THE GR AMMAR REPORT
Val Field Executive Assistant to the Head of Junior School
Five favourite things Val Field started working at Canberra Girls Grammar School in 2003, initially as receptionist before moving into the position of EA to the Head of Junior School. Originally from the United Kingdom, she and her husband moved to Australia in 1982, living in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Orange, Sydney (and Brisbane again), before settling in Canberra in 2003.
Prior to emigrating, Val was accepted into university with desires to become a social worker; however, fate had other plans.
Val’s last position before leaving the UK was working as secretary to the Director of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-UK.
“I was travelling around Europe with a girlfriend and missed the beginning of the academic year,” Val said.
“I was fortunate enough to meet people such as Sir David Attenborough, Sir Peter Scott, David Bellamy and on one occasion, I was presented to our patron HRH Prince Phillip. It is a cause I still support today, together with World Vision.”
“To fill the gap before the following year’s intake, I enrolled into a secretarial college for young ladies and never did get to uni.”
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