian fraternity who came in their own three and four-wheeled cars which they drive with great pride, parts, of course, still available for the enthusiast from this very switched-on car company of the 21st century.

We are indebted to Martyn Webb, Archivist from the Morgan Motor Company for his account of the early development of the Morgan three-wheeler.

Prototype shown outside the Engineering Workshops at Malvern College 1909.

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Original Engineering Workshops at Malvern College 1906.

Prototype replica 2009.

2019 new model of the Runabout launched for the 110th anniversary 2019.

100th anniversary run, Repton to Malvern 2009.

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OSCAR fundraising In the first week in October last year, we had the immense privilege of hosting a party of fifteen Indian girls who were on a two-week football tour of the UK. The girls were accommodated in our girls’ Houses where so many of our pupils were able to speak to them to find out what their lives were like, living as they do in some of the poorest communities in India.

The tour was organised by the OSCAR Foundation, a charity that provides education for children living in slums in Mumbai and in villages in India and works to promote female empowerment and gender equality. It was the girls’ first trip outside of India and it was very moving to see their delight at their first experience of the activities we could offer them − rock-climbing, hip-hop dancing, water polo and art and design. The OSCAR girls made a great impression on our school community when they gave a presentation in Chapel, performing traditional dances resplendent in their saris, and talking about the challenges they faced in India, including the threat of being sold as child-brides.

On the football field, our girls had a terrific match against the Indian girls where the game was supported by a large crowd. The College side represented us well but the highly skilled OSCAR side roared away to a 5−1 victory. Many of our staff and pupils contributed to making the OSCAR girls welcome and joining

them in their activity programme; in particular, our co-ordinating committee of Beatriz Cunningham, Ariana Davison, Milly Cox, Jasmine Jain, Amber Anderson and Kiki Asein played a key role in helping make the girls’ visit such a success and in encouraging fundraising for the charity. Through a variety of fundraising activities, and, through the generosity of the Sixth Form Council, the money we raised as a school, including the added value of a donation-match scheme, totalled a magnificent £10,647. Further testament to the impact that the OSCAR girls had on the College community is that three of our current pupils, Hattie Sibthorpe, Lottie Bulley and Beatriz Cunningham, in addition to one OM, Kitty Wright, have volunteered to act as OSCAR ambassadors.

As part of their work for the OSCAR Foundation, in the Autumn term Lottie and Hattie collected football boots, shinpads, trainers, footballs and second-hand phones and laptops. Malvern College looks forward to developing a long-term relationship with the OSCAR Foundation.

Joe Gauci, Deputy Head: Academic

Help with the Malvern Hills Foodbank Staff and pupils are delighted to have contributed to the Christmas collection by the Malvern Hills Foodbank. We delivered over 295kg of items and these were distributed in the food parcels to adults and families in need.

During the period September to November 2018 the Malvern Hills Food Bank distributed food to 464 local people in need, of whom 187 were children. In early December volunteers packed over 750kg of food into 75 Christmas boxes. These boxes went out to families in the area to enable them to have a better Christmas than they would otherwise have had.

Adam Hutsby, Deputy Head of the Sixth Form

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Toilet Twinning On Wednesday 27th February, the Toilet Twinning service group at Malvern College was rewarded for their industrious fundraising endeavours by a visit from Sarah Suddrey from Toilet Twinning’s HQ in Southampton.

It was wonderful for our pupils to meet Sarah and present her with a cheque for an impressive £3,231.25. Sarah congratulated the pupils on the success of their fundraising, and the originality of their activities – she was particularly impressed by the Assassins’ game (a school-wide game in which participants were given the name of another player, and had to find them before they were caught themselves; the Snapchat generation's version of ‘tag’).

The real value, however, has come not only from the encouragement which Sarah provided, nor the 53 certificates which detail the toilets that Malvern College has managed to ‘twin’ with, but through the understanding that pupils now have of the problems that exist for others in the world, and their engagement with the charity, beyond the financial.

Sarah spoke poignantly about the wide-reaching impact of providing toilet facilities to areas that previously had not had access. The effect this had on communities was eye-opening for us. As one pupil remarked, ‘I had no idea that having a toilet could mean that the number of girls remaining in education

would increase’. The Toilet Twinning charity estimates that around 434 million school days are lost each year due to lack of access to toilet facilities, and that girls are disproportionately affected by this.

Sarah Suddrey’s visit and the information she gave us have inspired the pupils to become even more inventive with their fundraising ideas for the future, with plans emerging for ‘Swap Don’t Shop’, ‘Waitrose Bag-Packing’, ‘Easter Egg Riddle Hunt’, ‘Sponsored Big Squat Event’ (a 12-hour relay during which students took turns to squat for ten minutes and invited passers-by to donate) and ‘School Cinema Night’, all of which are mooted for next term, and beyond.

The pupils are working toward the goal of Malvern College becoming one of the first certificated Toilet Twinned Colleges in Worcestershire.

The only question that remains, is how to incorporate the ‘434’, from 434 million school days lost, into another fundraising activity. There is no doubt that this service group will rise to the challenge!

Roberta Keys, Deputy Head: Logistics

Zumba fundraiser Two hours of Zumba! This is exactly what the Malvern College Foundation Year achieved this term raising a fantastic sum of money in support of the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families.

Zumba involves dance and aerobic movement performed to energetic music, and incorporates hip-hop, salsa, mambo as well as many other dance routines. The FY were magnificent, never relenting and, in the process, raising £2,126 for this charity which specialises in mental health in the young and the promotion of resilience and wellbeing in children, young people and their families.

Last September the charity supported the Mental Health conference at Malvern, which the school hosted for both state and independent schools across the West Midlands. The Anna Freud team works closely with our newly-formed Pupil Thrive team and our staff to raise awareness of mental health in the school environment. It has been a pleasure to help raise money

for this wonderful cause, through our various initiatives over the academic year.

Tom Newman, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

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Laetitia Watts Remove Laetitia is looking at portraiture for her GCSE course work.

Initially she was working on some great large-scale charcoal drawings of dancers and has now turned her attention to more personal drawings of her classmates, deconstructing her drawings trying to find a much freer style. These are looking fantastic so far.

Christine Pritchard, Head of Art

Lily Brown Foundation Year We have been looking at everyday objects in the FY and researching an interesting group of artists that use these objects in their own work. Lily has been looking at the American painter, Wayne Thiebaud and researching his methods and materials. She has produced a beautiful page in her sketchbook on this artist and will develop a painted canvas in the style of Thiebaud.

Christine Pritchard, Head of Art

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Abi MontagueFuller Lower Sixth Abi began her Lower Sixth A level course by exploring portraiture and society’s expectations. This large-scale portrait painting marked the starting point of this exploration.

As her studio-practice evolves she has begun to develop this theme into addressing our visual limits, asking her audience to step out of its comfort zone. She is now moving onto possible sculptural outcomes inspired

by David Altmejd and we are very much looking forward to seeing where this takes her.

Christine Pritchard, Head of Art

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Victoria Ersboll Remove Victoria has been studying portraiture in her GCSE Photography project.

These beautiful photographs are her response to researching the photographer, Steve McCurry (of Afghan girl fame).

Victoria chose to do the shoot in the photographic studio, where she lit her subject from one side only to gain a more dramatic lighting effect. She also thought very carefully about what her subject should wear, to enhance the impact of colour in the photograph, as McCurry does.

Rachel Bridgen, Photography

Canseco Prasad Lower Sixth Canseco is currently looking at light, and his coursework project for his Photography A level is entitled ‘Shooting the Light’. These wonderfully evocative photographs are in response to one of his research artists, Andrew Sanderson.

Canseco has also been influenced by the artist Edward Hopper.

He has been experimenting with dramatic natural light and intends to extend his project further by recreating dramatic lighting in the studio.

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Cambridge University visit Towards the end of January, 18 of our Lower Sixth went to look around Cambridge University, guided by alumni Mr Bilclough and Mr Thurlow. We had some glorious winter sunshine and saw the Colleges looking their best. It was too cold for punting, but the pupils did get the opportunity to ask questions about courses and the admissions procedure with the Admissions Tutor of St John’s College, and to talk to Old Malvernians who are currently studying at Cambridge.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable day, and everyone came back to Malvern enthused by all they had seen and heard.

Richard Thurlow, Head of Careers

Oxford University visit Malvern College’s aspiring Oxford applicants visited Oxford University this term with Mr Thurlow and Fr Law. After an initial orientation tour of the university area they were shown around Brasenose College by a Law undergraduate then spent most of the day at Hertford College, where they were given guidance on the admissions process. They were able to speak to current undergraduates and enjoyed lunch in Hall and then had a tour of Hertford.

They were given a taste of Oxford teaching by Dr Kathryn Boast, STEM Outreach Officer, who looked at the Physics of Colour from a multidisciplinary perspective. The group also met current Old Malvernian undergraduates who hosted visits

to their respective Colleges and spoke about their own experiences at Oxford.

Short visits to the Bodleian Weston Library and the Ashmolean Museum reminded pupils of the wealth of resources available to support and enrich undergraduate life. Our thanks go to Joe Organ (Brasenose), Nathan Stazicker (Hertford), Dr Boast and the undergraduates who made the day such a stimulating and helpful experience.

Fr Law, Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Expedition to Snowdonia We took 10 cadets to the Capel Curig Training Camp in North Wales over the Leave-out weekend in November. The aim was to do some winter mountain training with them in advance of the tougher training course held in Scotland each February.

On the first day we trekked in the west of the Snowdon Massif area known as the Nantlle Ridge where there was a steep ascent followed by some gentle scrambling, all made more demanding by a low-hanging fog which didn’t quite hide the scale of the drop to one side of the ridge. There was a 25mph, south-easterly blowing and a wind chill factor of -9C on the summit but the cadets moved fluidly over the ground, covering the distance quickly. The route down was uneventful and as we dropped down we got below the fog and were rewarded with some spectacular views. In Betws-y-Coed we warmed our hands around mugs of steaming hot chocolate with all the extras.

With a good first day in the bag and the weather slightly

better on the second, we set off with the summit of Moel Siabod in our sights. This time we made a long and steady ascent but once again we had fog at the top and the approach to the summit required further scrambling which the cadets accomplished with aplomb, even waiting for the less nimble members of staff to heave themselves onto the next stage.

We made a brief stop on the top for lunch but the wind soon forced everyone to scurry for the bottom with the promise of the chance to warm up. Capel Curig 2018 was a fantastic trip, enhanced all-round by the quality of the cadets who took part.

John Nichols, SSI Malvern College CCF

The Beechcroft Shield All the Houses enter this popular shooting competition, sending their six best shots in the hope of victory. The Beechcroft Shield, formerly the Malvern College Cadet Corps Shield, was first competed for in 1885 and the competition was only missed during the war years between 1940−45. The Beechcroft Shield is a coveted trophy and among the oldest awarded at Malvern.

This year’s results Individual scores: Best Male Shot with a score of 97/100 is Marco Spaziani Testa (No.9) Best Female Shot, and overall highest score, 99/100, Ani King (No.3).

House scores: Winners of the Beechcroft Shield, with a combined score of 553/600 was No.9 who retain the trophy.

Runners up, with a combined score of 530/600, was No.2, 3rd, with a combined total of 527/600, was Ellerslie House.

The Headmaster thanked all those competing for an exciting competition and some very good shooting all-round.

John Nichols, SSI Malvern College CCF

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Winter mountaineering in the Cairngorms Over the half term six cadets from Malvern College and three from Bredon School ventured up to the Highlands of Scotland to complete a week of winter mountaineering. The challenges, weather-wise, were considerable, most notably the high winds and low snow, but the group managed to get the most out of every day and completed a full week of winter climbing training that incorporated everything from learning how to use an ice axe on a climb to how to master advanced navigation, and from scrambling over the infamous Fiacall Ridge to snow and ice climbing under the direction of a qualified guide.

The group used breaks in weather to summit two of the highest mountains in the UK, Ben Macdui and Cairngorm. We were fortunate to be able to use the historic Norwegian Lodge as our base for the week, which is nestled into the foot of the Cairngorm mountain range; although, arguably, the highlight of the trip was an overnight stay at a bothy in the western highlands during which the traditional haggis and the less traditional singing were enjoyed enthusiastically.

Mr Lacey, Mr Nichols and Ms Karen Pollard were responsible for the organisation of the trip in which Ester Woods, Dougal Lemon, Will Guttermann, James Francis, Ani King and Alex Dawes from Malvern, took part.

Bert Lacey, Malvern College CCF Contingent Commander

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Articles by Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits

Our powerful head-torches and bike-torches have kept us going throughout the winter months, with 16 pupils regularly making their way up onto the Malvern Hills.

It is amazing how isolating the darkness feels and we were often the only ones brave enough to be out, each week, in all weather. No snow this year yet, but we wait in keen anticipation!

Climbing Our climbers join us for many different reasons – some to relieve study stress, others to keep fit and some to compete.

Pupils enjoyed climbing this term, with several members of the climbing club representing the College in local climbing competitions and yet another handful of pupils signed off to operate on the wall independently, quite a responsibility! There are more competitions to come over the next few months and some spring outdoor action to look forward to!

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Horse riding Two sets of pupils continue to attend sessions at the equestrian centre to work on their riding skills and learn how to care for and prepare the horses for riding. We are in talks with the centre for introducing horse riding to next year’s DofE options, an exciting new addition to our outdoor programme!

Paddle-sports With more paddlers, more boats and more time on the water, paddle-sports at Malvern College is going from strength to strength.

The highlight this term was, without a doubt, the third inter-House canoe polo tournament. Every House entered a team and spectators were treated to thrilling finals in both the boys’ and girls’ tournaments, with No.2 and No.3 taking the respective honours. For the first time we had a staff team on the water, playing both the boys’ and the girls’ finalists – I am happy to announce that as good as the pupils think they are, they were still taught a thing or two by the staff teams!

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Malvern College to Paris Expedition training weekend Preparations for the forthcoming expedition from Malvern to Paris, taking place this summer, continued this term with the team heading out to the Wye Valley for a weekend of canoe and bike training. We will be making the MC2P trip using only human power and the team is having to deal with many new tasks, from mastering the techniques necessary to get us there, to cooking, packing and most importantly, how to operate in tough conditions as a team.

Freezing fog was not something we had anticipated but it added to the challenge, making life a bit tougher for us on the river and in the campsites. The team worked well together and overcame all that was thrown at them, which bodes well for the main expedition.

Next expedition training involves a trip to the Isle of Man at Easter, where we will be in sea kayaks and on stand-up paddleboards! #MC2P

Junior Canoe Polo tournament South West Over the first weekend of half term the A and B canoe polo teams played in the second South-West Junior tournament of the season. There were some impressive performances from both teams and the As now sit in joint second position in league.

The final tournament will be played late in March.

Well done to all involved and in particular to Henry Queen for nearly knocking the goal off its hinges with a number of his powerful shots and attracting the attention of regional coaches.

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Mountain biking Bike Park Wales Pupils’ enthusiasm for mountain biking at Malvern continues to grow and the number of off-site trips is increasing. This term we set out for Bike Park Wales in for a day of action-packed downhill adventure on immaculately groomed trails. Making use of the up-lift, we spent hours hurtling downhill, trying all of the blue and red grade tracks available before jumping back onto the uplift bus for another go.

Well done to everyone involved, your biking skills are getting better and better, some better than mine for sure!

Night rock climbing Gloucester This winter we decided that the dark nights would not stop us getting out onto real rock. We got the floodlights out and went for a night-time session at a local climbing crag.

The shadows added a dimension to the climbing, and total darkness beyond the rock face added to the challenge and very much to the atmosphere. We had a great time, setting ourselves climbs that would otherwise be quite easy but were now more difficult and filled with new angles.

This was a great evening; we will definitely be repeating it in the spring!

White-water kayaking Tees Barrage During Leave-out in January, our more experienced white-water kayakers went up to the North West of England to take on the rapids and drops of Tees Barrage White Water Centre. With four huge Archimedes screws hauling water from the River Tees and channelling it down through the man-made course, we had an absolute ball trying our skills out on the white-water features created there.

Catching eddies, surfing and dropping into holes are all part of the white-water kayaking craft and everyone on the trip improved, and became more confident in the water around the course.

Well done everyone!

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Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel, adapted for the stage by Mike Poulton The inaugural drama production in the newly refurbished Rogers Theatre was Wolf Hall, a stage adaptation of the Booker Prizewinning novel by Hilary Mantel.

Central to the play is the role of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief advisor, who wielded great influence in the Tudor court. His role as servant to the king, a challenging and precarious one, is examined as the play recounts the story of Catherine of Aragon’s fall from grace in favour of Anne Boleyn.

The young cast of actors drawn from all years at the College executed the play superbly, and were supported by an excellent production team of Harriet Hook (sound), Steve Doidge (lighting), Leanne Hollyhead (choreography) and Heather Fryer (costume). A minimalist stage set was augmented by sumptuous Tudor period costumes which brought the historical characters vividly to life.

Bonnie Green played the scheming Thomas Cromwell, Ariana Davison, Cardinal Wolsey and Ellen Berry played Stephen Gardiner. Harrison Hudson was Thomas More, and Lucie Fletcher the tempestuous Henry VIII. Liv Hyde played the deposed Catherine of Aragon and Otty Wyatt, the skittish Anne Boleyn. Missy Hingley was Mary Boleyn and the Boleyn family played by Bea Barnes (father), son George by Jonny Mather, and daughter-in-law Lady Jane, by Lottie Bulley. Beatrice Forbes was Rafe Sadler, Jasmine Ellis, Christophe, Eve Leslie, Gregory and

Syuzanna Avanesova was Liz, Cromwell’s adored wife.

The Dukes Norfolk and Suffolk were played respectively

by Laura Browne and Lexie Clarke and Oli Doherty the luteplaying Mark Smeaton. Jack Yeoward played Harry Percy, Otty Thomas was Jane Seymour, Lara Davidson was Princess Mary and Morgann McGee the poet Thomas Wyatt. Ani King was impressively the Archbishop Cranmer and George Advani, Warham. Toon De Melker played Eustace Chapuys and Oliver Beer, Norris. Nicholas Wilson was Weston, Harry Graydon Lord Brereton, and Gia Neath and Ella Cooper were servants/ambassadors who played their supporting roles with excellent focus and dedication.

This was a thoughtful and meticulously delivered production of Wolf Hall with outstanding acting performances, a shimmering array of costumes, impressive design elements, and a crystal-clear exposition of a challenging play steeped in historical references.

The cast of pupils from all year groups executed this play admirably and extremely professionally which augurs well for the future of Drama at Malvern College in its newly refurbished surroundings.

Keith Packham, Director of Drama

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House Play Festival This was a wonderful House Play Festival with plays produced to a high performance and technical standard by the pupils involved. The advice and guidance from the theatre team − Keith Packham, Director of Drama, together with Hattie Hook, Leanne Hollyhead and Heather Fryer, was invaluable throughout, and audiences enjoyed watching the final performances in the new, refurbished Rogers Theatre setting. It was great to see the pupils’ confidence grow in so many ways, through the phases of putting these productions together and performing the finished work on stage. We are enormously fortunate to have such a wonderful team in the theatre.

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Our careers in Medical Science Two medics, both Old Malvernians, presented this term’s fascinating Lucretian Society lecture. Both Mark Winter and Peter Dunlop were in School House in the 1960s and both chose to follow a career in medicine. They gave us an account of their experiences, their training and what caused them to make the career choices that have taken them in very different directions.

Mark Winter told us that though his family were all medics, and he actually wanted to become a historian, various ward visits with his father both intrigued him and gave him the desire to help people with their illnesses. After his initial training and practical experience as a Houseman in hospital, he found that he had a developing interest in disorders of the blood.

Haemophilia or the ‘Royal disease’, was interesting to Mark from a historical perspective. Queen Victoria’s son Prince Leopold was diagnosed as haemophiliac, and the Queen was identified as the carrier of the faulty gene that had caused the condition.

Females carry two X chromosomes that determine their sex, men carry one X and one Y chromosome to determine theirs. The disease is carried by some females on one of her X chromosomes, whilst the other, X is normal and dominant, so they don’t have the disease. But male offspring may inherit the faulty X gene from a carrier, which causes the condition to develop.

Haemophiliacs lack a blood-clotting factor which prevents internal bleeding if membranes are ruptured, for example after a fall or knock, and this can cause irreversible damage to joints and tissue. Without treatment, in the past, sufferers would have had a reduced life-expectancy and may not have survived beyond the age of 13. In the 1940s a method of separating the blood was discovered so that the plasma, rich in blood-clotting factors, could be injected or transfused into patients to change the body’s defences. By the 1970s patients were able to self-dose using solid blood coagulant factors that they could prepare as required. These coagulants were sourced from human blood, but the first problem experienced with this treatment was that there were insufficient donors. The second was the outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s which caused contaminated blood to enter the cycle of treatment (by 1984, 1,300 haemophiliacs were reported to be infected with the disease). Today the treatment

is made from genetically engineered cell cultures safe for use.

Mark also gave the pupils an overview of other areas of his work from teaching young doctors to business meetings and discussions about the costs of treatment.

Peter Dunlop told us about his medical training, the difficulty in achieving a place in medical school, the tenacity and resilience required to complete the course, and the lack of guidance available to help you choose a specialist area. As it happened he had chosen oncology and spent many years working in The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough using various radiotherapy techniques to try to effect successful treatment. His particular focus was on tumours in the brain. He gave us a very frank account of how harrowing it can be to treat patients with a terminal illness and described the relationship that develops between doctor and patient and their families along the way.

Peter talked about the NHS, explaining that it is one of the largest employers in Europe but under immense strain. Primarily the problems come from the need to treat long-term illnesses, in particularly dementia, depression, diabetes and obesity. He wanted to ensure that pupils considering medicine as a career should know that junior doctors are required to work long hours with low pay (working out to about £6.60 per hour) with no overtime pay or bonuses. And rarely, he says, do they get thanked! But medicine is a calling and so the need for good doctors and our need to help others is part of the whole cycle.

To be a good doctor the human factor is critical, and essentially, he said, pupils who had the ‘Malvern Qualities’ in abundance and an aspiration to help people would be successful. Anxious though he was to point out the draw-backs of the profession, he finished by saying “there is probably no better job in the world”.

We are indebted to these two Old Malvernians, at school here 50 years ago, for talking to us and giving a frank and honest view of what a career in medicine would hold in store.

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

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Some amazing things we can do with light Mark Portnoi, a PhD student from UCL, spoke to the Sixth Form physicists about the amazing applications being worked on in the Photonics Innovations (PI) laboratory, using light.

Light interacts with matter, and we can use this in lots of different ways. Our eyes actually only detect a small fraction of the sun’s light delivered to the earth. Pi-Lab is developing sheets of material that generate electricity, a transparent material with fluorescent particles inside, that allows some light through, but redirects other wavelengths to the edges, where the light is picked up by photovoltaic cells. The material can be flexible and could be mass produced, in long rolls like cling film and wrapped onto things as varied as lamp posts, buildings and motorway barriers! The ‘Luminescent Solar Concentrators’ can collect light from a wide range of incident angles, which reduces the need for tracking the sun, normally required for conventional solar cells. Mark’s research is in these Luminescent Solar Concentrators and he brought examples he had made in the lab for us to see.

Another clever idea Mark discussed is ‘Radiative cooling’.

This could help counter global warming. When light falls on

certain materials they re-radiate the light, in a narrow range of frequencies which aren’t absorbed by the atmosphere. So, the heat gets radiated into space, rather than being trapped in our atmosphere. These materials can be used to effect cooling without any need for an energy supply and would enable us do without our fridges.

We caught glimpses of the future: buildings which generate all their own electricity; Li-fi which wires up the light bulbs to provide the internet; outside surfaces which are self-cleaning, they don’t get wet when it rains − the raindrops simply pick up the surface dust and roll off with it.

The pupils asked some thoughtful questions such as “Are such carefully made materials durable?” and “Describe a day in your life as a PhD student.”, and many stayed behind to ask more questions. It was a fascinating evening and we thank Mark for coming to see us in Malvern.

Jane James, Physics

Science in Action Five inspiring speakers gave lectures at this event at the University of Warwick last term that was attended by our pupils in the Remove.

Greg Foot spoke about ‘The Ocean Lab’ describing the science of diving to a depth of 245m. Suze Kundu caught the imagination with her ‘Super Science’ lecture, one pupil describing it as giving him a real sense of “living in a time of such advanced technology that it feels like science fiction but is actually science reality.” In the lecture, ‘Galaxy Zoo’, on astrophysics presented by Becky Smethurst she explained that collecting observations online on a site such as ‘Zooniverse’ is allowing the greater compilation of data and classification of galaxies. Then Tom Warrender from ‘Medical Mavericks’ – demonstrated the advances in medical technology (on the audience) and lastly, Marty Jopson used experiments to guide us through the story

of electricity, which our pupils found very entertaining.

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Dr David Fox School of Chemistry at the University of Warwick In November, Malvern’s Chemistry department was lucky to hear a lecture from Dr Fox who had first studied as an undergraduate at Wadham College, Oxford and for a PhD at the Department of Chemistry and Medicine at Cambridge, before joining the research staff at Warwick University. At Warwick, he carries out research and lectures as a consultant chemist for RxCelerate, a drug discovery company.

During the course of his visit David spent time with our Sixth Form Chemistry pupils in the day, inspiring them to follow the path of a research chemist. In the evening, he gave a lecture entitled “Aromaticity; going round in circles”, that he started by dispelling the myth that Kekule was the person who discovered benzene. The discovery was actually made by Michael Faraday in 1825, who distilled benzene from whale oil (which was then

commonly used for lighting).

He also told us the story of ‘Olympicene’ the molecule that he and fellow researchers ‘dreamed-up’ in 2010 as a way of representing the Olympic rings for the London 2012 games.

They set to work and by 2012 they had a non-contact atomic force microscopy image of Olympicene − just in time for the Olympic Games.

This was a superb lecture which encouraged our pupils to challenge the theories that they learn and to move forward with their studies with an open-mind and a desire to take research forward.

Physics quiz at Birmingham University Twelve Foundation Year pupils went to Birmingham University to compete in the Big Physics Quiz and performed very well.

They made a strong start with two of the teams scoring 100% in their first round but as the rounds got more difficult they found the going harder. They remained stoical and maintained a great team spirit and intellectual fortitude when answering questions on a very broad range of Physics topics. We were proud of them.

The highlight was Nick Wilson winning a ‘spot prize,’ and thus a box of chocolates, for knowing that the odds of being struck by lightning twice are about 1 in 9 million. He was the first to point out, of course, that this is an average figure and doesn’t count for people who might be strapped to the top of the Empire State Building.

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Physics Live – Birmingham The Lower Sixth physicists took a train to Birmingham University, to listen to some inspiring lectures by renowned physicists.

The lectures covered topics as wide ranging as: how quantum physics is leading to a new field of quantum biology (Jim Al-Khalili); how bubbles in the ocean affect the clouds and weather in the Arctic (Helen Czerski); and how beat boxers and opera singers use physics to make sound (Trevor Cox).

It was a fascinating day and gave us a glimpse of the opportunities available to physics graduates. We also enjoyed having a nose around the university in the breaks!

Jane James, Physics

A brief history of quantum mechanics Aston Society lecture by James Francis (Hundred) How is a particle like a chocolate chip cookie? And the universe like a game of chess? These were two of the questions answered

by James Francis in his presentation to The Aston Society entitled ‘A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics’.

James began his talk by outlining the problem of investigating things on a tiny scale. He outlined the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle that energy and time or position and momentum of a quantum mechanical system cannot both be accurately measured simultaneously.

His talk ranged from a discussion of the discovery of the electron in 1897 and the discovery of Quarks that make up protons and neutrons, to the make-up of the universe and the Standard Model of Physics that describes the universe in 16 particles.

Having explained the model, James then dismantled the theory as a fabrication, and instead put forward Quantum Field Theory that seeks to explain the universe in terms of fields leading to the idea of the Higgs Field and the Higgs Boson.

He concluded by outlining some of the problems of using the Standard Model and the problem of gravity. He suggested that the time when we will have an equation that explains the universe is getting closer and may lie in the concept of SuperSymmetry or alternatively in String Theory.

James gave his talk completely unaided by notes and showed an extraordinary understanding of a highly complex subject matter. He presented an extremely professional lecture backed with excellent visuals to take us through the history of Quantum Mechanics and interspersed his talk with a lovely dry wit.

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New College Chaplain We are delighted to welcome the Revd David Ibbotson who joined Malvern this term as our College Chaplain.

David was educated at Manchester University where he read Chemistry and also gained his PGCE there. He taught at Monmouth School and Watford Grammar School before joining Lord Wandsworth College where he was the Director of Studies for 15 years. After studying Theology at Sarum College in Salisbury he was ordained in 2012 and left teaching to undertake a curacy at Tewkesbury Abbey.

He has since been School Chaplain at the Monmouth Schools and at Eastbourne College before joining us here at Malvern in January. He is a serving ISI inspector and continues to teach Chemistry.

Hickstead qualifier Harry Finch competed at Keysoe in November, in the Championship Plate competition in the Eventers’ Challenge.

He came second, and now qualifies for Hickstead.

Very well done, Harry!

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The Clark Scholarship Antony Clark’s legacy to Malvern College is considerable. The school has grown in stature, in the achievements of its pupils and in terms of the facilities it offers to those who study here. These days, the school also plays a greater part on the world’s educational stage with five new Malvern College campuses established overseas over the last eight years. To recognise this progress the Malvern College Council has created the Clark Scholarship as a token of their respect for the outgoing Headmaster.

Antony Clark said, “I am really excited about the fact that this scholarship will be established in my name because it will have a lasting impact on future generations of young people who will benefit so greatly from the Malvern experience.

“The Clark Scholarship is to be awarded on a means-tested basis to an outstanding Sixth Former who will receive between 60% and 100% of the fees. The aim is to make the award in cases where the recipient would otherwise be unable to come to Malvern so that receiving it really makes a difference to a talented individual. A pupil worthy of the award will be

outstanding academically and in other areas too such as sport, the Arts or leadership. The first Clark scholar will join the school in September 2019 and I know, having received a scholarship myself, to Downing College, Cambridge, just how life-changing such an opportunity can be.

“Malvern is a beautiful school with so much to offer and we are rightly proud of our ethos and the Malvern Qualities which we know are important to our pupils’ success in life beyond school. We want Malvernians to strive to be successful and be able to cope with setbacks, to be confident, but not arrogant, to see learning as a lifelong experience and be optimistic about the future – as I am.”

For details on how to apply for the Clark Scholarship contact giles.vosper-brown@malverncollege.org.uk or to contribute to the Clark Scholarship fund contact development@malverncollege.org.uk

Staff profile: Harriet Hook I joined Malvern College in November, 2017 as a Drama Assistant following the completion of a PGCE in English and Drama at the University of Buckingham. I come from Sidmouth in Devon, where I worked at St John's School as an English and Drama teacher. Before going into teaching I studied Performing Arts and Dance at the University of Chichester and then went on to work as a freelance actor and solo theatre artist.

Switching from a career in acting to a career in teaching was the best decision I ever made. I am able to use my experience and training to the best of my ability to push my students in both the classroom and in play rehearsals. Next year, I am hoping to begin an MA in Performance Art & Devised Theatre whilst continuing to work in the wonderful and thriving Drama Department of Malvern College.

LIKES: poetry, laughing and rabbits DISLIKES: unkindness, rain and occasionally falling off my bike (the rain often being a contributing factor here!)

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Modern Foreign Languages Debating Competition Last term our Sixth Form linguists put their debating skills to the test in competition with eight other schools. With two Malvern pairs entered for French, two for Spanish, and one for German, we made the most of our allotted ten minutes to prepare arguments for or against motions that included: ‘Life was better 100 years ago’; ‘Homework should be abolished’; ‘Disney Princesses are poor role-models for children’ and ‘Teenagers have a better understanding of the world today than their grand-parents’.

James Wakefield and Henry Forbes progressed to the quarter-finals in French, before coming unstuck on the rather unusual topic, ‘It would be better to be attacked by a horse-sized chicken than by 20 chicken-sized horses’, and Charles Izzard and Jasper Penrice achieved a highly creditable third place in German. However, the stars of the show were Francesco and Alessandro Coppola who won the Spanish competition in the

face of competition from 14 other teams, by quoting Aristotle to excellent effect in their successful argument ‘against’ why mankind is inherently evil. Gus Stephenson, William Baert, Daria di Michele and late replacement Harry Townsend completed our formidable line up for the event, with all of our pupils warming well to the challenge that the competition’s format encouraged.

Well done to all those who did battle on this evening – a terrific performance. The opportunity to debate against other linguists inspired many of our pupils, stimulating discussions that tested their linguistic and argumentative skills, and we will be looking to launch additional debating events in the MFL department in the coming months.

Will Mathews, Head of Modern Languages

Informal Concert We were treated to an excellent Informal Concert in St Edmund’s Hall in November with a full and varied programme of music and some outstanding performances.

The programme began with the Cello Club: Felix Berger, Alice Day and Helena Rose, who played Piazzolla’s Oblivion, arranged for them in Tango style, by their teacher. Crystal Yip followed, with Chopin’s C# minor Nocturne. We then had Thomas Birley with a performance of Einaudi’s Nuvole Bianche followed by Freja Bedell singing Once Upon a Dream by Frank Wildhorn. Nayanna Sira played the Cantilena from Poulenc’s flute sonata and Konrad Barbers played Bow-Chicka-Wow-Wow by Ben Crosland, on the piano. Next came Cameron Eldridge playing Ronald Binge’s The Watermill on the oboe and Kitty Holroyd, who is most frequently seen playing the trumpet, this time sang Schubert’s Ständchen.

Leo Westwood performed a lovely, jazzy arrangement of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Nikky Isles, and Harrison

Hudson played Somewhere (from West Side Story) by Bernstein.

Jonny Wan was next up with He’s a Pirate (from the soundtrack of Pirates of the Caribbean) by Klaus Badelt followed by Shea John with Kerry by Hilary Taggart. Helena Huang Zhu played Debussy’s 1st Arabesque and Syuzanna Avanesova sang Wildhorn’s In His Eyes.

Felix Berger returned to play the Adagio of Marcello’s E minor cello sonata and Nicholas Wilson played Crosland’s Bow-ChickaWow-Wow. Our penultimate item was Jasper Penrice playing the Allegretto from Saint-Saens’ clarinet sonata and finally, Eileen Shen, new to the College, delivered Schubert’s Ab major Impromptu with outstanding technical accomplishment.

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Unplugged Concert Keith Packham and Steve Doidge worked very hard to prepare the acts for this, the first Unplugged Concert held in the newly furbished theatre. Always a treat for us all, this concert is staged at the end of the Christmas term, ahead of the House Christmas suppers and this year the performances were exceptional.

The opening act – a line-up of Housemasters and Housemistresses in festive mood, was tremendous fun for the staff and we hope, for the pupils too, but was followed by a series of musical triumphs performed with talent that promises to surface on some stage in the future.

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Hart General Knowledge Quiz A very festive Hart General Knowledge quiz was staged traditionally in the last week of the term, in the run up to the Christmas break. The quiz had something of a new look this year with with themed rounds including: Pointless, Sport, Connexions, Malvern and the Fives Round.

Just six points separated the top five Houses and one point, the top three!

In 1st place, with 107 points was No.6 In 2nd place, with 106.5 points was No.2 In 3rd place, with 106 points were No.1 Roberta Keys, Deputy Head: Logistics

John Hart The Malvern College ‘Hart General Knowledge Quiz’ is named after John Hart (1936–2011), former Head of Classics who is famous for being the first male contestant to win the Mastermind title on the BBC quiz show in 1975. He taught at Malvern College from 1963 until his retirement in 1996, and was appointed Head of Classics in 1967. John Hart had a distinguished teaching career and was a published writer but he also found a place in legal history too, winning, on behalf of the College Masters v The Inland Revenue, a landmark case known as Pepper v Hart. He ran the College Jazz Band and also enjoyed playing cricket for the College Masters XI on the summer village cricket circuit.

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No.2 climbs Mount Everest This term No.2 set themselves the task of climbing a height equivalent to that of Mount Everest on the school climbing wall for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

To achieve the 8,848 metres, the boys needed to scale the wall 1,106 times − which was some challenge with a huge range of climbing experience and ability amongst the House of 62 boys taking part. Everyone was involved in one way or another, and some boys committed most of the day to support and belay the climbers. Climbing started first thing in the morning there was activity on the wall all day. We took a short time for lunch and a guest speaker joined us to talk to the boys about his recent ascent of Mount Everest. Inspired by his words, the boys returned to their challenge which they completed at around 5.30pm.

Each climber had obtained sponsorship for the event and the boys collected contributions from supporters throughout the day. It was a great success with the event raising near to £3,000, and with pizza at supper, a fitting reward for the tremendous effort put in by all.

Justin Major, Housemaster No.2

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New Housemaster for No.9 We warmly welcome the Malvern Tom Tuthill and his family, who joined the school in January. Tom replaces Paul Wickes as Housemaster of No.9 – Paul and Michelle and their girls, have moved to Rio de Janeiro where Paul takes up a headship.

The Tuthills are settling in fast and their children are at school at Malvern and at The Downs Malvern. Tom is married to Claire, a prep school Mathematics specialist, and their three children are: Isabella (aged 14), Daisy (aged 12) and Jack (aged 7). They have a golden Labrador named Cilla.

At Tom’s previous school he was Head of Politics and a tutor in a Senior Boys’ boarding house for five years, and most recently,

he was Head of Lower School for four years. He has a passion for sport and enjoys coaching rugby, hockey and cricket He was also Director of Sport, prior to becoming Head of Lower School.

Tom came late to the teaching profession having spent a decade travelling the world as a Sports TV producer, covering events such as the Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, the Winter Olympics, the World Rally Championships, and the Tour de France.

No.9 remains an eclectic House that encourages excellence.

Tom welcomes boys with diverse talents and will seek to support each of them in their development throughout their time in No.9 and beyond.

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No.3 Valentine Arts Soirée No.3 held their House Arts' Soirée, with a Valentine’s theme, at the newly refurbished Rogers Theatre in the Lyall Foyer. The foyer looked magnificent decorated in red and white with heart shaped sweet treats, and with candles and roses on every table. The girls performed marvellously, presenting a wide variety of styles and demonstrating a range of talents including some super art on display.

The evening ended with some impromptu karaoke and dancing, much enjoyed by everyone. This was a fantastic way to end the half term.

Fiona Packham, Housemistress No.3

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Arch2Artic – a world first Robert McArthur (No.2, 1998−2003) and his university friend Poldy van Lynden completed a world first this year by travelling from London to the Arctic solely by human power. They swam, ran, rowed and cycled 5,000 km. Their ‘Arch2Arctic challenge’ took them from Marble Arch in London to the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, the world’s most northerly inhabited region.

They ran from Marble Arch to Dover, a distance equivalent to three marathons and swam across the English Channel in just under 13 hours. Then they cycled through seven countries, kayaked across the Baltic Sea, paddle-boarded from Denmark to Sweden, kayaked along a Norwegian fjord to reach Tromsø, where they boarded their rowing boat to Svalbard.

The row took four weeks, covering a distance of about 1,000km and three seas.

Robert – a truly amazing feat. Congratulations to you both from us all!

She’s in fashion Élise Black came to Malvern from Abberley Hall preparatory school in 2013 and she became Head of House in No.3 at Malvern, in 2017. Whilst at Malvern she was equally at home on the sports field and the stage, as well as in the Choir; she made the most of all of her opportunities.

During a gap year (before she goes off to Leeds in 2019, to study Geography) she has seized another opportunity − to see more of the world, and to become more involved with the fashion industry. So, whilst parading fashion on the runways in Milan and Paris respectively at Fashion Week, she has made great strides as a model too. She has been working with The Wolves Model Management in Milan and, after the Paris fashion week, will continue to make trips to London (under Oxygen Model Management) to attend castings/auditions for suitable editorial work and commercials. Élise, we look forward to hearing all about your exploits and wish you all the best in these ventures and all you do in the future.

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2019 Tour to South Africa Malvern’s 1st XI enjoyed a successful tour of South Africa in February, winning two of their six games against some of the best South African Schools. The tour started in Cape Town and ended at the prestigious St Albans festival. Josh Baker was the star with the ball, amassing 22 wickets, his best figures in a match, 7 for 35. Captain Sean Aggarwal was batsman of the tour

averaging 36, with a best of 61 not out. This was an amazing experience both on and off the field and will provide a good kick start for the 2019 season.

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Cricket dinner with Simon Jones MBE Guest speaker, Simon Jones MBE, shared his stories with parents and guests at a dinner organised to raise funds for the forthcoming Malvern College cricket tour to South Africa.

He recounted tales about the 2005 Ashes series, and other cricket experiences in his career which gave a fascinating insight into the world of cricket at the highest level. He captivated the audience with his sensitive handling of a range of questions and gave advice to those who might wish to make their career in sport.

It was a privilege to be there to hear him speak, and the evening was very much enjoyed by all who attended.

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New golf facility for Malvern Malvern College’s golfers are lucky to be able to use the course at Puckrup Hall as their playing base. Even more lucky, you might say, to have a new computer-driven facility on the campus that is available for them to practise on from mid-October to the end of February.

The new Skytrak launch monitor and net system was installed in October 2018, the gift of the Malvernian Society through the OM Golf Society. With a full timetable of lessons and sports commitments, it has always been difficult for golfers to find the additional space in their timetables for golf practice but now it is not uncommon for pupils to show up early for a lesson, hit a few balls in the neighbouring net so that they are warmed up for their lesson − they even stay on afterwards to hit a few more balls, if time allows.

The new practice facility is undercover in a comfortable environment and allows for better training in terms of technique, with the ability to hit off a consistent surface. The launch monitor gives ball flight feedback and sets up long drive challenges and bag mapping, to plot the distance each shot travels and this goes down well with the pupils; it all adds interest.

There is also, of course, the added advantage of no cancelled lessons in bad weather, and no trips to the driving range, but all the coaching and practice advantages we could hope for all year around available on site.

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Victoria Monllor Bessio – selection for Spain Hockey Congratulations to Victoria Monllor Bessio who was selected for Spain’s Under-14 side. She played in a tournament against the US, China and Austria late in December from in Valencia.

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The Pritchard Trophy Rackets Dan Holland beat Gus Stephenson 3−0 in the Prichard trophy 2019. The Pritchard Trophy is awarded to the player recognised as the best in the College.

A 3−0 scoreline did not do this match justice; it was a far closer affair and both players were on top form but Dan’s serve was working well and gave him a consistent run of free points in each of the three games. At 2−0 up and 14−7 the match was as good as over until on match point Dan hit a back wall kill into the tin to give Gus a lifeline. This could have been costly, as Gus crept ever closer to Dan’s score, but at 13−14 Dan hit a fantastic cross-court winner to set up another match point. This time he took it with a great serve and with it a second Pritchard trophy win to retain the title.

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The Cricketer Top 100 Cricket Schools The Cricketer magazine included Malvern College in its ‘Good Schools Guide 2019’, featuring the top 100 secondary schools. This followed an exhaustive process in which more than 350 schools were considered. The criteria against which successful schools were judged included: the possession of outstanding facilities, strong fixture programmes and excellent coaching.

The Cricketer magazine editor Simon Hughes commented “The competition to be included was fierce. Congratulations to all of the schools listed and please keep up the good work.”

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Hockey This has been a successful few months for our hockey players, both indoor and outdoor.

Indoor Boys’ hockey In December, the Boys’ Under-18 Indoor team took part in the Regional Indoor Qualifier and needed a win against Rugby School, in the final match, to go through to the Midlands Finals.

They were winning towards the close but then conceded an equaliser in the dying stages of the match that levelled the match 2−2. A great effort from the boys however, with players of the tournament: Georg von Grolman and Felix Berger and a special mention for Luc Crompton.

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Girls’ hockey The Under-18 girls battled well in the Regional Finals at Wolverhampton, but despite winning two out of their three matches, went out of the competition on goal difference by a single goal. It was tough to take but the girls conducted themselves incredibly well and maintained a positive attitude supporting the Under-16s who remained in their competition.

The Under-16s won all three of their matches ensuring they topped the group and at the semi-final stage beat Worksop with a winning goal by Heather Harris. The girls were now in the National Finals for the third time in six years. In the final we lost to a skilful Repton side but our girls put on an incredible performance. Smiles all round and so proud of them!

Super 6s National Final: Girls’ Under-16 Indoor School Championships In January, the Under-16 side competed in the National Indoor School Championships, and did Malvern proud.

The girls played some great hockey. In their group they won against Bromley High 1−0, the goal coming from captain Millie Kold, and against Redmaids 3−2, with goals from Lucy Marriott and Jasmine Ellis (x2). They lost to Cranleigh 1−0 which left them with a final, must-win game to go through to the semi-finals.

Although we scored two good goals through Millie Kold and Otty Thomas, we were beaten 3−2 so it was not to be.

Thanks go to Mr Moss and Miss Turnbull for all their hard work in ensuring the girls were well prepared for the tournament and a special thank you to our supporters – parents, staff and many of the 1st team giving up their Sunday to support the U16s.

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Outdoor England Hockey Plate Competition The Under-16s have had a fantastic season, their team spirit is strong and they have played brilliant hockey.

Despite losing to Redmaids in the first round of this competition, the girls took the Plate competition by storm. They beat King’s School Worcester (6−0), Cheltenham Ladies’ College (1 −0) and Taunton School 4 −1, then travelled to Sherborne Girls for their quarter-final in a bid to gain a place at the National Finals after half term. We lost this match 2 −1 but there was a wonderful goal by Amelia Broughton, and this young side has been nothing short of fantastic. We couldn’t be prouder of them!

Chey Hooper-West, Director of Sport

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Over-35s Head Coach England Hockey Congratulations to our Master i/c Hockey, Mark Moss, who has been appointed England Hockey Over-35s Men’s Head Coach. Mark now joins the Great Britain coach development programme over the next two years, which will include two Home Nations, a European tournament and a World Cup.

Future Activities 2019 Gala opening of the refurbished Rogers Theatre Wednesday 27th March Chicago, High School Edition Wednesday 27th – Thursday 28th March For tickets please visit: www.malverncollege.org.uk/events Open Days Malvern College Saturday 4th May (Lower School)

Saturday 15th June (Sixth Form) The Downs Malvern Bank Holiday Monday 6th May For further information please visit www.malverncollege.org.uk or www.thedownsmalvern.org.uk National Schools Symphony Orchestra – 25th Anniversary Season Residential orchestral and choral course for ages 9 to 19 at Malvern College 14th – 21st July 2019 For more information visit www.nsso.org

English Symphony Orchestra Youth Courses Held during May holidays at The Downs Malvern Further details at www.eso.co.uk/community/eso-youth West Bromwich Albion Football Camps Day camps run during school holidays for ages 4 to 14. www.wba.co.uk/foundation/sport-development/camps/ Worcester Warriors Rugby Camp Residential camp for ages 10 to 16.

12th – 16th August www.warriors.co.uk/community/rugby-camps/ MRM Hockey Coaching Day Camps Held at Malvern College and The Downs Malvern. www.mrmcoaching.co.uk National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Day courses run during school holidays for age 16+.

Contact Tom Boyle at Malvern College Sports Complex: 01684 581681.

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