Valete

COMMUNITY

Valete! 2022

Miss A Mulroy,

written by Mr Rawley Miss Mulroy joined the College in September 2020 as a Singing tutor. During this time she has inspired a wealth of our vocal students, all of them benefiting from her experience as one of the country’s most respected choral singers. Her boundless enthusiasm for singing, and her unique teaching style (lots of props) have meant that our students have delivered polished and engaging performances, as showcased by our concert in Cadogan Hall earlier in Trinity term. We wish her the very best and enormous thanks for everything that she has offered the College.

Miss A Shaw,

written by Ms Cameron Miss Shaw joined the Junior School team in September 2020 as a Cover Teacher and Sports Graduate before moving into a Form Teacher role the following academic year. Pupils have been motivated by Miss Shaw’s infectious enthusiasm in early morning cross country sessions, inspired by her teaching of growth mindset, and challenged by the rich and ambitious lessons she has taught. We wish her every success as she embarks on an exciting new chapter as a form teacher in a new educational setting.

Ms S Ghandour,

written by Mr Clifford Ms Ghandour started her time at St Dunstan’s as a Year 1 teacher before moving into Year 2 for two years. During her time in the PrePrep, she showed an excellent subject knowledge of Key Stage 1 and her teaching allowed the pupils to excel both academically and socially. This time included two separate periods of lockdown, in which she provided invaluable support to families and pupils during an unprecedented period of challenge and through what is a particularly formative time in a child’s education. Ms Ghandour now moves on to an exciting new teaching role in Jordan and we wish her every success in her next adventure.

Mr S Hoffman,

written by Mrs Anderson Since joining in 2019 Mr Hoffmann has been an integral part of the Biology Department. He is an avid reader and routinely shares developments at the cutting edge of Biological Sciences with staff and students. His enthusiasm for the microscopic world led to him creating a Forder club where students created microscopes using their mobile phones and lenses. Many an afternoon was

spent exploring the world around us on a microscopic scale. During his time here he has been a valued Lower School tutor where he has given pastoral support to many students. We wish him and his young family all the best for their move back to Australia.

Mr I Kimuli,

written by Miss Jordon Mr Kimuli joined St Dunstan’s in 2019 as Teacher of Science, starting in the Physics Department and then joining the Chemistry Department. During his time at the College he has had a great impact on the students, not only through his teaching of science but also in his passion for music and supporting the Music Department. He has formed excellent relationships with students through his role as a Lower School tutor, and provided invaluable pastoral support to many. The College will miss him and we wish him the best of luck as he relocates to the countryside.

Mrs E Loosen,

written by Ms Permanand Mrs Loosen has been a part of the Junior School SEND Department for 3 years. She is passionate about pupils’ progress and has challenged the SEND team to follow latest research and think about different ways to support the children. She has a passion for both literature and something rather wonderful, called mathematical mindsets. She has been keen to find interesting ways to teach maths and has led the drive to bring diverse books into the library and into the children’s homes. We particularly thank her for the work she has done in leading the race diapason in the Junior School. She leaves us to pursue a career as a form teacher and we wish her very well for the next steps in her career.

Mr T Hofmeyr,

written by Mrs Davies Mr Hofmeyr joined as Head of RPE in 2018 and quickly established himself as an inspirational and dedicated teacher, with students enjoying his engaging and thought-provoking lessons. He initially sought to further develop the Lower School curriculum to support students with skill development. It has been wonderful to see these skills in abundance in the GCSE cohorts this year, as a result of the learning that took place during their years in the Lower School. Mr Hofmeyr is passionate about teaching and learning and matches high expectations with a supportive and caring approach. He is always there to help students and colleagues and the increasing numbers of students opting for the subject at GCSE and A Level are a testament to his commitment to, and leadership of the department. He will be missed by staff and students alike and we wish him the best as he re-locates to take up a teaching position at Claremont Fan Court School in Surrey.

Miss A Jordon,

written by Mrs Latham Miss Jordon joined St Dunstan’s in 2018 as Head of Chemistry. Her subject knowledge and passion for Chemistry quickly established her as an excellent teacher. Her students benefited from innovative lessons where they were able to work independently to make progress. Miss Jordon later took the additional role of Head of Science, where she continued to support students effectively across the three Sciences. She has also worked with Sixth Form students on their Medicine/Veterinary Science applications through the Galen programme which she has overseen with enthusiasm and great success.

As part of the Forder programme Miss Jordon developed the Science department’s STEM club and Medics society. Her work as the lead on the race strand of the St Dunstan’s Diapason is also to be commended. The impact of this on the whole student body is tremendous and the student leads truly benefited from her guidance. Miss Jordon takes her determination into her new role as Head of Science and Chemistry at St Paul’s School in São Paulo. We wish her the very best for her future career.

Miss Z Chen,

written by Miss Clewley Since joining the College in 2017, Miss Chen has been an exceptionally valuable member of the College community. She has used her passion and expertise in Mathematics to stretch our keen mathematicians, leading Advanced Maths clubs in Forder time for various year groups, to not only explain some complex ideas far beyond the curriculum, but also to help students research and present on such concepts themselves. Miss Chen has been very generous with her time, supporting students with university applications and interview preparation for a variety of mathematical degrees. Miss Chen is passionate about creating opportunities for students’ personal development, volunteering to run enrichment trips and being a crucial member of the CCF. She has dedicated a great deal of time outside of school to this aspect of College life, ensuring all of the students involved have benefited from her enthusiasm and expertise. We wish Miss Chen the best of luck as she embarks on a very exciting relocation to Japan.

Mrs C Wilkins,

written by Mr Hewlett Mrs Wilkins joined us as Bursar in 2017 from Weald of Kent Grammar School. Her infectious enthusiasm and enviable work ethic quickly endeared her to staff, students and parents from across St Dunstan’s, who warmed to her immediately. Her ability to relate to people, to be a listening ear, coupled to an instinctive desire to help support and develop people and to find solutions, meant that she had tremendous impact in all areas of life across the College. She leaves a lasting legacy in so many ways. Mrs Wilkins has modernised and streamlined innumerable policies and procedures, contemporising our support functions across the organisation. She has crafted an exciting strategy for our digital agenda and in so doing evolved our IT infrastructure into something unrecognisable from what it once was. She has taken great delight working with parents and students on projects and working groups including, most notably, the Pupil Parliament and also the Sustainability group, both topics she is particularly passionate about. However, perhaps her greatest legacy is the incredible buildings we enjoy today. Mrs Wilkins was fundamental in the success of every part of those projects – from the permission to build, the design, the construction and the occupation. She deployed her superb interpersonal skills with particular dexterity and achieved the impossible; incredible budlings, on time, in budget and in the middle of a pandemic! Her development of the estate did not stop with these buildings, however. The creation of our new Theatre, the Performing Arts Centre, including the wonderful recital room and drama studios, as well as the rolling programme of classroom modernisations she implemented across the estate, have all been so impressive. In her role as Bursar she oversaw the Enterprise arm of the Charity, generating additional

revenue for the educational work of the school as well as showing a sincere and deep-rooted commitment to our broader community work and partnerships in Lewisham. Mrs Wilkins was also clerk to the Governing Body, a role she undertook with great seriousness and yet all the while building long lasting relationships. Mrs Wilkins will be leaving many friends at St Dunstan’s, but always one for a new challenge, she now takes up the role of Bursar at Kent College and we wish her and her family the very best for the future.

Mr T Scambler,

written by Miss Clewley During Mr Scambler’s seven years at St Dunstan’s, he has enthusiastically embraced all aspects of College life. From delivering engaging lessons to all of his classes and leading trips to enthuse our budding mathematicians, to running the incredibly popular Go Club and volunteering to help the Music and Drama departments in numerous performances. He very much enjoys sharing his exceptional mathematical knowledge, planning innovative and fascinating lectures for our Sixth Form students across the year. Mr Scambler has been a highly valued member of the Sixth Form team, both as Head of Year and Oxbridge Coordinator. He always puts the students first and has been fully committed to helping them to achieve their best, both academically and personally. His warmth and good humour are always appreciated by students and staff alike, creating a calm environment wherever he is. This term, Mr Scambler has also been our Maths Coordinator, leading the department through the busiest term of the year and putting in incredible amounts of work behind the scenes to prepare the department for next year. We wish Mr Scambler the very best as he goes on to retrain as a software engineer.

Mrs L Hartwell,

written by Miss Jordon Mrs Hartwell joined St Dunstan’s in 2006 as a Teacher of Chemistry. During the years she has been at the College she has taken on a variety of additional roles including Head of Stuart House and the Newly Qualified Teacher Co-ordinator. She has also supported the English Department with a very popular creative writing Forder club, and helped to run their residential creative writing course. She is well known for her passion for Chemistry and can always been seen around the College with her Periodic Table bag and pencil case. Her organisational skills are excellent, as evidenced by the fact that for many years she has undertaken all the arrangements for Prize Giving, which is quite a phenomenal task. She will also be much missed at Christmas time as she has organised the staff ‘Secret Santa’ for many years. Mrs Hartwell is a fantastic tutor and has developed really positive relationships with many of her students. She has been a constant in the Chemistry Department over the past 16 years and we will all miss her. We wish her the very best of luck as she embarks on a new career as an Examinations Officer.