King's Annual Review 2015

The King’s School Report & Review 2015

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Report & Review 2015 Making a real difference

Welcome to the Report & Review of The King’s School, Canterbury

King’s Report The Chairman’s Vision The Very Reverend Dr Robert Willis

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Making a real difference Headmaster

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A place of strength

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King’s Financial Year

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A Governor’s perspective

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King’s Academic Report A King’s education

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Academic results

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King’s Review The heart of tradition

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Refreshing our identity

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Partnerships

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Outstanding performances

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Legends and symphonies

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Stalls, lights, people

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King’s Week 2015

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Opinions and perspective

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The big issues

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Rock star to IT wizard

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The genuine all-rounder

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Maintaining community

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Junior King’s report

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King’s Foundation Great plans for a great School

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King’s Legacy Club

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Acknowledgements, donations and pledges

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Governing Body and Committees

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King’s Report

The Chairman’s Vision The Very Reverend Dr Robert Willis

As I write this foreword to this colourful and attractive Report and Review the world seems to be full of decisions which have yet to be made. In the United Kingdom we are approaching a very significant referendum on the European Union on 23 June, and no one can forget that the United States is in the middle of making a decision about the person who will be the next President. At the same time the nations of Europe themselves are facing hard decisions about the reception and care of refugees and migrants in huge numbers. The world seems more than ever to be a place of rapid change and of significant danger. To read this Report and Review is to enter a world of amazing creativity in every aspect of human life, and of a tradition and rhythm stretching back for hundreds of years which seem precious commodities in such a world as ours.

2015 was a wonderful year for King’s and every article and photograph gives a flavour of that. We would be wrong though to imagine that this stability means that everything stays exactly the same and nothing ever changes, for each article speaks of visionary and often radical change in the context of the longstanding traditions of both the Cathedral and its school.

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“To read this Report and Review is to enter a world of amazing creativity in every aspect of human life” You will read that the Governors have approved developments in every one of our sites which will improve them for those living and working there.

The details of these plans are readily available and some of them are described and set out in this report. It has always been the task of the King’s School to prepare those learning here for their life and work in the world. We are confident that this subtle blend of tradition and imaginative change will effect just that. A few weeks ago Pope Francis made a comment on how it is better to build bridges rather than to erect walls. The equipment which the life of King’s Canterbury gives to every member will, we believe, help them to be bridge builders in their life and in their work whatever that may be, so that our world may be a better and safer place and so that they themselves might find fulfilment.

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Making a real difference A message from the Headmaster

As one of my distinguished predecessors as Headmaster, Canon Anthony Phillips, liked to observe, every day at King’s provides us with a vibrant and different experience. And the past year has very much justified that claim.

“I invite you to become involved and share in the excitement of making a real difference”

A year which has included very special moments such as the Spring visit of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to the Cathedral amidst a welcoming gathering of King’s pupils, the acquisition of the historic Dominican Priory on the banks of the Stour now named Beerling Hall after its custodian the late Don Beerling, the opening in September of The Lady Kingsdown House to become the seventh girls’ boarding House, and only this January on a cold but dry morning the splendid opening ceremony to herald the arrival of the Herbert Music School at Junior King’s.

The ISI Boarding Inspection report of November 2014 confirmed that King’s, besides being compliant with all National Minimum Standards for boarding schools, is one of the flagships of boarding with the Inspectors being hugely impressed by the way that all staff, under the leadership of Liz Worthington (Senior Deputy Head) and Tanya Lee (Deputy Head, Pastoral), are always prepared to go that ‘extra mile’ for the happiness, welfare and safety of all pupils.

These stories – along with many more achievements and notable moments – are described in this 2015 Report & Review, the third annual edition of what is an unfolding story of progress at King’s.

Our excellent exam results have seen King’s pupils take up offers at a wide range of universities at home and overseas, fuelled by the creative dynamism generated by our forward thinking academic departments, so ably led by Geoff Cocksworth (Deputy Head, Academic).

This review of the King’s year also looks to the future. The Governors have announced an ambitious development plan that includes a new Mitchinson’s day house in St Radigund’s, which in turn frees up space in the Mint Yard to create a modern Science Centre. It is a project which will command extensive support from the King’s community. I invite you to become involved and share in the excitement of making a real difference to a King’s education for future generations.

Peter Roberts Headmaster

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A place of strength Mark Taylor, The Bursar

The beginning of the 2015-16 school year was marked by great energy and high expectations.

The first School meeting received the news that 25 major and minor School projects had been undertaken throughout the summer holiday break with most areas of both Schools having benefited.

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Kingsdown House – This follows the purchase of the Diocesan Payne Smith School in Broad Street and the Governors’ decision to convert the listed original Victorian Butterfield designed building into a fabulous girls’ boarding house. Phase 1 is complete and Phase 2 including landscaping work completes in July 2016 Junior King’s new Music School (complete and operational from October 2015) Tradescant House upgrade and incorporating the Housemaster’s accommodation within the Boarding House Birley’s – drainage of 4 pitches

“Overall I am delighted that our finances remain firmly on target.”

St Alphege refurbished and converted to house the school shop New classrooms created from within the old school shop accommodation Refurbishment of Luxmoore, Harvey and Bailey houses

The School’s financial result for the year has led to us being in a very strong position. Not only did we hit our agreed budget but both the fundraising and investment returns have ensured that the financial year end result has been the strongest for many years. The measure that we have set ourselves was to aim for a 13.5% surplus as a % of net fee income; we have ended up at 16.77%.

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Mark Taylor, The Bursar

Despite careful scrutiny of the annual budget and ensuring that we try to mitigate costs as much as we can, there remain many challenges: recent research has indicated real concerns regarding parental fee affordability as generally school fees have had to rise faster than inflation and salaries. In addition to the day to day costs, the additional expense of operating out of the Precincts also has an impact.

Our firm financial base puts us on a sure footing from which to launch our ambitious Masterplan which will involve a complete transformation of Science in the Mint Yard, expand dining and refurbish a substantial number of classrooms.

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King’s Financial Year

Year to 31st August 2015 Total funds

Year to 31st August 2014 Total funds

Income

£,000

£,000

Gross school fees receivable

32,104

30,692

Scholarships and bursaries

(1,666)

(1,605)

Other educational income

1,393

1,265

Other ancillary income

295

299

King’s School Enterprises Ltd (KSEL)

588

611

Investment income

378

367

33,092

31,629

Total income

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3 4 7

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Expenditure

(£,000)

(£,000)

1 Teaching costs

57%

Teaching costs

(17,368)

(16,842)

2 Welfare

16%

Welfare

(4,850)

(4,359)

3 Premises

19%

Premises

(5,863)

(6,126)

4 Support costs

4%

Support costs

(1,550)

(1,406)

Subsidiary expenditure, financing and governance

5 Subsidiary expenditure, financing and governance 2%

(452)

(730)

6 Trading costs – KSEL

1%

Trading costs – KSEL

(309)

(338)

7 Development costs

1%

Development costs

(264)

(284)

Total expenditure

(30,656)

(30,085)

Net income

2,436

1,544

Foundation – donations and legacies

1,373

565

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A Governor’s perspective Nick Lyons, Vice Chairman of the Governing Body

The financial and fiscal environment has created many challenges for independent schools and for parents wishing to provide their children with an excellent education. The inexorable rise in school fees is something that we have to address. At the same time, expectations for the highest standards in the curricular and co-curricular life at a boarding school continue to grow. So how is the Governing Body at The King’s School attempting to marry these requirements?

We need to build the School’s endowment so that we have the financial security to be able to open our doors to the most talented young people from whatever their background. At the moment, our Endowment Fund is about £10 million. We have built this up from £6 million in the last ten years but we need to do so much more. Thanks to the great generosity and foresight of many alumni and parents, our Legacy Club membership has expanded dramatically. In addition, the School owns some property assets with potentially significant latent value which we may be able to realise in the next 24 months. We have already committed to put the entire proceeds from this into the Endowment Fund. Once we have around £40 million in the Fund, its capital value should be able to continue to increase and the income should be able to service most if not all of our bursaries. This will make a material difference to the cash flows that the School produces and is the most important plank to securing the future.

Alongside this initiative, we have recently opened the new Lady Kingsdown boarding house for girls next to Jervis House. This will enable us over the next four years to increase the pupil body at the senior school by about 40 pupils. Importantly, this also gives us the chance to alleviate the overcrowding in some of the other houses so everyone benefits.

Elsewhere in this brochure you will be able to read about the capital projects that we have embarked upon.

Nick Lyons, Vice Chairman of the Governing Body

“...outstanding education lies at the heart of a healthy society.”

There are some very ambitious developments which will cause some short-term disruption (creatively mitigated by our Estates team) but will be fantastic additions to the School’s facilities. We will fund these through School resources, donations and the judicious use of bank debt. Our guiding principle is that any debt will be fully paid off within seven years. We ensure that the funding is in place before we commence any project.

As always, the Governing Body is guided by the overriding principle that outstanding education lies at the heart of a healthy society. We strive, through our efforts to build the Endowment Fund and through our partnerships with other local schools, to make the King’s education affordable to traditional King’s families and accessible to talented young people from all backgrounds. By 2020 we should have made dramatic progress to achieve those goals.

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Academic Report

A King’s education Geoff Cocksworth, Deputy Head (Academic)

In last year’s Review I referred to the three core themes that we see as the heart of a King’s education. We expect our pupils to research, question and communicate. Pupils that are comfortable in all three areas will not only be successful at King’s but throughout their lives.

However, these themes need to be embedded in a curriculum that offers a range of opportunities as well as traditional, scholarly challenges. There should be breadth alongside the depth, together with a flexibility which adapts to most reasonable needs. We recognise that there are many different pathways to the same end: a flourishing student. So, we have not narrowed down our curriculum as has happened at some schools. We also believe that academic growth is not limited to timetabled subjects. So, the number of co-curricular talks, clubs and societies increases each year.

Nowhere is this more true than in the Sixth Form where national curriculum changes have led to cutbacks in funding and opportunities to save money through reducing what pupils study. Our philosophy is the opposite. In now offering Computer Science, we have actually increased the number of subjects available. And, whilst we have abandoned AS Levels and welcome the linear structure of study (that is with all exams at the end of two years) brought about by the 2015 reforms, we do not want to jettison the breadth which came from ‘Curriculum 2000’. Therefore, all our sixth formers should continue to start their studies with four main subjects plus an Extended Project or an equivalent broadening activity.

With national changes at GCSE, many schools are finding that they also have to limit what they can offer at this level. Mr Gove’s EBacc was intended to add rigour and consistency; in truth, it means a reduction in opportunities as the curriculum narrows down to only those subjects that count in the Performance Tables.

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Geoff Cocksworth

“We want them to be able to experience the love of learning” Free from those fears and restrictions, we want our Middle School pupils to continue to choose from art, drama, photography, music, etc. We want them to be able to experience the love of learning and to make connections between a large range of studies and activities.

In fact, the only restrictions we wish to apply to our pupils’ learning potential are those of time: many of them simply want to do too much. Our challenge, and for this we are grateful for the support of parents, is to enable them to balance quantity and opportunity with quality and practicality. We aim to encourage and cultivate in our pupils a hunger for learning and achievement, but we must not break their spirit. Some hard decisions sometimes need to be made, and it is here that the strong pastoral system is an essential ingredient of a King’s education.

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Academic results

University entrance The chart below shows the most popular university destinations of 6a (Year 13) pupils leaving King’s in 2015. Note that it only shows the destinations of four or more pupils. There are many other universities in the 1-3 category. One interesting factor is the steady rise of successful applicants for USA/Canada. This is something which we are prepared to encourage for those interested and have appointed Mrs Horn as co-ordinator for American university applications.

In addition, there were some outstanding performances with 2 candidates achieving 5 A*s, a further 2 candidates getting 4 A*s and another 10 getting 3 A*s.

Two pupils, Patrick Li and Dawn Lau, were awarded prizes from Salters for their excellent A level physics exam results, placing them amongst the top pupils in the country.

National A level comparisons: %A*-A grades 70% 60%

Most popular universities

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I/GCSE At I/GCSE the results were better all-round than in 2014 and very close to the excellent 2013 cohort (77.8% against 78% at A*-A).

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Examination results A Level At A Level, the results were an improvement on 2014 with 58.7% achieving A*-A grades against 57.9% in 2014. The percentage of A*s of 21.6% stands up very well with recent years and against the national picture of 8.2%.

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13 achieved 10 A*s or more, with 2 pupils getting 12 A*s 6 candidates achieved 100% A* grades 28 (18.5%) candidates achieved 9 A*s or more (enough to earn them an Honorary Scholarship if they weren’t already scholars)

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The heart of tradition

How do you create atmosphere in a building that seems so pristine and still smells of paint? How do traditions going back over a thousand years impact on a brand new boarding house? How do you bring together a group of strangers and create a vibrant boarding community at the heart of King’s? How do you manage 21st century expectations of comfort and practicality in buildings from a bygone age, full of character but with sloping floors, misshaped walls and quirky corners?

This is part of the challenge at King’s, be it the opening of the first phase of the Lady Kingsdown House this term, filling the 19th century Butterfield building on the former Diocesan Payne Smith school site whilst watching the brand new phase 2 with its glass connecting section being built, or looking at how to refurbish an old boarding house where challenges of old plumbing and rattling windows can seem enormous.

The wonderful buildings of the Precincts and St Augustine’s shape much of our impressions of the School yet it is the people in them and the warmth of the community that are at the heart of what makes King’s such a strong pastoral school.

The leadership and support of highly experienced Housemasters and Housemistresses, Matrons and Tutors, all giving so freely of their time and working alongside parents to nurture and guide the young people entrusted to them, is of such importance in preparing and equipping pupils to embark on their own adult lives in such a fast paced and ever-changing world.

Kingsdown House

“...working alongside parents to nurture and guide the young people entrusted to them, is of such importance in preparing and equipping pupils...”

Life as a teenager in the 21st century, with the constant pressure encountered through social media is, or can be, challenging but this environment enables our pupils to cope well with its demands. Building their sense of self confidence, boosting their resilience, helping them express their passions and their concerns are all part and parcel of the pastoral life of the School and this is what makes this a very special place in which to live and work.

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Refreshing our identity Ian MacEwen, Head of Strategy & Marketing

With the innovative appointment of the Marketing Co-ordinator (Kieran Orwin) in place from September 2014, it has been a year of significant progress that started by refreshing the King’s brand/crest to emphasise a clear uniformity of approach.

The highlight was the launch of the new King’s website in March to critical acclaim. The website, deliberately sprinkled with an assortment of short interesting video clips all made by Suffolk Films (the latest being on King’s Week), is designed with easy and clear navigation in mind and is hosted

by The WebKitchen owned by Rob Stone, son of Peter. The website is achieving a visitor rate of on average 500 visitors per day with the UK, Hong Kong, USA, China, Russia, Germany, Nigeria, France, Spain and Australia making up the top ten from over 140 countries. www.kings-school.co.uk A vibrant new prospectus followed in May, although requests to the Admissions Office for a hard copy prospectus to be sent through the post have fallen as interested parents and pupils tend to prefer the immediate access of the online prospectus available at a click of a button on the website.

The autumn heralded new websites for Junior King’s, the OKS, the King’s Recreation Centre and the Archives, thereby giving a clear symmetry of message across the different King’s constituencies. www.junior-kings.co.uk www.oks.org.uk www.kingsrecreation.co.uk www.kings-archives.co.uk

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“The citation referred to the idyllic location of the School within the Cathedral Precincts and the importance of a well rounded education that celebrates music, sport, drama and art.”

Graham Sinclair, formerly Director of Drama, has succeeded Rory Reilly as Registrar. Graham has entered into his new role with theatrical gusto; he has streamlined the admissions process in the face of rising demand for places at King’s. All applications are now completed online, but the all important personal touch in the form of his dedicated Admissions team (Bev Skilton, Kate Harrison, Anne-Marie Rigley and Claudia Upton) remains to soothe what can be a stressful process for parents.

The 2016 Tatler School Awards nominated King’s as a runner up in the School of the Year category. The citation referred to the idyllic location of the School within the Cathedral Precincts and the importance of a well rounded education that celebrates music, sport, drama and art. Peter Roberts, Headmaster, is a former winner of the Tatler Head of the Year award when at Bradfield College.

The school market at both secondary and junior level remains highly competitive; it is the task of the marketing department to ensure that a positive and exciting message about a modern King’s education is increasingly well heard both in the UK and abroad.

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Partnerships Christina Astin, Head of Partnerships

“This is the day I became a scientist” Tom, aged 10, told our Head of Science, Dave Scott, as he left the Chemistry lab after an afternoon of Saturday Smarties science.

“The experience taught me confidence facing a class of younger children.”

Tom’s unprompted feedback is one of those golden moments and leaves me and the King’s pupils and staff running the event in no doubt as to why we give up our time to run Partnership activities.

(From a pupil volunteer)

For the parents and teachers who accompany the children, it can be the first time they have set foot inside the Mint Yard Gate. They tend to be either awestruck by the imposing buildings or surprised by how like any secondary school we are. Either way, the impact on the local community of opening our doors in this way should not be under-estimated.

I’m sometimes asked why we engage in Partnership activity. Tom and his parents know. But for others who have not experienced it first hand, there are perhaps three possible answers:

3. Our responsibility Independent schools are encouraged to collaborate with state schools (indeed over 90% of them do); Ofsted, politicians and the Charities Commission all have an interest in Independent-State school partnerships.

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1. The benefit We estimate that in 2014-15 King’s Partnership programmes benefited around 1500-2000 pupils and over 100 teachers in local state schools. At least half the King’s teaching staff and well over 100 King’s pupils were involved.

2. The need The media have recently picked up on academic research into the challenges faced by UK coastal schools. With social and economic pressures, high teacher turnover and inadequate facilities in some East Kent schools, independent schools are being asked to share what they can.

“Over 70% volunteered because they wanted to help make a difference.”

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We invite schools in for events… and we visit other schools Some Partnerships focus on one subject area… others are broader based within and outside the curriculum We work with primary schools… secondary schools… and even universities Some collaborations involve a single school… others reach out to many local schools We share our teaching expertise… and our facilities Events are hosted for teachers… and for students… and often both

Colleagues are generous in their provision of time, expertise and ideas. We have been fortunate to secure funding for some specific projects but now, in common with many independent schools, we are launching a Partnership Teaching Fund. This fund will support a number of teachers within core subjects to work beyond King’s with our partner schools in the state sector: Mathematics, English, Science and Modern Foreign Languages.

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Outstanding performances Richard Singfield, Director of Sport

The sporting year at King’s contained many exciting and memorable moments across all sports at every age level. Highlights included: The South Africa Rugby tour in August involved a team of 24 boys travelling the Garden Route from Cape Town, via Stellenbosch, up to Port Elizabeth.

We played Somerset College, Rondenbosch, Witterdrift and Grey PE, winning two and narrowly losing two. The boys played superbly well and represented the School in the best possible manner.

The Boat Club had a fantastic summer. A hard fought win at the National Schools’ Regatta in the four was matched by a welcome return to Henley that was only thwarted by a loose spoon that fell off in the first 250m of the race. Harry Nicholls (6b, Galpin’s) went on to win a seat in the England coxed four and the four of Galvin Brady (6a, Marlowe), Angus Forbes (6b, Mitchinson’s), Tommie Trelawny-Vernon (6b, Linacre) and Charlie John (6b, Galpin’s) were selected to represent England as the fastest coxless four after winning the British Junior Championships.

Swimming is making huge waves under David Whorlow’s inspiring coaching. Stephanie Andrews (Shell, Broughton) had an excellent summer season coming 12th at the British Championships in the 50m Breaststroke. In September the new Intermediate Girls’ relay team of Phoebe Brockington (Shell, Harvey) and Louisa Long (Shell, Broughton) teaming up with Rosie Broujeni (Remove, Mitchinson’s) and Stephanie Andrews (now in Remove) travelled to the Regional qualifying competition attempting to qualify for the National finals. They all rose to the occasion winning both the Freestyle and the Medley Relays.

Notable individual achievements included Piers Richardson (6a, Mitchinson’s), 1st XI captain and Kent Academy cricketer. He bowled to the Australian touring side in the nets at the St Lawrence ground ahead of the tourists’ four day 20

“...selected to represent England as the fastest coxless four...” match against Kent. Piers then acted as twelfth man on the first day, spending much of the time in the field which allowed him the opportunity for a close up view of the Australian batsmen.

James Oates (6b, Carlyon) and Charlie Griffiths (Remove, Mitchinson’s) were both selected for the England Hockey National Age Groups (NAGS) at Under 18 and Under 16 levels respectively.

This selection came after outstanding play at the England Hockey Futures Cup. James continues to play a pivotal role in the Canterbury Men’s 1st XI hockey team in the Premier Division. The 1st XI boys won the Frank Mason Hockey Tournament for the first time in 17 years beating Tonbridge in the final.

Millie Knight (6b, Marlowe) continued her rigorous training schedule ahead of her winter ski race series which include World Cups, European Cups and Downhill Speed events from December through to April.

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Legends and symphonies Music at King’s

Music at King’s featured a huge variety of projects during the year.

One notable highlight was the performance of Verdi’s Requiem in a full Canterbury Cathedral in March, when a chorus of some 150 singers, mostly from the School but also including a good number of parents, staff and friends, was joined by professional soloists Elizabeth Atherton, Michelle Harris, Adrian Dwyer and Eddie Wade and accompanied by the School’s Symphony Orchestra.

The Summer term kicked off with a flourish: the visit of the BBC Big Band provided master-classes for our own Big Band and really launched the group under the new professional leadership of local jazz specialist Ian Swatman. The Band had the privilege of working with BBC legend Barrie Forgie during the day and entertained concert goers for drinks before the BBC Big Band’s memorable evening performance in the Shirley Hall.

Aside from King’s Week, our orchestras and ensembles produced performances of the highest order, with such repertoire as Shostakovich’s Festive Overture bringing a rousing opening to our Christmas Concert, and a demanding programme of Richard Strauss providing a sophisticated Sunday afternoon in cold February with the Chamber Orchestra.

As ever, the Cathedral services provided an inspiring platform upon which to challenge our many choirs. Short tours were undertaken by the Crypt Choir to Edinburgh and King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, and by Madrigalia to Verviers.

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“Our orchestras and ensembles produced performances of the highest order” The Carol Service included such delights as Whitacre’s chilling Lux Arumque and Villette’s exquisite Hymne à la Vierge whilst the timing of the Lent term’s closure, falling so close to Passiontide, allowed the Crypt Choir to tackle the moving Reproaches by John Sanders.

We are delighted that the magnificent new Music School at Junior King’s is now open and inspiring pupils to participate in such a stimulating environment. This can only improve the numbers and quality of musicians we attract and produce across both schools.

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Stalls, lights, people A dramatic year

From the multitude of devised and scripted GCSE and A Level examination performances to the bubbling excitement of King’s Week, it has once again been an action-packed year of drama at King’s.

A varied and colourful repertoire was performed during King’s Week 2015. St Mary’s Hall played host to several shows. The Removes presented two Canterbury Tales: A Knight’s Tale was adapted and set in the present day, whilst The Miller’s Tale was performed in Middle English and period costume with all of Chaucer’s original glorious debauchery! The Shells presented Imperium Emporium, a delightful reworking of four Saki short stories, and KiDaCo entertained with a beautiful and captivating showcase of Ballet, Modern and Contemporary styles.

The Mint Yard was transformed into a luxurious 1960s villa (complete with hot tub!) for the senior production of Much Ado About Nothing.

A lively and vibrant version, the production was full of all the colour, fun and music of the Swinging Sixties, and the sunny weather preserved the summer atmosphere.

The School play was performed in November 2015: a contemporary version of the Georg Büchner classic Woyzeck. This production really highlighted the maturity with which the students perform and their willingness to accept and delight in different approaches and possibilities. The valuable cast camaraderie and sense of achievement involved are joyful products of their hard work.

Woyzeck

“This production really highlighted the maturity with which the students perform and their willingness to accept and delight in different approaches and possibilities.”

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King’s Week 2015 Robert Sanderson, King’s Week Manager

King’s Week continues to thrive. In the summer of 2015 there were 89 separate events with over 15,000 audience members all delighting in the excellence and talent that the School nurtures.

It would be easy for onlookers to walk through the Green Court during the final week of term and to mistake our School for an international arts festival or some form of cultural youth Olympics, and yet it remains both a place of education and quiet contemplation.

Back stage of the Mint Yard play I witness members of the cast making their final preparations, collecting their props, checking their lines, telling jokes to break the ice, or more commonly texting their parents to say that they will meet them later for dinner. OKS who haven’t been back to the School since their halcyon days can be found in the shade of a lime tree surrounding the Green Court, grazing on the contents of a King’s Week hamper and wondering why their days at King’s were not as good as these days at King’s. Today’s pupils are indeed a fortunate lot.

Every year I remind myself that King’s Week is about giving pupils opportunities to perform, present and prepare an event for its opening moment. From art to sport, drama to music, King’s Week maintains a vibrancy that we all strive to have in our lives every day. Yet this is a chimera, and it is hence the mystical formula that helps make the week so special. Pupils and staff alike plan for it throughout the year. New ideas are aired, new venues discussed, and new logistics considered.

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Imperium Emporium

“89 separate events with over 15,000 audience members all delighting in the excellence and talent that the school nurtures” But if there is one thing that I would like never to change, it is for each and everyone’s memories of reflection, contemplation, and admiration for those pupils that have grasped their opportunity and grown up in this very special place during this very special week. It would indeed be right to affirm that life is a stage, and we all play our part. King’s Week is our elixir of life, our reflection of school: past, present and future.

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“We Love Death as you Love Life” BRITAIN’S SUBURBAN TERRORISTS A TALK BY

RAFFAELLO PANTUCCI Director of International Security Studies Royal United Services Institute Date Time Venue Dress

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Friday 9th October 7:40 School Room Smart Casual

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Opinions and perspective King’s Talks

The 2014-15 academic year was another vintage year for the ‘King’s Talks’, the School’s ‘Blue Riband’ speaker society.

The aim of the King’s Talks is to attract eminent and high-profile speakers from a variety of fields to enthuse, broaden intellectual horizons and develop a wider concern. The talks have understandably built up a committed and enthusiastic following among the pupils with past speakers having included Lord Mark Malloch Brown (former Deputy Director General of the UN), General Sir Peter Wall (then Chief of the General Staff), Lord Peter Hennessy, Lord Charles Powell, Prof Sir Bob Worcester, Tim Butcher and the Rt Hon Liam Fox MP to name a few.

The Autumn Term 2014 programme began with Sir Stephen Wall, former UK permanent representative to the EU and head of the European Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, addressing a packed Schoolroom on ‘Britain and the EU: A Stranger in Europe?’.

Ratna Vira, best-selling Indian author of Daughter

by Court Order, talked on ‘In Search of Modern India’. Explorer and author Fran Sanham followed with his talk on ‘Traversa – A Solo Walk across Africa’. Renowned historian Roger Moorhouse spoke on his new book ‘The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin’. The New Year saw Mr Antony Wynn speak on ‘Persia and the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes – Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy’ which was a fascinating insight into a lost world of open frontiers and derring-do.

“High-profile speakers from a variety of fields enthuse and broaden intellectual horizons” The 2015 Autumn Term has again been diverse and stimulating with cracking talks by Raffaello Pantucci (Director, International Security, RUSI) on ‘We Love Death as You Love Life – Britain’s Suburban Jihadis’, Sir Harold Walker (former UK ambassador to Iraq) on ‘Why is the Middle East in turmoil?’ and Prof Archie Brown (Oxford University) on ‘The Myth of Strong Leadership’.

A new development has been the inauguration of a ‘Royal Society for Asian Affairs Annual Lecture’ to link in with the Shell Global Perspectives course and we were honoured to have Sir Michael Arthur, President of Boeing UK and former UK Ambassador to Germany and High Commissioner to India, as our guest. He gave a magisterial address on ‘Will India Shape the 21st Century?’ to a capacity Clagett Auditorium at the Cathedral’s International Study Centre which inspired, challenged and evinced serious interest.

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The big issues A year of King’s Politics

Big Indaba – March The term ‘Indaba’ in Zulu means ‘affairs’ or ‘meeting of minds’.

However it also has traditional connotations, as it has come to mean a gathering where izinDuna (tribal chiefs and elders) within a community get together to sort out the problems that affect them all, where everyone has a voice. This is the spirit behind this event.

The day began with a session on ‘Reflections on Policy in the Middle East’ where Owen Moelwyn-Hughes, Head of Politics, anchored a lively and informative panel style Q and A session with the Rt Hon Sir Hugh Robertson (OKS), former Minister of State in the FCO with responsibility for the Middle East and Counter-Terrorism, and Sir David Reddaway, former UK ambassador to Turkey. This was followed up by a talk on ‘The War on Terror and Afghanistan’ by Christina Lamb, correspondent for The Sunday Times and recent author of Farewell Kabul.

Lee Marler, currently a barrister and former legal counsel in the British Army to General Lord David Richards (former Chief of the Defence Staff), spoke on ‘Verdict on International Justice’ discussing issues such as the efficacy of the ICC and touching

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on the vexing issue of the legality of humanitarian intervention.

The day closed with a terrifying talk by David Belton, the producer of the award-winning film Shooting Dogs, who spoke on ‘When the Hills Ask for Your Blood – Rwanda and Genocide’.

School Mock General Election – May The Politics department conducted a mock election: pupils representing the five main parties presented entertaining speeches at a morning assembly in Shirley Hall and this was followed by break time hustings.

The Green Party emerged victorious with 37.77% of the vote. Their party leader, John James (6a, Marlowe) enticed voters with his own song; his lyrics were set to music by Charlie Sinclair (6a, Carlyon).

Methods and Madness day – June The idea behind the day is to look at the theory – the ‘Methods’ – of how modern conflict is changing and then look at a specific practical case study – the ‘Madness’!

Previous events have focused on Syria with guest speaker being Paul Conroy, former camera man to Marie Colvin; Iraq with Prof Emma Sky former advisor to General Petraeus in Baghdad headlining; and also the Balkans

with Tim Butcher talking on his book ‘The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin who Brought the World to War in 1914’.

This year the redoubtable Col. Matthew Whitchurch from the Land Warfare Centre hosted us at the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham. In the morning the group commandeered the ornate Medal Room at the Royal Engineers Museum and pupils enjoyed a series of lectures and panel discussions on ‘The Utility of Force’ and the ‘Changing Nature of Conflict and International Relations in the Modern World’.

After lunch there was the opportunity to operate armoured utility vehicles and high speed assault boats on the Medway River. A fun and informative day was had by all in the summer sunshine.

King’s Parliament – November The annual King’s Parliament was a well-supported, rowdy and partisan affair. The venue was the Upper Chapel at St Augustine’s which gave the event a particularly authentic feel.

Oliver Tikare (Grange) fielded Prime Minister’s Questions with aplomb, adopting a dramatic style not seen in Parliament since the Victorian era. The ‘PM’ fended off questions ranging from intervention in Syria, the economy, NHS waiting times and the government’s response to the threat of terrorism and whether he was a ‘Tatler Tory’.

He was harried throughout by the ‘Leader of the Opposition’ Antonia Brown (Harvey).

The House then fiercely debated the motion ‘This Government believes that the time is now right to scrap the Human Rights Act’. The Speaker Father Martin had to work hard to make his presence felt and maintain order amidst a lively mood among the backbenches.

Westminster and No 10 – December Following on from their stimulating debate on the Human Rights Act during the annual King’s Parliament, the two ‘front bench teams’ combined to visit Westminster.

The highlight of the trip was a visit to 10 Downing Street on the invitation of Baroness Kate Fall (OKS) who is the Prime Minister’s Deputy Chief of Staff.

The group were privileged to have a tour around the rooms of state, including a glimpse into the Prime Minster’s office, a chance to sit around the Cabinet table and also to view the Rose Garden where the 2010-15 Coalition government was sealed.

A tour of the Palace of Westminster was led by Rory Manley who was working for James Wharton, the MP for Stockton South and Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. James Wharton in 2010 was the youngest Tory MP and is now the youngest minster in government. There was also the opportunity to sit in on a debate in the House of Commons and visit a Select Committee Room.

The day provided a priceless insight into the workings of government.

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Rock star to IT wizard Robin Falcon, Head of IT Support

Robin is one of the ‘behind the scenes’ experts at King’s: he heads up the IT Support network in a rapidly changing technological world.

Information Technology is an essential component of daily life at school: if the internet or e-mail server fails to function, then the work of pupils and teachers alike shudders to a halt!

Robin says that IT at King’s is much more complex than in a normal business environment. Each department can use as many as thirty different applications, so he and his team have to monitor and support large Mac and PC networks. Providing wifi in all areas of the School is an ongoing challenge: aerials or satellite dishes are not permitted to be located on buildings, while it took three days to drill through the City Walls so as to allow a signal to reach St. Augustine’s. The Precincts contain a number of ancient and very solid walls either containing wattle and daub or filled with lime based mortar, components that are not conducive to obtaining a strong reception!

Robin read Geography at Cambridge which prepared him for employment as varied as a sound engineer in a music studio in Hong Kong to a ghillie on the beautiful island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. A further professional qualification, in Computer Science, led to work as an engineer and team manager at RM (Research Machines) before his arrival at King’s in 2005.

Music has always been a passion. Having founded and led the rock band, Deep South, after university, Robin is currently the lead singer in Crossfire which plays at pubs and clubs in the locality. He has also recently released a solo album ‘Original Sin’ which he describes as acoustic folk/rock in the genre of Damian Rice and John Martyn. The album can be purchased on Amazon.

Robin Falcon

“IT at King’s is much more complex than in a normal business environment.”

The IT future: The key words are Cloud and IoT (Internet of Things).

Increasingly systems will reside in the Cloud, rather than in School. The economies of scale mean that these can be provisioned by large Cloud companies with better security and resilience than the School is able to provide.

Fast internet and wifi will be key. The rise of the Internet of Things will also dominate the next 5-10 years, with many electronic devices becoming network connected and intelligent. For example, a pupil’s computer could automatically adjust itself to suit their requirements. Beacons can recognise a pupil and push relevant info or prep to their device. So much will work seamlessly and automatically around us, triggered by proximity and heat sensors.

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Piers Richardson Reflections on a rounded VIth Form experience

King’s offers a limited number of sports scholarships each year, emphasising the School’s commitment to sporting excellence and performance across a large number of disciplines.

This route brought Piers Richardson to King’s – recruited for the VIth Form as an outstanding prospect. He captained both the Hockey and Cricket XIs, though his greatest talent lay with the latter.

As a member of the Kent County Cricket Academy, he has ambitions to play professional cricket. In the summer of 2015, Piers was twelfth man for Kent when they played Australia before the Ashes series began. He fielded for a whole day in front of a sellout crowd of over 6000. This, he recalls, was an awesome experience – especially when applauded for his fielding prowess when diving to save a boundary – twice!

However, it was away from sport that Piers believes he gained most benefit from a King’s education.

Like his sports coaches, he recalls the personable characters that taught him his A Level subjects, which included Biology, PE and Government & Politics. He reflected how he was treated like an adult – but firmly brought into line when he produced a bad result at the end of his first term.

‘They gave me an inch, but I knew I couldn’t take a mile!’ And through attending the range of superlative King’s Talks on offer in the evening – ‘an eye-opening education in themselves’ (see page 31) – Piers gained an appreciation that learning was by no means confined to the classroom alone.

The breadth of available opportunity was an eye-opener for Piers. ‘As a day boy I had no time to breathe; this was a school that didn’t sleep!’

Mitchinson’s felt and acted like a boarding house with its tight knit and supportive community – but without the beds!

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Piers Richardson

“The breadth of available opportunity was an eye-opener for Piers. ‘As a day boy I had no time to breathe; this was a school that didn’t sleep!’ ” Beyond cricket he is hoping to pursue a career in the Fleet Air Arm, having left in summer 2015 awash with great memories, experiences and friends and grateful for the enormous opportunities that came with his sports scholarship. The genuine all-rounder.

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Walpole House 80th Anniversary Reunion

OKS Sailing Round the Island Race Crew

School House 150th Anniversary Reunion

May Reunion at Coq d’Argent

Walpole Heads of House 1990 and 2015

Henley Regatta 2015 May Reunion at Coq d’Argent

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Carlyon Bay 70th Anniversary Lunch

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Maintaining community OKS Report

Given its long heritage, it is no surprise that the School supports a thriving alumni association.

The Old King’s Scholars (OKS) Association exists to enable all generations of former pupils to keep in touch with the School and with each other. To this end, we were very pleased to launch a new OKS website at the end of the year. A traditional function of an alumni association is to organise reunions, and the OKS Association undertakes this task with gusto: each year the OKS Association hosts a lunch, during King’s Week, in the Green Court Marquee to which all OKS are invited. Additionally, the Association organises several other Reunions targeted at specific alumni groupings.

In April 2015 we were thrilled to organise a reunion for those Old Boys who had been at the School when it was evacuated to Carlyon Bay in Cornwall in the Second World War in 1940. The reunion was held in the very building to which the School had been evacuated, allowing the Old Boys to seek out their old haunts and swap memories. In June 2015 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the School becoming full co-educational by hosting a reception in the City for the youngest ‘Old Boy & Girl’ generation: those that had been at the School after 1990. And in October 2015 we hosted a reunion for all former pupils of Walpole House, which was an enjoyable multi-generational party.

The OKS Association also hosts networking receptions aimed at alumni who work in particular fields, e.g. law, finance and start-ups, and each year holds a Careers Day back at the School where OKS return to give the current 6b general career advice.

Charlotte Pragnell, OKS President

“The feeling of community is very strong at King’s, and the OKS Association enables alumni to maintain that feeling of community once they have left the Precinct’s walls.”

But the Association does more than simply organise dinners and receptions. Since Sport and Music are so central to pupils’ lives at King’s, the Association supports these activities for its members.

The Association has thriving golf, rugby, soccer, rowing and sailing teams, to list a few, and the Association’s Music Committee has laid on a Jazz concert and Evensong in the Cathedral.

The feeling of community is very strong at King’s, and the OKS Association enables alumni to maintain that feeling of community once they have left the Precinct’s walls.

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Junior King’s Report

Junior King’s report Peter Wells, Headmaster

The completion of the Herbert Music School at Milner Court heralds a new era of musical excellence and ambition at Junior King’s. The building, consisting of a magnificent first floor auditorium, eight practice rooms, a spacious classroom, staff offices and toilets, together with an attractive outside courtyard, was formally opened by Dr Harry Christophers CBE OKS on 16th January 2016.

Parents, OJKS and other friends of the School have generously supported the project, enabling the building to be fully funded and completed to a high standard. It is clear that there is plenty of scope for the new building to be used imaginatively in the teaching of music as well as providing a top quality venue for recitals and other events. We very much hope to host holiday music events here and to act as a resource for local schools and other groups who do not have access to purpose-built music facilities.

The Director of Music, Tim Frost, and his team of over twenty peripatetic music teachers can hardly believe their good fortune and have quickly settled into their amazing new surroundings. They particularly enjoy being together in one place and thereby sharing a much closer departmental ethos.

The building itself offers a great variety of spaces and much more light which enhances the enjoyment of music-making. No more for them the dizzying climb to the second floor corridor where music resided in such cramped conditions.

Tim reports: “we now enjoy first rate music facilities at the very heart of our School life promoting the most wonderful opportunities from which our children can learn and flourish”.

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The new Herbert Music School

“It is clear that there is plenty of scope for the new building to be used imaginatively in the teaching of music as well as providing a top quality venue for recitals and other events.”

This wonderful building was built and fitted out entirely through fundraising. A legacy from OKS, Michael Herbert, of £1m enabled the concept to be developed, and the balance of more than £800,000 was donated through the generosity of many others close to the School who appreciated how much the new Music School would inspire young musicians and teachers. We are deeply grateful to all our donors.

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Development Report

Great plans for a great School Our 2020 vision

At the meeting of the Governing Body at the turn of the year, a major decision was taken to approve some of the most ambitious and exciting development plans in the history of this great School. These plans have come together in an allencompassing and creative Masterplan which will enhance and improve the School buildings and facilities to the benefit of each and every pupil.

Award-winning architects, Walters and Cohen, have worked to a sensitive brief which will preserve the historic buildings, but also enable them to serve and respond to the needs of our community for generations to come. The Masterplan will enable the three sciences to come together for research and experiments in the Mint Yard, give major Departments better equipped classrooms, and allow catering more flexibility to operate on a grander scale.

The programme will be sequenced over a period of five years, subject to planning and no unforeseen logistical hitches – with early indications showing a cost of about £14m. The School’s finances are in a healthy state, and together with borrowing, will be able support a goodly part of this total. We will, however, need considerable help from a substantial fundraising campaign which will be launched shortly.

Philanthropy has been a pivotal part of the history of King’s. It falls to our generation to assume responsibility for sustaining that legacy which we have been so fortunate to inherit. This is why we will be appealing to you for your help and commitment – help that will ensure that those pupils of the next generations will benefit as much, if not more than we have.

We will keep you close to these plans as they develop – but, in the meantime I should be delighted to talk to you if you would like to help or support these ambitions.

Paul Sheldon, Director of Development

“It falls to our generation to assume responsibility for sustaining that legacy.”

2015 created some real momentum for the School’s future as we move towards three or four years of a major fundraising campaign. As well as building the new Kingsdown House, we completed the magnificent new Music School at Junior King’s, thanks to the immense generosity of past pupils, current and past parents and other benefactors.

The total build and fit-out cost was close to £1.8m – £1m of this coming from a legacy left by Michael Herbert, OKS, (SH, 1947-53). This is a wonderful example of the importance of our Legacy Club – illustrating that without that legacy, the project would never have happened.

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King’s Legacy Club Peter Venn, Legacy Club Chairman

“Out of little acorns mighty oak trees grow.”

The Legacy Club emerged into being as a small acorn about twelve years ago. Part of the original purpose of the Club was to assist the growth of another acorn, the School’s Endowment Fund which, contrary to common perception and unlike that of many of its major competitors, is very modest.

The Club was the brainchild of that distinguished OKS, governor and great supporter of the School, Michael Herbert. So it is especially fitting that, largely as a result of the bequest of Michael and his wife Vibe, the new Junior King’s Herbert Music School was opened in January 2016. They would be proud to see how their generous contribution to such a state-of-the-art facility will nurture and develop the talents of future generations of young musicians.

Whilst it is as yet by no means an oak tree, over the past couple of years, The Club has made some useful progress. It now numbers just over a hundred, and has contributed some £3,500,000 to the School. It is difficult to be sure what sum the existing membership will in due course contribute, for many members are quite reasonably and understandably cautious, but it is unlikely to be less than £5,000,000.

Although The Legacy Club is beginning to get some real traction, there is much more to do, because it remains totally committed to its purpose of assisting in the growth of the School’s Endowment Fund.

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Peter Venn

“...it will help in the vital task of enabling the School to remain competitive in the field of independent education in the twenty first century.”

Such growth will enable the School to provide, by way of bursaries, opportunities to those who would not otherwise be able to afford them; it will enable the provision of buildings and facilities that the School might not otherwise be able to fund; and, therefore, it will help in the vital task of enabling the School to remain competitive in the field of independent education in the twenty first century.

Legacy Club members have pledged to include King’s in their wills. Members are kept informed of King’s life and social events and meet for an annual lunch at the School.

School House Mr Ivor Burt J Michael Brown Keith Nightingale John Rowland Keith Plunkett

1948 1949 1958 1963 1972

The Grange Tony Venner 1939 Anthony G Davies 1953 Barry David Stuart Lock 1953 Keith Adams 1955 Nevill Swanson 1956 Brian Foord 1958 Hubert Chesshyre CVO FSA 1959 Walpole House Michael Ayling Peter Venn (Chairman of the Club) Brooke Himsworth Meister Omers Paul Pollak William Lamb Alan Philpott Stephen Durnford & Sandra Capildeo

1960 1960 1962

1944 1955 1958 1961

Marlowe House Dr Jack Cantor Edward Holman Nicholas King

1945 1968 1968

Luxmoore House Dr Bryan Waynforth Julian Stewart Jim Browne

1955 1957 1966

Galpin’s House Richard Halsey Arthur Michael Reynolds

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Linacre House Peter Holmes-Johnson 1959 Richard Blurton (partner of Martin Williams) 1963 Former & Current JKS & King’s Parents Edmond Stuart Price James Thorne Frederick & Kathryn Uhde Mr & Mrs Peter Williams Former Governors Lady Kingsdown, OBE Richard HB Sturt, OBE

Former & Current JKS & King’s Staff Jane Edred Wright Nigel Hamilton, QC Peter Henderson Dr Roger Mallion Maureen Milner-Grundy Mr & Mrs William Redwood Fiona Tennick Brian Turner Graham Wood Other Friends of King’s Dr Charles & Hilary Sell Other Members There are an additional 50 Members of the Club who wish to remain anonymous.

During 2012-14, King’s received legacies from the following generous friends: William C Young Norman Scarfe William Watkins Robert Goodsall Martin Williams

SH 1938 WL 1941 SH 1952 GR 1955 LN 1963

“The Legacy Club has already raised over £3,500,000 for the King’s Endowment Fund.”

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King’s Foundation

Acknowledgements, donations and pledges Acknowledging the generosity of all those who have kindly supported King’s.

Honoured Patrons (continued) Wol & Kerry Kolade King’s Parents

Major Benefactors Sir Roger De Haan Governor, Former JKS & King’s Parent

Barry David Stuart Lock OKS

Hans & Märit Rausing King’s Grandparents Sigrid Rausing King’s Parent The Swire Family Former JKS & King’s Parents Benefactors Peter & Leanda Englander Former King’s Parents

Peter Stone OKS & Former Governor

One Anonymous LN 1977

Felicity Lyons* OKS, Former JKS & King’s Parent

SH 1977

Simon & Midge Palley Former King’s Parents Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing Former King’s Parents Ilya & Nataliya Yurov JKS & King’s Parents

Honoured Friends Richard Blurton Partner of Martin Williams OKS Robert Brooke Former King’s Parent & Former King’s Staff Friends of JKS Tom Hoppe OKS & Former King’s Parent

One Anonymous

Sally Hoppe Former King’s Parent

Honoured Patrons The Atlas Fund

Andrew & Alex Lavery Former King’s Parents

Philip & Gillian Broadley Former King’s Parents

Richard & Amicia Oldfield Former King’s Parents

SJC Hung Trust

Richard & Geraldine Prosser King’s Parents GR 1969

The Garfield Weston Foundation The King’s Ball Jonathan Horsfall Turner OKS (dcd)

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WL 1964

Sam & Madelaine Sung Former King’s Parents Frederick & Kathryn Uhde Former King’s Parents

Nick Lyons* Governor, OKS & Former JKS & King’s Parent

Dinesh Dhamija OKS

GR 1953

The Meddings Family King’s Parents

LN 1964

Gavin & Nicola Ralston Former King’s Parents The Murray-Tacon Family King’s Parents *Denotes former OKS President

WL 1977

Acknowledging the generosity of all those who have kindly supported the current King’s campaign.

OKS Kenneth Agnew (dcd) Donald Anderson Timothy Ball Darrell Barnes Simon Barnetson Michael Bibby Richard Bird Adrian Brown Hubert Chesshyre, CVO & FSA Nigel Finn Richard Fishlock Ian Gascoigne-Pees Louis Halsey Brooke Himsworth Edward Holman Robert Iggulden Roger Lawrence Barry Lock Andrew Macfarlane Philip Mansergh John Mayne Rupert Mead James Peschek David Poole Tamsin Powles Jonathan Rhind Walter Roberts John Smalman-Smith Guy Stevens John Strom-Olsen Robin Sturgess Jonathan Walker Chris Whalley

GR SH GR LX LX LX WL MO GR GR WL SH SH WL MR SH GR GR LX LN GR GR SH GR LN GR GL WL GR MO GR GL SH

Governors, former Governors & Governors Emeriti Mary Berg, MBE & Peter Berg Lady Kingsdown, OBE Former & current JKS & King’s Parents & Grandparents Mr & Mrs Kostia Belkin Richard & Lucilla Berliand Patrick and Karen Booth-Clibborn The Hon C Cameron Henry & Jan Carr Mr & Mrs Richard Chapman Hayward Cheung & Esther Wong The Chesterfield Family

The Chiriac Family Russell & Dawn Chopp Mrs Audrey Eyton Mr & Mrs Angus Fanshawe The Hussain Family W H Jang Dr & Mrs Bertrand Leung The Macpherson Family Jonathan Neame Alex & Jim Pace David & Sharon Parker Drs G & J Pay The Pellumbi Family David & Sally Sawyer Mr & Mrs Charles and Ruth Simpson Tara Stack Mollie and Geoffrey Tyler The Volkov Family Mohammed Wansa The Yoon Family The Zhao Family Current & former JKS & King’s staff MHL & Mrs J V Brewer Mrs Jane Edred Wright Mr & Mrs William Redwood Penelope Sturgess Brian & Janet Turner Michael Wetherilt Companies, Trusts & Foundations and other friends of King’s Barclays Bank The Fanwood Foundation Wilkins Kennedy FKC The Wallace Wilson-Haffenden Memorial Fund During 2012-15, King’s received legacies from the following generous friends William C Young SH 1938 Norman Scarfe WL 1941 David Peschek WL 1951 William Watkins SH 1952 Michael Herbert SH 1953 Vibeke Herbert Robert Goodsall GR 1955 Martin Williams LN 1963 Denis Ball Former Staff 1972

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Governing Body and Committees During 2014/15 The Visitor The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Governors The Very Reverend Robert Willis DL, DCL, DD Dean of Canterbury (Chairman) The Reverend Canon Clare Edwards SRN RSCN BTh The Reverend Canon Christopher Irvine BTh MA PGCE The Venerable Sheila Watson MA MPhil Archdeacon of Canterbury The Reverend Canon Nick Papadopulos MA Appointed by the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury Robert Bagley LLB Nominated by Trinity College, Oxford Christopher Prior DPhil Nominated by Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Oliver Rackham OBE MA PhD (retired November 2014) Michael Sutherland BSC, MSC, PhD (from November 2014)

Co-opted Emma McKendrick BA Andrew Stewart (OKS) (resigned March 2015) Nick Lyons (OKS) MA (Vice Chairman) Sir Roger De Haan Jonathan Tennant MRICS Carol Evelegh Dip.C.E., Dip.Sp.L.D Michael Bax (OKS) FRICS Frances Judd (OKS) QC Tim Steel MA DL

Governors’ Sub-Committees Finance & General Purposes Nick Lyons (Chairman of this sub-committee) Robert Willis Roger De Haan Robert Bagley Tim Steel Nick Papadopulos Junior King’s School Committee Andrew Stewart (Chairman of this sub-committee) (resigned November 2014) Clare Edwards Robert Bagley (Chairman of this sub-committee from November 2014) Carol Evelegh Audit Committee Nick Papadopulos (Chairman of this sub-committee) Christopher Prior Nick Lyons Tim Steel Estates Committee Jonathan Tennant (Chairman of this sub-committee) Nick Lyons Roger De Haan Robert Bagley Michael Bax Governance Committee Robert Willis (Chairman of this sub-committee) Nick Lyons Sheila Watson Robert Bagley Risk Management Committee Robert Bagley (Chairman of this sub-committee) Clare Edwards Christopher Irvine Frances Judd Investment Committee Tim Steel (Chairman of this sub-committee) Nick Lyons Nick Papadopulos

Pastoral Liaison Committee Clare Edwards (Chairman of this sub-committee) Andrew Stewart (resigned November 2014) Emma McKendrick Frances Judd Robert Bagley (from December 2014) Joint Academic Committee of Governors and Teachers Christopher Irvine (Chairman of this sub-committee) Oliver Rackham (retired November 2014) Christopher Prior Emma McKendrick Michael Sutherland (from November 2014) Joint International Committee of Governors and Staff Nick Lyons (Chairman of this committee) Sheila Watson Foundation Committee Nick Lyons (Chairman of this committee) Andrew Stewart Roger De Haan Tim Steel Peter Stone (OKS) Nick Harvey Tom Hoppe (OKS) Wol Kolade Andrew Ross Peter Venn (OKS) Senior Management Team Headmaster: Peter Roberts MA Bursar: Mark Taylor FRSA Senior Deputy Head: Liz Worthington MA Deputy Head (Academic): Geoff Cocksworth MA Deputy Head (Pastoral): Tanya Lee BA Headmaster of the Junior King’s School: Peter Wells MA Director of Strategy and Marketing: Ian MacEwen MA Director of Development: Paul Sheldon BA 49

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