Malvern View Lent 2020 by Malvern College

ISSUE 36 | LENT 2020

'Little Fireflies in the Wood' Science Photography Competition

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Malvern View • Lent 2020

From the Headmaster

In the first Chapel service of term, I asked those present to consider how much they had changed and achieved over the last ten years, and then, as we enter this new decade, to consider the next ten years as they become adults and enter the world beyond education. I challenged them to think about how best to use their time and make the most of the opportunities available to them. As you read through this term’s Malvern View, I hope that you will get a good sense of how many and how well our pupils are following this advice!

Keith Metcalfe

Working together Malvern College Sixth Form pupils who are native speakers of French, Spanish, German and Italian are volunteering to teach their languages to young learners in Years 3-6, at the Wyche CE Primary School in Malvern. This will form part of their course requirement, so it assists them, but the main aim is to help bring the learning of foreign languages to our primary schools where our pupils’ expertise and enthusiasm is making a great difference to the language provision. Our Sixth Form pupils will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of the lessons, which will be given in the form of a carousel where Year 3 pupils take French, Year 4 pupils take Spanish and pupils in Years 5 and 6 do two years of either Italian or German depending on the year they start. We are excited to be launching this new scheme and our pupils are looking forward to working with our young neighbours. Keith Metcalfe

Front cover image: Science Photography Competition − winning entry by Yutong Chen (No.3, Hundred) − ‘Little Fireflies in the Wood’

Business trip to Amazon Pupils at Malvern College studying Business and Business Management were lucky to get a sneak inside view of the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Coventry on our visit in November. Aptly named, the Fulfilment Centres (not warehouses) carry out the entire retail process from order to delivery. Inventory orders come in from many different manufacturers against which orders are sorted and shipped out directly to customers. Our pupils had a tour of the centre that provided an interesting insight into the different systems and processes involved. We were able to observe products entering the centre, the stowing process, the picking of orders, quality assurance systems, the packing of orders and then finally the shipping out. Amazon uses complex robotic systems to promote efficiency, and this is what enables them to meet their clear targets. In this particular centre we were told that around a million packages can be ‘fulfilled’ in a ten-hour shift – amazing statistics. It might be said that Amazon employees are just a cog in the enormous wheel of sales fulfilment but the company showed us that they also aim to create a positive environment for their workers by using various non-financial forms of motivation. In the warehouse area they have different rooms that workers can use to relax or perhaps as a room to pray or meditate. In addition to their salaries, workers can be rewarded with swag bucks, a sort of company currency that can be spent on specific Amazon-branded items. This incentive is designed to motivate and increase productivity and seemed to be popular with employees. Amazon also tries to be as environmentally friendly as possible by recycling as much as it can, another important

company profile message. This was an extremely valuable visit that enabled our pupils to link the theory of operations management to the real business world at one of the most efficient companies operating in the current retail market. Anna Eglin, Business & Business Management.

Mock General Election Malvern College held its own General Election in December, prior to the nationwide General Election, to familiarise pupils with the process and the issues involved. Constituencies were defined, and pupils and staff cast their votes at the ballot box in Big School. Five groups of pupils canvassed for votes for the following parties: Brexit Party, Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrat Party. The result resembled the outcome of the nationwide General Election with a victory for the Conservatives but with the Liberal Democrats in second place. Unfortunately, we won’t be sending a winning candidate to Westminster, but we hope to have raised awareness about current political issues and the processes involved in this important democratic event. Dr Martin Harris, Classics

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Helena Huang Zhu and Francesco Coppola

Aodren Clemit and Annabelle Moody

Wheeler-Bennett Society The Wheeler-Bennett Society is Malvern’s senior pupils’ academic society led by the Sixth Form and overseen by the Chaplain, the Rev'd David Ibbotson. The society seeks to promote the stimulation and exchange of ideas, and at each meeting two members of the society present a paper followed by a discussion on the issues raised. This term there have been two meetings at which the following papers were presented: » ‘Markets without limits: why prostitution is not immoral’, by Francesco Coppola

» ‘Genetic disorders and ethical implications of diagnosis’, presented by Helena Huang Zhu » ‘A fraud upon the poor?’ A comparison between Victorian and modern welfare systems, by Aodren Clemit. » ‘What would a city designed by women look like?’ by Annabelle Moody. Large numbers of Sixth Formers have attended these meetings and have enjoyed the presentations and engaging In the discussions afterwards. Revd David Ibbotson, Chaplain

Adventure Training, Snowdonia Over the second Leave-out of the Autumn term 2019, 14 members of the CCF conducted Adventure Training in Snowdonia. On Saturday, the aim was to summit Snowdon, and in spite of poor weather conditions, with snow and ice near the summit, the cadets reached the top – something only a small number of others managed to do that day. On Sunday, after a hearty breakfast, the cadets climbed and scrambled to the summit of Moel Siabod.

Visibility was poor on the ascent but improved on the way down, to reveal spectacular views. Our cadets conducted themselves to the highest standards on this weekend away and are to be congratulated. My thanks go to Mr Nichols and Mr Lister (from Bredon School) for their outstanding efforts on behalf of the CCF. Bert Lacey, Contingent Commander, Malvern College CCF

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End of Training exercise Tyddesley Wood Training Area In the penultimate week of term 30 cadets from the Hundred took part in an exercise and competition at the nearby Tyddesley Wood Training Area. The sections completed a testing afternoon, trying out their leadership and military skills on three stands: Casualty Evacuation and First Aid; Ambush; and Section Attack. The activities were all run by senior cadets, with our Cadet Training Team and staff providing the required supervision. In spite of the chilly conditions, all cadets displayed tremendous energy and ability throughout the afternoon. The winning section, by a very small margin, was 2 Section (Aggrawal, Norbury, Carpenter, Harmer, Hughes, Leicher, Stroltz, Stephenson). Very well done to all involved. Bert Lacey, Contingent Commander, Malvern College CCF

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CCF RAF visit to the Air Ambulance We were fortunate to be able to visit the Worcestershire Air Ambulance Centre at Strensham Services just before the end of the Autumn term. The visit was aimed at giving the cadets an introduction to this vital use of aviation and offering them a different perspective on flying as a career. The aircrew paramedics showed the cadets around the helicopter and hangar, talking about their role, experiences and careers. We were all flabbergasted at the cost of keeping the Air Ambulance operating; ÂŁ9 million a year. This has to be found through charitable donations as it receives no government funding. The cadets found the visit absorbing and also enjoyed the unexpected bonus of a coincidental low flypast, right over our heads, by two RAF Chinook helicopters! Flying Officer Stephen Woodward, OC RAF section Malvern College CCF

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The Batiaghata Project The School Council has voted to support a charity that Monty Lampard (OM, School House 2013â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18) is working for which aims to help young people in the Batiaghata community of Bangladesh. Monty is working with a group of volunteers to help improve the employability of the youngsters there. The volunteers will support those marginalised in their community to engage with local government projects. The support will take the form of helping them widen their knowledge of the process of finding a skill or occupation and increasing their competence in terms of managing the applications necessary with confidence. The overall objective is to improve the livelihoods of those with no wealth and little income who are currently battling seasonal employment and struggling to survive. Monty will give a report in Chapel this summer to tell us all about his experiences. Adam Hutsby, Deputy Head of the Sixth Form

OSCAR in Mumbai We caught up with the OSCAR Foundation on a recent visit to Mumbai and met the girls who had visited Malvern College a year ago on their football tour of the UK. We were delighted to see them, and they were perfect hosts. Their Foundation Director, Ashok Rathod, took us on a tour of

their homes in the city and we found it tremendously helpful to know more about their lives. This has further fuelled our efforts to raise their profile and do all we can to support the OSCAR cause. So far, in this academic year, Malvern College has raised ÂŁ3,314 for the OSCAR charity.

Rock Concert for charity Nick Horn, together with Jamie Hawkins, Jonathan Mather, Aarya Ramanj and Lucie Fletcher performed at the Rogers Theatre in January to raise funds for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. The amount raised topped the target of £500 which now stands at £770 – a fantastic sum. The Teenage Cancer Trust aims to create world class cancer services for young people in the UK, providing life-changing care and support so that young people don’t have to face cancer alone. These musicians have done an excellent job in contributing to this cause.

Raising money for clean water projects Over the last two years, Malvern College has been partnered with a charity called Toilet Twinning, that aims to build toilets in poverty-stricken areas of the world to improve sanitation. We chose to support this charity because we wanted to ensure that more people, who desperately need it, have access to clean water and we hoped that money could be raised at Malvern through the game called Assassins. We first played the Assassins Game at Malvern in 2018. It is essentially a huge game of tag that can involve a large number of people, both teachers and pupils. Our aim was to involve the largest number possible as the entry fee is our contribution to the charity. Each person has a card with a pupil's or teacher’s name on it and their job is to tag that person (within the defined geographical boundaries), whilst

avoiding being caught by the person who is tagging them, you don’t know who that is, so the game is great fun. The Assassins Game has become an annual event at Malvern that takes place in the autumn term and the winners this year were: Isla Simpson, Lawrence Hooker, James Myres, Alex Baert and Harry Graydon. Over the past two years the Assasins Game has raised £8,202, an incredible achievement. With this money we have been able to twin (toilets built in other countries) most Malvern College toilets across the boarding houses and the community areas on campus. We have found it really rewarding to be able to support this charity and hope that we can add to the contribution we have already made, in years to come.

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Bernadette Kerrigan ‘in conversation’ Artist in Residence at Malvern College Malvern is most fortunate to have Bernadette Kerrigan as its Artist in Residence this year. She comes with a refreshing approach, and a link already established at Malvern through her art teaching that will give all who share her experience of making art an especially insightful process. She is free of conventional conceptual constraint and understands the need for tenacity and hard work, always being prepared to put in the time. Her individual approach to art is an interesting layered orientation in terms of materials and her medium is paint. A painter with over 20 years’ experience, she has learned to go with the flow of the evolving work, keeping the bits that chime and changing the bits that don’t. She is self-critical and constantly in conversation with what she creates, analysing whether it is doing what she wants it to and finding the way forward. Painting big and at a slow pace is her favoured approach but she may switch to reflect the short energy bursts that occur from some other inspirational source. She watches to see what is left when we move on, what is peripheral that we abandon, what is side-lined from our targeted lifestyle, and enlarges upon it. She is master of recording the unintended in others and the bits we discard along the way. She is grounded in the formal qualities of painting: colour, shape, tone, composition and form and these are her guiding forces, the unwritten rules that see her home.

With a busy life to manage Bernadette has a great deal of life experience to draw on, making her own time to make art much valued. “I work in my studio or at home painting, drawing or researching most days. If I can’t get a whole day in, I take advantage of very early mornings or late nights – these are my favourite times to work – I get a kick out of knowing the rest of the world is asleep whilst I’m making.” “I like to use my old paintings or sketches to produce new images because they come with traces of past ideas and there is an ephemeral quality about this process that can lead me in a new direction that I could never have predicted.” She also knows what it is to be stuck on a painting and says you just have to keep working at it until there is a way forward. “If you look hard enough the painting will tell you what to do next.” “I love painting, it is who I am, it how I think and communicate. I can relate to most things in life in the way I approach painting which is, you must show up, keep going, keep making, work your way out of the problem. Keep on Keeping On.” A good philosophy for life, and an ideal role model for our unfolding artistic talent at Malvern.

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Clara Marinescu Remove Clara is in the second year of her Art GCSE course. Her coursework project explores the notion of superstition – from visual, historical and contextual perspectives. She has been looking at the symbolism in Tarot cards and has carried out extensive research of the work of many of her favourite Graphic Novel Artists in order to find her own style of drawing. She is also interested in the symbolism of animals, birds and fish and has produced a series of beautiful sketchbook drawings with pen and ink to help her realise further paintings or sculptures.

Merryn Jordan Lower Sixth Merryn joined Malvern in September last year as our new Nieper Art Scholar. She is studying A level Art. Merryn is working on her studio painting, pushing scale and the conceptual ideas behind her work. Inspired by the idea of animals in conflict, this piece is in tribute to Sefton, who served in the British Army for 17 years and was critically injured in the Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings. She has begun to explore, in parallel, screen printing, and the ‘purpose’ of the horse in contemporary society. We look forward to showing Merryn’s work this Easter at Commem, with the rest of the Lower Sixth’s art.

Articles by Christine Pritchard, Head of Art

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Anastasiia Gura Remove Studying Art GCSE, Anastasiia has been exploring the notion of fear and anxiety in people of her age. She is looking for ways to visualise a feeling through the medium of sculpture and painting. In this piece Anastasiia researched the Artist, Tracey Emin, in particular her tent pieces. She asked all of her classmates to write down three of their fears. Anastasiia then took some of the words and embroidered them onto the inside of an umbrella, she used the umbrella as an analogy of our hidden emotions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; open, we see the words and, closed, the fears remain hidden. Christine Pritchard, Head of Art

Ishbel Spencer Nairn Lower Sixth, A level Oil on canvas. Exploring mark making and the female form.

Emma Raycroft Lower Sixth, A level Pencil, water colour. Experimenting with ways to illustrate the perception of female beauty.

Ran Zhang Lower Sixth, A level Pen and ink, inspired by architectural twists.

Kit Staley Lower Sixth, A level Photo-realistic drawing (work in progress). Exploring products whose shelf life is rapidly expiring.

P H O T O G R A P H Y

Photography The Photography department is busy and thriving. A total of 61 pupils are currently studying either GCSE or A level Photography and there is a multitude of wonderful and varied work being produced. Pupils are all currently working on individual or examination projects, using both digital and film as well as working in the photographic studio.

The following work is just a tiny selection of the superb range of photographs taken by our Remove and Lower Sixth photographers:

Libby Wharrad, Remove Libby’s project is about buildings, decay, and dereliction. But she is also highlighting the hidden beauty in buildings that is forgotten. She has a ‘natural eye’ and passion for the subject and has taken some beautiful images of rundown buildings, including unseen detail.

Lucy Stocks, Lower Sixth Lucy has been studying the human body for her project, and she has recently produced a stunning set of photographs from a photoshoot with our life model. She has taken abstract images of sections of the body and has been studying the work of Bill Brandt. Her work is sensitive, intuitive, and she is well on the way to having an excellent fine art photography project.

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Olga Mikhina, Remove Olgaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project is focused on her homeland and the family she has left behind. This exquisite portrait of her great grandmother at home. Olga has a wonderful natural talent for photography and this is clearly illustrated in her work. Her project is delicate, sensitive and thoughtful. Her photographs provide a unique window into her world.

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OUTDOOR PURSUITS NEWS Mountain biking Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a full-on winter for the Mountain Bike Club, riding every week regardless of the weather. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had blizzards, whipping rain and near whiteout conditions to cope with, added to which, of course, we have frequently ridden in these conditions in the dark. The weather never stops the fun however, and I am informed that pupils like biking better in the mud and the rain. Mr. Bilclough has joined our OP staff and is qualified to take pupils out onto the Hills; we are a happy band and thoroughly enjoy what we do. Daylight is returning for us again, so we will be able to put the lights away for another year. All set then, for a summer of biking action next term! Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits & DofE Manager

Horse riding We have not been put off by the wet weather and have continued to squelch through the puddles in the arena, which is fortunately big enough to allow cantering and jumping, even in these challenging conditions. The beginners are developing their balance and coordination on sturdy cobs while the more experienced riders can progress to thoroughbreds to focus on jumping and dressage skills. All the horses are keen for exercise and seem to enjoy our lessons as much as the pupils do. As the evenings get lighter and conditions get drier next term, we look forward to opportunities for hacking on the Wells Common. Sarah Angling, Horse riding club

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Climbing Climbing Club continues to be busy and active with the less experienced climbers responding well to coaching. They are really starting to develop their technique. Several have been promoted to the Lead session and have been unstoppable in their progress, embracing some gutsy climbing at the sharp end, and importantly, some safe and reliable lead belaying. Trips to a local wall on Saturdays extend the challenge and it is good to see our committed climbers building a rapport with the staff and other regulars at Redpoint Worcester. At the end of last term, we competed in an inter-school competition run by Bredon School, where our climbers tackled some very challenging top-rope, lead and boulder routes with real determination. We look forward to warmer weather and longer evenings next term and the chance to get out on some natural rock. Sarah Angling, Climbing Instructor

Paddlesports Whether it is canoe polo, canoeing, white water kayaking or stand up paddle boarding, you will find our pupils out every week in the pursuit of one form of the sport or another. Canoe polo continues to gain strength with three training sessions offered each week. The As and Bs are both performing well in the British Canoeing Canoe Polo leagues. We have, as ever, kayaked all over the country in white-water rapids, and honed our skills at man-made white-water centres in both Wales and England. We will soon be entering DofE expedition season, which will mean more pupils than ever taking to the water for their Silver and Gold awards. In order to facilitate this increase in participation, we now have four new OP paddle-sport instructors; from the staff: George Bilclough, Flora Sagers and Emily Parker, and pupil, Peter Ingram (Lower Sixth). Very well done to all of the pupils involved this term. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the next! Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits & DofE Manager

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Kate Clark joins the team We are very excited to announce the appointment of our new Outdoor Pursuits instructor, Kate Clark, who will join us at Easter, jumping straight into the deep end, with a DofE Gold expedition. Kate will help us manage our everincreasing numbers across all OP clubs, and will take a lead in climbing and canoeing. She has studied for a BA (Hons) in Outdoor Leadership at the University of Central Lancashire and will now take an MA in Outdoor Education at the University of Worcester, where she will study parttime whilst working for Malvern’s Outdoor Pursuits Department. Kate has led expeditions in the Canadian Yukon, with personal adventures extending to paddling in the French and Julian Alps, climbing in Spain, France and in the Dolomites in Italy. This summer, Kate will be leading a group in Borneo, establishing some alpine climbing experience and scouting out a canoe expedition route for our pupils next year. We very much looking forward to welcoming Kate to our OP staff team at Malvern College.

Fly Up 417 Mountain Biking For reasons unknown, the Mountain Bike Club has never visited Bike Park 417, a mere 45 minutes from home. We set out on a cold Sunday morning to fix this and did so in style. Trails ranged from ‘Blue’ all the way up to ‘not a chance mate’ and made for a great day in the mud! The uplift service was outstanding, allowing us to focus on flying downhill as quickly as possible to catch another lift back to the top! Very well done to all pupils taking part.

Articles by Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits & DofE Manager

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Climbing South Wales, Bristol, Swindon Seven of our Climbing Club members made the journeys to South West England and to South Wales to sample two sets of climbing walls that were new to us. They took on lead climbing (clipping into the wall as you climb) and top roping (climbing with a fixed rope above you) climbing until they could barely move their limbs! All of them maintained an impressive level of energy and enthusiasm throughout and were keen to test themselves against long, steep lead routes and to gain confidence. Pupils also took charge of the shopping and cooking, and produced some excellent spaghetti Bolognaise and chicken stir-fry... success all round! Sarah Angling, Climbing Instructor & Teacher of Modern Language

UKC2C Training 1 The UK Coast-to-Coast team (summer 2021) headed out on their first weekend of training this term, on a chilly January expedition. The team learnt a lot in a very short space of time; shopping and cooking for seventeen, prepping kit, planning logistics, packing the van and more. We also had our first go at cycling as a group, learning how to communicate safely and how to manage the varied fitness levels and cycling abilities across the team. We also learned lessons all round, in terms of physical skills required for cycling and paddling and how to manage a large group in what can be a stressful fast changing environment. Well done everyone, now back to the classroom to plan the next training event! Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits & DofE Manager

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White Water Kayaking – South West England Storm Dennis may have caused some to cancel events and trips, but not us! We headed south-west to make the most of the rainfall and managed to paddle every day of the trip. The River Dart was a highlight. Pupils were able to negotiate grade 3 rapids impressively and the 60mph winds made it much warmer in the boats than out. Getting changed at the end of the day was done in record time! We ended the weekend with a trip to Cardiff International White-water Centre and had great fun on the man-made rapids and drops.

Bike Park Wales Bike Park Wales is the UK’s first full-scale mountain bike park and is set in the heart of the valleys of South Wales. It offers 29 mountain bike trails that cater for all abilities, and we are now regulars. The park has a minibus service to transport riders and their bikes to the top of the trail each time, giving our legs a rest before the next run down. The trail layout enables us to mix and match trails, combining different parts together which makes it absolutely impossible to get bored. Our pupils were utterly exhausted by the time the sun went down! A great day was had by all!

British Canoeing South League This year we have entered the South League where the tournaments are of a higher standard and where the competition is fierce. Our As and Bs have, as ever, impressed; the As took Abingdon School to the wire in an exhilarating 4–3 win. There have been outstanding performances from Peter Ingram, Max Horler and Dougal Lemon who have set a great example to the younger pupils, between them helping to place the Malvern College team in a favourable position for next season.

Articles by Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits & DofE Manager

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Choir reaches national finals Congratulations to the Malvern College Chamber Choir who have been selected to sing at the finals of the Barnardo’s Youth Choral Competition at the Royal Festival Hall in London in March. This is a national competition with only nine choirs across the country selected for the senior category final. Having recorded

two pieces back in November, the feedback from the adjudicators was that the competition was even harder than in previous years and so this is a wonderful achievement by our Chamber Choir. We wish them the very best of luck. Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

Malvern College Choir at Priory Lunchbox Malvern College performed at Malvern Priory in the Lunchbox session on Thursday 23rd January for an audience in excess of a hundred. Soloists were Cameron Eldridge, Shea John, Louisa MarsdenSmedley, and Nalni Chen. The Chamber Choir, directed by Jonathan Brown, comprising: Syuzanna Avanesova, Ollie Cook, Cameron Eldridge, Seb Filho, Lucie Fletcher, Boo Forbes, Missy Hingley, Kitty Holroyd, Josi Jebens, Shea John, Brad Jones, Evelyn

Kenrick, Ani King, Eve Leslie, Honor Letts, Louisa MarsdenSmedley, Jacob Perry, Nick Wilson, Jenny Zhou and Nalni Chen sang a beautiful and varied repertoire that drew praise from the large audience who expressed their “thanks and admiration for this splendid concert”. Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

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An All-Steinway School Malvern College is to become an 'All-Steinway School', a prestigious accolade that will transform the school’s music-making. Thanks to an anonymous donation of over £600,000, the College’s current pianos will be replaced by 37 Steinway instruments, including an upright in each of the 11 boarding houses, numerous practice pianos and two top-of-the-range concert grands. The biggest is a spectacular 9-foot ‘Model D’, destined for recitals in Big School, the College’s main performance space. The project is part of an ambitious year-long £2.5 million refurbishment of Malvern’s historic Music School, which will improve the heating, sound-proofing and acoustics. The College is also trying to raise around £1.5 million to replace its Chapel organ. Several of Malvern’s music scholars and star pianists visited Steinway’s London showroom in mid-January to choose the Big School instrument and another group travelled out to the firm’s Hamburg factory soon afterwards to select the rest of the pianos and get a taste of the city’s cultural life. The first delivery of pianos is due at the end of the Lent term with the final delivery on completion of the refurbishment of the Music School next year. “It’s really exciting that Malvern is becoming one of just 16 senior independent All-Steinway Schools in Britain,” said the College’s Director of Music, Jonathan Brown. “The other establishments are mainly specialist music schools and conservatoires. This will give each pupil access to the finest pianos in the world, as everyone will be taught on a Steinway. It will draw attention to the great music-making here and boost the level of pupils’ engagement; they feel huge pride that their school is giving them the very best.” “Having instruments of this quality will enable us to stage high-level events and masterclasses, attracting top pianists to perform here, as well as giving our pupils exciting performance opportunities at the Steinway concert halls in London and New York. It will help us attract committed pianists to Malvern College. I was very excited when the College agreed to the refurbishment of the Music School. Work will start this summer – and our superb new pianos will be a centrepiece of the project, underlining Malvern’s commitment to musical excellence.”

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason (MBE) Photogaph by Jake Turney

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National Schools’ Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) The Sheku Effect Young musicians are developing a rising enthusiasm for the cello following the stunning performance of Sheku KannehMason (MBE) at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May 2018. They have been inspired by Sheku and his musical family who have been profiled in the media since the event. Sheku’s new album, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, made history by securing a place in the UK Album Charts; the first cellist to make the top ten. He continues to win the world over with his music and, upon receiving the MBE in this year’s Honours List, was quick to thank those who have supported him in this success. Sheku says that he was lucky to have the support of his parents and his school throughout. Classic FM describes this wave of renewed enthusiasm for the cello as extremely exciting. They cite John Madden, the Artistic Director of the

National Schools’ Symphony Orchestra (NSSO), based at Malvern College, as saying: “Malvern College, in the heart of Elgar country, is the home of the National Schools Symphony Orchestra. This year, with applications up by almost a third on our 25th Anniversary last year, the number of cellists applying to take part in the summer residential course is double that rate. There can be no doubt that the artistry and advocacy of Sheku KannehMason has been an inspiration to many young players; those taking up the cello as well as those who want to join NSSO.” “NSSO, whose members are all aged between 9–19, has experienced a 68 per cent increase this year in applications from young cellists signing up for the 2020 residential course, compared to this time last year. There has been a 26 per cent increase on recruitment across all instruments for

Young musicians on the NSSO course last summer − 2019

the same period – brilliant news for the future of classical music.” Joined by the newly formed NSSO Chorus, NSSO celebrated its 25th Anniversary last season with a spectacular performance at Symphony Hall Birmingham. NSSO works closely with the Nucleo Project, a London-based ‘music for social action’ organisation, to grant bursaries and offer places on its summer courses to children from underprivileged backgrounds who show a talent for music. There can be no doubt that Sheku Kanneh-Mason has inspired a generation of young and talented musicians by his example and the future for emerging talent is extremely promising.

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60th Anniversary of the 59 Club

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All delegates at the 60th anniversary gathering of the 59 Club.

At Malvern College In November Malvern’s Science Department celebrated a significant milestone; the 59 Club, founded by former Head of Science John Lewis* (1954–1982) in 1959, reached its 60th anniversary. Fifty-five scientists gathered at a special event held at Malvern College where four generations of Heads of Science were present: Michael Shepherd (1983–1996), Dr David Penter (1996–2004), Chris Hall (2004–2015) and Dr Natalie Watson (2015–). The 59 Club was formed by John Lewis to promote the teaching of science in schools through the sharing of information and best practice. As part of a new vanguard that promoted the virtues of teaching practical science, Lewis, a founder of the Nuffield School of teaching, was keen to extend Malvern’s expertise in the teaching of practical science to other schools. Today the Club has around 30 regular members as far apart geographically as Epsom College and Newcastle Grammar School. It meets each term at a different member school and the sessions comprise a lecture, given by a guest speaker, a science business meeting and a tour of the school hosting. Each term the Club has the opportunity to see how other schools manage their teaching of science within the wider curriculum. Every 10-year anniversary has been hosted at Malvern College, and on this 60th Anniversary Emeritus members were invited to join us making the gathering larger than usual. John Lewis’s eldest son, Richard, joined our celebration of his father’s legacy and we were delighted that Professor Chris Whitty, former member of Malvern College (No.3, 79–83), who is Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department

of Health and Social Care, accepted the invitation to be the principal guest speaker. On the day a full programme of science was delivered by: Dr Elena Riva (The Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning, The University of Warwick), spoke about ‘Interdisciplinarity: A Challenge and an Opportunity for the Future’ that guided the audience through the idea that universities need to offer, and are increasingly offering, interdisciplinary approaches to developing skills and understanding, rather than domain-specific teaching. World problems, for example, in the provision of food, medicine water, require teams of people who can collaborate and work flexibly together, understanding all aspects of the problem (i.e. engineers, scientists, linguists, geographers and social scientists, as well as specialists on cultural issues).

Mike Burstow from the Malvern Radar and Technology History Society (MRATHS) gave an account of ‘Six Boffins’ – six men and women stationed on the Malvern College campus during World War II, who were tasked with researching radar related developments to help the war effort. Their stories are just coming to light as top-secret documents are released and the facts known. Professor Chris Whitty (Chief Scientific adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care) talked about ‘Demographic change and its implications’. Describing Professor Whitty’s presentation, Nichola Cage, a Malvern College Geography teacher said, “Professor Whitty gave an overview of the way in which demographic data can be used by the Civil Service and medical professionals to predict and provide for the future demands of society. This was a very interesting and

59 Club/Lecturers Left to right: Mike Burstow, Dr Elena Riva, Professor Chris Whitty

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Professor Chris Whitty (OM), Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health and Social Care.

informative lecture on the use of techniques familiar to geographers.” “He deconstructed population pyramids and the Demographic Transition Model, to show how the demands of society (such as for elderly, social care, maternity care and immunisation programmes) can be tracked through time and predicted. He used some interesting graphics (Hans Rosling) to show how societies change in terms of, for example, extended life expectancy, and the consequent ageing of populations, evident in more developed countries. In these

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Left to right: Dr Frank Harris, Richard Lewis, Mike Shepherd, Professor Chris Whitty, Dr David Penter, Dr Natalie Watson.

countries this is coupled with a declining fertility rate (that has a clear correlation with female literacy and education levels) which results in a change in the dependent population from school age to old age with the associated change in health care and social requirements.” “As a geographer, I found this presentation so rewarding, combining as it did, graphical and statistical data of a real-life situation. It underlines why geographers value this data, and why we teach our pupils to study it. The data has real world relevance and impacts upon the decisions

governments have to make to provide for us all in terms of our future health, education and social care.” The anniversary event was a wonderful celebration of the concept of sharing information in the teaching of science and the sharing of information in general. John Lewis would have most certainly have been pleased to know that the support for the 59 Club remains as strong as ever. Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

John Lewis* John Lewis was a key figure in science education at a national and international level. He chaired or attended many professional Physics associations and was a key figure in the establishment of the Nuffield Foundation in 1962. Nuffield Science, through a charitable trust, provided the funding for teams to develop modern teaching materials and practical science methods. John became a senior member of the O level Physics Project, taking responsibility for the practical side by developing appropriate apparatus as well as writing experiment guides. Over the years, other science courses, too, were

influenced by the methods adopted by Nuffield Science methodology, teaching and assessments. A whole new branch of education grew up around the teaching of practical science. John travelled the world giving lectures about his work and served on national and international committees. He was elected chairman of the Association for Science Education in 1977. His many awards included the Bragg medal, the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal, and an Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Physics. He was awarded the OBE in 1980.

John Lewis former head of Science at Malvern College and founder of the 59 Club. Photo by Berrows Newspapers, June 1981.

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In the second week in February 1942, two German battleships – the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau escaped detection until they were well into the English Channel. German ground forces, it was discovered, had gradually increased the jamming of British radar over a period of weeks and the British Command had not realised what was happening. In the aftermath, Lord Mountbatten and Winston Churchill approved plans for a raid on the German radar station at Bruneval near Le Havre. There the landing party seized a German Wurzburg radar system which they took to the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) in England at Swanage. During the weeks that followed, the British authorities became concerned that the Germans would retaliate in kind – it was later discovered they knew of the location of the British radar research station (TRE) on the south coast. Preparations for the move had been made and when Intelligence reported the arrival of a German paratroop battalion in May, the TRE pulled out of the Swanage site in a period of hours. TRE moved to Malvern taking up residence in the buildings of Malvern College for four years from 1942–46. Meanwhile the pupils of Malvern College were evacuated to Harrow School.

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From the lecture ‘Six Boffins’, presented by Mike Burstow Presented at the 59 Club’s 60th anniversary event in November 2019 An extract from Mike Burstow’s insight into the work carried out by six experimental scientists who were known as ‘Boffins’ and based at Malvern College during World War II from 1942–46. John Adams and Joan Elizabeth Strothers are the first of six featured, with four more in future editions of the Malvern View Radar Archives. In 1942, Malvern College, for the second time in two years, was directed to give up its premises for the war effort and was duly moved to Harrow School. The Headmaster of Malvern, Mr Gaunt said, at the opening of the first term at Harrow, “I am sure that when the whole story of our evacuation can be told – and it cannot be told now – Malvern College will be found to have played an honorable part and a vital part, in the winning of the war.” John Adams joined the Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s R e s e a rc h Establishment (TRE) in 1940 to work on making and measuring microwave devices and systems. At Birmingham University, the invention of a device that generated microwaves at high power was the most important new piece of technology to arise in the World War II. It gave Britain the lead in radar which proved to be more important in winning the war than the atomic bomb. Owing to the expertise built up at the TRE, with the world’s first synchrotron being built on the Firs estate at Malvern College, John went on to be Director General of Laboratory II at the European Organisation for Nuclear

Research (CERN) where he led the super-synchrotron project. Joan Elizabeth Strothers was educated at Newnham College Cambridge where she rowed for the Ladies University Eight in the first Women’s boat race against Oxford. She gained an honours degree in Physics which she was not awarded. At that time women were not permitted to have Cambridge degrees. TRE had always considered countermeasures to enemy radars and Joan was asked by Head of the Countermeasures team, Robert Cockburn, to consider the option for blinding radar. Between 1940 to 1941 she carried out a comprehensive set of experiments with a wide range of materials. As more and more intelligence was gathered about German radar it was discovered that the predominant wavelengths in the German radar that had to be countered were about 50cm, so each wire or strip need only be 25cm long, and could be made light enough to fall through the air at a slow rate. The high concentration of strips of foil in one area would, on radar, look like a sea-craft or

air-craft and give the impression of an attack and hence distract the German forces. This technique was given a code name and was launched successfully in early 1942 as ‘Operation Window’. Its power was to give the illusion of a phantom seaborne invasion and it was used in two major operations (‘Taxable’ and ‘Glimmer’) that took place the day before D-Day in 1944, to divert the attention of the Germans. By then Joan Strothers had married Sam Curran another TRE scientist to become Lady Joan Curran. She worked on the development of the proximity fuse and the electromagnetic isotope separation process for the atomic bomb as well as helping her husband to invent a scintillation counter (for measuring radioactivity). Following the birth of a severely mentally handicapped daughter, she set up a charity Enable (for the mentally handicapped) which now has over 100 branches and 6,000 members. Mike Burstow is the Chairman of the Malvern Radar and Technology History Society (MRATHS). www mraths org.uk

Researchers based at the Music School, Malvern College.

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No.4 Some of the top girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scientists in action Victoria Heymann, Georgina (Gigi) Macakiage, Sardes Strolz, Georgina Wood.

Guinness World Record attempt A group of our young scientists set their sights on gaining a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by memorising and arranging, against the clock, the 118 scientific elements that make up the Periodic Table. We chose the task because scientists the world over have just celebrated the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Periodic Table, devised by the Russian Chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. Whilst an individual record for memorising and arranging them does exist (3 minutes and 15 seconds) there is as yet, no team record. The challenge was undertaken by teams of pupils from each House who battled it out with the clock ticking and with the camera running. The film would allow the scrutineers at the Guinness Book of World Record to examine the process and attest to the accuracy of the attempt in the time submitted. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite a task to memorise the entire table from scratch, especially with teams of mixed ages and no more than two Sixth Formers per team. The event went really well with an incredible buzz. We had a number of close calls, but it was fun and really competitive. It was great to see the different strategies each team used, and most impressively the levels of support and teamwork in evidence. Our House team from No.7, all keen scientists, were the winners: Max Dean is studying Physics and Chemistry for the International Baccalaureate in the Upper Sixth, Jojo Baldota is taking Biology and Chemistry at IB in the Lower Sixth, and Arrhat Daga and Clemens Tuczka, who are both taking IGCSE Separate Science in the Hundred. Their winning time of 2 minutes 33 seconds was a phenomenal achievement and a real credit to their hard work in practice, and to their teamwork. We submitted the application to Guinness World Records and imagine our disappointment in being unsuccessful in achieving the record. The Guinness World Record team could not ratify the record as it would be too difficult to prove that all members of a team contributed equally. We accept the decision and acknowledge that the process is quite rightly a rigorous one, and records not easy to come by. We performed the task well and the competition was great fun. Above all it was a practical

demonstration of how working collaboratively and dynamically can get results. So, despite our disappointment, we take away a great feeling of accomplishment from a job well done. Stewart Vaughan, Head of Chemistry

Left-to-right: Clemens Tuczka, Jyothirmay (Jojo) Baldota, Max Dean, Arrhat Daga.

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Asteroseismology At the end of the Autumn term, we were treated to a visit from Dr Andrea Miglio, a reader in Asteroseismology from the University of Birmingham. Asteroseismology is the study of oscillations in stars and we were enchanted into the tale of how Physicists can ‘listen’ to stars to understand what is happening to them. Of course, sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space, so astronomers use the light stars emit to study changes in their internal structure. Stars resonate naturally when subjected to vibrations caused by the nuclear fusion processes occurring inside them, much like a guitar string oscillates when it is plucked. This causes changes in the star’s luminosity and so by carefully observing the star’s brightness we can listen to their vibrations. This was a very interesting talk which really pushed our physicists to the limits of their understanding. Our thanks go to Dr Miglio for coming to speak to us. Michal Hnatek, Head of Physics

Biology Olympiad In early February, 53 Sixth Form biologists sat the Biology Olympiad – two challenging exams testing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the subject. Nearly 60% of those who took part from Malvern College won medals or gained certificates. Congratulations go to Robbie Hardwick (Upper Sixth) who won a Gold Medal, placing him in the top 6% of all students who took part; he now goes through to Round 2 of the competition. Congratulations to Olaitan Aladegbami (Upper Sixth) who won a Silver Medal and to Liv Holt (Upper Sixth) and Ben Chen (Lower Sixth) who both won Bronze Medals. Ben Chen was the highest scoring Lower Sixth student who took part in the competition. In addition, a further 12 students were Highly Commended and 15 were Commended. A very good performance by all who took part. Dr Cathy Hartog, Biology

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First prize Yutong Chen (No.3, Hundred)

Science Photography The 2019 competition had over 60 entries from pupil and staff enthusiasts. The quality of the images was high and illustrated the significant talent that exists in in our school that is obviously inspiring a most creative approach to teaching and learning at Malvern. The subjects chosen varied from candid portraits to rusting machinery, and from aerial views to insects and arachnids. All were linked by a scientific theme. We displayed the images in the Science Centre for two weeks to allow voting to take place. Congratulations to the winners. The results: The clear winner of the First prize, was Yutong Chen (No.3, Hundred) whose fascinating image entitled “Little Fireflies, in the Wood” was accompanied by the following poignant note: “These yellow lines are the tracks of fireflies flying inside a bamboo forest on a summer night. There won’t be any fireflies left next year in this area because the owner of the land wants to build hotel rooms to attract tourists”. Second prize was awarded to Rococo Anderson (No.8, Hundred) for “Synchronised Pelicans" – a monochrome image showing the birds in exquisite detail. Third prize was awarded to Hana Preston (No.3, Foundation Year) for “Tungsten Filament”. The Staff prize this year went to the ever-vigilant College Proctor, Chris Rickards, for “Honeybees collecting pollen”. Thank you to all those who submitted photographs for this stunning display. Please continue to take wonderful images – entries for the Science Photography Competition 2020 are now being accepted! Dr Cathy Hartog, Biology

Third prize Hana Preston (No.3, Foundation Year)

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Second prize Rococo Anderson (No.8, Hundred)

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Jesus Christ Superstar The Drama department production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ was performed in the Rogers Theatre to great acclaim in the final week of the Autumn term. This was an outstanding production, a performance full of emotion, energy and verve. A tremendous amount of singing, dancing and acting talent was evident in our musical theatre pupils who clearly relished presenting Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera. Impressive vocals, vibrant choreography, charming individual performances, a highly committed ensemble with superb technical design, combined to create this visually stunning and emotionally moving production. Jonny Tunstall as Caiaphas, ably supported by the Priestesses Morgann McGee, Boo Forbes, Syuzanna Avanesova and Kitty Holroyd, Cameron Eldridge as Peter, Jack Yeoward as Pilate, Missy Hingley as Mary, Oli Doherty as Judas and Nicholas Wilson as Jesus performed their roles excellently. This was a slick production by the Drama department team which built towards its crescendo with utmost professionalism. Keith Packham, Director of Drama

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House Drama Competition The House Drama Competition is one of Malvern’s great pupilled traditions. It is no mean feat to put on a theatre production involving, as it does, such a wide range of skills, from the choosing of a play and editing it, choosing a cast, organising rehearsals, selecting props and costumes, creating sound effects and lighting states, choreographing, stage blocking and finally performing in front of one’s fellow pupils, parents and staff. This competition calls for a supreme team effort and collaboration of the highest ‘Malvernian’ order. It is a popular competition because every year group in a House can be involved. A lot of nervous energy and sheer physicality have to be channelled and this requires excellent organisational skills from those who take on the task of directing. All three performance evenings offered a rich variety of theatrical experiences. Playing to packed houses each night, the ensembles certainly gave their all. A strong sense of teamwork enjoyment, commitment and passion was evident in each House cast and their technical crew. Professional actress Georgie Halford delivered her adjudication at an ‘Oscars’ style ceremony and the results were as follows: No.3

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Emily Parker: Staff Profile I joined Malvern College in 2018 as a teacher of Geography and Theory of Knowledge. In addition to my main teaching role, I am part of the CCF instructor team, Silver DofE expeditions, coach netball and am the deputy Housemistress in No.4. Prior to teaching, I was a Chartered Surveyor. I worked in London for five years before relocating to Hong Kong to continue my work managing real estate transactions for HSBC across the Asia Pacific region. After seven years I decided that office life was not enough and teaching was where I felt I belonged. I grew up in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and spent my holidays coaching sailing, as well as travelling around the UK to sailing competitions. My highlight was competing at the Laser 4.7 World Championships in France when I was 16. Since then I have progressed to yachting (volunteering and racing). I sail as a Second Mate and watch leader for Ocean Youth Trust South (formerly Ocean Youth Club) which aims to develop young people from 12–25 through ‘adventure under sail’. Groups are often from disadvantaged backgrounds and the primary aim is to help young people develop in confidence and self-belief, as well as teamwork and perseverance. On the racing front, I have had the privilege of competing in the Hong Kong to Vietnam race (675 miles) in 2017 and this year competed in the 48th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race – the largest offshore yacht race in the world, with 340 yachts and over 2000 sailors from all around the world. I was onboard ‘Eclectic’, a 46-foot Racer Cruiser which finished 96th out of 340 in what

was a very challenging, windy race with an unusual sea state (seasickness prevention was critical!) Since joining Malvern, I have had the pleasure of going on the Geography Trip to Iceland, kayaking in Wales, being a support driver for Malvern College to Paris expedition and this year look forward to leading the Lower Sixth Service Trip to the Rhino Conservation ‘Care for Wild’ in South Africa 2020. Like the pupils at Malvern, the opportunities for the teaching staff are endless and I look forward to what the future brings!

Visit to Oxford Early in February twelve pupils visited Oxford University to gain an understanding of the competitive admissions process and to visit colleges. The group was given a tour of Oriel College, followed by an Admission Tutor’s question and answer session on the applications and admissions procedures. We then went to Merton College, where we were hosted by Old Malvernian Federico Amodeo, currently reading Jurisprudence there. He gave us a tour of the college and was able to give a fascinating student’s-eye view of Undergraduate life from the intensity and academic rigour involved in study

to the very strong and supportive features of the collegiate structure. Our third visit was to Brasenose College, where Old Malvernian, Dr Ed Bispham (Tutorial Fellow in Ancient History) gave an academic taster session, answered questions and led an amusing tour of the College. We are most grateful for the welcome extended by these colleges and their members: this visit enabled aspiring applicants to gain a real understanding of, and feel for, the challenges of applying to, and studying at Oxford. Andrew Law, Head of UK University Admissions

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Marketing in practice This year we have set up two Advertising Agencies comprised of pupils who take on the roles of account manager, creative director, graphic designer, copywriter, researcher and photographer. The appointees were interviewed for their posts and each team now has an opportunity to win an advertising account from Radcliffe Fowler (an agency who have worked with a great many of the world’s leading brands). These two advertising agencies have been asked to provide a costed marketing and brand strategy to launch a new confectionary product for the British market, produced by Hershey, an American manufacturer of chocolate that is one of the largest in the world. At the end of the term, both teams will face a ‘Dragons Den’ presentation to see which can convince Fowler Radcliffe to invest in their proposal. Fowler Radcliffe have offered work placements to those pupils who stand out during this ‘real life’ project. This is an enormously valuable opportunity for those chosen to gain an insight into the world of advertising at the highest level. Darren Stokes, Director of Design & Technology and Art

Team 1: James Francis, George Kent and Georgina Wood reviewing their project with their mentors from QinetiQ.

Sebastian Robert, Kit Staley and Ishbel Spencer-Nairn discuss the CAD model of their packaging concept.

QinetiQ Challenge This year’s challenge has an obviously practical application. QinetiQ’s technical experts set our pupils the challenge of developing a device that could, in real time, allow the commander of a unit of transporter vehicles to deploy each vehicle, using information on their fuel consumption and reserves. Our pupils will be required to design a device that can be attached to the fuel tanks to measure the fuel levels in each transporter continuously and transmit that information to a command centre. They have been issued with transmitters that are not yet on the market to use in their prototypes and are relishing this challenge. Darren Stokes, Director of Design & Technology and Art

Team 2: Virginia Lawrence, Thomas Hughes, Agueda Ortiz Flores and Basil MarsdenSmedley check their Arduino coding for their transmitter and receiver.

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Equestrian team warms up Malvern College Equestrian, competing at Kings Equestrian Bromyard got underway this term and produced some encouraging results. Chloe Wilson was clear in the 70cm but not placed; Finlay Davison, Henny Pope, Isla and Amy Grammaticas came 2nd in the 90cm qualifying for the County Show-jumping Championships at Hartpury. Finlay Davison came 3rd in the 1m class and Harry Finch won the 1.10m class. Later in February Malvern had a fantastic time at Allenshill, a real test of riding talent. Finlay Davison, Liv Davies, Lexie Clarke and Rachel Hamilton-Russell won the 1m Show Jumping class, going through to the National Championships at Hartpury in April. They were in a very competitive class with a large entry and beat riders from Cheltenham Ladies College, Cheltenham College, Malvern St James and Shrewsbury School. Tara McMaster, for Malvern College Equestrian Eve Leslie on Lukie

Dressage at Allenshill At this National Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Equestrian Association test at Allenshill, Eve Leslie on her horse Lukie, came through the preliminaries with 68.85% and 4th place. She was placed 5th in the Novice test. Gia Neath also did well on Rosscon Queen Bee, coming 3rd in Prelim 7 and finishing in the top 12 in the Prelim 14 class; both tests done in torrential rain. Well done girls! Another very successful day for Malvern College. Tara McMaster, for Malvern College Equestrian

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Cricketer top 100 cricketing schools Malvern College was included in The Cricketer’s top 100 cricketing senior schools in December. “This selection follows an exhaustive process from a record number of entries,” said Simon Hughes, editor of the Cricketer magazine. “All entries were judged against an extensive set of criteria, which included a compelling commitment to cricket in their curriculum, facilities, and the breadth of their fixture lists.” he said. “Many of our school grounds are the envy of the cricketing world. The standard of school cricket is advancing all the time and the power and range of our school players is impressive.” He adds that the countrywide take up of girls’ cricket is remarkable and huge progress is evident here, with girls playing alongside boys in representative sides and in girls’ competitions. He praises all those teachers, coaches and groundsmen who put in the hard work to develop future club, county and international cricketers. “Having watched many schools matches this summer,” he said, “I am pleased to report that the standard of cricket programmes and the level of passion for the game is as high as ever.” There is no doubt that last season’s incredible successes in the sport will have further inspired schools’ cricket. He congratulated all the schools that made the top 100 list. Mark Hardinges, Master i/c Cricket at Malvern College, says,

“Cricket is a very important part of life at Malvern, so it is great to be included again in this list of the top 100 Cricketing Schools.”

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Getting ready Anticipating the levels of performance required of us this season, preparation for the summer of cricket has well and truly begun. Twenty-seven Malvern cricketers have been selected by each of four county squads, at age group or academy level. County Players: Robbie Hardwick, Myles Holland, Dan Holland, Charlie Williams, Luke Tulacz, Aaron Tomson, Joel Cox, Oliver Cox, Jonathan Edwards, Hugo Emms, Rehaan Edavalath, Emma Youngs, Heather Harris, Grace Seedhouse, Iona Lapsley, Chloe MacKellar, Amelia Scott, Matthew Vickers, Ben Clarke, Freddie Sharp, Tommy Boorman, Ethan Corbett, Josh Dickenson,

Josh Baker, Angus Catto, Finley Morris and Fergus Morris. Over the half-term break, Josh Dickenson, Rehaan Edavalath (Worcestershire Academy) and Tommy Boorman (Gloucestershire Academy) travelled to India for a winter training camp and Angus Catto (Worcestershire U17) toured in St. Lucia. Mark Hardinges, Master i/c Cricket

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OM News The OM Netball Club plays every week in a London league, and have found the going quite tough over the winter months; but have since got back to winning ways, recently beating the league leaders. Meanwhile the OM Football Club Veterans’ team (i.e. the over-35s) moved a step closer to retaining the Cup for the third year. Having beaten Tonbridge 7–0, they faced Lancing in the quarter-final and exacted a 3–2 win. Only 10 men were left standing of the squad of 13! On 7th March we welcomed back OM teams who competed against the College in football, men’s and women’s hockey, netball, rackets, squash and shooting in a gloriously busy weekend of sport. Paul Godsland

Members of the OM Netball Club.

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Conditions have not been the easiest for the boys’ and girls’ football teams, but they continue to improve on their performances week on week, in block fixtures. Luke Tulacz, in addition to representing the College 1st XI, has also represented Malvern Town Football Club.

The wet weather has provided some of the most exciting and challenging cross-country conditions possible. Last week, eight Malvern College runners, from three age groups, represented Malvern District at the Worcestershire Cross-country Championships. There were notable performances from Charlotte Livesey in the Senior Girls’ race, Tom Birley, who won the Bronze Medal in the Intermediate Boys’ race and Emma Youngs who took Gold in the Junior Girls’ competition. Congratulations to Tom, Emma and Charlotte who will represent Hereford and Worcester County when they compete at the National Cross-country Championships in March.

Mat Cleal, Master i/c Football

Chey Hooper-West, Director of Sport

Fencing Noah Goryn continues to show good form in his fencing. This term he has represented England in an U14 tournament in Finland where the best U14 Epée fencers from 48 different countries competed. He finished 20th overall, a fantastic achievement. Most recently, he won a Gold Medal in his second discipline, Foil, at the West Midlands British Youth Championships. Currently he is looking forward to representing Malvern College in the Public Schools’ Fencing Championships taking place in March. Chey Hooper-West, Director of Sport

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Hockey The girls 1st XI Hockey team finished their National League Tier 1 with matches against Sedbergh and Oakham. They drew 2–2 against Sedbergh, and in the tougher contest, against Oakham, put in one of their best performances to date to win 3–1 away (goals from Otty Thomas and captain, Georgie Hartley). Our U16 girls’ team played Taunton School in their 4th round of the England Hockey National Plate competition, winning 2–0 to take them into the quarter finals against Marlborough College. Against Malborough the girls played some wonderful hockey. Two great goals came from Lucy Underwood and Sophie Roberts, however they were beaten 4–2 at the close. In their first round of the England Hockey competition, the boys’ 1st XI narrowly lost on penalties but progress to the Plate Competition. They have put in some strong performances against Stourport Hockey Club, Katherine Lady Berkeley’s and a strong King’s Gloucester side. Our U14 and U15 boys’ hockey teams are developing nicely, playing some impressively close matches. Mark Moss, Head of Hockey

Netball The 1st VII girls’ Netball team have enjoyed a great run of form in the ‘Sisters in Sport U18 National Plate Competition’. The most recent leg, the quarter-finals, was played in Nottingham against Nottingham Girls’ High School which Malvern won 34–31; a very close game all the way through, with captain Molly Gibbard playing ‘out of her skin’ never failing to make a shot in the crucial final quarter. This was a brilliant team performance that takes them into the semi-finals of the competition. Rhian Jenkins, i/c Netball

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Rob Andrew speaks at rugby dinner Over 180 guests attended the annual Rugby Dinner, held at Malvern College in November, where we enjoyed an outstanding evening of entertainment. The guest speaker was former England and British Lions fly-half Rob Andrew MBE who spoke with great passion and humour about his playing days and the characters he was fortunate to play with and against. Rob is now CEO of Sussex County Cricket Club. A donation from the evening was made to the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taverners Charity that seeks to create sporting opportunities for the young and disabled, and those living in poverty. Rob is an ambassador for the charity. Former Scotland International player Peter Walton joined us as auctioneer on the night. Rob and Pete played together at Newcastle Falcons in the 1990s and this made for some sharp and witty repartee. It was wonderful too, to have Cecil Duckworth (former owner of Worcester Warriors) and his wife Beatrice with us on this fantastic occasion. Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

Rugby Malvernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official season is at a close, but several of our rugby players continue to train and play within their Academies. It has been good to see Will Crossland representing the North Midlands U16s and Tom Morison and Monty Butwell selected for the Gloucester U15s DPP group. Frankie Jeffries, Sam Cook, Noah Hanke, Charles Hoyland and Luka Jansen van Vuuren have all been selected to play for the Worcester Warriors U15s v Bristol Bears u15s over half term and we wish them luck. Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

Ski Trip 2019 At the start of the Christmas break pupils and staff travelled to the Italian Alps hoping there would be plenty of snow. Our wishes were granted, and we arrived to snow on the ground and in the air, which made us very excited about the prospect of some great skiing in the week ahead. Conditions were near perfect and we all enjoyed the fresh snow and were grateful for the cushioned landings. When the visibility wasn’t as good, we needed to use all our senses to ski

well and this improved our skills making us better skiers. There were so many highlights to recount on this fantastic trip, but the experience was nicely rounded off on the last day by the award earned by Mr Thomas for the comedy moment of the day, because he had to wear the unicorn hat all the way back to Malvern! Thanks to everyone involved for a really memorable week. Joanna Turnball, PE

Future Activities 2020 OPEN DAYS Saturday 16th May Entry all years Saturday 6th June Scholarship Information Morning (for academic entry in 2021) For more information, or to book a place: admissions@malverncollege.org.uk www.malverncollege.org.uk/open-days OTHER EVENTS Pride & Prejudice, the Scholars’ Play Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th March www.list.co.uk/event/1381290-pride-and-prejudice U11 Prep School, Boys' Eight8 Cricket Sunday 17th May www.malverncollege.org.uk/eight8 U11 Prep School, Girls' Eight8 Cricket Sunday 21st June English Symphony Orchestra Youth Courses at The Downs Malvern Beginners Orchestra: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May Intermediate Orchestra: Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th May Further details at www.eso.co.uk/community/eso-youth

National Schools Symphony Orchestra Residential orchestral and choral course for ages 9 to 19 at Malvern College 12th – 19th July For more information visit www.nsso.org Hockey Goal Keeping Academy Open to Prep Schools, run by Nick Lewis. March – June For further details contact mark.moss@malverncollege.org.uk MRM Hockey Coaching Day camps held at Malvern College and The Downs Malvern. www.mrmcoaching.co.uk West Bromwich Albion Football Camps Day camps run during school holidays for ages 4 to 14. For more details and bookings visit https://events.albionfoundation.co.uk/camps Worcester Warriors Rugby Camp Summer residential camp 17th – 21st August for ages 10 to16 For further information visit www.warriors.co.uk/community/rugby-camps Kidz Club at The Downs Malvern Weekdays covering the Summer holidays. For ages 3 to 11 For further information contact kidz-club@hotmail.co.uk