ALUMNI NEWS In each Annual Review we will be featuring a round-up of alumni news. Please do let us know if you would like any of your news to be included here. 52 ANNUAL REVIEW ALUMNI
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1960s
Norah Thomas (Cert Ed 1948–1950) is enjoying retirement in Durban, South Africa, having moved from Britain in 1955, initially to what was then Southern Rhodesia. At first she taught at Wankie, where she met and married her husband, Barry, a member of the British South African Police, in 1957. She conducted a ladies’ choir and produced and directed a number of performances, including HMS Pinafore, Händel’s Messiah, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Gerald Hendrie (Cert Ed 1962–1965) has recently had two books of his compositions published by Editions Billaudot, Paris: A Handful of Rags (five rags for piano solo) and Another Handful of Rags (ditto). A third volume, Five New Rags, is written but as yet not in press.
Shirley Haslam (Cert Ed 1952–1954) is enjoying retirement after teaching for 40 years, mostly running nurseries attached to primary schools. She also set up playgroups in Yorkshire and lectured at the local Technical College. During retirement she has served on the local Parochial Church Council, as Governor of a local school, has run the local tennis club, and is enjoying being a grandmother to six children. Audrey Huddart (Cert Ed 1954–1956) is now a grandmother to eight grandchildren, who have enjoyed successes which she attributes at least in part to her learning the importance of education at Homerton. Sheila Mackenzie (Cert Ed 1954–1956) is now a grandmother to seven grandchildren. She is semi-retired, teaching 20 piano pupils and taking the occasional assembly at the local village primary school. She enjoys playing tennis regularly and is involved with both young and old in the village community.
Olivia Dean (Cert Ed 1965–1968) has recently retired from a career in education. Initially teaching and holding management roles in secondary schools, she then moved into management in Further Education. Throughout her career she was closely involved in the development of assessment strategies for public examinations with the Cambridge Awarding Body. She maintains an active role in education, continuing to work in an advisory capacity with two national awarding bodies and is a governor of two institutions, including the University of Derby.
1970s Karen Hindley (BEd 1978–1982) has recently retired after thirty-three years of service to state education, to spend more time with her father, David, Head of Music at Homerton from 1963 to 1985 and her mother, Olga, Music Librarian at Homerton from 1970 to 1985. However, she is still assisting in NQT induction and mentoring at a local Cambridge school a few times a week, following in her parents’ footsteps in helping teachers to teach.
