St Dunstan's College Chronicle 2020

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CONTENTS

Trips

Introduction Welcome from the Chair of Governors

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Reception

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Headmaster’s Statement

5–7

Year 1

76–77

Year 2

78–79

8–9

Year 3

80–81

Hecker – Junior

10–11

Year 4

82–83

Stuart – Junior

12–13

Year 5

84

Usherwood – Junior

14–15

Year 6 – France Residential

85

Forder – Senior

16–17

Year 7 – Bushcraft

86–87

Hecker – Senior

18–19

Year 7 to Year 10 – Iceland

88–89

Stuart – Senior

20–21

Year 12 – Paris

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Usherwood – Senior

22–23

Year 13 – Tudor History Conference

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Psychology in Action

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Chemistry Trips

93

Houses Forder – Junior

The Forder Programme The Forder Programme

24–27

Festival of Curiosity

28–29

Special Events

Drama

30–32

Remembrance Day

94–95

Music

33–35

Trafalgar Dinner

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Art – Junior School

36–37

STEM Week

97

Art – GCSE

38–39

Opening Minds Lectures

98–99

Art– A Level

40–41

European Day of Languages

100–101

Photography

42–43

New MUGA

102–103

Design Engineering – GCSE

44–47

Year 13 Scholars Symposium

104–105

Design & Technology – A Level

48–49

G12 Summit Lewisham Council

106–107

Sport Overview 2019–2020

India Exchange

108–109

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Commemoration Day

110–111

Rugby

52–53

VE 75th Anniversary Day

112–113

Hockey

54–55

New Build – Breaking Ground

114–117

Football

56–57

Awards

118–121

Netball

58–59

Swimming

60–61

Sixth Form

CCF

62–63

Duke of Edinburgh Award

64–65

Community Service Charity

66–67

Youth Volunteering & Community Partnership

68–69

Coronavirus Pandemic Green Soc

Head of School

122–123

Careers

124–125

Leavers 2020

126–127

Community The Dunstonian Association

128–129

Alumni Interview

130

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The Fives Courts

131

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Friends of St Dunstan’s

132–133

A Message from the Chaplain

134

Bursary Update

135

Valete! 2020

137–143

Salvete! 2020

144–151

Prize Winners 2020 Junior School

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Senior School

153–163

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WELCOME

from the Chair of Governors I suspect that, in peacetime, there has not been a more challenging year for the St Dunstan’s Foundation and the College than this academic year just gone.

The global pandemic presented seismic challenges for us all, in numerous and different ways, and for St Dunstan’s those challenges have been significant.

To have moved over to remote learning as quickly and as effectively as we did deserves huge praise to the whole community. I want to thank, in particular, the parents for their understanding throughout this period. I have greatly appreciated seeing so many messages of support and thanks that have come from parents to the teaching and support staff. I hope that you have found our response to be clear-sighted but compassionate and flexible but principled.

I do not need to tell you that the pandemic struck just as we began the most ambitious redevelopment of our College since our foundation. In fact, no sooner had diggers arrived on the school site than word began to spread of a mystery virus. But with considered Dunstonian resolve we have carried on in the firm belief that our strategic goal is the right one; to offer ever improving facilities to an expanding and increasingly-popular independent school.

The main strategic priorities for the Foundation remain as they did last year: 1) To fulfil the purpose and objects of the Charity in such a way that ensures legislative compliance, proactive risk management, best practice, clear community and public benefit.

2) To ensure safeguarding children is at the forefront of all we do.

3) To ensure progress is made in the fulfilment of the educational outcomes as articulated through the College’s vision.

4) To ensure outstanding strategic leadership.

5) To future-proof the quality of education.

6) To future-proof revenue for the Charity.

7) To future-proof the Charity against changes to the political and economic landscape.

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The various committees of the Governing Body have sought this year to fulfil these objectives and I know you have been kept fully apprised of developments through the Headmaster’s end of term letters and other communications. Much of the year has been spent supporting the Executive team as they have enacted rapid and necessary changes to a new educational normal, and it has been a source of great regret that so many of our annual events, festivals and celebrations have not been able to occur this year. Likewise, the normal pattern of governor visits has not been able to occur as it would normally.

Changes to the Board this year include the renewal of the term of office of our Deputy Chairman, Mr Ian Davenport, for another three year term. We are delighted that the Governing Body will continue to benefit from his knowledge of St Dunstan’s and expertise. We also say thank you to Mrs Shahnaz Ahmed and Dr Paul Leonard for all they have given to the Governing Body over many years with us as they step down at the end of their terms of office.

You will also be aware of changes to the Foundation’s executive team, who oversee the work of the College. In particular, we wish Mr Andy Johnson very well as he takes up his Headship at Truro School. We welcome Mr Jonny Holmes as his successor. We also thank Miss Laura Whitwood for the enormous impact she has had taking the reins of the Junior School this year, and we congratulate her on her permanent appointment to this role.

Overall, this has been a successful year in the most challenging of circumstances. I look forward to what I hope will be a more settled immediate future, and to the building work completing, fulfilling a large part of our existing strategy. We will continue to develop the ongoing strategic stewardship of the Foundation for the benefit of future generations of Dunstonians.

Mr P Durgan Chair of Governors

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IN T RODUCT I O N

WELCOME

Headmaster’s Statement Welcome to the Chronicle 2019–20. When we began this academic year, little did we know what enormous challenges it would bring, and we have had to adapt and reimagine accordingly, whilst remaining forward-looking and purposeful.

The coronavirus pandemic has without doubt wrought seismic changes to many areas of our lives, and has been a time of great anxiety and uncertainty. It is ironic that in the midst of the lockdown, we commemorated the 75 year anniversary of VE day; an extraordinary time in the College’s history, and the only other time, since 1888, that we have been shut down and relocated. For those who are unaware, the St Dunstan’s community was evacuated to Reigate for a portion of the Second World War, and returned to find their beloved College in a state of disarray, having been requisitioned by allied forces during its period of shutdown to school activity. Seventy five years on, we have found ourselves battling our way out of another international crisis, and one that has meant our school doors were once again shut to the pupils so fortunate to be educated at St Dunstan’s. This time it was not a relocation to Reigate, but a relocation to remote learning.

Equally as different, and doubtless equally as challenging, for those trying to maintain an education in exceptional circumstances. It is perhaps a feature of the DNA of St Dunstan’s, that we

approached the current challenge with quiet resolve. A determination to present the very best of ourselves, and to support the education of our pupils in all the ways now made possible through the technological innovation that is within our gift to employ.

I want to thank every member of the St Dunstan’s community for the truly exceptional efforts that were made to support us through our period of remote learning. To have rolled out a virtual learning programme, including new courses for Years 11 and 13, a virtual Forder programme, and virtual pastoral support programme, required an extraordinary work ethic, flexibility, resolve, patience and good humour from all – characteristics the St Dunstan’s community has in abundance. It has also served to cement even further our connections with our local community, as we were able to help in many material ways – donating unused food to local food banks, continuing to open the school for the children of key workers, opening up the Jubilee Grounds for NHS staff to use for parking, and donating all our goggles, eye defenders, aprons and gloves to a variety of hospitals and care homes. The DT Department used our laser cutters and 3D printers to The CHRONICLE 2020

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produce much needed face shields for hospitals and care homes – over 200 were distributed to those working on the frontline against the pandemic.

Back in Autumn 2019, however, our minds were fixed on other challenges. We knew that we were likely to be inspected at some point during Michaelmas Term, and when the call duly came through, we were fully prepared. I could not have been more proud of the shining endorsement we received from the ISI Inspectorate. It was not just the fact that we achieved the highest possible recognition in every category, but the captivating language that was used throughout the report: ‘Pupils [at St Dunstan’s] show compassion and kindness for each other and have a discernible appreciation for their community and the world beyond.

They think deeply about the lives and experiences of others and about the values that are important to them and the school. This is in line with St Dunstan’s motto – adorn the white – at the heart of which lies the idea of being who you are to fill in the blankness of the shield which represents you’. To receive such public endorsement of our philosophy was truly heartening.

Other memorable events of the term included our annual Remembrance service, which was, once again, a most moving occasion. To see the whole College community, from Nursery to Year 13, lined up around the front of the College, in reverential silence, and reflecting with such sincerity upon that enormous loss of life suffered by St Dunstan’s, gives me hope that, at St Dunstan’s at least, we are a community that will use lessons from our past in guiding our narrative for the future.

The Michaelmas Term Concert highlighted again just how far we have come with our musical ambition. The College orchestra were on sensational form, performing two of Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances with barely any support from our visiting music teachers. The Chapel Choir produced accomplished performances of significantly challenging repertoire, and SDC Voices raised the roof

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with songs from the shows! A magical Carol Service at St Pancras Church opened with a candlelight procession and ended with the rousing singing of Hark the Herald. It was an exceptional evening of music making that showed the College community at its very best.

Although it was cut short, there were many other achievements during Lent Term; in particular, a hard-hitting assembly to the whole school on the climate change emergency, led by Ottilie in Year 13, our annual celebration of LGBT history month, student-led charitable events raising funds for the wildlife affected by the Australian fires, an outstanding woodwind recital in the Great Hall, a rousing whole-school House music competition, and last but not least, a spectacular Year 4 production of Seussical!

Our Lent Term Senior School production is always a highlight, and this year was set to be no different, with a production

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of Legally Blonde. It was such a blow to the dedicated cast and production team that lockdown came during the very week scheduled for production. However, the character of Dunstonians never fails to amaze me; to see those young people take to the stage in the way they did, knowing that it was never meant to be ‘for one afternoon only’, but to do so with such grace, enthusiasm and positivity, was an example to us all that we must carry on in the spirit of optimism.

I am delighted that it is in that very spirit of optimism that we can report on the progress of our new building development. Having signed the various build and financing contracts in the autumn, January saw the contractors arrive on site and work began in earnest.

The contractors were able to continue their work through the lockdown, albeit at a slightly slower pace, and we are therefore still on track for the new Junior School, STEM block and Sixth Form Centre to be completed by September 2021. This is a major milestone for the College, representing the most substantial redevelopment of the school since our foundation in 1888. We continue our fundraising efforts for the next phase of development with our campaign now in full swing.

Pupil voice has continued to be a focus this year, and it has made huge strides.

The highlight of the year was the College Parliament’s G12 Summit which took place at the end of Lent term at the Lewisham Council Chambers. The ideas raised there were taken forward by the College Leadership Team and fed into the Development Plan for 2020/21.

The Sustainability Committee has met regularly throughout this year. External speakers have attended each meeting, including our building contractors, Willmott Dixon, who explained some of the environmentally friendly construction methods they have chosen, Lewisham Council, who shared information about sustainable travel, and a St Dunstan’s parent who, as an Environmental Manager, spoke about sustainability strategies and the importance of having an effective Environmental Policy. The

Ecology Club has also been invited to present their plans for pond and wildlife areas across the College sites.

We once again enjoyed record numbers of interest in the school; we assessed more pupils than ever before and the acceptance rate rose again. It is absolutely obvious to me that the culture of what we offer at St Dunstan’s is what families want for their children; a downto-earth but ambitious, co-educational school that allows individuality to flourish within a broad and forwardthinking education.

I hope you agree that despite the extraordinary challenges of this year, there is still so much to celebrate, not least the compassion and creativity of our community as we have adapted to new and different ways of working. Our ICT strategy has in fact been accelerated as remote working forced us to adopt some of our future plans more swiftly than anticipated, and we are in an exciting position going forward for the new academic year.

Albam Exorna!

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Reflections of the year

FORDER HOUSE Junior School

In a very extraordinary year for us all, Forder House has continued to demonstrate the key values our College represents. We have competed in House events, both in person and remotely, with creativity, confidence, curiosity, courage and, most importantly, compassion. We could not be prouder of the efforts and achievements of the Forder family this year.

In 1922, Reverend Frank George Forder began his headship of St Dunstan’s College and began to make changes which still impact us today. As a keen sportsman and ornithologist, he saw the value in developing children’s interests outside of the curriculum in a variety of areas. This ideology is still at the forefront of life at St Dunstan’s College with our extensive extra-curricular programme being named after Reverend Forder.

Due to the events of this year, we have missed out on a number of sporting events.

Despite this the House sporting events we were able to take part in provided the opportunity for Forder to shine. In the Michaelmas term, we all took part in the annual Prep House Cross Country competition. With some superb individual performances and everyone from Forder giving their all to carry on running, we were able to secure second place! It was a term of seconds on the sports fields as we also achieved second place in the Prep House Rugby Competition.

After these second-place performances, we knew the victories were just around the corner. Throughout both the Michaelmas and the Lent terms, Forder members worked hard and embodied the College values to win the weekly House Point Trophy on a regular basis. As a result of

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our efforts, Forder were awarded first place in House points totals for both the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. The House Trophy was well and truly covered in red ribbons!

One of the most anticipated and enjoyable House events of the year is the House Christmas Challenge. Forder were given the song ‘A wonderful Christmas time’ to perform. We came up with the idea of a child who did not enjoy Christmas and created a story of how others shared gifts of Christmas, such as Christmas dance moves and magic tricks to help them fall in love with Christmas. It was not just our wonderful story line that impressed the judges, but our energy, enthusiasm and singing performance which led to us winning the competition! We loved getting into the Christmas spirit and performing as a House.

In facing one of the most difficult circumstances the College has been through, Forder have adapted and worked hard to not only work remotely but also take part in the remote House Creative Writing and Art competitions to earn house points. We have been so very proud of the Forder family and how our House spirit to give our all for each other has continued, despite our distance from one another.

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Our time as House Captains has been one of great pride for all of Forder’s successes, and as we look back on our year as House Captains fondly, we look forward to seeing who will take over the House Captain roles from Year 5. As our reign draws to a close, we would like to thank everyone for all the efforts in red and for making Forder such an enjoyable House to lead.

Zoe Brooking and Harry Armstrong

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Reflections of the year

HECKER HOUSE Junior School

During this challenging year, Hecker House has maintained its defiant spirit and focus on teamwork and success. In all competitions Hecker has done very well, competing in the right spirit and consistently improving throughout the year.

Everyone has given their all and participated in every event, trying the best they can. Hecker may not have won every competition this year, but we have always worked hard, had fun, given 100% and showed our determination to do well.

from the Michaelmas Term to the Lent

After Christmas, we learnt about Mr William Rundle Hecker, the fourth Headmaster of our College and the man our House is named after. Mr Hecker started at St Dunstan’s College in 1938. He was a very busy Headmaster and spoke little to his students as it was a very difficult but also transformational time during the College’s history. WW2 was happening between 1939 to 1945 and the College saw its most rapid growth and development during 1953 to 1972 after Mr Hecker retired in 1967. The key things he was responsible for were the building of the swimming pool in 1955, the Pavilion in 1958 and the Refectory in 1961, featuring a hyperbolic paraboloid roof (one of only four of this architectural design ever built in the world!). Mr Hecker also received a CBE from the Queen, the only headmaster of the College (so far!) to receive one. Mr Hecker’s vision, effort and success in enhancing the College should be a great inspiration to everyone in Hecker House!

Santa (Mr Chambers) and the Christmas

Hecker came first in House Rugby, which was an incredible achievement.

Enthusiasm, bravery and that indomitable Hecker spirit was shown by all. We also did well in House Cross Country, running with real spirit and determination, and improved our House Points tally greatly

Term.

For the House Christmas Challenge, we had amazing fun with the story of how the Green Santa (Nia) and her Green Sidekick (William) chased away the evil Red Crocodile (Miss Brown) who had enslaved all the Elves. We ended the story by singing a loud rendition of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ and wishing everyone a ‘Hecker of a Christmas!’

Towards the end of the Lent term and all of the Trinity term, the school premises had to close due to the unprecedented world health crisis related to COVID-19.

During this period of lockdown and remote learning, the spirit of Hecker continued to shine through with the House Creative Writing and House Art competitions.

There was a lot of use of video and chat technology to maintain friendships and teamwork!

Being Hecker House Captains has been a great opportunity and an amazing experience for us. It has been a wonderful chance to help Hecker and we look forward to seeing the new House Captains. Thank you to all of you who’ve worked so hard, contributed so much, and, above all, had fun in Hecker!

Go Hecker!

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STUART HOUSE Junior School

This year has thrown a number of challenges at us. Throughout it all, Stuart have remained united by a force stronger than a desire to win.

Our compassion for one another in lifting each other’s spirits and efforts has driven us to succeed. Our greatest achievements this year may not have all come from victories. Instead, we worked together as a team and grew as a family. We are proud of the camaraderie within Stuart and our undeniable enthusiasm in the House Challenges this year.

In 1888, Charles Maddock Stuart was the very first Headmaster of St Dunstan’s.

As a pioneer of hands on education, he championed practical learning and once said ‘it is not so much what a boy learns that is important, but how he learns it’.

As a chemist, Mr Stuart was responsible for St Dunstan’s becoming the first school in the country to have designated science laboratories. In addition to this, he laid the foundations for how we learn in the Junior School now. We are able to learn by doing and experiencing thanks to Charles Stuart.

Back to this year! House sporting events are always highly anticipated and enjoyed by all in the Junior School. In the Michaelmas term, Stuart valiantly took part in the Prep House Cross Country and House Rugby competitions. Each member of the Stuart family represented themselves and our House superbly well. A particular mention must go to the Year 5 Stuart House Rugby Team for winning their competition despite being outnumbered on the pitch!

The House Christmas Challenge is an annual event that allows students and staff to unleash their creativity and musical theatre skills. Staff members donned their finest fancy-dress costumes and students

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came dressed in many different shades of blue. We were particularly impressed with Ebenezer Scrooge making an appearance!

The four performances were all festive and enjoyable and the whole Junior School joined in our impromptu singalong to ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ accompanied

by Stuart’s very own live band. It was definitely a real highlight.

Stuart started off the year well with a win in the weekly House Points Trophy. We were proud to see the blue ribbon adorn the cup!

Since then, by our reckoning, we achieved the highest number of second place finishes in school history. The members of Stuart have been consistent in gaining house points for their acts of kindness and hard work. It was wonderful to see the Stuart team flourish while learning remotely, taking a number of weekly house point victories and helping the House Point Trophy to become more blue each week! The Stuart family adapted so incredibly well to the new way of learning, with large numbers of us taking part in the Remote House Creative Writing, Art, and House Fun Day competitions.

The past year has been an incredible experience and a huge learning curve as we have shared the ups and downs of 2020 with

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the rest of the Stuart team. We can only begin to explain how amazing the journey has been to lead such an inspiring and supportive team. When we were elected to be House Captains, we had no idea we would learn so much and make so many wonderful friends. The Stuart team has a strong history of unity and resilience and this was hugely visible as we shared victories and defeats, growing in strength and belief each time. We have been honoured to lead Stuart throughout all our glory, on and off the scoreboards.

Maia Nino-French and Micah Makanjuola

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Reflections of the year

USHERWOOD HOUSE Junior School

2020 has been an extraordinary year for us all and Usherwood has faced it with the spirit that lies at the heart of our community.

Creativity, courage, compassion, curiosity and confidence have been at the centre of all that we have achieved.

Led stoically by our House Captains, Indiana Garton-Jones and Maya Holmes, we have participated in many activities, earned many house points and faced challenges not experienced in our lifetimes.

This year, we researched and put together a presentation on the Headmaster who gave our House its name. This involved speaking to our school’s archivist who showed us books written about the Headmaster and some of his old speeches. We really enjoyed sharing it with Usherwood, particularly since we found out that he was a great promoter for good mental and physical health for his pupils, he improved the school’s meals, and made sport a bigger part of the curriculum. This assembly gave us the chance to share what it means to be in Usherwood.

Sporting events are always great opportunities for the Houses to all get together but sadly this year some have not been able to take place. However, in Michaelmas term we all took part in the annual House Cross Country competition.

This was a real test of endurance and to get everyone in the mood it began with a House Chant. We believe that Usherwood’s was the loudest! We all cheered as the year groups ran laps around the field. As the exhausted participants crossed the finishing line, they were rewarded with a biscuit! Usherwood had several individual victories and took the overall title of WINNERS! As the weather got colder and damper we took part in House Rugby. The sun may not have been beating down on us, but our spirit still shone through!

Demonstrating great sportsmanship, Usherwood proudly came third!

One of the highlights of this year was the House Christmas Challenge. This challenge gave us the chance to showcase all the fabulous qualities of Usherwood. Our song this year was ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’. We performed a dance that involved bopping along to a Christmas jumper advert, threw ‘snow’ over the excited audience and turned the stage into a ‘ice-rink’. We even got the teachers to join in! This has got to be the loudest event of the year and after all our hard work we were glad to earn second place!

During remote learning it was hard to not see our friends and not be able to go to school but this did not mean our House events stopped. Quite the opposite, it was business as usual which was a welcome distraction. We continued with our wonderful house writing and art challenges and proved how determined Usherwood members are. Though lockdown was tough at times, we showed everyone how resilient we are and that we never give up. We hope that Mr Usherwood himself would have been proud.

As we move from one year to the next, we thank everyone for their great contributions.

Let us look forward with hope and positivity to the coming year.

Go Usherwood!

Indy Garton-Jones and Maya Holmes

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FORDER HOUSE Senior School

In the Senior School Forder got off to a flying start winning House Tag Rugby, with Riale Donkor and Elliot Hodes showing excellent pace and scoring some lovely tries.

The highlight of the year came early in the eagerly anticipated Lower School House Drama competition, with Forder finally taking the crown from Hecker with their performance of Romeo and Juliet. The work of Maya Sandor and Bobbie Bloomer in the Sixth Form was hugely appreciated by all the cast with their excellent directing and production skills. House Music saw Forder perform a wonderful rendition of ‘Little Talks’ by Of Monsters and Men. My thanks goes to all those involved in what was an excellent performance. It was a tight call for previous Head of Music Mr Wood to make, but he eventually swayed towards Stuart’s rendition of ‘Seven Nation Army’

by The White Stripes. Overall, the standard was incredibly high across all the Houses and a demonstration of the calibre of music being performed at St Dunstan’s.

Lower School House Art was another victory for Forder with the students collaborating to create a group project on current trends in society. Unfortunately, the year’s activities were cut short by the effects of Covid-19, but events still ran remotely. It was lovely to see all those who sent in their submissions for House Baking, House Limerick and the campaign for Black Lives Matter. My thanks, as always, goes to my House Captains for their enthusiasm and commitment to the events that ran throughout the year. But in

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particular thanks must go to Senior House Captain Maya Sandor who was a shining light for Forder with her positive approach to the House system.

Mr G Armstrong Head of Forder

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HECKER HOUSE Senior School

After four years with an unbeaten record Hecker had a lot to live up to, and after some minor setbacks has managed to crawl back to near the top...

The first main event saw Year 7 and Year 8 take to the stage for House Drama, performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream – a particularly tricky play to recreate in five minutes. After an interesting dress rehearsal the team were fantastic on the night itself. My thanks to everyone involved, both front and back stage, and particularly Creighton Uti, Alex Mills, Isobel Edenborough, Miriam Olsen and Ollie Brogan for their standout performances, not forgetting Max Ronzeau-James as Puck! None of it would have been possible without Sophia Saif and Shelby Gros-Desirs as directors, who gave an enormous amount of time and creativity both with costumes and props, even stepping in during rehearsals.

In House Music, Hecker continued to dominate in both the instrumental and the vocalist sections with winning entries from Holly Burnell, Adam Robson, Ellie Clark and Ayana Gupte. With help from Holly Burnell and the level of engagement from the whole House, Hecker managed to secure a joint win overall!

Once again Hecker remained unbeaten in the House Quiz demonstrating the academic prowess within the House. A huge thank you to Xin Shackleton, Shelby Gros-Desirs, Thom Wilson-Chen and Ethan Chalk, without whom the win would not have been possible. Sadly, the same could not be said for the staff team... an

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unfortunate event which did not see us take home any trophy or points, for which I can only apologise.

Success has also taken place outside of the classroom and on the sports fields, with notable wins in House Football as the overall winners, and some close seconds in House Cross Country and House Netball.

We also were runners up in the House Art competition which saw the Lower School create a collage reflecting core British Values and it was pleasing to see so many get involved and help out.

As we come to the end of the year there have been some obvious changes to House competitions due to the lockdown. It has been a shame not to show off Hecker’s excellent abilities in Sports Day and other Housing events which we have sadly missed. Despite this, there has been some excellent participation virtually in our remote competitions which have taken place with the House Photography Challenge, Countdown and Lower School Debating.

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virtual competitions. Thank you to all of you, you make a real difference and keep this spirit alive. Well done - I am proud of you all!

None of these events and successes would have been possible without the Captains demonstrating leadership and encouraging participation every step of the way. A special thanks to George Zarkos, Holly Burnell, Tom CleverleyLynch, Sophia Saif and Shelby Gros-Desirs who have all been exceptional and will be sorely missed! Further thanks to the Middle School Captains Amelie May, Zain Wilkins, and the Lower School Captains Max Ronzeau-James and Bibi Grisé, also, to the Vice-Captains, Ruby Robbins, Noah Robinson, Sam Osmond, Dakara Wifa, Layla Watson and Danika Mleko.

Miss C Marr Head of Hecker House

The Hecker House spirit remains strong and it is down to everyone participating in these events, from the sport pitches, to those who sang loudly during ‘Mr Blue Sky’, to those who sent in submissions to

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STUART HOUSE Senior School

United under the same blue banner ‘Concordia Velem - Together We Strive!’, Stuart House has had some spectacular victories this year.

Motivated and driven by their Year 13 Captains, India Rhoden and Michael McCarthy, Stuart have achieved creative, academic, musical and sporting successes. We truly have worked together to come out on top!

The highlight of the year has to be House Music! After a shaky performance last year, Stuart House regrouped, practised their vocal skills and came magically together in one spectacular rendition of ‘This is Me’ from the Greatest Showman.

Creative and musical direction has to be credited to Amy Ohiomoba who motivated and galvanised Stuart House to sing their hearts out! Mary Emerson-Glen, Lisle Horner and Daisy Duggan also received a special mention by the external judge for their fantastic solo parts in ‘Seven Nation Army’ by White Stripes. My thanks also goes to drummer Matt Bailey, guitarist Rio, and bass guitarist Bram. It definitely was a sterling performance from Stuart and a first win in the musical field!

On the stage, Stuart House performed a spectacular rendition of Macbeth. Notable performances came from Calista Grant as the ‘witch’ and Joe O’Connor-Coffey as Macbeth. Thank you to the Seniors, Evie Witherell, Ethan Thomas, Jack Mirfield, Polly Bannister and Millie Clarke for directing the play.

Not only has Stuart impressed in Music and Drama, we also have pretty high IQs! The student House Quiz saw a strong performance from India Rhoden, John Gaffney, Carla Morin and Polly Bannister who just missed out on first place! The highlight has to be the staff House Quiz

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however, when the combined brains of Ms Hartwell, Mr O’Dwyer, Mr Elmes and Miss Hughes led to a Stuart win!

In Sporting news, Stuart House does not disappoint, and we won Cross Country early on this year with double wins in Year 7 from Harry McGregor and Mary Emerson-Glen as well as Noah Caluori in Year 8. Next year we need to regain our winning positions for Tag Rugby, Football and Netball, which were regretfully stolen from us!

Remote learning has not stopped House activities continuing for Stuart and we definitely got stuck in. House Photography saw fantastic entries on ‘Compassion’ and House Debating saw Laurence Pope and Joe O’Connor-Coffey work together to produce an excellent debate on books v films to defeat our nemesis of this year, Forder!

I want to finish by saying a HUGE thank you to all the House Captains this year for their encouragement and support in all House events. I would like to thank the Lower School House Captains, Joe O’Connor-Coffey and Evan Birrane; Middle School, Molly Condliffe and Daniel Witham; Senior Captains, Michael McCarthy and India Rhoden for all of their help this year.

Miss H Hughes Head of Stuart House

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USHERWOOD HOUSE Senior School

What a very, very strange year this has turned out to be for everyone, but there are still members of the House who are willing – and keen – to get involved in activities.

It has once again been a rather mixed bag of results for Usherwood. Our notable victory was the Year 8 Netball – very well done – and we were second in Year 7 Netball and Year 9 Football. We also performed well in the Cross Country. House Drama was again very strong this year with a great version of Hamlet; it was particularly impressive as the language was not modernised, and everyone rose to the challenge. Congratulations to our actors and the hard-working team of directors: Megan Whiting, Lily Rieb-Smith, Willow Fenner, Lola Mitchell and Florence Lee. House Quizzes were a little disappointing again. Having been on one of the teams myself this year I can now fully understand the frustrations of technology which does not always work (we missed out on at least four starter questions because buzzers didn’t buzz) and questions which don’t work in the team’s favour. Never mind – there is always next year.

We did have an impressive win in House Maths – perhaps our strengths lie in areas away from the sports field. We will have to work on introducing some interesting new House events – any suggestions are very welcome.

I’d like to see the Business Challenge, House Crosswords, and Creative Writing back again next year. Different events ensure that a variety of skills and abilities are being awarded across the House competitions, as I have said before.

I am going to leave House Music largely out of this report, although I would like to praise the efforts of Sacha Rowett, Florence Craven, Eric Ho, Dario Gonzalez Antelo and Annika McIntosh, who I thought did a splendid job

in the ensemble piece. For the whole-House song, though, I thought we were deservedly put to shame by the other Houses – a real lesson for how we go about things next time, I think.

And then, of course, the year went weird!

With no Sports Day or Swimming Gala on the horizon this summer, we did not get the chance to pick up points in some of our strong areas (I’m thinking about some of our excellent Usherwood swimmers in particular).

I was really impressed with the creativity shown during the long weeks of lockdown – there were some wonderful and imaginative photos, and people were very enthusiastic about House Debating and Countdown.

Hopefully we can continue some of these activities when things are back to normal (or close to it).

The Usherwood House spirit remains strong, and it is something I hope we will build on and reinforce next year. Well done to all those students who have supported events through the year – it does make a real difference, and I am very proud of you. I’ve already had some very encouraging noises regarding House Music next year, and some very keen candidates for House Captain positions.

All very promising.

Thanks are again due to our House Captains, with particular mention to Eshaan Singh and the incredibly helpful Eric Ho. I look forward to Eric’s invaluable support in the future, and I hope that he will help me select a solid team of House Captains for next year.

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THE FORDER PROGRAMME What a spectacular year of co-curricular activity at St Dunstan’s!

So many highlights that would make Rev. Forder himself proud.

The year has seen a great many developments, with perhaps the most significant change being the decision to structure our programme around our College values in the Senior School.

Students across the College have had the freedom to map out their own journey, selecting new activities each term, but with the consistent aim being the development of character which this explicit focus on values helps to promote.

I would like to take this opportunity to comment briefly on just a few of the highlights from each profile and apologise in advance for the many that I am sure to leave out!

which has seen a young squad compete at county tournaments for the first time. We hope to see even greater opportunities for both boys and girls in football, cricket and hockey next year.

The Core – Sport, Health & Wellbeing

In amongst all of the disappointments with sport being cancelled across Lent and Trinity terms, the staff and students deserve a tremendous amount of credit for keeping sport and physical activity at the forefront of our minds. Whether it be the Junior School Remote Sports Day, or the Screen Free Fitness Project which was open to all via our social media channels, we kept St Dunstan’s moving and will no doubt come back fitter and stronger as a result!

It has been our intention for quite some time to ensure that boys and girls at the College get equal opportunities to access each of our Core Sports. The Junior School have really led the way on this with a choice-driven approach to sport selection in curricular and co-curricular time. It has been a year that has seen continued success for Junior School pupils with notable successes in cross country, as well as mixed netball and rugby. The Senior School are starting to follow suit, and there have been significant developments with boys’ hockey in particular this year,

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Another exciting first, was the reintroduction of fencing with a specialist coach and equipment sourced to ensure the sessions were of adequate quality.

Overseen by Mr O’Dwyer, a schoolboy international himself, the sessions were very well attended by Year 7 in particular.

We were also fortunate to bring in an Old Dunstonian, Mr Francis to re-invigorate Fives. I look forward to seeing each of these continue to grow next year.

Creativity The musical highlights this year came thick and fast, with our major events proving to be big successes. Remembrance

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Day, the Michaelmas Concert and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols all showcased exceptional student performances. This upward trend can only continue with the success of initiatives such as Young Maestros, which has seen a significant increase in the number of Junior School pupils learning to play instruments. Seeing them progress from complete beginner to live performance in a matter of just a few weeks is quite remarkable. I know the Music department would also want me to reference singing, which is a specific priority for them. This year saw our largest ever Prep Choir who really starred at events such as the Harvest Festival and the Carol Service, as well as our first Virtual Choirs in the Senior School.

The Drama department introduced a play alongside the College musical in the Lent term, and we will get the chance to enjoy further plays in Michaelmas and Lent terms next year. The performance of Two really was a highlight. Casting some of our most talented senior students alongside younger students was a real success, with each of them taking on a mentoring role and supporting younger students through the exhaustive rehearsal process. On show night, the use of Promenade staging made for a truly interactive and memorable experience for the cast and audience alike.

Nursery closed the term on a high by kicking off the Christmas performances this year with their rendition of ‘A King is Born’. Our young performers’ enthusiasm was infectious, and had their audience singing and dancing along, getting into the Christmas spirit.

in recent years in front of a selection of their peers. A credit to the character of staff and students alike.

Curiosity A real highlight this year has been the continued increase in the number of collaborative projects that have seen Senior School staff leading sessions with Junior School pupils. The Festival and whole College events always bring the community together, but we must continue to take advantage of our shared resources to improve the educational experience. Notable examples include the Junior School science lessons conducted in Senior School labs, and the Art & Design project which saw senior staff helping pupils to build working boats. I’m told that some of them did float!

In the Senior School, I have been particularly pleased to see the impact students are having on provision within this profile. This year has seen the introduction of ACS (Afro-Caribbean Society), Magic Society, Politics Society, ‘Magic – The Gathering’, Cooking Club, Manga and Interior Design, all driven initially by students.

Our student-led societies have also continued to influence College life, with ACS and Green Soc in particular reviewing current College policy and enacting changes that will have a lasting impact.

These sessions are always such a highlight.

To walk into an Equality Society session being observed by an Inspector, to find a

Finally, I have to mention the 2020 musical, Legally Blonde, which showcased so much of what is good about St Dunstan’s. The students put everything into the rehearsal process, with the reward for all of the hard work being the opportunity to stand on stage and perform in front of friends and family. Due to the pandemic, this was not possible but rather than succumb to circumstances beyond their control, the students still put on one of the best performances that I have seen

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Year 9 student chairing a debate on the portrayal of masculinity in the media was truly inspiring.

I was fortunate to be able to drop into a Lego League session this year and can confirm that what they are producing in those sessions bears no resemblance to my recollections of Lego! Mr Ford took our first group to the national competition this year and in spite of being far younger than some of the other teams, they performed admirably and will no doubt progress in future years.

Compassion Mr Grocock took over the role of Coordinator of Youth Volunteering this year in the Senior School. He has been particularly impressed by the motivation of the St Dunstan’s student body to engage with making a difference in the community and give their time to others.

Throughout the year, students have lent their knowledge, assistance and time to the Junior School, both in lessons and in after-school care, which has been greatly appreciated by all involved. Particular mention should be made of the initiative and dedication of two Year 13 students in maintaining the Catford Station Community Library throughout the year, as well as the passion and commitment shown by a number of Year 7 students in organizing and making food collections for Catford Library’s food bank. Children in the Junior School continue to work closely with Voluntary Services Lewisham, giving their time and resources to

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support children in need across the wider community. Please continue to contact Mr Grocock and Mrs Carmichael-Line with your volunteering ideas. Many of the best ideas do come from you, and I’m sure that together we can create an exciting and diverse programme that will make a real difference to future years.

Courage Of all of the profiles, this has perhaps been most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. So many of the Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and CCF trips had to be postponed. This was also the case with the culmination of the Adventurous Activity calendar, Adventure Week. In spite of this and in true St Dunstan’s spirit, our Junior School children went ahead with virtual events. The Year 3 Residential included cooking skills and den building, and the entire focus of the Year 5 week was exploration of the great outdoors.

At the other end of the school, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank the senior CCF officers, who have given so much back in their time at the school. Student leadership is an area in which the CCF really do lead the way and the current seniors have been no exception.

Numbers enrolled in DofE Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are as healthy as ever, and students have been able to use the time in lockdown to work on Physical and Skills sections of their Award. I look forward to joining them all on Expeditions as soon as we are able.

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This year has also seen the introduction of a Head of Adventurous Activity, with a real focus on creating opportunities for students below Year 9, at which point the DofE and CCF programmes inevitably take over. The EYFS children were the first to be able to benefit from our new woodland classroom which has contributed greatly to their understanding of the world around them. Adventurous Activity must start first, with an appreciation for being outdoors and exploring the world around you. We have seen the first mountain biking trips to Bedgebury, and also climbing groups going to The Reach indoor climbing centre. Mr Telford will be working closely with students across the College, to create a progressive programme of Adventurous Activity that includes opportunities for children of all years. This will no doubt see further development of our facilities onsite, as well as a range of exciting ‘expeditionstyle’ trips.

Thank you to all students and staff who have committed so much time and energy to The Forder Programme this academic year. It really has been a pleasure to observe. I have no doubt that each of us will get back what we put in.

Mr D Gower Assistant Head Co-Curricular

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Junior School This year, drama pupils in the Prep School were introduced to some new elements in their curriculum, including discrete voice and breath work, as well as the introduction of dance to their PE and Forder lessons. Year 5 had the opportunity to study drama in the Senior School drama suite, led by Senior School teachers, an experience described by at least one student as ‘amazing!’

As ever, the EYFS Nativity Play at St Laurence Church held a special place in the St Dunstan’s Christmas celebrations.

This year’s cohort of children were exceptionally confident and relaxed on stage, singing and performing their way through a charming and traditional presentation with all the trimmings.

The highly-anticipated Pre-Prep Nativity saw a cast of over 100 children aged between 4 and 7 perform A King is Born.

The ability of our Pre-Prep casts to sing, dance and perform with sublime confidence at a really high level never fails to impress, providing a wonderful end to the Michaelmas term and signalling the start of Christmas celebrations. The dance interlude from 30 Reception children dressed as glittering stars provided a particular highlight, and all were left humming the tunes long past the New Year.

In January’s ‘bleak midwinter’, we were treated to a showcase from Year 5 to lift the spirits, on the theme of The Seasons. Punchy song-and-dance numbers included Mr Blue Sky, In the Summertime and Seasons of Love from Jonathan Larson’s Rent. These, combined with thoughtful performances of the

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pupils’ poignant poetry and a vivid re-telling of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant, created a joyous and uplifting experience.

In March, Year 4 surprised and delighted an audience of family, friends and members of the St Dunstan’s Community including Mr Hewlett, Miss Whitwood and School Governors with a production of Seussical Jr, a roller-coaster ride through the world of Dr Seuss. The style and energy of the show reflected the vivid and eccentric nature of the well-loved Dr Seuss books. Ably led by Mrs Marcinkiewicz, the cast managed an unusually difficult score, which included lots of solo and small group singing, with great gusto and deftness.

A range of larger-than-life characters told the stories of Horton the Elephant and the residents of Whoville, Maisy-bird and her Egg, the Wicked Wickershams, the Sour Kangaroos, and Gertrude and her tail. The show featured a flock of colourful, dancing Bird-girls and helpful Things; and was brought together and narrated by the notorious Cat-in-the-Hat. This was the first time the Junior School had had a set designed by the inimitable Mr Gregg; and his bright, colourful Seussian wonderland

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At the time of writing, due to lockdown restrictions, the Year 3 production looks unlikely to take place. This is a great shame, as the wealth of talent in this year had promised great things on the theme of Happiness and Laughter, a fitting topic for such a sunny and buoyant group of children.

Likewise, Year 6 teachers and pupils have yet to learn whether their hotlyanticipated production of Bugsy Malone will be able to take place. The pupils have put a lot of work into the show already, polishing their American accents, submitting audition pieces remotely and even learning some tap dancing. It is very much hoped that this super talented group will have the chance to show off their skills in some format before transitioning to their next school adventures!

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Senior School LAMDA kick-started the year with great enthusiasm as students received their fantastic LAMDA results. 100% pass rate with 96% of Senior School students and 78% of Junior School pupils gaining distinctions!

After beginning work on a fresh new set of poems and monologues, the students then had the opportunity to perform their pieces to parents, teachers and friends in the LAMDA showcase. This was a great confidence boost for the students and also a brilliant chance for them to practise their performance skills in preparation for the LAMDA exam. The major Senior School Drama productions followed in October, with this year’s House Drama exploring the wonderful works of William Shakespeare.

Once again, credit needs to be given to Year 12 students who masterfully created ensemble pieces that encapsulated both the imagination and engagement of the audience. From the delusional grandeur of Hamlet to the poisonous ambition of Macbeth, the Year 7 and 8 students displayed standards of acting well beyond their years and contemporised these works with the inclusion of both music and movement in order that the messages could be carried effectively to the captive audience. The academic Drama students in Years 11 and 12 followed this with devised Brechtian incarnations that questioned the morality of the society in which we live, with the Artaudian Theatre piece asking audiences to reflect upon the nature of

and subtlety of Stanislavki’s Naturalism within emotion-inducing performances of Rabbit Hole and Things I know to be True.

The College Musical, in stark contrast to last year’s dark and brooding production of Chicago, was the very pink and energetic Legally Blonde. The production gave a cast of 37 from Years 8 – 12 the opportunity to work together to reinvent this iconic production under the guidance of a production team led by Mr Stewart.

The core theme of the show is that we shouldn’t judge or be judged by our outward appearance, and Elle Woods, skilfully acted

by Lili Rieb-Smith, demonstrates that a bright, bubbly and enthusiastic blonde woman is completely capable of gaining a place at Harvard and proving her worth as a lawyer. The ensemble cast managed to fill Mr Gregg’s expansive bookcase styled set, which stretched across the Great Hall, with some high energy dance routines and great singing as well as acting which drew the audience into the action to make them feel part of the story. Credit is due to cast, crew and musicians who, despite the impending lockdown and cancellation of performances, fully committed to making the show the best it could possibly be for the 200 plus students who watched the only showing just before the school was shut.

human existence. Never ones to be outdone, the Year 13 students then used January as a platform to highlight the nuance

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MUSIC Music in the College has been another hotbed of activity in this extraordinary year, with pupils performing with zeal and enthusiasm throughout and using the power of music to remain positive and inspired during the lockdown. The standard of performances reached new highs this year and our talented musicians continue to thrive within an actionpacked calendar of events, concerts, and musicals and also engage with a busy remote co-curricular offering.

Due to the strength and depth of our performers, our ensembles are now almost entirely self-sufficient and continue to attempt challenging repertoire with great results. In part due to the success of the recruitment programmes in the Junior School led by our Heads of Instrumental Section, pupils having peripatetic lessons within the College are now at a record number, with a pleasing number learning rarer-played orchestral instruments such as the Bassoon, Oboe, Viola and Tuba.

In what was our only chance for our premier instrumental ensembles to perform this year, the Michaelmas Concert, presented without a theme this year, was a thrilling testament to the talent and hard work of our musicians.

Highlights of the concert included the College Orchestra’s performance of Bizet’s instrumental suite from the opera Carmen and selections from Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances, Mr Harrison’s Jazz ensemble’s performances of Ellington’s Take the A Train, and the Big Band (entirely pupils) performing an arrangement of Moon River, and Maya Sandor supplying excellent vocals to a rendition of Misty. Our Brass, Wind and String ensembles exhibited their

burgeoning standards and membership.

This was Miss Blanco’s last engagement as our Head of Strings, and the progress of our string ensemble in her short time at St Dunstan’s has been remarkable in their tone production and musicality, demonstrated in their performances of Three Themes for Strings by John Williams and Anderson’s Jazz Pizzicato. We wish her the best for the future and welcome Mrs Stallard as our new Head of Strings.

Our Brass and Wind departments were able to give fantastic chamber concerts in the Michaelmas and Lent terms, after their work during the day in masterclasses given by renowned professionals in the industry. Mr Thompson invited Emily White, Professor of Sackbut at Guildhall, for a masterclass and concert focused around early music. In this Masterclass Emily introduced pupils to the Sackbut and Baroque Trombone, the Brass Ensemble rose to performing Monteverdi’s Toccata, and Molly Condliffe acted as an excellent student for the masterclass performance.

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and music games, and their functions in activating the different parts of the brain needed to play an instrument. The concert featured a wide number of performances from recent beginners and advanced players, a particular highlight being the Wind Ensemble’s performance of Holst’s Planet Suite.

The annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this year taking place in the grand confines of St Pancras Church in Euston, was an amazing celebration of the vocal talents of the whole College. The Chapel Choir continued its exploration of challenging repertoire, particular highlights being Leighton’s Coventry Carol and Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium.

It is really satisfying to see the group’s development as their voices mature.

The Prep Choir, magnificent in voice and number, performed Don Besig’s A Special Night with great enthusiasm. SDC Voices finished the service with a special performance of the traditional carol See Amid the Winter’s Snow, ably accompanied by our string and brass ensembles. This was a very special event and we look forward to holding the service at St Pancras in the future.

The Junior School continues to provide exceptional amounts of participation, energy and enthusiasm in their music making, under Ms Marcinkiewicz’s direction. The Young Maestros project at the start of the year was the most successful yet, with many pupils opting to continue learning Wind and Brass

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instruments after the programme. The Year 4 and 6 Instrumental concert at St Bartholomew’s, Sydenham showed off the great talent in the Junior School. Year 3 and 5 pupils were remarkable in their offering of many performances at the start of lockdown for a great virtual concert. The KS1 nativity of ‘A King is Born’ signified the start of the festive period, as well as the annual Junior School carol service at St Laurence’s, Catford. The yearly showcases are always a highlight and the Year 5 Showcase, themed around the seasons, had lots of excellent singing from this talented year group. Likewise, Year 4’s performance of Seussical was memorable for its excellent performances, this being one of the final performances before the lockdown.

This was the second year of the revamped House Music competition, and the students were delighted by the presence of Mr Wood, previous Director of Music, as guest adjudicator for the competition.

The standard of entries in the individual performance categories was exceptionally high, and the winners performed in the main event to compete for the ‘musician of the year’ prize. This was won by promising drummer Malachi Naidoo from Usherwood against strong competition from vocalists Holly Burnell and Maya Sandor. Stuart were the big winners in the Ensemble and Whole Choir categories, being praised for their excellent tuneful singing, entertainment and pupil backing bands in their performances of ‘7 Nation Army’ and ‘This is Me’.

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With the Music Department normally a place of frenetic activity, the lockdown presented challenges, especially as we were deprived of making music together in the live! Nevertheless, lots of music making took place, whether it be the remote singing of the SDC Virtual Choir, the composition taking place in Music Tech club or the fiercely competitive kahoot quizzes of Music Theory club.

This culminated in a virtual concert, where the choir’s premiere of the Lion King’s ‘He Lives in You’, expertly arranged and spliced by Miss Money from audio entries sent in by the group, was presented among performances and original compositions from our fantastic musicians.

Holly Burnell, for their leadership and commitment to our cause. The Music team looks forward to making sure that music making remains a priority in the challenges of the year to come!

Mr D Oldfield Director of Music

Despite being deprived of many of our flagship events this year, it has still been a year rich with the ubiquitous musicmaking of our talented pupils. This was showcased especially in the recorded Legally Blonde performance the day before the closure of the school, and the amazing performances of our singers and students within the backing band. Mr Molloy brought great expertise as musical director and I know that the pupils gained great enjoyment and inspiration from his direction. We wish him the very best for an exciting future as he leaves St Dunstan’s.

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Sebastian Lee-Perrella (3F)

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William Wharfe (6F)

Zara Osbourne (3F)

Joshua Nayagam (4G)

Poppy Holmes (4F)

Ayotunde Dauda (4F)

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Lara Huddart Ouabdesslam

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Molly McConnon

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Sophia Coles

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Jake Manners

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Jessica Collins

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Overview 2019-2020 As another academic year draws to a close, and after my first year as Director of Sport, we have the opportunity to reflect not only on everything we have achieved but also everything we have learnt and how we have grown as individuals and as a department.

It would be safe to say that this has been one of the most challenging years for PE as we navigated a whole school inspection, and COVID-19, but the department has shown huge resilience throughout this academic year. The curriculum continues to be one which is relevant and engaging, but also challenging. This is something that will gain specific attention next year with the introduction of Handball and Strength and Conditioning as full blocks of learning, run by particular, up-skilled and professional members of staff. In Examined PE, despite the challenges that we faced due to the school closure, we are extremely pleased with the grades we are expecting. The numbers of students taking Examined PE next year, especially at A level, are extremely healthy – credit must go to the whole PE team who, through their teaching, have instilled a high level of curiosity and a passion for the subject. The Junior School Curriculum has continued to evolve, with the introduction of Dance to run alongside our existing units of work.

Students have particularly enjoyed this unit, and it has played an important role in developing their confidence and creativity.

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to all students, we aimed to provide gender neutral breadth across the entire programme whilst also ensuring highperformance opportunities through our core sporting programmes. In the Senior School developments have included the reinvigoration of Fives (my thanks must go to OD Mr Francis and his son and current pupil Buster, for their support here), and Basketball (again, thank you Coach Wilf, Eshaan Singh, George Zarkos and Gabriele Chirico), as well as the introduction of Fencing, Waterpolo, Relaxation Yoga and Fast 5s and the re-introduction of Girl’s Football, Badminton and Strength and Conditioning. In the Junior School we have offered a wide range of sporting options throughout the year including Rounders, Netball, Aussie Rules (thank you to Mr McHenry for his support), an introduction to invasion games for Year 3, CrossCountry, Swim Squad, Rugby, Football and Cricket. This has resulted in huge improvements and created opportunities for all students across the novice and expert continuum. My thanks to all staff both in and outside of the department for their relentless hard work in ensuring that the quality of consistency of provision has been continuously available to all of our students.

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We have seen a number of our students take the lead in the community, officiating at Lewisham School Sports tournaments, and we have worked hard to keep our current partnerships with a number of clubs running smoothly. The Junior School has also continued to strengthen its relationships in the local community through mixed coaching and mini-tournaments with local schools. These mutually beneficial links not only provide our students with excellent coaching and opportunity, but allow students across the county to take part in sport, with exclusive use of our facilities and coaches. Helping both the school and wider community through sport and physical education is a key strand to the evolution of the PE department next year and I look forward to developing and evolving these relationships in the future.

Whilst you will be able to read the sporting highlights in the reports from our core sports which follow, I feel it is important to touch on a few moments that have been particular ‘stand-outs’ to us as a department this year. A huge well done to Micaal McFarlane for his Saracens selection – a just reward for his hard work and dedication, and to Finn Dixon, Zaki Fall and Calum Steele in year 9 for their Kent rugby selections. In swimming, the London Championship Team represented the College in style, all finishing in the top ten and breaking four school records.

Congratulations to James Sugrue and Sam Coulson for their club cricketing successes and individual awards received, we are sorry you didn’t get to put your talent on display this year! Well done to Aiden McHenry, Herbie Halliday, Emily Cadman and Jessica Machi in the Junior School for your netball, hockey, gymnastics and tennis successes respectively. Also huge congratulations to the ten hockey and netball players in the Senior School who are part of the Kent Development or County squads – the sheer volume of students playing at this level is very impressive and you should all be very proud. Well done to Robert McRae in year 7, who after a very long and turbulent diving journey won his Winter schools diving competition. Finally, a mention to the U16 basketball players who undoubtedly stole the show in their journey through the Lewisham and London Youth Games. All of the above students and athletes should be immensely proud of what they have achieved this year. We are all aware of the sacrifices you will have made, the commitment you continue to make, and the futures that you are all building for yourselves.

We wish you the best of luck as you continue on your sporting journeys and look forward to supporting you as you go.

As we all know the academic year was cut short as the country was put into lockdown due to the global

coronavirus pandemic. Whilst we were struck with the worst possible news that any sportsman, woman or child would want to hear, ‘All sport is cancelled until further notice’, we were desperate to ensure that the St Dunstan’s community felt supported by the PE department. It was highlighted now more than ever just how important physical activity is in order to stay healthy and happy. With that in mind we used the power of social media and our Firefly page to provide Screen Free Fitness sessions, also known as #SDCScreenFreeFit to our students; with a member of the PE department taking over each week to provide sessions, activities and ‘beat the teacher’ challenges on a particular theme. It has been an absolute pleasure to run and a real highlight of mine to have students, staff and parents all coming together as a community and getting involved in something that is so important for every single one of us. The Junior School were able to welcome some of their students back for the second half of the Trinity term, with a focus on athletics and cricket. We ran a modified combined Prep and PrePrep sports day, and also held our very first virtual sports day for those students who remained at home.

This was a particular highlight and we were so proud of the number of entries we received from our students at home, who all contributed towards their total House scores. Students at home were also able to access weekly practical lessons focusing on a different cricket and athletics skill each week. Participation in this was extremely high and we enjoyed receiving footage of students working on their skills at home.

As this year ends, it is with sadness that we are saying goodbye to a few members of the PE Department. Mr Woodward, Miss Low and Miss Charleton all leave us for pastures new. We thank you all so much for your commitment, dedication, relentless drive and passion in all that you have done over the years. Rugby, Hockey and Swimming are now in unrecognisable states from where they were and we have you to thank for this.

We also say thank you and goodbye to our year 13 students, especially Gabriele Chirico and India Rhoden, our sports prefects. We wish you all the very best of luck on your new adventures.

Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome new members to the department and get started on another fantastic year. With whole school developments taking place and the evolution of the PE department continuing, I look forward to writing to you with all the news and updates that a new academic year brings. For now – stay active, stay healthy, stay happy!

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RUGBY This year has seen a huge effort from all players to develop their skills, tactics and understanding of rugby, and apply these into a game situation. It has been a busy season with block fixtures for all age groups across every weekend of the Michaelmas Term. These fixtures have included both County and National Cup competitions as well as a number of pupils across each age grade gaining County representation for Kent Rugby. Here are a number of highlights from the past season.

The U12 rugby team made a successful start to the season with a vast number of students representing the College who had never played the game before.

With a large number of enthusiastic students we managed to field A-C teams over the course of the term. All students have shown an excellent commitment in both training and matches and this has been evident from the improvement in skill level and tactical awareness as the season has progressed. They have competed extremely well with all round team performances in every game always giving their best effort. The highlight of the season was winning the Lewisham School’s rugby festival at the Jubilee Ground in December.

The U13 squad have had an impressive season with a number of team members being selected to represent Kent at U13 level. Both the A and B teams have produced some excellent displays

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including winning the Lewisham Schools’ Festival. The skill level and tactical understanding from the entire team has been developed across the course of the season and they have become an extremely competent team. They have shown some excellent attacking flair, and with a large squad will be well placed to make further improvements next year.

The U14 squad have improved on a weekly basis and despite a slow start have developed their understanding of the game of rugby. Throughout the course of the season they have listened and worked tirelessly to apply their game plan that will carry them through to Year 10. The squad’s first experience of the County Cup was extremely positive as they reached the final of the County Vase. The squad will be well placed to enter the National Vase next season. The team carried on this success at the Kent Sevens at Dartford Grammar School, again narrowly missing out in the

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final of the Vase competition. Well done to all involved and I am sure the team can go one step further next season in both competitions.

The U15s enjoyed their last full season together and have never given up throughout their time at the College. They have continued to improve their game planning over the course of the season and are becoming a tough team to break down.

Their training ethic is good and the way in which they have embraced the College strength and conditioning programme is testament to their desire to improve.

The Senior Squad have worked incredibly hard this season and have been led superbly by Tom Cleverley-Lynch. The Year 11 players have really stepped up and added some real competition for places in the starting XV with Sean Sarpong, Micaal McFarlane, Zac Riley-Webster and Liam Orr leading by example. It has been pleasing to see the inclusion of the Year 11 students in the squad, all of whom have made a real impact appearing in the 1st XV throughout the season.

Performances have been bolstered by the contingent of Year 12 students led by Josh Balding, Finley Maplestone, Theo Mackley-Howell and Elliot Hodes adding some real experience to the team. The squad have had an extremely positive season winning seven fixtures and amassing some large scores in the second half of the season. Notable highlights were the performances in games against Cedars School, Ashford School and Kent College with the intensity in both attack and defence being superb as well as the character shown in both games. I would like to thank all of our Year 13 students for their efforts not only this season but for their commitment throughout their College life and wish them all the best with their rugby careers in the future.

Mr M Woodward Head of Rugby

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HOCKEY Hockey at the College has gone from strength to strength this year with some real talent emerging, as well as becoming one of the most inclusive sports with the growing number of boys who are beginning to play.

The Year 7s showed real potential early on in the year winning their first Saturday fixture against Sydenham and then continued to grow, managing to get to the semi-finals at the Colfe’s tournament in September. The commitment from many of the year group is commendable and there were lots of players who went from never having played before, to playing in competitive matches against other schools; well done.

The Year 8s continued to progress with a highlight for them playing in their first 11 a-side fixture and winning comfortably against Blackheath. Watch out for this squad.

The Year 9s had another strong year and with the inclusion of the European tour in February, made huge progress. They had a few very close matches and with some continued hard work will be a squad to watch out for next year.

The Year 10s had by far one of their best seasons, not only regarding results but also by demonstrating the values we strive to see in our St Dunstan’s sporting teams.

They were a cohesive group who were highly committed and a joy to coach. They even gave up extra time to coach younger students; well done to all involved. The highlights include beating Ibstock Place home and away in two very close matches,

as well as the tour to Valencia and stepping up to play against some very accomplished opponents.

The seniors have had a disrupted season due to many cancelled and postponed fixtures, however they have continued to train hard and this led to a strong final game against Emanuel in our nice new kit! Despite having a relatively young squad the St Dunstan’s team put all of their practice into play and battled hard, unfortunately losing 2-0 in a good competitive game.

Hockey is ever evolving at St Dunstan’s College with the inclusion of boy’s hockey as well as various club links being formed.

The Junior School sessions are of fantastic quality and well attended, with the Seniors leading by example at the top of the school. It is an exciting future.

Miss F Low Head of Hockey

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FOOTBALL Football continues to grow at the College with our players developing their confidence as individuals and as a collective. This has been hugely influenced by our relationship with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and their focus during our training sessions, but also by the attitude and application from our players in these sessions.

The 1st XI were incredibly young with seven of our starting eleven being U16. This showed in our opening game of the SKIL season against Christ’s Hospital going 4-0 down at half time from two corners, a penalty and one from open play. A talking to at half time saw us win the second half 1-0. The boys bounced back beating King’s Canterbury 3-2 showing grit and determination in the midfield battle. The season was frustratingly cut short by a certain pandemic and typical wet weather, just as our confidence was beginning to grow. The boys developed hugely as the season went on but must look to start the game brightly and press the opposition for possession. The 2nd XI enjoyed an encouraging 3-2 win against Christ’s Hospital and then a cagey 1-0 win against Colfe’s. Naivety against King’s Canterbury cost them a win.

the kick off. It is so difficult to come from

Our U14s and U15s never shirked any effort but were missing a goal threat in the final third. Again, these teams must look to start brightly and get into their shape from

Long may it continue.

behind, especially when a team is playing with confidence. The U15As were always there or thereabouts and were deserved winners against Brighton College with a 2-1 win. The U14Bs enjoyed a fantastic 4-1 win against King’s Canterbury with left back Will Hickey scoring all 4 goals!

The U13s have bags of potential but must look to focus more in training if they are to fulfil it. The U12s are the same, but there’s real scope for a strong side with Creighton Uti and Oliver Brogan being the picks of the bunch.

My thanks, as always, goes to the staff for their support and efforts with the boys.

Being the only non-boarding school in the SKIL League it is a huge ask from everyone to get out on Saturday afternoons, but the signs are there that we are improving.

Mr G Armstrong Head of Football

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NETBALL Netball continues to play an integral part in the sporting provision at St Dunstan’s.

The senior teams did not disappoint in their final fixtures together and should be commended for their continued efforts with playing, training and coaching younger teams in the school. With notable successes against Blackheath, Langley Park, Eltham and Colfe’s, the senior teams should be pleased with how their season progressed. As with every year, we are sadly saying goodbye to our Year 13s and netball in particular will lose a number of students who have been absolutely integral in the development and success of netball at the College. There are far too many to mention them all, however special mentions must go to India Rhoden, Portialee BeckfordMartin, Shelby Gros-Desirs, Bobbie Bloomer, Polly Bannister, Mia Redfern, Ottilie Bright, Maja Sienkiewicz and Milly Clarke, who between them have paved the way and left a legacy behind that they should be proud of. India especially has confidently captained the 1st team and been pivotal in the progress of the netball programme and sport as a whole at the College. Well done girls – you will be sorely missed and I wish you the very best in all your future endeavours! To the Year 12s, 11s and 10s coming up – there is an exciting future for netball at St Dunstan’s and we are looking to you to continue that legacy! We look forward to seeing you in action next season and know that you will champion the sport at the College.

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with some hard fought close encounters and epic last minute winning goals.

Commitment to the programme from this group of girls has been excellent, with 2 teams regularly featuring in fixtures; something that has not always happened in previous years’ U15 squads. With notable performances in the Lewisham Schools tournament and fixtures against Royal Russell, Hayes and Blackheath, the girls have gone from strength to strength and the tight knit cohesion of the squads has facilitated their improvement.

Particular mentions must go to Desiree Oghomi, Tapasya Tiwari, Amelie May and Aniela Cabut, whose dedication throughout the season could not be faulted. This group of girls have bags of potential and we are all excited to see how they respond and progress in the step up to senior sport next year. Well done girls and good luck!

The U14 teams have been exceptional this year, not just in fixtures but in the way they have dedicated themselves to training and improvement. They are unrecognisable from where they were this time last year and have truly developed into excellent athletes. The close knit dynamic of the A team especially allowed them to play with trust, confidence and flair, and their results reflected this.

Notable highlights against Kent College, Sydenham, Colfe’s and Blackheath and first place in the mixed Lewisham

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Schools Tournament were just rewards for their hard work, and all girls should be extremely proud of their achievements.

Special mentions must go to Nastassja Dao (not only for her commitment to school netball but also Kent Netball), Aley Owoh, Mariandie Haritsis and Izzy Bloomer but also Molly Wilson who not only came in and made an impact as a new member of the team, but also stepped up to play with the strong U15A team, receiving player of the match! Next year is an exciting one for this group and we wish you the best of luck – well done!

The U13s had a developing year following on from the successful Bath Netball Tour in October. Despite coming up against tough opposition, the resilience that this group has shown has been outstanding.

The motto of ‘we don’t lose we learn’ has been embedded into this group and their determination to improve and succeed was borne out in their later fixtures against Blackheath, Hayes and Royal Russell.

Whilst the talent in this team is still very raw, their commitment to the sport and ambition to improve as athletes has been wonderful to see. I am sure that next season they will continue on their journey down the right path and reap the rewards of their continued hard work. Well done girls, stick at it!

outside of school, the rate at which every student has progressed has been absolutely excellent. All squads battled hard in all of their fixtures and despite coming up against some strong competition, remained positive and really started to come into their own as the season progressed.

Notable fixtures against Royal Russell and Blackheath deserve a mention as well as the first place finish at the Lewisham Schools Tournament - a just reward for hard work throughout the season and a real highlight for all students who played.

Special mentions to those who have had a real impact this year must go to Mila Dao, Matilda Passmore, Ava Holohan, Jessica Nzekwe, Sian Konijnenberg, Teddy Black, Elizabeth Obu and Mary Emerson-Glen. It must also be noted that the Year 7 students have had to battle some of the most atrocious weather, with rain, sleet and gale force winds always falling on a Monday during after-school training. Despite this, their positivity, resilience and ‘keep calm and carry on’ approach to playing sport has been exceptional. Fingers crossed Mother Nature will be kinder to you all next season!

Well done girls.

Miss R Watkins Director of Sport and Physical Education Head of Netball

The U12 squads (all 6 of them – a record number for St Dunstan’s!) have had exciting seasons this year. With many of our students being new to the sport, as well as some of our members playing

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SWIMMING The swimming programme continues to develop with record numbers at training from both a development and competitive perspective.

We have been extremely impressed with our Lower School swimmers who have put in a number of outstanding performances across both local and regional galas. A friendly gala against James Allen’s Girls School was a particular highlight for the girls and a tough but enjoyable meet with Eltham stood out for the boys. Special mentions must go to Georgina BrownWilliams, Evan Birrane, Finn Dixon, Joseph O’Connor-Coffey and Mathis Jouy for their performances here.

The Trinity Group Gala was another highlight; as one of our major competitions of the season, it is a chance to compete against other local, larger schools and an opportunity to put St Dunstan’s on the map. Our swimmers did not disappoint and should all be extremely proud of their performances.

James Sugrue must get a special mention here, not only for his performance on the day but his encouragement throughout the season and his sheer commitment to training and competing.

The most stand-out event of the season this year was the Bath Cup. Despite COVID-19 trying its hardest to cancel the event, it went ahead and our swimmers made the most of this national competition, competing against all of the best swimming schools in the country. Despite an extremely young

team, St Dunstan’s showed huge levels of confidence and class, featuring in nearly every race. For the first time ever the boys 4x100m Freestyle relay qualified for the finals. A fantastic leg from Pharell Nimoh saw a personal best and helped to secure our place, and the boys gave it their all and finished with their heads held high.

The girls swam very well individually and made it to the finals in the Medley Relay. Evan Birrane stepped up again and carried the team to another personal best.

Well done to all those involved – you represented the College in style!

The swimming programme should be commended for the ‘team spirit’ that it fosters across all ages and levels. This is borne out in the student-led coaching that happens on a weekly basis (well done Amelia John on your efforts here!) The galas are littered with swimmers from all years coming together to produce fantastic results and we are excited to see what the future holds, with plenty of potential coming through.

Miss G Charleton Head of Swimming

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CCF 2019 - 2020 proved to be a very interesting year for the CCF. Unfortunately we had to deal with Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown, which shortened our training year. On a more positive note, it was the first time in the Contingent’s history that we saw an all-female line up in the senior cadet roles in the CCF. Sofia Saif led the Royal Navy Section as Coxswain, Grace Hwang led the Army Section as RSM and Holly Burnell led the Corps of Drums as Drum Major.

The year started with our usual training plan and successful trips took place during the Michaelmas Term, the highlight of these being our annual Remembrance Parade at Lewisham. We also saw Sgt Truelove, our SSI, be promoted and take on a Contingent of his own. We hope in future to conduct some joint exercises with our Army Sections. We also welcomed our new SSI Sgt Telford, who joins us, bringing expertise from his years of service as a Royal Marine sniper. Although the training year was shortened, I would like to mention how impressed both the officers and senior cadets were with the Year 9 cohort. During Monday Parades and field exercises, this year group demonstrated great levels of enthusiasm for everything that they took part in and we look forward to them developing in to qualified cadets over the course of this year. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Captain Giles Phillips, after over 15 years’ service as Head of Army Section. Captain Phillips was instrumental in the development of the Army Section at St Dunstan’s College and I would like to take this opportunity to recognise his significant contribution to the CCF. It goes without saying that all

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the cadets and officers are looking forward to resuming a full and exciting training programme where possible next year. My personal thanks for the continued support of the adult volunteers that help make St Dunstan’s College CCF so successful.

Major R Davies Contingent Commander

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CCF PRIZE WINNERS Royal Navy Awards RN Section Most Promising Recruit

Inaya Rouse-Farooq

Junior Rate Award

Thurston Gibbs

Collingwood Telescope

Amelia John

Coxswain’s Sword

Sophia Saif

Army Section Awards Army Section Most Promising Recruit

Ariene Horner

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Joe Shanks

Best Shot Cup

Thom Wilson Chen

Pace Stick

Polly Bannister

Sword of Honour

Grace Hwang

Corps of Drums Awards Commanding Officer’s Bugle

Livvy Cleverley-Lynch

Drum Major’s Award

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD It seems right to start this review of the year by marking the final term of Mr Phillips’ tenure as co-ordinator of the Duke of Edinburgh Award at St Dunstan’s. The programme has grown to be unrecognisable from the one that he inherited and many of our pupils, current and old, would never have gone on to achieve what they did without his relentless support.

His passionate belief that the world outdoors has so much to offer as a part of a modern education was an inspiration to staff and students alike. No doubt he will still be leading expeditions to the great benefit of many more young people in his new employment, and we wish him all the best.

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Ex-Royal Marine Mr Telford then joined the College to take on the new role of SSI and Head of Adventurous Activity, which now incorporates the Duke of Edinburgh Award. With Bronze, Silver and Gold expeditions diarised, everything was set for another successful year. His first challenge was leading the Year 11 Silver Practice Expedition, which always happens early on to avoid having too much impact on other pupil commitments later in the year. The risk associated with an early expedition is always the great British weather, and we were not disappointed.

Midway through the first day, the heavens opened and staff, pupils, and all expedition gear was soaked. I was fortunate to be on the expedition that afternoon and I can honestly say that I did not hear one word of complaint from a single pupil, even as they tried to pitch tents and prepare meals in the pouring rain. The expedition was a great success and we looked forward to maintaining the momentum as we moved onto the Gold Practice and beyond; or so we thought.

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Clearly, the pandemic that followed meant that continuing with the expeditions was impossible; Government guidance simply didn’t allow it. Rather than giving up and lamenting opportunities missed, I would like to congratulate all of those pupils who have used the time at home to make progress on the other components of their award, and keep their DofE profiles moving in the right direction. Just because we could not get out, that did not mean we needed to stop moving forward.

Looking ahead, I have absolutely no doubt that it is going to be another challenging year with two cohorts rather than one to achieve qualification. There have been a number of adjustments put in place to make the Awards more accessible given current restrictions, and Mr Telford will be working closely with the regional office to ensure that our pupils have access to every advantage possible. I have no doubt that with the resilience and fortitude shown by staff and pupils in difficult circumstances this year, we have a great deal to look forward to in confronting the challenges ahead.

Mr D Gower Assistant Head Co-Curricular

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Charity

This has been a fantastic year for fundraising at the College, led capably by Prefect Jonathan Tyvesse, and the dedicated volunteers of the Junior and Senior School Charities Committees. Thanks to the incredible generosity and energy of our whole community, we managed to raise in total over five thousand pounds for a range of very good causes. This figure is an even more impressive feat, when one remembers that it was achieved in only one and a half terms of school, before lockdown.

Michaelmas Term began with the traditional St Dunstan’s Macmillan Tea Party. The truly sumptuous array of baked treats, that were generously donated by talented bakers of our community, alongside a Senior School doughnut sale, raised over £800. Soon after, we held a ‘wear yellow for Young Minds’ day in order to raise, again, over £800 to support essential services for young people’s mental health.

In the second half of Michaelmas Term, we began a collection for Lewisham Foodbank, and were stunned with the generosity of donations of essential food items and seasonal treats from our community. Weekly trips to deliver these required many pairs of hands, such was the amount to carry! In addition, just under two hundred pounds was also raised for Lewisham Foodbank, through donations given after the Michaelmas Concert. The characteristic dedication to social justice, compassion and kindness of St Dunstan’s students, parents, and teachers is something very special about our school, and it was particularly evident in the Foodbank drive. I extend once again

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my thanks for all that was so generously given, to help those families in extremely difficult situations in our local community.

The wonderful Christmas Carol Service provided another opportunity for fundraising. On this occasion, the St Dunstan’s community raised over £400 for the homelessness charity Centre Point.

Our annual Christmas Jumper Day, which was a visually striking and jolly end to Michaelmas Term, also raised nearly £800 for Save The Children.

Lent, although unexpectedly short this year, was another productive term for fundraising in the College. The students organised a basketball match between Year 11 and Sixth Form players, and donated money either to play, or to be a spectator at what was extremely energetic and exciting game. Proceeds raised, along with donations collected in Tutor Groups, totalled £750 which was donated to the Sickle Cell Society. When St Dunstan’s students witnessed the devastation of the bush fire crisis in Australia, they did not hesitate in getting organised. A highly successful bake sale, and another Tutor Group collection, raised just under £1000 which was donated to the World Wildlife Fund working in Australia.

Ms P Butler Head of College Charity and Charitable Partnerships

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Youth volunteering & Community Partnership Across the year, the St Dunstan’s student body has continued to engage with making a difference in the community and giving their time to others.

As ever, a wide range of students have lent their knowledge, assistance and time to the Junior School, both in lessons and in after-school care, which has been greatly appreciated by all involved. Students from Year 13 commendably maintained the Catford Bridge Station Community Library throughout the year, keeping it well-stocked for a very grateful range of local readers. A group of Year 7 students pioneered a new initiative to pull together food collections for Catford Library’s food bank through a form-group competition with very impressive results, and this club is rolling forward into the new school year. We are seeing new opportunities for students throughout the school, in the

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College, the community and further afield; lower school Community Action clubs are already up and running, a group looking to turn the streets of Catford and Lewisham green by planting street trees is gathering momentum, and opportunities are opening up internationally as we establish links with refugee centres in Calais. With students already generating their own ideas for fundraising and volunteering projects, it looks set to be an excellent year ahead for volunteers at St Dunstan’s.

Mr R Grocock Coordinator of Youth Volunteering

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CORONAVIRUS

Community support through the coronavirus pandemic The College was delighted to be able to offer support to the local community throughout the period of initial lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 750 items of PPE were produced

by St Dunstan’s Design and Technology Department. Speaking about the production, Mr Randall, Head of Design and Technology, explained: ‘Community is at the heart of everything we do at St Dunstan’s. We have been making PPE including face masks and visors for the NHS. We have been cutting them out on our laser cutter, and once they’re cut, they are then ready to be sent out to the local community. We know this is a very challenging time for many of our NHS, care and key workers, so we wanted to be able to help in this way, and hopefully the PPE will be able to support those in our community working on the front line.’

The PPE was distributed locally between University College Hospital, King’s College London, St Christopher’s Hospice and Bethlem Royal Hospital as well as local GP surgeries.

The College was also able to donate food and drink to Catford’s Saturday Soup Kitchen, as well as the Trussell Trust Foodbank in Forest Hill. There was also a dedicated Support Hub created on our website featuring the latest NHS and PHE guidance, mental health advice and daily

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tips for lockdown suggested by teachers and pupils. St Dunstan’s Lectures were posted online for the whole community to enjoy and attracted more than 15,000 views.

The Jubilee Ground was used as a testing ground during the pandemic and also provided free parking for NHS and key worker staff.

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Green Soc Green Soc is the first Environmental Society at St Dunstan’s College.

The club was started in October 2018 by Ottilie Bright, now in Year 13, with the support of the amazing Eco-Team.

Our College is signed up to Eco-Schools, an internationally recognised programme which provides a pathway for schools to become more environmentally aware.

We are aiming to achieve our Green Flag Award which will ensure our College continues to make eco-friendly decisions and has a positive environmental impact on our planet. So far as a club we have managed to achieve a multitude of actions within only 18 months.

As part of striving towards the Green Flag Award we undertook a detailed environmental review of the College. We then created an Action Plan outlining what we would undertake first in order to move our College towards becoming more environmentally aware. During this progression, Mr Hewlett (Headmaster), Mrs Wilkins (College Bursar) and Dr Preece (Head of Geography & UCAS) have helped support Green Soc’s actions and enabled changes to be implemented into College life.

We have now reached a major milestone in our first 18 months of existence through collaboration with students and staff, and the many achievements along the way has resulted in us being awarded Eco-Schools Bronze status and the first step towards achieving the ultimate Green Flag Award.

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So, a big thank you from Green Soc to everybody who has contributed to achieving the Bronze Award by taking part in the many activities we have organised.

Some of our highlights to date are: 1.

Creating a dress made out of plastic collected from around the College and modelled at the Arts Week fashion show to raise awareness for plastic pollution, along with the creation of a sketchbook outlining the environmental problems we are facing;

2. Attending the Fridays for Future Youth Strike 4 Climate Change on behalf of the school; 3. Creating an Instagram page for students and carers to follow us and use as a platform to raise awareness and provide updates to our followers; 4. Creating a Firefly page for students linking to useful websites and providing updates on what we do; 5. Creating an Eco-Board highlighting information on what the school is doing to become eco-friendly; 6. Promoting and encouraging Meat Free Tuesdays; 7. Raising £260 towards Sharklife and adopting SDC’s first endangered animal from WWF;

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8. Creating an anti-litter campaign in the form of posters and notices around the College, e.g. Notice to teachers to bring in their own re-usable water bottle and to encourage students to do this too; 9. Giving presentations to raise awareness on environmental issues to the whole Senior School and the Junior School; 10. Performing multiple ‘litter picks’ with students; 11. Inviting Ross Harrison, an environmentalist and film maker, to give a lecture to students.

Green Soc has also helped to influence and inspire other successful environmental initiatives, and in collaboration with Mrs Wilkins was instrumental in the formation of the Sustainability Committee which has led to the: 1.

Stopping of purchasing plastic water bottles from the Refectory; 2. Creation of a Travel Plan in reaction to the results of the air quality assessment (despite it being safe) to mitigate the impact of the emissions around our College;

3. Planting of more bee friendly and wildflowers in spare places around the College; 4. Creation of a page for sustainability on the College’s website; 5. Automatic shut down every night of all PCs and other electrical equipment including the lights at the Jubilee Ground; 6. Introduction of ‘Turn off your engine’ signs to the front of the College; 7. A week dedicated to sustainability each half term; 8. Catering team now monitoring and recording our food wastage; 9. Installation of recycling bins in all classrooms in the College; 10. Implementation of sustainable features in the New Build such as a green roof ... and so much more!

So once again a very big thank you from the Green Soc. Ottilie Bright Sixth Former, Head of Green Soc

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Reception As part of our topic ‘Frozen Planet’, the children visited Catford Library to find books on the topic and participate in a story session. The children also were able to select their own books to bring back to class which they enjoyed sharing with one another. In an era of library closures, it was a lovely opportunity to celebrate the wonderful range of fiction and non-fiction available to children in our libraries. The experience of being in a library environment lent itself to talking about how to handle books correctly and find them on the shelves.

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Trip to The ShardTuesday 4 February Year 1 went to the top of The Shard as part of our IPC topic Buildings. It was an amazing opportunity to spot lots of the iconic London landmarks that we had learned about, and we also walked to Tower Bridge and spotted HMS Belfast.

The children learned more about different building materials and why some buildings used certain materials over others. When we returned to school, pupils designed their own landmarks inspired by those they had seen.

Visit to the Building siteThursday 6 February We had the chance to visit the building site for our new Junior School. We got to meet the team of builders who took us on a tour of the site and answered all of our questions. We put on our hard hats and hi vis jackets and saw all of the amazing machinery; we loved watching the mixer at work pushing the cement into the ground making the foundations strong. The team also showed us the designs for the new building and we got to explore what the building will look like inside using special technology.

Visit from a DentistTuesday 10 March We enjoyed a special visit from one of our parents, Dr Prasad, who is a dentist. He was able to use his giant set of teeth to teach us about all of the different types of teeth we have in our mouths. Dr Prasad then used his giant toothbrush to show us what we need to do to keep our teeth and gums clean and healthy. We were also given a plaque disclosing tablet which showed us how well we were brushing our teeth. We were definitely all better brushers after Dr Prasad’s visit!

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Healthy Eating DayThursday 27 February Year 1 were lucky enough to visit the Refectory and meet the chefs who work hard to prepare our delicious lunches each day. We went for a tour of the kitchens and saw all of the huge ovens, fridges and freezers used to cook and store our delicious lunches. The children could not believe the how big the ketchup bottles were! Next, the chefs showed us lots of healthy fruits and vegetables that we could try. Dragon fruit was very popular. We also learned about the different food groups and what it means to have a balanced, healthy diet. We had a fantastic time and were very thankful to chef Tony and the rest of the kitchen team.

Bridge WorkshopFriday 31 January We enjoyed a special workshop from one of our parents, Ms Gatto, an architect who specialises in bridge design. She taught us all about the different ways bridges are made and how they are designed to be strong. She showed us images of bridges she had designed and made mini models for us to put to the test. We found out that the strongest structures are made from triangles. The bridge made of wooden lolly sticks glued together in triangle shapes was strong enough to hold the weight of all of us!

We were lucky enough to have a visit from our College archivist, Mr Johnstone.

He taught us all about the history of our school, and we learned about how the school was founded, what happened during the wars, how it became a school for both girls and boys and about the buildings that were built after WWII. We found out that our Pre-Prep building used to be the Headmaster’s house, and that the name Catford comes from cattle fording!

Visit to the Museum of LondonWednesday 18 September 2019 Year 1 enjoyed a visit to the Museum of London. We explored the War, Fire and Plague gallery to look at artefacts and images from the 1600s. We enjoyed seeing inside a typical 1600s house and watching a film about the events of the Great Fire told through extracts from Samuel Pepys’ diary. In the afternoon, we took part in an interactive workshop where we handled artefacts and retold the story of the Great Fire of London. It was a brilliant day!

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Year 2 began the year with a visit to Ladywell Fields as part of our Our World topic, where we learnt more about the amazing animal habitats right on our doorstep. We peered under logs looking for minibeasts, listened to chattering squirrels and tweeting Great Tits, and identified trees by their leaf shapes.

Our Lent term topic was People of the Past, where we learned about significant figures from history. We voyaged from Catford to London Bridge to visit the Golden Hinde, a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s vessel in which he sailed around the world. We sang sea shanties as we pulled up the anchor, learnt the difference between ‘fore’ and ‘aft’ and discovered that the small cannons were called minions! 02T continued this nautical theme as part of their class assembly, busting some myths about pirates and sporting a selection of very handsome Elizabethan beards.

02S took the opportunity in their class assembly to learn more about the life and work of Florence Nightingale, how she got rid of rats, flung open the windows and nursed the soldiers.

We continued our celebration on the last day before Exeat where we came to school dressed as a person from the past that was meaningful to us. From Muhammad Ali to King Charles and Rosa Parks, an incredible selection of historical figures came to visit!

We then invited Year 1 into our classrooms to share some fascinating facts and explain why these people were meaningful to us.

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Museum of London The Museum of London was the first Year 3 trip of the Year. We travelled into London on the train and then walked through Paternoster Square towards the museum. The first treat was seeing St Paul’s Cathedral, which is always an awe-inspiring building to observe.

Even those of us who had seen it before could not help but marvel at its size and architectural design. We then continued to the museum to explore the different galleries. The purpose of the trip was to support our learning about Scavengers and Settlers. The museum was like a time travel machine because we experienced early history through to modern-day life all in the space of a few hours. It was incredible to see so many artefacts that helped make our classroom learning more real. When we got back to school all the children got a House point because they managed to get from London to Catford in complete silence! It was a super trip!

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Seeing Year 3 come to school in ‘Stone Age’ clothing was a sure way to bring a smile to everyone’s face. Somewhat more unnerving was meeting a Stone Age man – who appeared in our classrooms and grunted greetings at everyone! Flint spent the whole day with us teaching us about scavengers and settlers and different periods in early history. We learnt how animals were hunted, how tools were made and used, how people gathered food, settled in groups and started trading. The highlight of the day was probably seeing lots of children chase a woolly mammoth around our school field!

A favourite IPC topic in Year 3 is Saving the World. The learning focuses around the Amazon rainforest – its people, wildlife and the effects of deforestation. It proved rather challenging to organise a school trip to the Amazon, so instead the rainforest came to us! (Well almost!) Year 3 were delighted (and at times horrified) to see and touch some of the wildlife that would be found on the forest floor and up in the trees. Lucy from Zoolab introduced us to a rat, a giant snail, a corn snake (Mary Jane), a cockroach (TJ) and a tarantula (Zelda).

All the creatures were tame and probably more afraid of us than we were of them. It was a great opportunity for everyone to be close to animals and insects that we might not ordinarily encounter, and it brought the Amazon just that little bit closer to Catford!

Horniman museum We are so lucky to have this great learning resource so close by. A short bus ride got us to the Horniman museum just in time for our workshop on life in the Amazon. We were able to see and touch objects from the Amazon jungle – everyday items that people use, like cooking utensils and jewellery. We went to the World and Natural History Galleries. We had the challenge of finding an item for each letter of the alphabet – a task which kept us busy for a long time.

One of the highlights of this museum is the Butterfly House. We crept in very carefully, taking care not to step on any of the butterflies. If we stood still, the butterflies came and landed on us! This was a very interesting educational trip and it was some very tired children who returned to College at the end of the day!

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Drama Workshop On the penultimate day of rehearsals for their production of Seussical Jr in March, Year 4 were delighted to welcome Jack and Flo from VIBE Arts to their rehearsal space at the Jubilee Ground for a dance and performance workshop. Jack and Flo were blown away by the pupils’ commitment and energy, and spent a fun morning polishing dance routines and encouraging the children towards ever more confident performances.

British Museum IPC trip In November, Year 4 visited the Egyptian Galleries at the British Museum as part of their IPC Topic Temples, Tombs and Treasures. After exploring the fascinating insights offered into life in Ancient Egypt by the huge range of artefacts on display, the children enjoyed a demonstration of how technology, specifically CAT scanning, enables us to look inside Ancient Mummies and recreate their bodies, faces and the ornaments with which they were buried.

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Visit to the Dulwich Picture Gallery Year 4 visited the Dulwich Picture Gallery and had fun exploring the artworks on show. They took part in a workshop to learn how to use art and music in order to convey feelings and emotions. The children explored using different art supplies and drawing techniques to show different levels of emotion. The children also had an opportunity to explore the gallery and chose their favourite painting to use as a prompt in a free writing exercise back at school, putting into practice and adapting what they had learnt in the workshop to their writing.

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Buddhist Temple trip Year 4 had an enlightening trip to Kagyu Samye Dzong London Tibetan Buddhist Centre where they learnt about the history and teachings of Buddhism from a resident monk. The children were encouraged to ask questions about Buddhism and the temple and were treated to a tour of the building including the beautiful and impressive shrine rooms. The room of one thousand Buddhas was a highlight! The Year 4 pupils then got a chance to practise some quiet mindfulness which capped off a relaxing and reflective afternoon.

Mr R Hindes and Mrs C Robertson Junior School Teachers

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This year has been an exciting year of trips and events for Year 5.

For our first IPC topic we got dressed up as gods, goddesses and monsters for Greek day where we learned about Ancient Greece.

The day ended with an almighty battle between Athens and Sparta in the playground.

For another trip, we became scientists for the day when we visited the L’Oreal Young Scientist Laboratory. After learning about acids and alkalis, we practised our accurate measuring to weigh out the chemicals to make our own lip balms and bath bombs. We had loads of fun choosing the scents and colours and watching them fizz in our mixture. That evening, our baths were bubbling with pink, red, blues and greens!

In the Lent term we took a trip to space! At St Dunstan’s Space Academy, we tested if we could be an astronaut. When we went to the Science Museum to watch Hubble 3D it really felt like the stars were shooting towards us and around us with our 3D glasses on. We ended the topic with a bang by having a Space Exhibition and launching rockets on the field. Some went really high and others didn’t quite make it into orbit and instead ended up soaking the teachers and the rocket launchers which was very funny!

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Year 6 France Residential Year 6 enjoyed an educational and fun-filled trip to Burgundy during the second week of term.

Particular highlights included making tartouillat (a traditional French apple cake), rope-making at Guédelon (a 13th century castle replica that is currently being built) and eating snails! Pupils had a day trip to Vézelay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, completing a scavenger hunt on their way up to the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene.

At Maison Claire Fontaine, Year 6 participated in a number of French lessons and applied their new language skills at a local farmers’ market.

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At the start of the year, all of Year 7 went on a three-day residential trip to Blenheim Woods in Oxfordshire.

Enthusiasm was high on the journey there and staff members Miss Hughes, Miss Esposito, Mr Watts, Mr McClune, Ms Dosanjh and Mr Truelove were fortunate enough to listen to beautiful choral tunes from the Year 7s for the two-hour trip down…

Once arrived at camp, students were put into their ‘Tribes’ for the three days. Students experienced a number of workshops that focused on learning key survival skills such as camouflage and concealment, cutting tools, wild fire cooking and shelter building. We were fortunate to have fantastic weather over the three days and so many students chose to sleep in the shelters they built made from nothing more than sticks and tarpaulin! The staff were a little less adventurous and preferred to use the tipi-tents that the Bushcraft company provided.

Students also got creative to make their own ‘flags’ to put on their tents. Special mention has to be given to Calista, Ava, Sian, Gethin, Coco, Renee and Ayana for their ‘S’more’ flag, which paid tribute to the campfire treat of marshmallows and biscuits that students got to make!

Students also showed their creative talent in the ‘Tribes got Talent’ show. Special mention needs to be given to Mary and Maisie for their excellent rendition of ‘When I’m Gone’ using cups and Finn’s acting skills.

Students never failed to rise to the challenge and showed great courage throughout all the activities they did. Some even consumed salmon eyeballs! The climax of the trip had to be when the Year 7s saved the teachers from a ‘plane crash’.

Luckily for the teachers, the students did a sterling job, demonstrating incredible teamwork, by getting the teachers out of the wreckage and patching them all up with emergency First Aid bandages. It is safe to say that all were smiling on the way back home!

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During last October’s Exeat, 6 members of staff and 63 Geography students from Years 7 to 10 ventured to the far north in search of the land of ‘Fire and Ice’. The 5-day adventure to the fascinating, volcanic island of Iceland wowed students and teachers alike with its otherworldly landscapes and captivating Nordic culture.

The trip took in some of the most interesting tectonic landscapes of the Golden Triangle in the south of the country, including: The spectacular waterfalls of Golfoss and Skogafoss where JRR Tolkien is said to have drawn inspiration for the Lord of the Rings, and the Geysir and Thingvellier national parks where they witnessed jets of volcanically heated water and the meeting place of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.

The trip, although primarily intended to inspire awe in the natural world, was also was directly relevant to the Geography Curriculum for GCSE and Key Stage Three. Hiking with crampons up the sadly dwindling Skaftafell Glacier impressed the power of ice to shape the landscape whilst at the same time illustrated mankind’s ability to influence our climate for the worse. A tour of the Hellishidi geothermal power plant allowed students to appreciate the mechanics behind harnessing the Earth’s natural energy to provide cheap, green energy, and after several days exploring lava tunnels, trekking around

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volcanic craters, and walking dramatic black sand beaches, the students were able to visit the award-winning Lava Centre, an interactive exhibition which explained how all these remarkable features came about and also the hazards with which they are associated.

The trip, however, was not all Geography, and the students were also able to soak up some of the local customs and traditions.

Bathing in outdoor swimming pools and natural hot springs and getting a chance to explore the streets of Vik and Reykjavik, all the while accompanied by our trusty guide Eric who entertained us with his local knowledge and tales of trolls, Vikings and hidden people (elves), gave the students an insight into and appreciation for Icelandic life. All in all, the trip was a fantastic success, which I am sure will leave an indelible imprint on the minds of staff and students alike. I, for one, cannot wait for my next visit!

Mr P Dawson Teacher of Geography

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Year 12 to Paris Year 12 kicked off their time in Sixth Form with a two day trip to Paris.

This was our third annual overseas trip at the start of Year 12. We met early on Thursday morning at St Pancras station, and waited nervously to find out whether everyone had brought their passports. The train to Paris is the most civilised way to travel, and we quickly found ourselves speeding through the flat farmscapes of northern France.

On arrival at the Gare du Nord, we made our way quickly to our hostel – our first hop on the Paris Métro. The Hostel Generator is situated in the 10th Arrondissement, close to the restaurants, cafés and bars around Canal Saint-Martin.

We quickly dropped our bags and headed straight out to make the most of our first afternoon in Paris.

We made firstly for Montmartre and the famous Sacré Cœur. We enjoyed spectacular vistas over Paris, as well as the breathtaking interior of the basilica itself.

Students took free time in Montmartre to sit down to lunch and absorb the bohemian atmosphere in one of the many restaurants in the area. We enjoyed a very civilised afternoon in the late summer sun.

After returning back to the hostel to check in and freshen up, we then set out for downtown Paris. We enjoyed a typically French meal involving frites, and then set out to ‘flâner’ past many notable cultural institutions in the balmy evening air, stopping finally at the Hôtel de Ville where students spent some free time enjoying the quintessential Parisian ambience.

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The next day was made much more exciting by that most traditional of French experiences – a metro strike!

Fortunately our tour company had been able to arrange last minute coaches for us to use. We checked out of our rooms and stuffed our bags into the coaches, setting out for the Arc de Triomphe. Inside, we took in the exhibition on the history of the monument, before heading out on to the roof for views all the way down the Champs Élysées to the Louvre, as well as all around the rest of Paris.

Afterwards we made our way to the Musée d’Orsay, where students took in the remarkable history of Art in eighteenth century France, before heading out to enjoy the sunshine around the Eiffel Tower. The coach then took us back to the Gare du Nord, where students were most excited to treat themselves to a meal from Five Guys! The whole trip was a great bonding experience, and students will have kindled friendships that will support them throughout their time in Sixth Form.

Mr T Scambler Head of Year 12

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Year 13 Tudor History Conference In November 2019, Year 13 History students had the opportunity to experience university-style lectures delivered by exciting and inspirational academics on Tudor England at the Central Baptist Bloomsbury Church. Distinguished guests were Dr David Starkey, a renowned English Constitutional historian, radio and television presenter; Professor John Morrill, a noted British Historian and academic; and Professor Susan Doran, Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Oxford.

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Psychology in Action In December 2019, A-Level psychology students enjoyed a trip into central London to attend the Psychology in Action event. Students got to experience five incredibly engaging sessions covering many aspects of psychology, from how to master memory to the link between dancing and the brain. Students found out what happens in the brain when we learn and store new memories, and why we shouldn’t always trust everything we remember. As part of this session, students got involved in quizzes and games to explore memory and how to improve it using psychology and neuroscience research.

In another session with Sophie Scott, a leading neuroscientist at UCL, students discovered how and why we laugh and why this is such an important part of our communication repertoire. This session involved listening to some amusing voice clips to try to decipher how our brains process the information in speech and voices, and how we control our voice.

In a further session Peter Lovatt, a psychologist and former professional dancer who combines his two passions in his incredible research, discussed the link between dancing and the brain. This

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session had the students up off their seats, getting thoroughly involved with a dance routine as they questioned how dancing changes the way we think and solve problems.

As well as these exciting sessions, students received some very useful hints and tips on how to make their exams a success, from an AQA examiner.

Ms L Haddington Head of Psychology

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Chemistry There were several Chemistry trips this year, including a trip to Chemistry in Action where Year 12 chemists got an opportunity to hear chemists discussing their work including personalised cancer treatments and the chemistry of different flavours and smells.

In another trip, 20 keen Year 9 Chemistry students set off to the L’Oreal Young Scientist Centre at the Royal Institution to attend a Colorful Chemistry workshop.

Students had the chance to explore the origins of colour, how white light is made of many colours, before carrying out flame tests on metal cations and making their own dyes from natural sources of blueberries and passion fruit and an artificial azo dye, Para-Red.

Mr Kimuli took the Year 7 scholars to the L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre to complete a workshop on ‘Good Clean Fun: Make and Test your own Shampoo’. Students performed their own experiments on a commercial shampoo, measuring the viscosity, foamability, pH and learning about its emulsifying properties, and made and tested their own shampoo.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day has always been a key celebration at St Dunstan’s College and this year we unveiled a large poppy display to mark the occasion: it featured more than 650 poppies and included two ‘rivers’ of poppies, which hung from each side of the front entrance.

Our maintenance team installed a giant poppy at the front of the College, and the display also featured a large white cross in the centre of the ‘D’ and more than 150 smaller crosses, each representing a former pupil who had fallen during the Second World War and other conflicts, before and since. A donation was made to the Poppy appeal on behalf of the College.

The annual Service of Remembrance took place on Monday 11 November. Pupils, staff, Governors and Dunstonians gathered in the Great Hall which was beautifully decorated for the occasion with a sea of red petals on the stage and stairs leading to it.

The assembly was led by Canon Boswell and the Headmaster, Mr Hewlett. During the assembly, Mr Hewlett spoke to pupils about the importance of remembrance and St Dunstan’s significant losses during the First and Second World Wars. The College then gathered outside on the crescent for a minute’s silence, prayers and readings by Canon Boswell and the Head of School.

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A record number of cadets and staff attended the CCF Royal Naval Section Trafalgar Night dinner which this year took place on Friday 11 October in the Jubilee Ground Pavilion main hall. As marked across the Royal Naval Fleet every year, the thirty diners gathered to celebrate Lord Nelson’s victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Open to the senior RN cadets in Years 11, 12 and 13, along with CCF staff, attendees enjoyed the traditional fare of roast beef as part of a 3-course dinner cooked and served up in excellent style by the Holroyd Howe team.

With the Year 11 cadets assisting Cdr Main with the toasts, graces, and speeches, it was an excellent evening that was rounded off with some hearty singing of several favourite sea shanties.

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STEM week Science Technology Engineering and Maths week ran from 20 - 24 January 2020. There were lots of exciting activities taking place across the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computing, Mathematics and Design Technology departments.

The week kicked off with Mr Elmes’ assembly on the science of glass.

Throughout the week Year 7 and 8 took part in a Periodic Table project where they worked in teams in their science lessons to produce a research project in honour of the International Year of The Periodic Table which was in 2019. The quality of work was truly fantastic!

There were so many other activities including a STEM Bake off competition, Maths, Physics and Psychology Masterclasses, Coding club, a DT computer aided design competition and even a pig’s head dissection - to name a few!

It was great to see the College buzzing with STEM in the air!

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Opening Minds Lectures Our students have been fortunate enough to welcome a whole range of inspiring guest speakers as part of our Opening Minds Lecture series this year.

These talks are academically rigorous lectures taught by experts in their field, on subject matters outside of the College’s schemes of learning. Most recently we have welcomed an awardwinning author, Sarah Mussi, shark conservation expert, Greg Holder, rhino conservation expert, Matthew Johnson, psychotherapist, Dr Grace Caluori, and filmmaker and environmentalist, Ross Harrison. These lectures have inspired our pupils to write and create their own phenomenal stories, reflections and projects as well as stimulated connections for work experience placements, and aspirations for future careers. We look forward to welcoming further speakers in Trinity Term, starting with Sadie Pither, ex-pupil and Royal Geographical Society Ambassador, in May, followed by ten of our very own inspiring teachers showcasing their experiences and talents.

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OPENING MINDS LECTURES

Psychotherapist Dr Caluori – March 2020 We were delighted to welcome Dr Caluori to St Dunstan’s College on Tuesday 3 March 2020 as part of our Opening Minds lecture series.

Dr Caluori, who is a practising psychotherapist, spoke to pupils about her career and what her job entails day to day. She spoke about her career with a true passion, outlining what she enjoys about her work and why it is so fulfilling, but also speaking with honesty about the difficulties faced when working in this profession. Dr Caluori informed the students about her career path to becoming a psychotherapist and the positives and negatives of the pathway that she took.

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who were thinking about a career in psychotherapy, explaining there are many different routes open to young people.

Dr Caluori dedicated some of her talk to a Q+A session, allowing students from all different year groups to ask a range of questions about the field of psychotherapy which was extremely informative and enlightening for our students.

The lecture was well attended by our psychology A-Level students and our Senior School Scholars. It was fantastic to see the students ask a range of insightful questions, they all left feeling very inspired by Dr Caluori. Thank you to Dr Caluori for being part of our lecture series, and offering our students an invaluable experience.

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European Day of Languages On 26 September 2019 the College celebrated the European Day of Languages. In the run up to the day, assemblies were hosted across the College, looking at the theme of communication and how languages help and support it.

During the Lower School assembly, pupils discussed British values and how the French Revolution may have influenced these. During the assembly Year 8 language pupils also put on a performance of the events linked to the French Revolution, including a spectacular scene of the decapitation by guillotine of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. During the Sixth Form assembly, pupils Michael, Carla and Willow put on a highly emotive and atmospheric version of ‘Le Petit Dejeuner du Matin’ by Jacques Prevert, set to live music in the Great Hall.

Junior School children also had an interesting and fun-packed time, and some parents came to help us celebrate the occasion. The children not only learnt about various languages, but they also found out facts about some of the countries where these languages are spoken, and they took part in activities like origami, storytelling, games, singing and dancing to name just a few! Additionally, Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a French breakfast where they sampled some French food while practising their language skills. Year 5 spent the day at the Institut Français where they played some language games and watched a French movie. As well as learning from our visiting parents, Year 6

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also took part in multilingual activities ran by some Senior School children and staff.

Earlier in the week, they got immersed in German language and culture when they watched a German movie at the Goethe Institut before testing their language skills in a quiz at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Mrs N Crivellari and Ms J Staes Head of MFL

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SPECIAL EVENTS New MUGA unveiled at the Jubilee Ground In September 2019 Mrs Wilkins, the Bursar, was delighted to unveil the latest new MultiUse Games Area (MUGA) at the Jubilee Grounds. The facility, which was installed by the award-winning team at Spadeoak, is able to provide the ‘ultimate in player convenience’ due to its all-weather playability, versatility and minimal maintenance needs.

This is the latest of many investments to the Jubilee Ground, which is increasingly becoming a centre for sporting excellence at the College and a focal point for programmes of community engagement.

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Year 13 Scholars’ Symposium Tuesday 19 November 2019 The project creation trail first began in February 2018 when the scholars were first appointed as Year 11s and went for a weekend together on the south coast at our Scholars’ Retreat.

As their ideas developed and they started working with their mentors in Year 12, and guided by Mr Brewer, the scholars drafted their project over the summer of 2019 and then worked on their final drafts over October. The evening of the symposium itself saw 19 projects on magnificent display and our VIP alumnus, Dr Greg Holder, had the hardest task as judge in front of parents, scholars and others across the student year groups. The projects were incredibly diverse, ranging from Bernie Cabut’s oral history of her Grandmother’s exile trek to the UK through the ravages of WW2 Europe, to Polly Bannister’s analysis of the gender pay gap, to George Zarkos’s assessment of the possibility of carbon neutrality, there was consistent evidence of the clever, resourceful and enquiring nature of our students. In the end, first prize went to Ottilie Bright whose ingenious workbook account followed the story of recycling in the College, its impacts on the wider environment and then the production of a full length ball gown from our recycled detritus that was stunning in its effects and scope of learning. We salute all of the scholars for their commitment and drive and are certain this will lead them to the creative futures they deserve.

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G12 Summit Lewisham Council In early March St Dunstan’s College Parliament gathered in Lewisham Council’s Chamber for the College’s inaugural G12 Summit. Pupils from Junior to Sixth Form were represented by their Form and Year Group Reps, and during the sessions discussed what they had achieved in the last two terms since the new Parliament was formed.

As I am sure you are aware, a new format for the College Parliament was launched this year and I am incredibly proud to say that it has been a huge success. Everybody from Year 2 up to Year 13 has worked tirelessly throughout the school year in weekly meetings, and support from teachers and the Senior Leadership Team has made it all possible. It was, therefore, such a rewarding experience to celebrate and recognise the work that everyone had achieved by collating it all into one prestigious event.

At 9am, on our last Monday in school before the lockdown, the whole College Parliament made their way down to the Civic Suite to prepare their final presentations, which included ideas drawn from every pupil in the school. We started the Summit with a brief review from each year group about the successes of the Parliament throughout the year so far. Some examples included a new rewards and sanctions system in the Junior School and improving the cleanliness of the bathrooms by the Lower School.

The Middle School was instrumental in relieving congestion by the Maths Office, by campaigning to open an additional door that lead to the playground and incorporating pupil voice into the

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catering was achieved by the Prefect Team. Our pupil-led societies, Green Soc, Afro-Caribbean Society and Amnesty International, which also play a large role in the College Parliament, each gave a summary of the monumental amounts they have contributed to the St Dunstan’s community. It was amazing to hear how much had already been achieved by the Parliament in just one term.

We then moved onto the most important part of the Summit, the voting in of the Pupil Priorities for next year’s College Development Plan. The Junior School, Lower School, Middle School and Sixth Form Parliaments each presented four priorities that they would like to be in the Final Development Plan and every member of the Parliament voted on which one of the four they would like to see implemented next year. Each idea presented to the Parliament was well thought through and sensible, which made it difficult for the members to choose, however these were the results: • In the Junior School: increased opportunities to engage in activities with a focus on Art and Drama.

• In the Lower School: increase in clarity and consistency across the school for sanctions.

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• In the Middle School: to look at introducing an end of term celebration for Year 11 pupils to celebrate the work achieved during their time as GCSE pupils.

• In the Sixth Form: to improve and increase the UCAS support available to pupils in Year 12 and Year 13 to assist with life after St Dunstan’s.

On behalf of all the pupils, I would like to say thank you to the teachers involved in the College Parliament as they have all been so willing and supportive of our ideas, which has made for an efficient collaboration between teachers and pupils in the College. I was most impressed by the maturity of the pupils, which demonstrated the importance of pupil voice in our College Parliament as many productive ideas were proposed, that will lead to an improved College experience for all members of the St Dunstan’s community.

Although I will no longer be a part of the Parliament next year, I am proud to have been involved in the developments made this year and I am excited to see what will be achieved by the College Parliament in the future.

Polly Bannister Head of School

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SPECIAL EVENTS India exchange

In December 2019, 18 of our St Dunstan’s scholars across Years 9 and 10 departed for the inaugural India Scholarship Exchange programme with the Delhi Public School. After a full day of travelling, we were welcomed into the School with an assembly in our honour, complete with our scholars receiving elaborate garlands and the traditional ‘aarti’ where vermillion is applied to the forehead.

We also were invited to light the ceremonial ‘diva’, a small lamp to signify the auspicious nature of our arrival.

Our scholars were then treated to a showcase of different performances by the DPS students, demonstrating the rich cultural heritage from across the Indian subcontinent.

Our scholars spent some time with their exchange partners in lessons, including being drilled in Indian dance, sports, art, henna, and music for our own farewell assembly, where Mr Holmes and Ms Partridge even gave a brief thank you address in very broken Hindi. We also explored lots of Delhi’s famous landmarks, including the Red Fort, the Akshardham Temple, the Raj Ghat (tomb of Gandhi), and the Qutub Minar.

A highlight would have to be visiting Indian markets - our Indian hosts were particularly impressed with our haggling skills, a staple of any Indian market experience! The day-trip to Agra to visit the renowned Taj Mahal was a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience, followed up by a historical tour of the Agra Fort.

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Maggie, one of our Year 10 Scholars, commented how ‘Going to the Taj Mahal was breathtaking, I still can’t believe that I was there. The students and teachers were nothing but kind and extremely welcoming, it made the change so much more comfortable and I can’t wait for them to come and visit us so that they can experience our culture. I’m so grateful for this amazing opportunity given to us by St Dunstan’s and the Delhi Public School.’

Hopefully this was just the start of many such international scholarship exchanges to come! My thanks to our fantastic scholars on being such excellent ambassadors for St Dunstan’s, and to Ms Partridge for her unwavering support for this adventure. Albam Exorna!

Mr J Holmes Deputy Head Academic

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SPECIAL EVENTS Commemoration Day Under normal circumstances, the whole College community would have been taking a specially chartered train from Catford to Southwark Cathedral for the 120th Commemoration Day Service.

However, due to lockdown restrictions we decided to mark the day instead with the Foundation’s first ever virtual Commemoration Day Service.

The service was led by our Head of School, Polly Bannister, and readings were complemented by the school’s very own orchestra recording. The service can be viewed on the College’s YouTube channel.

This was a unique experience, but yet another example of how the St Dunstan’s community rose to the challenges presented by the pandemic, and adapted to carry out this traditional event.

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VE 75th Anniversary Day May 2020 saw the 75th Anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945.

Commemorating the final chapter of World War Two, victory over Japan brought about by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, waits until August.

WW2, like the Great War a generation before, left its own mark on our College history. The overall loss of Dunstonian lives may have been smaller than the first war’s appalling toll but, in fact, there were many more ODs in uniform in 1939-45; around 1400 against 1914-18’s 977. The new dimension in this conflict – the direct involvement of College pupils as well as staff – was evacuation, simply the greatest departure from school life as it had been since St Dunstan’s was re-founded in 1888.

Some wartime realities were very quickly brought home to our Catford schoolboys as the College made a rapid exit to Reigate in September 1939. And more was to come – a subsequent exodus further afield to South Wales in September 1944.That move was essential as London and SE England bore the brunt of Hitler’s V1 and V2 assault on British cities and ports in retaliation to the Allies’ successful D-Day landings in Normandy.

We wanted to honour our community and although a physical service at the College was not possible due to lockdown still being in place, a virtual service was led by the school Chaplain, Canon Boswell,

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with contributions from Mr Hewlett, Headmaster, and many pupils. This can be viewed on the College’s YouTube channel.

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ODs in service

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Around 1,400 ODs served in the Armed Services and the Merchant Navy. There were ODs in some 80 regiments in WW2, and by far the greatest number – 214 – in the Royal Artillery. By August 1945, 123 ODs had been either killed in action or died on active service, four civilian ODs had died at sea or in airraids, and three pupils had been killed in an air-raid at Reigate during the College’s first wartime evacuation.

In 1937, the Government decided to expand the UK’s Territorial Army by doubling the size of certain TA units. The 91st Field Regiment was one.

A second line regiment was formed by transferring two Batteries to the 91st Field to form 139 Field Regiment and both brought up to strength by recruitment.

The names of those lost, including those of the three boys, are commemorated in the College War Memorial on the face of the balcony in the Great Hall at Catford.

No other record exists of ODs killed in UK air-raids but the search still continues to identify others lost at home in WW2.

ODs served in every theatre of war - from the illfated British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, D-Day and the final push into Germany, to the desert war in North Africa, the Atlantic and Russian convoys, and action in India, Burma and the Far East.

More than 50 ODs, among them WW1 veterans, were living and working abroad in 1939 and enlisted in Dominion and Colonial military services in Africa, Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, New Zealand and, notably, India.

OD Major W ‘Bill’ Buffey (’16 – d 1984) was the officer commanding the 91st Field. His brother L M ‘Len’ (’21 - d 1996) commanded B Troop with I C ‘Ivor’ Pickance (’24 - d 1959) - both played OD rugby and recruited no less than 60 Club members to form 8 Troop.

The 91st was one of the first TA regiments to go to France in October 1939 – 139 followed in January 1940. Both units were fully engaged in France, suffering casualties but making it back from Dunkirk, and were then kept in England until the threat of invasion passed.

The 91st subsequently served in India and Italy, completing its war in Europe. The 139th was sent to India and Burma, suffering severe casualties and much sickness in the latter campaign, and was disbanded on its return to England.

Mr J Squibb Head of Marketing

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The College was delighted to officially mark the start of its new development by ‘breaking ground’ with contractors Willmott Dixon on Friday 17 January 2020. The works will include a new Junior School, STEM building and Sixth Form Centre, which will all open in 2021.

During the day, Willmott Dixon gave a group of Junior and Senior pupils a tour of the building site and explained to them what would be happening over the next 18 months, before excited pupils got a chance to have photos in the large digger. Following this, staff including the Headmaster, bursary team and a group of Governors, were given a tour of the site.

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AWARDS ISI Inspection awards top score in every category In November 2019, the College as a whole underwent a full inspection for the first time in more than nine years.

During their visit, inspectors spent time in upwards of 90 lessons, seeing nearly every College teacher. They met with teaching and non-teaching staff, and spent time with more than 100 pupils from the Nursery to the Sixth Form. The leadership team, led by Headmaster Mr Hewlett, were found to ‘give every individual a chance to work out the person they want to be.’

The inspectors found that ‘the quality of the pupils’ academic achievement and other achievements is excellent,’ and that ‘pupils of all ages display excellent knowledge, skills and understanding and become resilient in their learning as they move through the school’. The report’s key findings also found that St Dunstan’s pupils of all ages ‘have outstanding attitudes to learning and are effective independent learners and thinkers’ and that they ‘learn effectively by collaborating with their peers’.

Inspectors found that ‘pupils show compassion and kindness for each other and have a discernible appreciation for their community and the world beyond.’

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giving, both in terms of money and time, to local causes and they are able to engage with great issues of our time, such as climate change and inequality.’

Pupils are also able to strike a good balance between the academic and co-curricular demands of school life, inspectors found.

‘Pupils embrace the very busy life of the College with enthusiasm,’ the report said. ‘Pupils understand the importance of maintaining a balance between work and leisure’.

Inspectors found that pupils ‘embrace opportunities’ given to them by the wealth of activities and societies offered by the Forder Programme. ‘They become, for instance, equality ambassadors, skilled Warhammer players, excellent cooks, eco-warriors, chess players or drummers by developing these skills in the extensive co-curricular programme.’

Overall, the College received the highest possible outcome in each category - pupil personal development and pupil academic development were both deemed to be excellent.

Mr J Holmes Deputy Head Academic

AWA RD S

We are delighted to announce that, following our debut entry into the Independent Schools of the Year award, St Dunstan’s College was named Independent Co-Ed School of the Year.

The competition was fierce, as we were up against Epsom College, Hurst College, Monkton Combe School, Reigate Grammar School, and The Glasgow Academy.

David Moncrieff from Independent School Parent Magazine declared St Dunstan’s the winner via a virtual broadcast on 8 October 2020, stating; ‘The winner is…St Dunstan’s College, for their renaissance education, their pupil voice, and their championing of the individual. Many congratulations.’

Mr Hewlett said of the achievement: ‘I am so proud of St Dunstan’s for winning this prestigious award. It is a testament to the incredible journey we have been on as a school and the wonderful community we have here.’

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Davey Awards The St Dunstan’s website, created with the wonderful team at Finalsite UK was honoured in the 2019 Davey Awards and received a silver award for being a ‘best in class’ school site. The Davey Awards are judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a ‘Who’s Who’ of acclaimed media, advertising and marketing firms.

Evcom The College film ‘Welcome to St Dunstan’s, welcome to our school’ which you can enjoy on the landing page of our website, won two awards at industry ceremonies. First the College picked up a bronze at the EVCOM Clarion Awards and then won bronze again at the EVCOM London Film Awards which is known as the industry ‘Baftas’.

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TES St Dunstan’s was shortlisted at the TES Independent School Awards 2020 for Marketing Campaign of the Year: during the previous 12 months, the College had launched a number of exciting marketing projects including a new website and video, as well as a campaign across the south east of London, including at main train stations such as London Bridge and Charing Cross.

Air Quality Award The Junior School was awarded the Gold Award from Lewisham Council for its commitment to improving air quality. The award which is part of TfL’s STARS programme, follows three years of dedicated work by the junior pupils and staff in becoming more sustainable. Prior to the award, the Junior School held a variety of events to become more sustainable and raise awareness of the issue. This included car free days, car sharing days, and walk to school week.

Environmental after-school clubs sprung to life, and dedicated health lessons were held and topics focused on saving the world.

Eco-Schools Bronze Award The College received the Eco-Schools bronze award in December in recognition of the school’s significant achievements in becoming increasingly sustainable.

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I joined St Dunstan’s in Year 7 and I am amazed at how much I have managed to squeeze into the few years that I have spent at the College. Although my time was somewhat cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, I am still able to look back with fondness on the great memories that I made, including the Netball Tour to South Africa and Chicago the Musical.

Sixth Form was a step up from being in the

unique impact on the future of the school,

Middle School but it has been the highlight

in the form of helping to develop the new

of my College experience. Having new

structure of the College Parliament and

faces join us in Year 12 was refreshing and

chairing the first G12 Summit. I cannot

the deeper intellectual engagement in our

wait to see how the Parliament will grow

chosen subjects kept every day interesting.

and progress in the future.

This year, it has been lovely to see our

The dedication to co-curricular activities

year group grow into young adults and the

at St Dunstan’s College has meant that

teachers have been instrumental in this

I am leaving the College having fully

growth – we cannot thank them enough.

embraced my opportunity to ‘Adorn the

Year 13 was inevitably going to be the most

White’. My shield is filled with activities

difficult year for us; however, our outcome

from the CCF, sport and performing arts,

was very unexpected. The resilience demonstrated by everyone through lockdown has been amazing and I am very proud to be a part of this year group. We have all worked hard throughout our time at St Dunstan’s and I know that we will all go onto excel in our next steps, as scary as they may seem.

Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team as Head of School, with the support of the Prefects, has led to a rewarding final year for me. I have developed a wide range of skills including leadership and public speaking. I have also been able to have a

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to name a few, all of which would not have been possible without the teachers sharing their passions and expertise with us. The St Dunstan’s Diploma has also played a massive part in my Sixth Form experience allowing me to develop skills in academic writing and complete a British Sign Language course. I can leave the College with a sense of accomplishment and most importantly, a sense of pride to have been a St Dunstan’s student.

Polly Bannister Head of School 2019-2020

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CAREERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION CONVENTION On 11 November we hosted our annual Careers and Higher Education Convention and it was our biggest yet! We welcomed 16 representatives from universities including Southampton, Cardiff, SOAS, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, King’s College, Leeds and Manchester.

In addition, we welcomed 39 representatives from a variety of organisations and fields of employment covering STEM, government, medicine, health, psychology, property, law, financial services, apprenticeships, gap year, armed forces, HR, publishing, art and design, music, theatre and police.

The event was open to students in Years 10-12 from St Dunstan’s as well as the wider community. Students were given the opportunity to chat informally with a wide-range of professionals to aid decision making about next steps and future pathways.

Year 10 students also attended a Futures Day; this involved a carousel of workshops covering Unifrog (online careers and higher education platform), creating a CV, how to impress at interview and employability skills. We were delighted to be able to welcome Helene Thomas and Merary Soto-Saunders as HR representatives from CVC Capital Partners to deliver two of the workshops. Their insight and expertise helped bring the topics to life and we are very grateful for their input and support.

Ms N Rich Head of Careers

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Leavers 2020 Brunel University London English with Creative Writing Cardiff University Business Management City, University of London International Political Economy Durham University Classical Civilisation History Heriot-Watt Business & Economics Urban Planning & Property Development King’s College London, University of London Law Mathematics Psychology with a Professional Placement Year Religion, Politics and Society Lancaster University English Literature with Creative Writing (Placement Year) Leeds Beckett University Fashion Marketing London School of Economics Geography Loughborough University Architecture with Placement Year Newcastle University Art Foundation Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering Speech and Language Sciences

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Nottingham Trent University Criminology Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Oxford Brookes University Business Management and Geography QMUL History SOAS, University of London Development Studies UCL (University College London) Architecture History University of Birmingham Art Foundation Physiotherapy University of Brighton Nursing (Adult)

University of Hertfordshire Automotive Technology with Management University of Leeds Economics Economics and Geography Geography History of Art Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Music Philosophy, Ethics and Religion University of Leicester Software Engineering (with a Year in Industry) University of Manchester Aerospace Engineering Art Foundation Geography Mechanical Engineering

University of Bristol Languages

University of Nottingham Chemical Engineering including an Industrial Year

University of Buckingham Medicine

University of Oxford Earth Sciences

University of Cambridge Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

University of Southampton Medicine

University of Exeter Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement Human Biosciences Liberal Arts with Study Abroad University of Greenwich Economics

University of Strathclyde Aero-Mechanical Engineering Architectural Studies University of Sussex Geography University of Warwick English and Theatre Studies

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THE DUNSTONIAN ASSOCIATION Welcome from the Chair evacuation. There were of course no Zoom meetings, WhatsApp facilities or email communication 80 years ago. Despite that, the stories do not focus on the negative but on the positive, how friendships were forged and memories created. In short, how even in the darkest of times it was possible to lead a fulfilling, enjoyable life, and how to ‘adorn the white’ in its widest sense.

Dear Dunstonian The last few months have certainly been challenging times for us all. It has incorporated much sadness, not a little grief, and introduced a way of life that is unrecognizable from what we have become used to. And yet, over the coming months, it may also prove to be a time when some things changed, we hope, for the better: when we have learnt to appreciate once more the importance of having a healthy work/life balance; to care more than ever for those closest to us; to pause and reflect; and to give our planet a chance to draw breath. As we begin to return to a semblance of (socially distanced) normality, we hear our teachers’ words echoing from the past: ‘Look, listen and learn’!

As Dunstonians, whether we be ex-pupils, current pupils, parents or teachers, we are fortunate to be part of a wide community that embodies the principles of hard work, self-sacrifice and rising to meet challenges and overcome obstacles. The most recent edition of The Notes (the new name for the long established OD Notes) includes the recollections of senior Dunstonians who experienced the wartime

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Whilst on the subject of looking back it is exciting to report that the College’s and Association’s archives, so long neglected and underused, are about to undergo a transformation. As a first step, all the Chronicles will soon be available online to Dunstonians and will incorporate a search function to help you search for that reference in a cricket or drama report from 50 years ago. Over the coming years, we will build on this first step by enhancing this online archive facility with dramatic, musical, sporting and photographic memorabilia. As those of you who have visited the College recently and will have seen in the display cases, this renaissance of our archives has already started, initially by Andrew Johnstone who was passionate about the importance of archive material. Andrew has now moved on to face new challenges and our best wishes go with him. The project however has been carried on by Isabelle BlakeJames with invaluable help from Jemima Davenport and others.

Our social calendar so far this year has of course been affected by Covid. It was a great shame that our dinner in March to celebrate 25 years of co-education had to be postponed, but we hope to rearrange it as soon as possible. Commemoration Day in May was transformed by the miracles of modern technology into an online virtual spectacle but I know many of you

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are already looking forward to the event returning to the ‘real world’ next year.

The College Arts Festival incorporating a Sporting Dinner and our September Family Day have both had to be given a leave of absence this year. However, 2021 is likely to be a busy year so please look out for ‘Save the Date’ notices in the regular email newsletters.

You will have read elsewhere about the exciting progress of the redevelopment at the College to create a new Junior School, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) block and Sixth Form Centre. There are also plans for a Performing Arts Centre and new Sports and Leisure Centre (incorporating a relocation of the Fives courts), which the Association is thoroughly committed to supporting in whatever way we can, and I hope over the coming months that our part of the Dunstonian community can help the College realise those aspirations.

As reported in the last edition of The Notes, Bob Rangecroft has decided to put the cap on his editor’s pen after no less than 50 editions. He has however remained at the heart of this evolution of The Notes and worked tirelessly with Isabelle Blake-James to ensure that the quality of its content is no less than its readership has come to expect over the years. I hope you will be able to find some time over the holidays to enjoy the fruits of Bob’s and Isabelle’s labours.

Finally, although this may not be the summer we were all planning a few months ago, may I, on behalf of the Committee, wish you and your families an enjoyable and healthy holiday.

David Edwards (’83) Chair of The Dunstonian Association

Family Day The Dunstonian Association hosted their annual Family Day on Saturday 14 September. During the day, former pupils, parents and staff returned to the College to catch up and reminisce about their days at St Dunstan’s. Guests were also able to look through the school’s extensive archives which date back to the early origins of the College.

SDConnect Launched a year ago, over 500 Dunstonians are now registered on the College’s alumni platform, SDConnect, which enables Association members to reconnect with old friends, look for mentoring options or work experience, and find out more about alumni events.

The Dunstonian Digital Archives are also available to those registered on the platform and there is a current project to expand the Archives to include most, if not all of, the Chronicles since 1888 online over two years.

We would encourage all current parents to register with SDConnect and reconnect at https://dunstonians.org.uk

House shields restoration The 8 wooden house shields that were hung in the Learning Resource Centre for many years are in the process of being restored to their original colours.

Once this is done, the images will be digitised for use on a new range of merchandise launched in time for Christmas 2020.

If all goes to plan, items will be available online from SDConnect this Autumn as well as from the new onsite shop at the College from September 2021. Items will include branded mugs, ties, tea towels, umbrellas, teddy bears, puzzles, cufflinks and so much more.

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Meet our new Archives Volunteer Iain Macdowall (’81) well as being an excellent History teacher, was possessed of a very caustic wit. Any sub-standard essays would be forensically (and hilariously) demolished in front of the entire class. Great fun, as long as you weren’t the author of the essay in question...

What prompted you to become a volunteer for the Archives?

When did you leave St Dunstan’s College and what did you end up doing as a career?

I was at SDC from 1974 to 1981, and was in Goosey House. After university I ‘accidentally’ got a job in the Lloyd’s insurance market (like so many others), and have spent the last 30 odd years there.

What is your fondest memory of St Dunstan’s College?

Lunchtimes in Room 4 (that’s the room on the right, just before the link to the dining hall). I won’t bore you with the details suffice to say that boys will be boys... I also have happy memories of CCF camps.

Who was your most inspiring teacher and what impact did he/she have on your future career?

I have vivid memories of many of the teachers from that era - who could forget ROD Hughes, ‘Jack’ Reynolds or Dai Rees, to name but a few? Whilst I can’t pinpoint one who had a particular impact on my career, I have fond memories of Ken Douie (Head of Lower School), a very kind-hearted and generous man, Martin Preston, who displayed endless enthusiasm and dedication to the school’s theatrical productions, and Peter Thompson who, as

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I recently cut down to one or two days a week at work, and was keen to find a regular voluntary role. I had already come across St Dunstan’s Digital Archives online, which I thought were an excellent innovation, so when I saw that St Dunstan’s was looking for a volunteer archivist it seemed a perfect opportunity to reconnect with the school.

When you visited the College recently, what was the first memory that sprung to mind?

I think I only visited St Dunstan’s once between 1981 and 2020, so my recent tour of the school with Isabelle was a real trip down memory lane. Physically, much is unchanged, although a change of ethos since my time there (for the better!) was immediately apparent. While the ‘main sights’ (Great Hall, dining hall, etc.) were much as I remembered them, a couple of unremarkable places gave me a startling sense of deja vu - one was the ‘alley way’ that leads from the changing rooms to the playground, and the other was one of the chemistry labs.

What would be your words of advice to our Year 13 students about to embark on their adult life?

It’s all downhill from here? Perhaps not.

I would advise them, however, to maintain the friendships that they have formed at school. In my experience, these will stand the test of time.

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Stuart Memorial Fives Courts

The Fives courts Fives has been a fixture of the College since its Foundation. In November 1934 new courts were officially opened as a memorial to headmaster Stuart: three for Rugby Fives and one for Eton Fives.

The Governors donated £200 and almost £800 was raised by subscription from Old Dunstonians, pupils and friends. In the 1950s, Fives was one of the predominant sports at the College alongside rugby, cricket, athletics, cross-country and swimming. Two golden periods stand out: in the late 1950s the College was virtually unbeatable and Marsh and Clift won the Public Schools Championship doubles in 1957 and 1958 and Marsh the singles in 1958. By the late 1980s, the College’s most distinguished Fives player since the war was P Newman: he held both the national schools singles and doubles titles for several years. The sport was still enjoyed throughout the 1990s but, primarily for lack of coaches, was dropped as one of the main school sports.

and is making sure that Fives courts will feature in the extensive refurbishment of the Sports and Leisure Centre which is due for completion in 2021 as part of the largest expansion of the College since its Foundation in 1888. This is one of the three projects for which there is now active fundraising. If you would like to receive more information or make a donation, please email development@stdunstans.org.uk or visit the College’s website at www.stdunstanscollege.org.uk.

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A message from the Chaplain A NEW TERRITORY IN WHICH TO LIVE To say these are strange times is an understatement. The Covid-19 virus has completely changed our lives. I doubt that anything other than a world war could have had such an effect on a nation and beyond to the world.

We are staying in our homes so much more than would usually be the case. We are not visiting or meeting up with family or friends and we are missing so much of the lives we had before this disease took so much away from us.

And yet has it also made us reflect upon the nature of friendship and how important and vital to our wellbeing are our families and friends? This might lead us to look at what we value with new eyes and discover afresh things and people which really matter.

Particularly we feel for those who live alone, who have had a long time without the usual social contact which gives our lives so much more meaning and enjoyment.

There are also those who do not have gardens and for whom life is more restricted. However difficult things have been, and this must include the loss of loved ones, these weeks have also taught us things about each other and ourselves which are important and not negative.

I know many of you have been keeping in touch by the wonders of technology, and although we can’t be together in a real way we can still have conversations and give support to any who we feel might particularly need it. We are a community that cares and nothing – which includes this virus – can take that away from us. I believe this sense of belonging will be even stronger when we are allowed to return to school and our normal lives again.

As far as the school is concerned we have learnt new ways of teaching and learning. The staff have put a great deal of work and energy into being able to teach remotely which has been achieved through a real determination to provide an excellent education even in these times. This of course has meant that the students have had to cooperate in learning in ways which have been developed over the school closure, and I do not doubt parents have played their part in all this as well.

Things are not always ideal, and that can certainly be said of this experience, however, with will and determination both staff and pupils have committed themselves in a way that says a great deal about the good in our school community.

Many of us have learnt new things in the lockdown.

Some I know have returned to learning a musical instrument after a long break. Some are reading much more again, and I know (myself included) there are those who have expanded their ability to cook, and especially to bake. I am pleased to report that I have mastered biscuits and cheese straws. I wonder if some of our students have learnt how to mow the lawn? And then there are families who are sitting down to eat together again.

We should also pay tribute to those who have been in school for weeks looking after and educating the children of key workers and others who needed to be in school. They are among those who we have been clapping for every Thursday evening, those who have been willing to go the extra mile for the sake of others.

I know that for many the lockdown has helped us to look at things in a different way. Usually we are used to so much interaction with each other in the classroom, and as friends and colleagues around the school and beyond, and we miss this terribly.

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Quietness has enabled some to spend time in reflection and to look at the inward journey rather than the more hectic journey through life. This can only be a good thing and will enable us to get a true sense of priorities about our existence which will be a lifelong lesson. It has been hard and very different, however, like all experiences we shall learn from it and some of the lessons will be creative and good.

Every blessing to you all as we look forward to the time when we can all meet again. What a true joy that will be.

Revd Canon C J L Boswell Chaplain of College May 2020

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Bursary update 2019/20 was an eventful year for the Bursary. Expected achievements by the Property Team, such as additional sports pitches at the Jubilee Ground, were delivered successfully and work on the new Junior School and STEM buildings continued in earnest.

The Junior School was provided with temporary teaching accommodation and classroom refurbishments in the nineteenth century historical buildings were completed. Community partnerships driven by our Enterprise Team with mighty organisations such as Tottenham Hotspur flourished, as did a great number of relationships with smaller local clubs and organisations. However, the unexpected global pandemic tested the Bursary Team and forced us to be remarkably creative in several ways. Our IT Services Team responded with lightning speed to ensure that the College’s infrastructure, equipment, and software would support a remote teaching programme, and training was delivered to all teachers well before lockdown was announced. During lockdown the team continued to keep the College open and safe for key worker children and essential PPE was made, with onsite 3D printers, and delivered to local NHS staff. Staff volunteered to create a community woodland classroom as well as a new pond for the children to return to once restrictions were lifted. Our Jubilee Grounds became a Covid testing centre for essential key workers and our kitchen became a main supplier to local food banks. The Finance Department dedicated their time to supporting families with financial uncertainties and our HR Department supported the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring that high quality teachers continued to be recruited through the wonders of technology, in preparation for September. The

team ensured that updates on all these activities, and more, could be viewed regularly through various online media platforms and technology seemed to be our ‘knight in shining armour’ that helped us all stay in touch with each other.

Like all the staff at St Dunstan’s, we are proud to be part of such a close and supportive community and 2019/20 gave us an opportunity to think differently and reflect on new ways of working and to realise the importance of supporting our precious community.

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Miss Elena Garcia-Martinez Miss GarciaMartinez joined the Senior School in 2018 and quickly showed herself to be a determined, focused and resourceful Spanish language assistant. She has built excellent relationships with staff and students, putting huge amounts of time and care into encouraging the speaking of Spanish amongst the students, and building their confidence in the language.

She has made it her mission to ensure students are as well-prepared for their speaking assessments as they can possibly be, and she has also put great care into decorating the MFL classrooms with fun, interesting and creative displays, aimed at establishing a vibrant classroom environment, with opportunities for student enrichment on every wall.

Amongst the wider College community, she has formed strong friendships across all departments and will be missed greatly.

We wish her all the very best for the future.

Ms Aurora Johnson Ms Johnson joined us in 2018 as our Graduate-inResidence, and has been a wonderful part of the LRC team, building up a solid base of young readers, especially in lower

year groups, and leading them to their first Book Awards ceremony. Her warm presence has been appreciated by the whole St Dunstan’s community, and our Sixth Formers have benefitted from her keen interest in their academic studies and her gentle encouragements for them to use the LRC and their supervised study periods to maximum effect. Her training in counselling has also been a great resource for students and staff. Ms Johnson leaves us as she relocates to the south coast, and takes with her our huge gratitude for all she has brought – we will certainly miss her cheerful disposition at the top of the building!

Miss Fran Low Miss Low has been an invaluable member of the PE department and will be sorely missed as she heads to Emanuel to take up the post of Assistant Director of Sport.

Miss Low has championed hockey from the minute she stepped through the door and its development has been phenomenal, fully capitalising on the new MUGA development at the Jubilee Ground in 2018. There has been a significant increase in the number of students taking part in College Hockey across all year groups, and under her guidance, students have gone on to play county level hockey, as well as coaching at a variety of local clubs. Miss

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Low has also played a pivotal role in the development of the PE curriculum and cocurricular programmes.

Miss Low will be missed greatly by all and we all wish her the best of luck in her new position.

Miss Gina Charleton Miss Charleton leaves us at the end of this year, having contributed so much in her four years at the College. She has transformed the Swimming programme, developing a progressive training structure which supports the development of swimmers at all levels. She has introduced land training, established regular local, competitive galas and even led St Dunstan’s swimmers to success in National Competition. All of this demands a great deal of time, energy, enthusiasm and creativity, which she has given in abundance.

Miss Charleton has also supported the wider programme, in netball, hockey, cricket, athletics and cross country, taking on a leading role with the latter. Outside of the department, many of her tutees have benefitted significantly from her dedicated support as a tutor. She has worked tirelessly to balance her multiple roles and commitments, maintaining good humour throughout. We wish her the best of luck for the future.

Mr Sam Bowering Mr Bowering joined the History Department in September 2016.

His enthusiasm and love for the subject was evident from the start and he played a pivotal role in the introduction of the new iGCSE and the reformed A Level. He has worked tirelessly to support his students, both in and out of the classroom, leading to some consistently fantastic grades, year after year. He has organised and run trips to Florence and Berlin, and did a tremendous job as Acting

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Head of History whilst Ms Byrne was on parental leave. He has shown dedication to his form group and to the student body as a whole, through his leadership of Student Parliament. He has also been a key supporter of co-curricular Games since 2016, leading his Rugby teams with the same passion that he has for History. He will be greatly missed by staff and students, and we wish him all the best for his relocation to Hong Kong where he has been appointed Head of History at Kellet School.

Mrs Tamara Shaw Mrs Shaw joined St Dunstan’s in 2015, initially as Head of EYFS before her appointment two years later as Head of Pre-Prep. Her promotion followed a personal mention by the Reporting Inspector for her organisation of key EYFS documentation, thorough record keeping and expert knowledge. Mrs Shaw’s kind, gentle approach with both children and staff, means that she is seen as a caring teacher and trusted colleague. She is determined that the EYFS curriculum is bespoke to the needs of our pupils, and can always be on hand to think of creative and innovative ideas as to how topics can be taught to the very youngest in our community.

Mrs Shaw loves travelling, and her international adventures have certainly brought the classroom to life, as she embraces any lessons that encourage her pupils to think about different countries and cultures. Her travels may have slowed a little of late, as she steps into a completely different type of adventure, as a new mother. We wish her all the best as she takes time to focus on her family and relocate to the countryside.

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Deputy Head Pastoral, having previously been a Housemaster and Teacher of History at Westminster School.

He joined the College at a very different time from today, and at a point where it needed a significant injection of academic purpose and rigour. Mr Johnson undertook this task with now characteristic intellectual flare and insight.

He embodies that rare combination of tenacity, matched in equal measure with humility and self-awareness, leading to the particularly high regard in which he is held by all. Mr Johnson has transformed so many areas of our academic culture, introducing Learning Scores to promote a growth mindset for pupils of all abilities, the St Dunstan’s Diploma to champion excellence across the full breadth of our ambitious Sixth Form curriculum, the St Dunstan’s Additional Curriculum, and our Principles of Excellent Teaching and Learning (PETALs) – now much loved by the teachers! This is to name but a few. He has also contributed extensively as part of the executive team, considering wholeCollege matters with an astute but human touch, shaping ideas with clarity and purpose, but always mindful of managing the consequences of change and the impact on the individual.

Mr Johnson will be sorely missed as he moves to take a Headship at Truro School, Cornwall. We know they are very fortunate to have him, and we wish Mr Johnson and his family all the very best for their relocation to a part of the country they know and care for.

Mr Mike Woodward Mr Woodward leaves us having not only contributed six years of excellent service to the College as a teacher, but with a colourful past and fond memories as an ex-pupil too. He has had significant impact on the Rugby programme and has been a part of the shifting reputation of sport at the College in recent years. Mr Woodward has worked tirelessly to provide students with additional coaching, competitive fixtures

and events, video analysis, and strength and conditioning, as well as exciting ‘Friday Night Light’ fixtures, which are now a regular feature of the programme.

Mr Woodward has also played a significant part in the wider sporting programme, notably the development of Football, Cricket and Fives, and has also taught Physical Education across the year groups; his students have been nurtured and supported with great care and attention.

He has been an integral part of the wider College through his commitment to Usherwood House, and his pastoral work as Head of Year 11. His relentless support for every student on an individual basis is admirable.

We wish Mr Woodward and his family well on their next chapter.

Ms Kirsty Dickenson Ms Dickenson arrived at St Dunstan’s six years ago. Her job title and role have evolved a little over the years, but she leaves the posts of Head of Year 5 & 6 and JS Head of Drama.

Ms Dickenson is an extremely kind, caring and calm colleague and has been extremely supportive of fellow staff and pupils, always taking the time, no matter how busy she is, to listen to others and work out how she can help.

Ms Dickenson is a very talented artist, a seasoned traveller, an experienced teacher and a lover of music and drama, all of which contributes to making her classroom a very happy and exciting place to learn. Her colleagues won’t forget that as a Christmas gift one year, Ms Dickenson bought a mug for every single member of the prep staff-room, which she then decorated by hand with a personalised animation. This act sums up Ms Dickenson really; she is talented, inclusive, friendly and exceptionally kind!

We wish Ms Dickenson very well for her future.

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Miss Kellymarie Jones Miss Jones has been a member of the St Dunstan’s community for seven years. In her role as a Teaching Assistant, she has worked with Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children. Miss Jones’s calm demeanour, positivity and enthusiasm has provided reassurance and empowerment to children throughout their early educational experiences. Her willingness to go above and beyond the requirements of her job has particularly benefitted the children in our community who experience barriers to their learning, whether it be the provision of in-class support or a targeted intervention; her kindness and patience knows no limits. Miss Jones has been consistently dedicated to improving her knowledge and practice, particularly in the area of special educational needs.

She is willing to challenge herself, taking risks implementing new strategies and approaches in her face-to-face work with children.The invaluable impact she has had on the school is notable and she will be missed dearly by children, parents and colleagues. We wish her every success with her future career as she embarks on the final year of her Psychology degree.

Mrs Serena deCordova Mrs deCordova joined St Dunstan’s ten years ago as a Learning Support Assistant and quickly saw this as being her area of educational interest. The children under her care have reaped the rewards of her focused approach and individualised support. She later went on to complete her teacher training, taking responsibility for a Year 6 form before being appointed Junior School Head of Inclusion and Enrichment. Mrs deCordova has absolutely transformed the JS Inclusion and Enrichment department, building positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents, and ensuring that intervention

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and support is offered to all those who need it, with measurable outcomes and positive results. She has excellent knowledge of all pupils in the Junior School and can be counted upon to suggest strategies and methods which will bring out the best in the pupils and enable them to thrive, whether it be in a supportive capacity or to ensure children are appropriately challenged. Mrs deCordova is also a fierce supporter of Forder House and will do all it takes to see her team mates gain House Points; whether it is a dance, a song or race, she will be willing to give anything a try, dressed head to toe in Forder red!

Mrs Carolina Compton Mrs Compton has been a stalwart of the St Dunstan’s community for 12 years. In her role as a Nursery Teaching Assistant she has welcomed over 200 pupils into our community. Mrs Compton’s positivity and enthusiasm has empowered children as they encounter many first experiences; the first day of school, the first school performance, the first time writing their name, or mastering the climbing frame.

She has supported children through the transition into school life with love and kindness, and many families will be forever grateful for her knowledge, encouragement and reassurance. She has been consistently dedicated to improving her practice, always eager to learn more and challenge herself to implement new ideas in the classroom. Mrs Compton has always been willing to go above and beyond for us all; sewing back drops at home, attending training on the weekends, and regularly needing to be reminded to leave on time. The positive impact she has had on our school community can never be underestimated and the children, parents and staff at St Dunstan’s College will miss her dearly. We wish her all the best as she moves into a new and exciting phase of her life, and look forward to seeing her bright smile at many future St Dunstan’s events.

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Mr Paul Cozens Mr Cozens joined the College in 2015 as Head of Junior School. He took over a school that was in need of a calm hand on the tiller, and he set about his task with great strength of character, intellectual insight, kindness and humanity.

He was quick to see ways in which the educational provision could be improved, and his vision for the academic, pastoral and co-curricular life of the Junior School was modern and exciting. He enacted necessary change with robust regard for legislation (well informed by his training as an ISI inspector), but not in the absence of that all-important personal touch and instinctive humanity. His desire to listen to people and to understand their concerns and anxieties meant that he was able to bring people with him through the necessary changes.

Mr Cozens quickly proved to have a very insightful eye when it comes to recruitment, stemming in large part from his natural and instinctive ability to read people and their strengths and weaknesses. He knows how to build a team and he can see classroom excellence very quickly. He has appointed an excellent set of teachers around him in the Junior School.

Mr Cozens is a huge believer in the wellbeing of people, both pupils and teachers. As a champion of mindfulness, he spearheaded its introduction across the whole College community, with staff, parent groups and with pupils as part of the curricular and co-curricular offering to children as young as EYFS, all the way up to Year 13.

Mindfulness and being present in your thinking is key to the way Mr Cozens works.

He is resolutely of the view (and rightly so) that happy children make successful children and he has, throughout his time, endeavoured to inculcate an atmosphere in the Junior School that supports wellbeing and happiness for all who work within it. We shall miss Mr Cozens’ wide-ranging gifts; as a first-rate violinist, an actor and theatrical director, with that rare ability to understand spreadsheets as much as he can stagecraft!

We thank him for this and for all he has done during his time at St Dunstan’s College.

Mr Giles Phillips Mr Phillips joined St Dunstan’s College as Head of Biology in January 2005 and quickly established himself as a calm, caring member of the teaching staff who was always there to lend a helping hand to both pupils and colleagues. As a teacher and Head of Department he supported a great many students through their public examinations and was always willing to share his expertise with members of the department to ensure the best for all the students studying Biology.

Outside of the classroom he was involved in a great many co-curricular activities, most notably as Head of Army Section in the CCF and coordinator of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. He was a fantastic supporter of the CCF and instrumental in raising the standards of training within the Army Section. The CCF was delighted when he agreed to remain an officer with our contingent, so that he can continue to be involved and support the activities of the Army Section. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was hugely popular under his leadership, with a large proportion of students achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold award, making St Dunstan’s College the school with the largest number of students completing the award in the borough of Lewisham. Mr Phillips also supported the PE Department with coaching and leading different sports teams, particularly in rugby. In his time at the College, he held a number of roles, including Head of Year and more recently Assistant Head Co-Curricular. It was in this role that he helped to establish the Forder Programme as a key component of the school day, setting up a schedule that included a wide variety of activities for students to be involved in and fostering a culture of ambition and engagement amongst students. It was through the Forder Programme that he discovered a love of Warhammer and enjoyed running this club for students.

More than anything, Mr Phillips will be remembered for being a compassionate and reliable colleague and teacher.

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Whether it was handing out mince pies at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, or setting up event shelters for the Summer Fair, Mr Phillips was always there, giving generously of his time to support the College. He will be missed by all who were lucky enough to work with him and we wish him the best of luck with a move closer to home, so that he is able to spend quality time with his family.

Mrs Jane Williams Mrs Williams joined the College as an English teacher in 2001 and has been a highly valued and respected member of the College community throughout her nineteen years of service. The impact that she has had on each of her student’s education during that time is immeasurable; her classroom practice is outstanding, and many an Old Dunstonian returning to the College has spoken fondly of her lessons. Mrs Williams is especially talented at getting the very best out of students and always has a patient and supportive way of working with them. Through the English Clinic, she has helped countless Lower School students improve their reading and writing skills and more recently her coaching of GCSE students has been an invaluable part of their success. Mrs Williams brought her enormously creative ideas to co-curricular events, contributing to successful literary evenings; Arts Festival events; and drama performances. She also ran the hugely popular Lower School Debating Club, igniting a passion for debating in many students over the years and making this the most well attended Forder activity.

Never one to draw attention to her achievements, everything she has done has been understated but genuine and done with the best interests of the children at heart. Mrs Williams will be greatly missed by the whole College community and we wish her all the best in her retirement.

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Ms Maggie Callaghan It is a great pleasure to be writing this final valete to Ms Callaghan’s great teaching career at St Dunstan’s. She first arrived as an art teacher in 2000 having just partied like it was 1999.

She made her mark immediately with students, guiding and fostering their love of art, and she was made a Teaching award in 2001 from the Crafts Council for her paper textile project. She had a talent for fostering artistic expression and always enjoyed sharing practice with and learning from her students – there are generations of students who took great benefit from her attention and who will recall her fondly.

In 2015 she rose to Head of Department and ensured the corner block of the middle corridor was abuzz with creativity. Ms Callaghan also created an unrivalled record of museum and gallery visiting that shamed other departments trips’ record by comparison, and she took students abroad to artistic hubs such as New York, Amsterdam, Paris and Madrid. The fashion show was instituted under her watch and has been a crowning achievement of the Festival each summer season since its inception.

Often seemingly idiosyncratic in its habits, Ms Callaghan’s department regularly produced amongst the strongest results in the College, testament that there is more than one way to skin a rabbit. Well, draw one at any rate…like Dürer if possible. Tuesday evenings were enlivened by that ancient tradition of the study of the nude, and Ms Callaghan and the team often had to stand fierce guard over protecting the life models from non-artistic view. We have all enjoyed her happy energy, and she reminds us that the real business of education is simply to pass it on to the next generation so that they can be the next makers and thinkers.

Well done, Ms Callaghan, and we wish you the very best of retirements, painting and cycling to your heart’s content.

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Mrs Louise Abell

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Mrs Abell joins us as College Office Administrator.

Prior to joining St Dunstan’s, Mrs Abell worked as an Administration Manager in a private nursery providing support to the Senior Leadership Team and acting as the first point of contact for parents and general enquiries. She also has experience as Clerk to the Governing Body of a local primary school. She previously worked for the Metropolitan Police Service as a Finance Manager, and holds a certificate in Paediatric First Aid.

Mrs Andrena Aristidou College Office Administrator Mrs Aristidou joins us as College Office Administrator.

She previously worked at a local law firm providing administrative and legal support to team members. Prior to that she worked as a Technical Auditor, had experience working as a PA to the managing partner and was also involved in organising staff training. She has volunteered as a helper at Rainbows and Brownies, assisting the leader in running activities for approximately 40 girls aged between five and ten.

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Mr Burke joins us from Portland Place School, where he is currently Teacher of History and Geography, and a Year 10 form tutor. He has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool, and a PGCE in History from UCL, which he undertook through the Teach First programme.

Mr Burke was previously Head of House at Markham College, in Peru, where he was pastoral leader of a House of over 200 pupils. He is looking forward to contributing to the co-curricular life of St Dunstan’s, having previously played violin in Markham College’s symphony orchestra, and coached the school’s surf team.

Mrs Louise Carmichael-Line JS Deputy Head Pastoral Mrs CarmichaelLine joins us from St Paul’s Cathedral School, where she has been Head of Pre-Prep since 2018. She has a first class honours degree in Sports and Exercise Sciences from the University of Exeter, a PGCE in Primary 4–11 years, and an MA in Education (Distinction) from London South Bank University. At St Paul’s Cathedral School, Mrs Carmichael-Line is a member of the SLT, a qualified DSL and has responsibility for the day-today running of the lower school. She also organises and leads on the CPL programme for staff and has previous experience of teaching vulnerable pupils in a variety of settings, including at a SEN school, a pupil referral unit, and a prison.

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Miss Laura Castro Bacariza Spanish FLA Miss Castro Bacariza has a degree in English Studies from the University of Santiago de Compostela, and a Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, from the University of A Coruña. She has most recently been working as a Spanish Assistant at Rossall School, where as well as providing language support, she has gained pastoral experience as tutor to one of the girls’ boarding houses.

Mr Thomas Cowan Junior School Learning Support Coordinator Mr Cowan has been appointed Junior School Learning Support Coordinator.

He has a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Greenwich and completed his PGCE in Upper Primary at Goldsmith’s. He is currently studying for an MSc in Psychology. He has over eight years of primary teaching experience and over the last two years has specialized in running interventions and therapeutic sessions for students with EHCPs in numeracy, phonics, literacy as well as social and motor skills. He is an avid sports person and plays a high level of competitive tennis as well as managing and captaining a number of local hockey teams.

Mr Wayne Diamond Teacher of Computer Science Mr Diamond is currently completing his PGCE in Computing with ICT at the Institute of Education, during which time he has undertaken placements at Charter School North Dulwich and Dulwich College. He has a BA Hons in Politics

from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics with Computing (Distinction) from the University of Wales. Prior to teacher training, Mr Diamond enjoyed a long and varied career in public service, academia and applied social research. He is looking forward to taking part in computing enrichment activities and also has a strong interest in digital and film photography.

Miss Phoebe Franklin Sports Graduate Assistant (Junior School) Miss Franklin is currently completing her BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Loughborough University.

She has represented Kent cricket for over 10 years and is now a member of the Kent Women’s senior team. She has also represented Loughborough MCCU for 4 years, and was contracted to play for Birmingham Phoenix in the ECB Hundred competition this summer. She has competed in netball and hockey, and has experience in coaching children on holiday programmes, as well as through a Teaching and Coaching module, as part of her degree.

Mr Jonathan Galbraith Sports Coach (Strength & Conditioning) Mr Galbraith is currently Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Loughborough University Sport and British Athletics, where he is part of a team assisting and leading in the strength and conditioning practices of elite level athletes. He has a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science from Loughborough University, and is about to complete an MSc in Strength and Conditioning. He has experience coaching a wide variety of sports, including football, rugby, boxing, kick boxing and Tae Kwon-Do.

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Mrs Susan Gosden Learning Support Coordinator, Senior School Mrs Gosden joins us from Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, where she has been working as a Complex Needs Higher Level Teaching Assistant. She provides support for students from Years 7–12 with a range of complex needs, both in class and through targeted interventions. Across her twenty year career she has specialised in Speech and Language and English as an Additional Language, providing support for children with a wide range of additional challenges to their learning.

Mr Daniel Harkin Teacher of RPE and Peer Mentoring Coordinator Mr Harkin joins us from New College Oxford, where he has been completing a doctorate in Ancient Philosophy. Prior to returning to higher education he was a successful classroom teacher and Head of RPE at Whitgift School. Whilst at Oxford, he has held a Junior Research Fellowship at New College with responsibility for providing support to both undergraduates and postgraduates, a pastoral role he has enjoyed. He is looking forward to returning to teaching in a school setting, and to contributing to the co-curricular life of the College.

Mr George Hart Teacher of PE – Rugby (Fixed Term One Year) Mr Hart has a degree in Psychology with Sports Science from St Mary’s University Twickenham, and has completed his initial teacher training through E-Qualitas, whilst working at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, first as a rugby coach

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and latterly as a Teacher of PE. He has also helped to organise a number of trips, including a ‘Body Worlds’ trip for Biology, an expedition to Zambia and Malawi, as well as rugby tours to Italy and Bideford.

Miss Marion Junker French FLA Miss Junker has an MBA in Public Communication and Influence from EFAP Lille. She joins us from Rossall School, where she has been working as French Language Assistant since January 2020. As well her teaching work, which focused on improving pupil speaking skills and preparing them for IGCSE and A level exams, she also helped prepare pupils who were taking part in the Regional MFL Debating Competition, who went on to win first place.

Miss Manjit Kaur Teacher of Science (maternity cover) Miss Kaur has a BSc in Chemistry from Queen Mary University of London, and she is currently completing her PGCE at King’s College London. During her teacher training, she was awarded a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry scholarship, as a talented chemical scientist entering the teaching profession.

In addition to her academic studies she is extremely active and enjoys a wide range of physical activities such as rock climbing and hiking.

Ms Gabriele Kindermann Teacher of German (maternity cover) Ms Kindermann has a degree in English and German from the University of Potsdam, completed her teacher training in English and German in Berlin, and has most recently been working at St Paul’s

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Girls School as Head of German. She has worked as an AQA examiner, and has a wealth of experience preparing students for success at Oxbridge entrance. She enjoys organising curriculum-enhancing activities, and recently ran an exchange trip to Berlin.

Miss Katherine Litman LRC Graduate-inResidence Miss Litman has a first-class BA(Hons) degree in History from the University of Cambridge, where she has been working as Women’s Officer for the Cambridge University Student Union since graduating in 2019.

She has experience of running clubs and workshops to help students develop reading and writing skills both at school and at university. She is passionate about reading and instilling a love of reading in others, and runs an online book club called ‘Between Two Books’, which has a following of over 134,000 on Instagram and features celebrity guest recommendations from figures such as Nick Cave, Greta Gerwig and Grayson Perry.

Miss Rochelle Mckay Pryce Sports Coach (Netball) Miss Mckay Pryce has a BSc in Psychology from Bournemouth University, and has most recently been working at Highgate School as Girls Netball and Sports Coach. She has experience teaching netball, hockey, basketball, cricket and athletics to children ranging from Year 3 to Year 13. She is also Lead Coach for two netball academies run

by Beacons Netball Club.

Mr Louis O’Grady Sports Coach (Hockey) Mr O’Grady has a first class honours degree in Sports Coaching from Cardiff Metropolitan University and joins us from Kings School Bruton in Somerset, where he is Assistant Director of Hockey and Head of Cricket.

He is a coach for Somerset Hockey and has himself represented Somerset at Junior level for both cricket and hockey, and the West of England for hockey.

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Miss Lyhne-Gold joins us as Junior School Teaching Assistant. She has a First Class degree in Fine Art from Oxford University, graduating in 2017, and has spent the last two years working as a Year 1 Class Teacher and Art Specialist at the Mulberry House school in West Hampstead. She has also worked as an art teacher at Kew Learning Centre where she devised a creative, in-depth art curriculum. She enjoys helping children access the non-verbal, creative component that art can offer as a way of processing important emotions and ideas in their early development.

Ms Permanand was appointed SENDCo from Lent Term 2020. She has been working in Special Education Needs for 28 years, beginning her career in Trinidad in 1991. She has postgraduate qualifications in Special Education and Speech and Language Pathology. For the past fifteen years she has been based in the UK working across all sectors, independent, international and maintained, and in primary, prep, secondary and all-through settings. She has most recently been working at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace as Speech, Language and Literacy Specialist where she worked closely

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with the SEN Consultant for the Harris Federation of School, building the SEN department to ‘beyond outstanding’.

Dr Rafay Qadiri Teacher of Physics and Global Perspectives Coordinator Dr Qadiri comes to us from St Mary Magdalene Academy in Islington, North London, where he has been Head of Physics since 2012. He has a PhD from Bristol University and a PGCE in Science from the University of Reading. As well as leading on curriculum design and development, Dr Qadiri has instigated a number of STEM enrichment opportunities at St Mary Magdalene, from the International Women in Engineering Day challenge, at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, to a cultural visit to Geneva, including the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He has been a sixth form tutor for many years, and has an interest in positive psychology and promoting wellbeing, for both staff and pupils.

Miss Jamie Restivo Head of Art Miss Restivo comes to us from Sacred Heart High School, where she has been Head of Art and Design since 2016. She has a PGCE in Art and Design from Kingston University and is currently completing an MA in Art and Learning at Goldsmiths. She has extensive experience teaching painting, drawing, sculpture, digital photography and other mixed media across all year groups. She has also been active in organising events, competitions and enrichment activities that combine the Arts with core subjects to encourage creativity and imagination across academic disciplines. She has also led on the design of many aspects of the PSHE curriculum, is involved in the delivery of CPL, and is a member of the Staff Wellbeing team.

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Miss Abby Sarfas Marketing and Development Coordinator Miss Sarfas has been appointed Marketing and Development Coordinator from August 2020. She has a BA(Hons) in the Study of Religions from SOAS and is completing an MA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. She has experience working in fundraising for Support-U, an LGBTQ+ charity, and is currently volunteering for The Humane League as a national volunteer and regional representative.

During her time at SOAS she was captain and co-president of the netball team and she also runs a vegan Instagram account and blog.

Mrs Alexie Shaw JS Cover Teacher / Sports Assistant Mrs Shaw has been appointed Junior School Cover Teacher and Sports Assistant. She has a background in teaching English as an Additional Language and is also a keen sports person, competing at elite level in national and international road cycling races. She is a keen runner, and finished within the top 50 women in the London Marathon in 2012. She also won the Vanguard Way Half Marathon and Surrey Hills Challenge Marathon in 2019. Until recently she ran her own company called ‘Mini Athletics’ which provided lessons for children aged 2-7, using sport to develop fundamental physical skills as well as listening ability, teamwork and confidence.

Mr Oliver Sparrow ICT Support Mr Sparrow joined the IT department in Lent 2020. He was previously Network Manager and Learning Technologist at Connect Schools Academy Trust, where he had sole responsibility

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for the management, installation, maintenance, availability and security of the school’s network, hardware and software, as well as classroom support.

He was also responsible for staff training and for promoting and teaching e-safety, working alongside the ICT Coordinator to deliver comprehensive e-safety focused lessons to all year groups, and to parents.

Mrs Perdy Stallard Head of Strings Mrs Stallard joined St Dunstan’s as Head of Strings in Lent 2020.

She graduated from Trinity College of Music in 2005 and for the past 14 years has developed a career in teaching and performing. She has appeared with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the New London Sinfonia and London Chamber Orchestra. Her teaching work includes working with the National Children’s Orchestra as Viola tutor, since 2016. She has taught in schools, both in the classroom and in one-to-one and group settings, as well as privately, preparing pupils for both ABRSM and Trinity exams.

She enjoys numerous musical genres, and has a particular passion for Scottish fiddle music.

Mr Toby Swan Teacher of Physics Mr Swann has been appointed Teacher of Physics from September 2020. He has a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Biomedical Physics from the University of Birmingham, and a PGCE in Secondary Science from King’s College London. He comes to us from the London Design and Engineering University Technical College, where he has been Head of Science since September 2017. He has taught at all levels of secondary Science, and has a proven track record of gaining high levels of achievement and value added from pupils of all abilities.

Mr Thomas Telford SSI & Head of Adventurous Activities and College Educational Visits Coordinator Mr Telford joined St Dunstan’s as SSI and Head of Adventurous Activities in Lent 2020. He served five years as a Royal Marine Commando, receiving the King’s Badge on completion of training, given to the top Marine of each troop. He has experience in mountain training, map reading and orienteering, and was responsible for creating a programme of training which involved everything from celestial navigation to OS Maps. He is a member of the British Mountaineering Council and a trained climbing instructor.

Mr Gary Trainor Trainee Teacher of Drama and Actorin-Residence Mr Trainor joins us as Trainee Teacher of Drama and Actor-in-Residence. A working actor for the last 15 years, he has a wealth of experience performing in many world-class plays and West End musicals including School of Rock and Beautiful. He has a First Class BA (Hons) in Acting from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and throughout his career he has taught workshops and classes in many educational settings, primary and secondary, including Theatre in Education and an after-school club called ‘Mad Science’.

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Mr Alexander Walls

Mrs Catherine Wood

Graduate Music Assistant

JS Teaching Assistant

Mr Walls joins us from Oriel College Oxford where he has been completing a Master of Studies in Music (Musicology). He has been a choral scholar with Oriel College Chapel Choir since 2016 singing in three services a week and assisting in the running of the choir. He has a diploma in piano, and is an experienced chamber musician, playing the cello. He also conducted his school orchestra and a number of ensembles during his time at Oxford. He was appointed Outreach Ambassador at Oriel College, leading school groups on tours of the College, and engaging in question and answer sessions with children ranging in ages from 11-18, sparking his interest in a career in education.

Mr Jake Whittaker Head of Army Mr Whittaker joins us as Officer in Charge of the CCF (Army Section) from September 2020. A former cadet at St Dunstan’s, where he attained the most senior cadet rank of RSM, he graduated from the University of Manchester with a First Class degree in Modern History and Politics, and subsequently completed an MA in International Relations at the University of Leeds gaining a Distinction.

Over the last seven years as a Cadet Force Adult Volunteer he has remained an active and committed member of the unit, and has worked closely with Captain Phillips and Major Davies in planning and delivering training exercises and developing the cadet training programme.

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Mrs Wood has a BSc(Hons) in Psychology from the University of Essex and after an initial career in Finance in the City of London, she retrained and gained Early Year Professional Status before starting a family. She has been volunteering at St Dunstan’s as a Teaching Assistant since January 2020 working with Nursery and Year 3 children in particular, and is JS representative on the Friends of St Dunstan’s committee.

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INTERNAL APPOINTMENTS Mr Grant Armstrong Head of Year (maternity cover)

Mr Jack Macklin Junior School Head of Sport & PE

Mr James Bell Language Lead German

Miss Flo Margaroli Sports Coach (Swimming)

Miss Fiona Brown Head of Years 5 & 6

Ms Cora Marr Head of Year

Mr Michael Clifford JS Form Teacher

Mr Toby May JS Festival Coordinator

Mr Andrew Coley JS ICT Coordinator

Mrs Fiona Murphy Pupil Voice Coordinator

Mrs Gemma Davies Deputy Head Pastoral (maternity cover)

Ms Emily Partridge Head of UCAS and Higher Education

Mr Richard Gregg The Festival Coordinator

Dr Rafay Qadiri Global Perspectives Co-ordinator

Mr Richard Grocock Language Lead Spanish

Ms Chloe Robertson JS Coordinator of Drama

Mr Jonathan Holmes Deputy Head Academic

Mrs Emily Rogers Head of Pre-Prep

Ms Amelia Karmock-Golds Assistant Head Lower School (maternity cover)

Ms Andrea Rose JS Form Teacher

Ms Kirsty Leane Head of EYFS Mr Matthew McClune Head of Academic PE (1 year fixed term contract)

Mr Tom Scambler Oxbridge Coordinator Mr Asa Willoughby Teacher of French (maternity cover) and Language Lead French

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PRIZE WINNERS 2020 Junior School

YEAR GROUP PRIZES Nursery Ambassador

Aoife Probert

Nursery Progress

Harry Spence

Reception Ambassador

Kashya Watson-Roberts

Reception Progress

Emilia Hong

Year 1 Ambassador

Zachary Senior

Year 1 Progress

Rae-Yee La

Year 2 Ambassador

YEAR 6 RECOGNITION AWARDS Harry Armstrong

Maia Nino-French

Arun Baggi

Menli Nuryyeva

Zoe Brooking

Eliza Pitt

Sayuri Dey

Harry Rajkumar-Clifford

Lorcan Dixon

Mithuunan Sasikumar

Zaine Fatoyinbo

William Tong

Judd Griffiths

Laurie Toyer

Tanay Karatas

Anna Trenton

Micah Makanjuola

Edmund Vernon

Lois Mills

Ali Wakeford

Iris Montfort Bebb

Lochy Weston

Jamie Nicholls

William Wharfe

ARTS PRIZES Performing Arts

Mathilde Parsons

Chorister Trophy

Siv Eliassen

Benjamin Nayagam

Ben Chudleigh Award

Tom Dixon

Year 2 Progress

Nina Wintersgill

SUBJECT PRIZES

Year 3 Ambassador

Freya Kelly

Art Trophy

Sofia Puzitski

Year 3 Progress

Reuben Holgate

Design Technology

Jamie Weston

Year 3 Academic

Zara Osborne

Drama Trophy

Veronica Farrell

Year 4 Ambassador

Charlotte Mullens

English Trophy

Lottie Cleaton-Roberts

Year 4 Progress

Max Leech

Humanities Trophy

Maya Holmes

Year 4 Academic

Ayotunde Dauda

Information Technology Trophy

Caleb Blake

Year 5 Ambassador

Alyssa Jouy

Languages Trophy

Aidan McHenry

Year 5 Progress

Max Barrasa-Gordon

Mathematics Trophy

Arlan Namazbayev

Year 5 Academic

Luke Rowett

Music Trophy

Henry Money

Science Trophy

Nicholas Wilson

SPORTS PRIZES Athletics Trophy

Alexander Newman

SPECIAL AWARDS

Cricket Trophy

Yuvraj Singh

Progress Award

Katya Kaleta

Football Trophy

Alfred Davidson

Sportsman Trophy

Herbie Halliday

Hockey Trophy

Nicholas Wilson

Sportswoman Trophy

Emily Cadman

Netball Trophy

Iona Kennedy

Albam Exorna Award

Jasmine Allan Indy Garton-Jones

Rounders Trophy

Nia Mills

Head Boy Award

Aidan McHenry

Rugby Trophy

Toby Monteiro-Hourigan

Head Girl Award

Emily Cadman

Swimming Trophy

Stanley Reader

Head of Junior School Award

Lottie Cleaton-Roberts

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PRIZE WINNERS 2020 Senior School FORM PRIZES 7F

Liv Overett Somnier

7G

Florence Craven

PROGRESS PRIZES Year 7

Jordan Bakare Alex Wilson

Year 8

Martha Preece Kenji Colman

Year 9

Anthony Darell-Brown Charlotte Tearle

Year 10

William Barker Noah Fields

Year 11

Theo Harvey William Kay

ACADEMIC PRIZES Art and Design Lower School

Nastassja Dao

Middle School

Paddy Byfield

Upper School

Maya Sandor

7H

Lisle Horner

7I

Yola Moran

8F

Danika Mleko

8G

Bibi Grise

8H

Anton Johnson Needle

8I

James Sugrue

9F

Emily Kay

9G

Eleanor Clark

9H

Rio Myers

Classics

9I

Amber Singh

Middle School

10F

Bruno Bryan

Sir John Moore Memorial

10G

Nona McIntosh

10H

Marley Bascombe

10I

Aniela Cabut

Computing Lower School

10J

Matilde Eiras-Cacao

RM Presentation

10K

Lily Holmes

RM Presentation

11F

Tyrone Ziwa

11G

Sean Sarpong

11H

Mrs Brenda Atkin Memorial

Upper School

Grace Hwang

History of Art

Bettina Man

Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers

Business Upper School

Azariah Getachew

Latin Lower School

Upper School Ancient Languages Reading Cup

Middle School

Samual Strautnieks Nadia Cochran Amelia John Charlotte Lees

Inaya Rouse-Farooq William Garside

Design Technology Lower School

Emily Kay

Middle School

Nicolas Doddridge

Shalom Kiwanuka

Upper School

Finlay Spence

11I

Jessica Kesse

Drama

11J

Freya Jacobs

11K

Raafi Malik

Lower School

Eleanor Clark

Middle School

Zoe Holness

Upper School

Iffy Onyearu

Basil Harvey Memorial

Performance

Sophia Saif

Örs Prize

Economics Upper School

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ACADEMIC PRIZES

Music

English

Mrs Florence Ruston Memorial

Lower School

Victoria Sherman-Aguilar

Middle School

Nell Burgess

Upper School

Iffy Onyearu

William Barrett Memorial

Middle School

Marco Ong Sam Osmond

Upper School

Sinem Ishlek

Clemments Barnes Memorial

Lecture Prize Lower School

Anton Johnson Needle

Charles Pearce Memorial Essay Prize

Amber Vallarino Law

Lower School

Inaya Rouse-Farooq

Middle School

An Mei Rawlings

J M Williams Memorial J M Williams Memorial J M Williams Memorial

George Zarkos

Lower School

Charles Tennant

Middle School

Carla Morin Amber Vallarino Law

Douglas Howard Memorial

Middle School Upper School

Chloe Bibby Tyrone Ziwa Finlay Spence

Charles Mitchell Memorial

Holly Burnell

Keyboard Playing Award

Adam Robson

Most Improved Strings Player

Isabel Dixon

Most Improved Brass Player

Peace Mburu

Most Improved Woodwind Player

Desiree Oghomi

Mr K Ellis

Upper School

Mr Peter Snowdon

Commitment to Co-Curricular Music Lower School Middle School

Eleanor Clark Tom Sheen Holly Burnell

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Lower School

Ariene Horner

Middle School

Rhiannon Bradshaw Charlotte Lees

Science Lower School Middle School

Chloe Bibby Adam Robson

Biology

Middle School

Samual Strautnieks Alan Fang

French Upper School

Charlotte Lees

Mrs Mirabelle Bennett Memorial

Upper School

India Rhoden

Chemistry Upper School

John Gaffney

Professor Sir Henry Armstrong Memorial

Physics

German Upper School

Beth Atkinson-Clark

Spanish Upper School

Amber Vallarino Law

Upper School

Sports Science Upper School

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G H Stevens Memorial

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Holly Burnell

Mr Paul Baker

Modern Foreign Languages Lower School

Upper School

Upper School

Mathematics Lower School

Claudia Tremble

Mr E G Widdowson

Upper School

History

Upper School

Middle School

Senior Singing Cup

Geography

Upper School

Elise Herbert

Mr E G Widdowson

Debating Lower School

Lower School

Sean Sarpong India Rhoden

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ATHLETIC AWARDS

SERVICE PRIZES

Spirit of St Dunstan’s Award

COMBINED CADET FORCE

Lower School

Mr & Mrs P A Leigh

Middle School Mr & Mrs B R Allen

RRD Bodenham Award

Nastassja Dao Finnian Dixon Zoe Holness Sean Sarpong India Rhoden Tom Cleverley-Lynch

Cross Country Junior Training Cup

Luke Overett Somnier

Senior Individual Championship

Sam Osmond

R N Section Most Promising Recruit

Inaya Rouse-Farooq

The Junior Rate Award

Thurston Gibb

Presented by Commander E S Main RN

Presented by Captain M G Rutherford R N

Junior Individual Championship

Jared Srinivasan

Senior Individual Championship

Buster Francis

Football

Adrian Jones Memorial

Frank Miller

Player of the Year

Jago Burnett Tom Cleverley-Lynch

Pace Stick

Livvy Cleverley-Lynch Margot Emlyn Jones Holly Burnell

Sword of Honour

Hockey

Captains Cup

The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers

Netball Most Promising Junior

Molly Wilson

Player of the Year

Zoe Holness India Rhoden

Captain’s Award

Joe Shanks

Presented by 100 (Yeomanry) Field Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

Most Promising Junior

Player of the Year

Ariene Horner

Army Section Most Promising Recruit The HUNDRED Trophy

E Marsh & R J Marsh

Most Promising Junior

Sophia Saif

Coxswain’s Sword Presented by the Worshipful Company of Marketors

Fives

Captain’s Cup

Amelia John

The COLLINGWOOD Telescope

Polly Bannister

Presented by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Grace Hwang

James Lyall Memorial

Commanding Officer’s Bugle

Livvy Cleverley-Lynch

The Drum Major’s Award

Holly Burnell

Presented by Major R W Davies

Best Shot Cup

Thom Wilson Chen

Sir John Aird Memorial

Rugby Most Promising Junior

Thomas Cahill

Player of the Year

Zachary Riley-Webster John Gaffney

Captains Award Mr C J Sinclair

Swimming Most Promising Junior Mr P J Milner

Swimmer of the Year Townsend-Gilmour Cup

Captain’s Cup

Thomas Holohan Pharell Nimoh Amelia John

F H Carter

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Lower School Service

Samual Strautnieks

The von Einsiedel Cup

Tyrece Henry

Presented by the family of Evelyn von Einsiedel

Mr and Mrs Withy

Middle School Service Old Dunstonian Association Centenary Prize

ACHIEVEMENT

Lauren Whitwell

Upper School Service

Braddon Cup R H Braddon

Best GCSE Student

Lloyds Bank

Jonathan Tyvesse

Reverend Colin Cuttell Memorial

Evie Witherell

Chloe and Brian Dance Prize

Sophia Saif

Bennett Memorial Award for House Service

Maya Sandor

George Zarkos Claudia Tremble

Mr David Moore

John Iberson Memorial

Charlotte Lees

John Iberson

Coling Cup

Iffy Onyearu

Andrew Coling Memorial

Albam Exorna Award

Tom Cleverley-Lynch

Presented by the Old Dunstonian Association

Deputy Head of School Cups Presented by Sir Roger Cork

The Jane Davies Award for Service Presented by the Old Dunstonian Association

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INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS It should be noted that not all the prizes and awards are presented each year. Old Dunstonians are indicated by the inclusion in brackets of their year of leaving the College.

ACADEMIC PRIZES Ancient Language Reading Prize

Presented in 2003 by Mr & Mrs J Rivett, parents of A Rivett (2000). The Cup is awarded for the sensitive reading and appreciation of Latin literature, particularly poetry.

The Mrs Brenda Atkin Memorial (Art)

Presented by Mr Ronald Atkin in memory of his wife.

Mr & Mrs Atkin were the parents of two Old Dunstonians, T J Atkin (1979) and M N Atkin (1983).

Art & Design Prize

This Upper School prize has been endowed by The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. It is awarded to a Sixth Form pupil for efforts in the Fine Arts.

The Sir John Moore Memorial (Latin - Upper School)

The College Foundation has received annually since 1702 a gift of £15, this sum being a bequest by Alderman Sir John Moore to the Parish of St Dunstan in the East.

The Basil Harvey Memorial (Drama)

Presented by B R Mitchell (1957) in memory of Mr B W F Harvey, Senior English Master 1928-1962.

The Örs Prize (Drama)

Presented by Mr A & Mrs R Örs, parents of K Örs (1991) and S Örs (1995).

The William Barrett Memorial (English - Upper School)

The College Foundation has been in receipt annually since 1408 of the sum of £4, this sum being the bequest of William Barrett to the Parish of St Dunstan in the East.

The Charles Pearce Memorial (Senior Essay)

Presented by Charles Pearce, OBE, JP, who was Chairman of the Governors 1950-1967.

The Clemments Barnes Memorial (Spoken English - Middle School)

The bequest of Mrs S S Barnes in memory of her son C D J Barnes (1912) who was killed in action in 1917.

The J M Williams Memorial (Geography - Lower, Middle and Upper Schools)

Established in memory of Mr J M Williams, a Master at the College 1948-1978 and Deputy Master of the Lower School.

The Douglas Howard Memorial (History - Upper School)

Presented by Mr C A Howard in memory of his son, D C Howard (1940) who died on active service in 1942.

The RM Presentation (Information and Communications Technology Lower and Middle Schools)

Presented by RM plc.

The Professor E N da C Andrade Memorial (Information and Communications Technology)

The bequest of Professor E N da Costa Andrade (1905), who was a Governor 1944-1971.

The Charles Mitchell Memorial (Mathematics - Upper School)

Presented by Mr & Mrs Charles Mitchell in memory of their son C H Mitchell (1904), killed in action in 1916.

The Mrs Mirabelle Bennett Memorial (French - Upper School)

It was Mirabelle Bennett’s gift of £220 in 1632, which enabled the land on which the College was built in 1888 to be acquired.

The Mrs Florence Ruston Memorial (Music - Lower School)

Presented by Mrs F M Ruston, MBE, Governor 1959-1977.

The Widdowson Prizes (Music - Middle and Upper Schools)

Presented by Eric Widdowson (1925).

Keyboard Playing Award

Presented by Norman Harper, Director of Music 1986-2002.

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INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS (CONTINUED) It should be noted that not all the prizes and awards are presented each year. Old Dunstonians are indicated by the inclusion in brackets of their year of leaving the College.

Most Improved Strings Player

Presented by Mr Keith Ellis, a Master at the College 1956-1994.

Most Improved Woodwind Player

Presented by Mr D J Leal and Mrs V P Bailey, parents of M D B Leal (2004).

Senior Singing Cup

Presented in 1996 by Mr P Snowdon (1996).

The Paul Baker Prize

Presented in honour of Mr Paul Baker, MBE, Clerk to the Governors for many years, and first Bursar of St Dunstan’s College.

The Mr & Mrs R J Surrey Prize (Middle School Science)

Presented by the parents of T C Surrey (1998) to be awarded annually to a Year 11 pupil whose practical science work is considered outstanding.

The Professor Sir Henry Armstrong Memorial (Chemistry - Upper School)

Presented by Miss Nora Armstrong and her three brothers, H C Armstrong (1896), R R Armstrong (1902) and H L Armstrong (1907) in memory of Professor H E Armstrong, Governor 1894-1937, and Dr E F Armstrong FRS (1895), Governor 1937-1945.

The G.H. Stevens Memorial

The bequest of William Stevens Esq, in memory of his son, G H Stevens (1929), who was killed in action in 1943.

ATHLETIC AWARDS Spirit of St Dunstan’s Award (Lower School)

Presented by Mr P A Leigh (1960) & Mrs J H Leigh, parents of J G B Leigh (1992) and N R Leigh (1995).

Spirit of St Dunstan’s Award (Middle School)

Presented by Mr & Mrs B R Allen, parents of J R Allen (1990) and of M C Allen (1992) to be awarded annually to students in the Middle School for attitude and overall achievement in sport and academic work reflecting credit on them and on the College.

R R D Bodenham Award

Presented by Mr R R D Bodenham, a Master at the College 1982-2016.

The Most Improved Athlete Tankard

Presented by Mr R R D Bodenham, a Master at the College 1982-2016.

The Sir Stuart Milner-Barry Chess Cup

Presented by Sir Stuart Milner-Barry.

The Most Promising Junior Cricketer Cup

Presented by Mr J H A Eames, a Master at the College 1957- 1982.

The Best Performance Cup

Presented by the family of M J W Cassy (1940), Head of School 1939-1940, who was killed in action in 1944.

The John Smithers Memorial

Awarded for the most outstanding cricket performance of the season by a Middle School pupil. It was presented by the Old Dunstonians in memory of John Smithers (1942), who was a Governor of the College.

The Cross Country Training Cups (Junior and Senior)

Presented by Mr & Mrs J R McManus, the parents of N C J McManus (1989).

The Junior Cross Country Individual Championship Cup

This cup was formerly the Inter-House Boxing Cup. It was re- designated in 1988.

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ATHLETIC AWARDS The Senior Cross Country Individual Championship Cup

Presented by Mr D W M Wade, a Master at the College 1964 -1969.

The Fives Junior Championship Cup

Presented by A J Glover (1965), and P G Roland (1966).

The Fives Senior Championship Cup

Presented by E Marsh (1958), and R J Marsh (1965).

The Fives Junior Doubles Award

Presented by the British Universities Sports Federation.

The Most Improved Hockey Player Cup

Presented by H G Judd (1978) as the Best Fencer Cup. It was re-designated in 1998.

Captain’s Cup (Hockey)

Presented by The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers in recognition of the College’s ongoing links with the City.

The Captain’s Award (Rugby)

Presented by C J Sinclair (1971).

The Lower School Best Individual Swimmer Cup

Presented by Mr P J Milner, a Master at the College 1963-1969.

The Captain’s Cup (Swimming) Outstanding Swimmer Cup

Presented by F H Carter, who was a Governor 1914-1918.

Presented by Mr Townsend to be awarded to swimmers who show outstanding commitment and team spirit.

The inaugural winner was Anna Gilmour whose level of commitment was an inspiration to all.

COMBINED CADET FORCE R N Section Most Promising Recruit

Presented by St Dunstan’s College CCF.

Coxswain’s Sword

The sword, belonging to David Williams, is presented by the Worshipful Company of Marketors to celebrate the partnership between the College and the Marketors.

The COLLINGWOOD Telescope

Presented by Captain M G Rutherford RN, Captain, HMS COLLINGWOOD.

The Junior Rate Award

Presented by Commander E.S. Main RN; who after becoming Coxswain of St Dunstan’s College Royal Navy Section, went on to serve in the Royal Navy as an officer for over 30 years.

Army Section Most Promising Recruit

Presented by the family of A E T Jones (1940), who was killed in action in 1944.

Drill Competition Cup

Presented by St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation 2006.

The Pace Stick

Presented by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to which the Advanced Infantry Platoon of the Army Section of the CCF is affiliated.

The Drum Major’s Award

Presented by Major R.W. Davies; in 2009 Major Davies, in his role as Contingent Commander re-established the Corps of Drums and this award was presented to the CCF to mark this occasion.

The Sword of Honour

Presented by Mr & Mrs D J Lyall in memory of their son James.

Best Shot Cup

Sir John Aird Memorial.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE PRIZES The Withy Prize (Service - Lower School)

Presented by Mr & Mrs Withy, the grandparents of a former pupil, for service to the College Community.

The Old Dunstonian Association Centenary Prize for Service

Established by the Old Dunstonian Association for service to the College Community.

Mrs Reeves Memorial Prize (Community Service)

The bequest of Mrs Reeves, who received Task Force visitors from St Dunstan’s College for eighteen years.

Lloyds Bank Working in the Community Award

Presented by Lloyd’s Bank. Awarded to a pupil of the College who has been involved in Service in the Community.

The Reverend Colin Cuttell Memorial Prize

Presented by the Rev C C Cuttell, OBE, Governor 1963-1976 and former Vicar of All Hallows by the Tower. For service to the Performing Arts.

The Chloe and Brian Dance Prizes for Service

Established on the retirement of Mr B D Dance as Headmaster of the College, by the Old Dunstonian Association. For outstanding contribution to the Prefecture.

R C R B Bennett Memorial

This prize for outstanding service to House activities has been bequeathed by Mrs E M Bennett, widow of Guy Bennett (1921), in memory of her brother-in-law, Robertio Bennett (1905), who was killed in action in World War I, and after whom Bennett House was named. Bennett House was later incorporated into Forder.

ACHIEVEMENT The von Einsiedel Cup

Presented by the family of Evelyn von Einsiedel (2000), for perseverance and tenacity in the Middle School.

Braddon Cup for Excellence

Presented by Mr R H Braddon (1943). Awarded to the student with the best A Level Results.

The John Iberson Memorial Award

Established in memory of Mr John Iberson, a Master at the College 1950-1988 who died in 1989. Presented to a student who has demonstrated the most engagement with the St Dunstan’s Diploma.

The Ben Chudleigh Performing Arts Awards

This Scholarship Fund has been set up from donations made in memory of Ben Chudleigh (1984–1999). The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage pupils to develop their abilities in the sphere of the Creative and Performing Arts.

Awards will be made annually to pupils who wish to attend a course to develop their skills in these areas.

The Andrew Coling Cup

Presented for the first time in 2008 by Mr & Mrs P Coling, parents, in memory of their son Andrew (1996). The Cup is awarded to a Sixth Former who has shown outstanding commitment to both academic and extra-curricular life and who, through their service to the community, has brought credit to the College.

The Albam Exorna Award

This award, sponsored by the Old Dunstonian Association, recognises the final year student who best demonstrates that they have “adorned the white” during their time at St Dunstan’s.

Deputy Head of School Cups

Presented by Sir Roger Cork in 1999 to mark the end of his term as Chairman of the Governors of the College and in memory of his wife Barbara.

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ACHIEVEMENT The Head of School Service Prize, presented by the Old Dunstonian Association, was re-designated in 2014 in recognition of Mrs J D Davies’s service to the College as Headmistress and to the Association as President.

The Jane Davies Award for Service

HOUSE TROPHIES The House Academic Achievement Cup

Presented by the family of Lord Broughshane (formerly Sir William Davison MP), who was Clerk to the Foundation 1898-1953.

The Combined House Championship Cup

Presented by A J Norris, Governor 1934-1946.

PREVIOUS GUESTS OF HONOUR 1891

Mr Portal

1919

Thomas Elliott Bart, KCB

1892

Sir Owen Roberts

1920

Sir Harry Perry Robinson

1893

Bishop of Rochester

1921

Rev H Costley White MA

1894

Dr Butler

1922

C M Stuart (Headmaster)

1895

Mr Bickerseth

1923

Sir Gregory Foster, PhD

1896

Sir Owen Roberts

1924

Field Marshall, Sir William Robertson Bart. GCB, GCMG, KCVO, DSO

1897

Sir Alexander Wilson

1925

F Fletcher

1898

The Bishop of Southwark

1926

Major, the Hon J J Astor MP

1899

Sir Ralph Knox

1927

Right Rev W W Perrin, Bishop of Willesden

1900

Sir William Preece

1928

Rear Admiral Gordon Campbell VC, DSO

1901

Sir Joshua Fitch

1929

Sir Carrick Hey Robertson MB, FRCS

1902

Sir Arthur Rucker

1930

Grace the Duchess of Athol DBE, DCL, MP

1903

Sir William Ramsay

1931

Professor E N da C Andrade DSC, PhD (OD

1904

Alderman Sir James T Ritchie

1932

Rev P B Clayton

1905

General Lord Meruen

1933

Rev A L I Preston

1934

The Lord Sempill AFC, FRAeS

1935

W W Vaugh MVO, MA, DLitt

1906

KCB KCB, FRS

GCB, KCVO, CMG

Evan Spicer (Chairman of the London County Council)

1907

Major-General Lord Cheylesmore

1908

Major E F Coates MP

1936

Sir Edward Campbell MP

1909

Sir William Bousfield

1937

Field Marshall, Lord Milne GCB, GCMG, DSO

1910

The Hon Sir John A Cockburn

1938

The Rt Hon W S Morrison MC, KC, MP

1911

Sir Philip Magnus MP

1939

J F Usherwood

1912

The Right Rev The Bishop of Woolwich

1948

Brigadier Lorne M Campbell VC, DSO, TD

1913

The Rev HP Gray DD

1950

Sir Gerald and Lady Jane Kelly

1914

Sir Owen Roberts

1952

Rev James Wall MA

1917

Rev Rosemeare

1953

Eric James MA, BSc, DPhil

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MA, DCL, LLD

S T D U N S TA N ’ S C O L L EG E

CVO

KCMG

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PREVIOUS GUESTS OF HONOUR 1954

Sir Thomas Creed KBE, MC, QC

1987

J C B Gosling

1955

Miss LE Charlesworth CBE, MA

1988

Sir Greville Spratt

1956

The Rt Hon. Lord Gorell CBE, MC

1989

Michael Grade (OD)

1957

Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG, GCB, DSO

1990

Michael McCrum

1958

Sir Graham Savage

1991

Dr David Ingram

1959

Dr Barnes Wallis

1992

Rt Hon Sir Rhodes Boyson

1960

Rt Hon the Lord Morrison of Lambeth

1993

Paul Parker

1961

Field Marshall Auchinleck

1994

Rt Hon Baroness Young

1962

Christopher Chataway

1995

Mrs G M Randall

1963

Rt Hon W F Deedes

1996

Sir Bernard Ingham

1964

P S Noble

1997

Alderman Roger Cork

1965

Rt Hon Lord Justice Willmer

1998

Lord Archer

1966

Rt Hon Horace King

1999

Rt Revd Dr Wilfred Wood

1967

Rt Hon the Lord Shawcross

2000

Sir William Castell (OD)

1968

Dr W Hamilton

2001

Michael Grade CBE (OD)

1969

Lord Hinton of Bankside

2002

Lord Ouseley of Peckham

1970

C S Arthur

2003

Andrew Dilnott

1971

Sir Walter Adams

2004

Matthew d’Ancona (OD)

1972

Dr J Steven Watson

2005

Dr Jane Glover CBE

1973

Sir Lincoln Ralphs

2006

S G Bown MD GRCP (OD)

1974

D J E Ingram

2007

Professor Sir Colin Berry

1975

Sir Ewart Jones

2008

Professor Sir Martin Evans FRS (OD)

1976

Rt Hon the Lord Vaizey of Greenwich

2009

S D Thorogood BA (OD)

1977

Sir Havelock Hudson

2010

Mrs Venetia Howes

1978

Professor Donald G MacRae

2011

Lord Drayson (OD)

1979

Sir Kenneth Cork

2012

Lord Peter Hennessy FBA

1980

Professor Peter Naylor

2013

Lord Grade of Yarmouth (OD)

1981

Sir Huw Wheldon

2014

The Very Revd Dr John Hall (OD)

1982

Sir Montague Finniston

2015

Professor Jane Glover CBE

1983

Dr Bryan Thwaites

2016

The Rev’d Bertrand Olivier

1984

Alderman Sir Edward Howard

2017

Nicholas Hewlett

1985

Professor R J Blin-Stoyle

2018

Sarah Ebanja

1986

Professor Eric Ash

2019

Peter Snowdon (OD)

2020

Nicholas Hewlett

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