to answer any food related queries, help with any special requirements or requests, offer support and advice on food related issues and topics and to ensure the food experience at Tanglin is enjoyable and healthy.” Having previously lived in Hong Kong, Anne was happy to return to Asia from the UK four years ago when she moved to Singapore for her husband’s job. Although, she says she misses the seasonal change of weather. “As my husband describes it, it is either hot or hotter!” she says.
Anne joined Tanglin in August 2014 as Food Services Manager and has 20 years’ experience working in the food industry. As the link between Tanglin and Sodexo, the school’s food service provider, Anne’s role is to ensure Sodexo provides good quality, healthy food that meets the expectations of the students, parents and teachers and also complies with statutory requirements. “I am here
Award-Winning Filmmaker As Executive Film Technician at Tanglin, Krista Magee provides technical support to the Senior Film Studies Department. Not only is she involved in planning and shooting films, she also helps with script writing and editing and can advise on the type of kit to use for different film ideas. Krista feels that she’s been warmly welcomed into the Tanglin community and says that the best thing about working in a school is the students. “Seeing them develop their film concepts from ideas to actual short films is an exciting process. Storytelling is what filmmaking is all about; it’s great to hear the stories people have to tell.” Krista recently produced a short film for the T90 celebrations and says it’s been really interesting to learn about Tanglin’s rich history. Before joining Tanglin in August 2014, Krista was working in the Isle of Man designing the branding for a sustainable farm. It was here that she saw an opportunity to enter her film about sheep farming into a competition. “It was a great project,” she says. “I learnt so much. We filmed in all weathers and all times of day and night during the lambing season.” Krista’s hard work
Anne grew up in a family of chefs so has been exposed to good food all of her life and is very passionate not only about the quality and taste of food but also about the service provided. “Growing up I worked front of house for various Michelin star and AA Rosette restaurants and through my career I have worked with companies such as Pret A Manger both in the UK and Hong Kong as their Procurement Director and for EAT in the UK as their Procurement and Brand Director. They are both companies that are extremely passionate about food, food quality and customer service and paid off and she won best film for 2014 in an annual competition run by the National Sheep Association. Whilst Singapore is a far cry from sheep farming on an island in the Irish Sea, Krista says she’s been surprised by how enamoured she is by all of the huge towering buildings in Singapore and how the city state feels like one giant film set where any backdrop is possible. But there’s one aspect of Singapore that has really inspired Krista: “I’m thinking about making a film about food,” she says. “With so much choice and such a range of places to eat, it seems like a good choice of subject. So many
I would like to be able to bring some of that passion and service to the food offering at Tanglin.” Working in a school is new to Anne but she says it has been a great experience with lots of positive plans already in place for her to build upon. “There is already a great choice of food offered by Sodexo and I would like to build upon this offer and really tailor it to the children’s needs. I welcome all feedback as it helps build a stronger food offering which in turn helps build happier children.” Tanglin closely follows the UK guidelines for healthy food in schools and Anne will continue to build upon this. She has already had some parent and student requests for healthier snack options in the afternoons and is working with Sodexo to provide jacket potatoes and pasta. Anne is constantly researching new, healthy recipes for the children and welcomes any feedback that parents or students may have. In the meantime, she has put together some helpful hints on how to support healthy eating at home. This can be found on the TTS Portal under Student Services/Food Service. colours and smells; delicious food is definitely a good motivator.” Highlights of Krista’s career include working with Julie Andrews and Colin Firth. “Julie Andrews was very gracious but I was totally star struck, I just wanted to ask her to sing to us,” she says. “Meeting famous people is fun but meeting new people from different walks of life can also be amazing. I worked for a charity based in Kenya a few years ago in a rural area that hadn’t seen rain for over four years. I met incredible people who not only shared their stories with us but their homes and their sense of joy for life.”
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Anne Bibbings gives us Food for Thought