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Mr Michael Schofield

Last January Michael Schofield joined St. Peter’s as the new Bursar. Although new to York itself, Mr Schofield is no stranger to Yorkshire. He was born in Mombasa, Kenya, but grew up and attended school in Leeds. He then went on to attain Economics and Accountancy BA Hons at Newcastle University.

Mr Schofield qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Newcastle before joining TT Group Plc. Here he was Finance Director of a company within the TT Group. Before coming to Peter’s Mr Schofield was Bursar of Rishworth School in Calderdale, a job he enjoyed but decided the time had come for a new challenge and the opportunity offered by St Peter’s was really exciting.

In his spare time, Mr Schofield enjoys cycling, and has taken part in many races, often placing very highly. Cycling, he tells me, is his favourite hobby, and, as he says, ‘I’ll still be cycling as an old man, no matter how much harder it gets to climb those mountains.’ Other hobbies he lists include reading and walking, and he is a ‘huge film lover’, with a penchant for westerns and musicals. When asked for his favourite quote he gives ‘It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live,’ from Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, the musical adaptation being one of his favourite films.

After his first six months in the job, when this interview took place, Mr Schofield states ‘the time has flashed by and despite all the challenges that come with any new job, I’m really enjoying the role.’ He has also appreciated living in York for the past year, the ‘beautiful city’ being another factor in drawing him to St Peter’s.

When asked to describe himself in three words, Mr Schofield gives ‘reliable, optimistic and determined’ although admits that others may say, ‘ how about “reads very slowly?”’.

We welcome Mr Schofield to St. Peter’s and wish him luck with his time here.

Lucy Schofield LVI

Mrs Joanna Wright

Mrs Wright joined us this year as our new Deputy Head. We welcome her as a new face (and desperately needed female voice) in the school’s Leadership Team. Her experience at her previous schools equip her well to take on the challenge of the day-to-day running of the school. Mrs Wright has held distinguished pastoral roles at Queenswood School in Hertfordshire, St. Edward’s in Oxford and Oundle School.

In the autumn term Mrs Wright presented an absorbing assembly in which she aimed, as she put it, ‘to bridge something between myself and the pupils.’ She was following the advice of the Head Boy who had said that this would be a good way to introduce herself to over five hundred people all at once. We can definitely agree.

Surprisingly, perhaps, Mrs Wright’s teaching background lies in Drama. When asked about this, she said that she loves teaching and it was always fun, with a purpose. She read French and Theatre Studies at University but in teaching was drawn to her love for Drama and the power of language, the magic of imagination and working on texts to understand subtext. Her proudest teaching moment? Watching the first night of a production she directed and seeing pupils own their work and ‘take off’. “There is a tremendous sense of pride in what they have achieved”. A favourite play or production? “Impossible to choose … though maybe Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker which is about the transforming power of theatre.”

When asked about her interests and hobbies Mrs Wright laughed and admitted that she is quite institutionalised in term time. Interests? She has a heartfelt concern for those affected by leprosy, and takes a campaigning interest in girls’ education in the developing world. Maintaining a good work life balance takes no little effort but since arriving here she has been inspired by the many colleagues who excel in so many areas. Most of all she loves being with her family, reading more than ever (inspired by Dr Thomson’s talk in chapel and Mrs Chandler’s help), rambling in the Lake District (gently between teashops), ignoring recipes and pacing herself steadily in her passive sportsmanship. She loves learning new things and has just started to play the piano with Mr Wright (not her husband) and is embarking on a new course of study in theology. She also likes to make time to be ‘The World’s Most Embarrassing Parent!’

But how is she enjoying St Peter’s? Living the furthest north she’s ever ventured, Mrs Wright said of the school that she was ‘bowled over by it’. She has appreciated everyone’s help and friendliness, ‘it really is a welcoming community’. She already feels genuine attachment. ‘The school is vibrant without being mad or frenetic’- she notes particularly ‘the endless opportunities, the tireless enthusiasm and hard work of pupils and staff’. After only a short time, she can think of so many highlights: concerts, plays, matches, the inter house singing, the Christmas Science Lecture, as in her words ‘I had no idea they were going to try to electrocute each other!’

When asked to describe herself in three words she said, ‘not very giant’ and then, ‘calm, creative and considered’ - qualities we know she will put to good use in her time at St Peter’s.

We wish Mrs Wright and her family a warm welcome to our school and hope that she stays here for a very long time.

Nina Duncan, Lucy Schofield, Alex Plane LVI

Mr Duncan Gillies

Mr Gillies, the new Academic Deputy and teacher of Classics, grew up in Australia and lived there until he was about 27; he took a degree in Mathematics, Ancient Greek and Latin at the University of Sydney, and then a second degree in Linguistics at Oxford. When he came to England he worked at a polo club, training and looking after the horses until he started teaching at Bradfield College in Berkshire where he was a housemaster and then Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Glasgow. He has also had other jobs such as working in a bank and running an industrial maintenance business.

Keen on riding and in particular polo he has some horses still in Australia, although every now and then he gets an email from his nephew or niece saying ‘your horse so-and so has just died’. He also enjoys sailing but doesn’t do it very much anymore due to the unfavourable British weather. His other hobbies include walking in the mountains, music, reading interesting things and people watching.

Mr Gillies was attracted to York because he ‘realised as soon as he got out of the train that this is one of the few cities in England which hasn’t been obviously destroyed by crass modernity and it feels like a European city’; he says it is ‘a beautiful place to live and work in’. Mr Gillies went on to say that he likes St Peter’s because the people here are straightforward, interacting honestly and courteously with no superficiality. Coming towards the end of his first year Mr Gillies stated that his time here so far has been very enjoyable and ‘everyone has been very genuine and helpful’. Next year he will move into the Rise with his wife and nine-yearold daughter. We wish him and his family a very warm welcome to our school and hope that his time at St Peter’s is long and fruitful.

Alex Plane, Nina Duncan, Lucy Schofield LVI

Mr Simon Anthony

Born in Dartford Hospital and brought up in ‘The Garden of England’, Mr Anthony attended our Prep school’s namesake St Olave’s Grammar School in Orpington for seven years after sitting his eleven plus. Whilst he was not a fan of school, his opinions changed as he joined the sixth form – enjoying both the freedom that it brought and the pursuit of A levels in Maths, Economics and Computer Science. He studied for his degree in Computer Science on our home turf at York University and went on to start a DPhil in Artificial Intelligence before working in industry in a range of roles including Programming, Business Analysis and Solution Design. After all of this Mr Anthony wanted a new direction where his time could be spent more directly for the benefit of others – this brought him to teaching.

This is Mr Anthony’s first full time teaching post although he has had previous involvement with private maths tutoring. His vast array of interests see running, chess and computers at their heart and, when he is not teaching maths or programming computers he spends his time with his wife and two dogs. He was drawn to St Peter’s by its reputation and the offer of combining both Maths and Computing in his job. Mr Anthony describes his time here so far as ‘refreshing – providing education without unnecessary bureaucracy’. When asked to comment on something that was extraordinary about him, Mr Anthony insisted on talking about the fascinating lives of his brothers but I’m sure he was just being modest.

Jonathan Fry LVI

Mr Lucas Bateman

Mr Bateman was a new addition to the Physics department in September 2012.

Mr Bateman once held the ambition of going into career Physics, however, he decided to take a detour along his career path. After Physics at Oxford, qualifying as a barrister specialising in intellectual property law, a world away from the numerical way of Physics, Mr Bateman became a lawyer for fifteen years, then pursued the role of teaching post-graduate student barristers in Leeds for six years, before eventually ending up here at St Peter’s.

Originally from the West Midlands, Mr Bateman attended Queen Mary’s Grammar School which he described as very similar to St Peter’s.

Whilst shadowing our Head of Physics, Mr Morris, during an informal visit, Mr Bateman was very much struck by the community spirit of the school, loved it, and knew that this was the perfect choice for both a third career and for his two children.

However, there is a life away from Physics for Mr Bateman. A man who describes himself as an adrenaline-junkie and keen adventurer. He has run twenty-one Marathons, including a number of ultra-marathons, the Marathon des Sables and the Marathon of Britain twice (175 miles in six days!), travelled to the Geo Magnetic North Pole in a four week race in 2009, and to top it all off has climbed on the Muztagh ata, a mountain in China (41st highest in the world). Although he says he has put on quite a bit of weight since then! I think even the term “adrenaline-junkie” struggles to define Mr Bateman.

We are sure Mr Bateman will be an incredible addition to the St Peters family, and we wish him a warm welcome to our school.

Sara Pycock LVI

Mr Christien Bembridge

Mr Bembridge joined St Peter’s at the start of the academic year as Head of Religious Studies. His first name seems most appropriate for the position!

His early childhood was spent in Gloucester and he remembers taking walks in the Cotswolds accompanied by Bella his ‘trusty Labrador’.

At secondary level Mr Bembridge was a Cathedral chorister at The King’s School in Gloucester whose alumni include musicians Dr Richard Shephard is perhaps best known for his choral works which are sung extensively around the world today and John Stafford Smith, composer, church organist, and early musicologist. He is best known for writing the music for “The Anacreontic Song”, which became the tune for the American patriotic song The Star-Spangled Banner following the War of 1812, and in 1931 was adopted as the national anthem of the United States of America.

Following school Mr Bembridge read Theology at Westminster College in Oxford and graduated with a Bth Hons degree.

Prior to his appointment here Mr Bembridge was Head of Department at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire.

When asked about why he came to St Peter’s and of his first impressions Mr Bembridge said “St Peter’s has a superb reputation for quality education. It also has an inspirational vision for the future. I wanted to be part of a forward looking school that was proud of its heritage. The school is very much based on good relationships and trust. I think that if we’re to live in a successful and rewarding society it needs to be based on decent values. St Peter’s is a good example of where good values and relationships are shown to reap varied and many rewards”.

Finally Mr Bembridge’s interests include stand-up Comedy, (see postcard portraits) Gloucester RUFC and radio broadcasting although at the time of interviewing Mr Bembridge I doubt that he had much time to participate in hobbies as he was only nine days away from marrying his fiancé Jenny who is a music teacher.

On behalf of the school I would like to offer a warm welcome to Mr and Mrs Bembridge and I hope that their time here will be long and rewarding.

Alex Plane LVI

Mrs Claire Bennett

Mrs Bennett joined the History department in September 2012. Originally from Northumberland, Mrs Bennett attended King Edward VI High School, Morpeth before going on to study for her degree at Newnham College, Cambridge. This was followed with a PGCE at Durham.

St Peter’s is the fourth school in which Mrs Bennett has taught, the others being Cramlington Community High School, Central Newcastle High School and more locally at Queen Margaret’s where she was Head of Sixth Form.

When asked why she was attracted to St Peters Mrs Bennett replied enthusiastically that she was struck by the charm of such a traditional and prestigious school in such a striking city, and also by the comfortable and gracious aura of the school. In addition to her role at St Peter’s Mrs Bennett has another full time job, along with her husband Craig, in looking after her two year old son Tom. This she admits leaves little time for anything other than work, besides reading plenty of books.

We wish Mrs Bennett and her family a warm welcome to St Peter’s.

Sara Pycock LVI

Mrs Jennifer Calvert

Mrs Jennifer Calvert joined us this year as the latest addition to our Chemistry Department. Having studied at Nottingham Trent University, Mrs Calvert has recently left her long-standing position at Carmel Secondary School in Darlington, where she was Chemistry teacher for nine years. Despite living on Teeside for almost her whole life, Mrs Calvert insists that despite being in York for only one year she feels that it is now her home. With the help of husband, Simon, five year old, Anna and four year old, James, she feels “really settled”.

This goes for her opinion of St Peter’s too - Mrs Calvert describes our school as “extremely friendly and welcoming”. Her favourite part? “Am I allowed to say the food?” she asks tentatively.

Forced to describe herself in three words Mrs Calvert struggles. “Friendly (I hope)...And very, very organised.” As Mrs Calvert stated this with such conviction it was difficult to doubt her – also she assured me “you can ask anyone”.

Styling herself as a “home bird”, Mrs Calvert affirms that she is happy with what she’s got - “it’s the simple pleasures” - this however must be called into doubt, she does, after all, teach Chemistry which, I think we’ll all agree, is anything but a “simple” subject. Talking further on her work, Mrs Calvert takes a particular interest in Organic Chemistry, that is to say the study of the element Carbon. However she attributes her passion for Chemistry to the influence of her secondary school science teacher, “he inspired my love of Chemistry and made all its areas click into place”, an achievement which some of us will, unfortunately, never have.

We wish Mrs Calvert and her family all the best for their time in York.

Nina Duncan LVI

Mrs Laura Chapman

Mrs Chapman joined St Peter’s in September as a member of the Mathematics Department.

Mrs Chapman grew up and attended school in Berkhamsted,

near London, before going on to Oxford University where she was awarded her degree in Engineering. This achievement was followed by teacher training in Southampton.

Mrs Chapman has an impressive CV covering a range of teaching experiences. Her previous position was at Durham School and before that at the VI Form College in Hartlepool. She also worked in a school near London, and, notably, taught for six months in Bondai, Australia (unfortunately not, she tells me, on the beach).

Mrs Chapman appears to be a great lover of the quiet life which she shares with her husband (and their rabbit!). While describing her hobbies to me she uses the phrase ‘quite domesticated’ as she lists interests in baking, cooking and sewing. In contrast, she also enjoys travelling, and has been to Cuba, Mexico and of course Australia. Her most recent trip was to Dubrovnik.

Although Mrs Chapman concedes that the single term she has spent so far at our school has been taken up by learning the ropes, she has settled into her job here and says that she has had a ‘very enjoyable experience so far’, and that St Peter’s is a ‘positive environment in which to teach and learn’. She was attracted to St Peter’s when she moved to the area by its excellent reputation, and so far it is living up to expectations. We hope that Mrs Chapman continues to enjoy her life here, and wish her every happiness.

Lucy Schofield LVI

Mrs Jennifer Kinread

Jenny originates from Cheadle Hulme where she attended the local High School before going on to take a degree in Mathematics at nearby Manchester University. St Peter’s is the third school in which she has taught, the other two being Bramhall High School in Stockport and Blue Coats in Oldham. Thinking back to her school days Jenny remembers the visit of ‘Take That’. (I would have preferred to forget it –editor’s note). Going one better Jenny actually taught a maths lesson to ‘Girls Aloud’ whilst at Blue Coats.

Having moved to the other side of the hill, as they say in Yorkshire, Jenny and her family are now settled in Sutton on Derwent and together with her husband Jim she has two lovely daughters, Olivia aged five and Naomi who is three and a half. When not being completely occupied by the children Jenny enjoys cooking and in particular baking. Amongst her interests she enjoys “feeding people” and Italian dishes are her favourite food. Photography is another of Jenny’s interests and she has recently upgraded her photographic equipment to include a Nikon DSLR camera. Jenny also adds music and running to her list of hobbies and interests. She has agreed to take part in The Blenheim Triathlon next year but admits that she needs to step up her training regime before too long.

When I asked Jenny to give her first impressions of St Peter’s she said that ”compared to her previous schools St Peter’s seemed to be a very relaxed school – in a busy way, staff were less frantic”. (I’ve always thought that the maths department was a laid back zone – just like Jamaica).

On behalf of the school I wish Jenny a long and fruitful career at St Peter’s and welcome the Kinread family to York.

Mr J Darmody

Mr Alex Knill

Alex joined the Biology Department as maternity cover and despite the fact that his time at St Peter’s has been short (he is starting a new job at Queen Margaret’s in September) he has made a very favourable impression on both staff and pupils.

Alex grew up in Otley, an ideal location in which to develop his love of outdoor life. His interests include hill walking and in his words he is “big into wild camping and having little adventures”.

Cycling is also a major part of Alex’s life. He cycles to school every day and in all weather, covering a total of 36miles. I am in awe of his stamina but remembering one particular day in February I thought he was mad as I watched him setting out for home in a howling gale and torrential rain.

Before arriving at St Peter’s Alex attended Leeds University and has two degrees as well as a PGCE certificate to his name. He then taught for ten years in state secondary schools and for one year in a preparatory school. Part of the reason why he applied to St Peter’s was that he missed teaching ‘A’ level.

Alex is married with two daughters aged ten and eight. It has been a pleasure getting to know Alex over the past few months. During the interview leading to this article Alex stated that he has loved teaching at St Peter’s and is sorry to be leaving after such a short time.

We are sorry to see Alex leave and hope that he will make return visits from time to time. We wish Alex and his family the very best of good fortune for the future.

Mr J Darmody

Miss H Lindley

Miss Lindley has a BA in Acting from Bretton Hall - situated in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and, until 2001, part of Leeds University campus. Before teaching Drama & Theatre Studies, Miss Lindley worked with the Paper Birds Theatre Company. Within the group she was an actor, deviser and Education Officer, touring – ‘A Smile Fell in the Grass’ and ‘In a Month of Fallen Sundays’ in 2003 and 2004 respectively. She is currently the Artistic Director of with Wings Theatre Company, taking the production If Room Enough to Edinburgh this summer. After leaving The Paper Birds Miss Lindley spent six months teaching English in Japan, and then took a PGCE course and made the step into the world of teaching – spending six years at Giggleswick School as a Drama Teacher and Artistic Director of the Richard Whiteley Theatre there. Miss Lindley’s hobbies include a noticeable passion for the theatre, samba drumming, walking her brown cocker spaniel, Lola and travelling. Miss Lindley states that she was drawn to St Peter’s, from Giggleswick to live in a City instead of the hills and also that she had heard very positive things about our school. Having been here for a few months now Miss Lindley says that the school has so far lived up to these ‘things’. She is particularly impressed by the level of independence that students at St Peter’s show and also by ‘a genuine drive in people’. As Director of Drama – a role that involves ‘creating and inspiring extraordinary theatre’ - Miss Lindley had a large part to play as the Director in the production of ‘Les Miserablés which was a resounding success. Finally Miss Lindley stated that it has been a pleasure to work with all those that have been involved with the many performances she has played a part in so far and to be a part of Rise House. We welcome Miss Lindley to York and hope that her time at St Peter’s is long and fruitful.

Jonathan Fry LVI

Mr E Noy-Scott

Mr Noy-Scott, our new Head of Classics, began life in Devon before attending boarding school. He studied for a BA in Classics at Bristol and went on to do a PGCE at Cambridge. Following this he taught at Uppingham – a boarding school and at The Royal Grammar School in Newcastle - a day school, so in his view St Peter’s fits ‘somewhere in between the two’.

Mr Noy-Scott is married to Lara and has two young sons, Sam and Thomas, who are ‘quite a handful but lots of fun’. Upon being asked whether he would be teaching them Latin he said he’d ‘like to think they might have an interest, but he won’t be forcing them to do it’ (one wonders whether some of his more unwilling pupils might wish that the same view applied to them!).

MR Noy-Scott’s main interest, outside of teaching, is singing, he was a cathedral lay clerk at university and is now part of the St Peter’s Chapel Choir.

It is known amongst his students that he played the part of Grumio (complete with toga and fake beard) in the television dramatisation of the Cambridge Latin Course books. Mr Noy-Scott stated that it was his ‘defining moment in film’ he also added that he ‘suspects it will be his only one.’

When asked about his first impressions of the school Mr NoyScott stated that “they have been very favourable” and he says he has “always liked York and St Peter’s is a lovely place to be and work.”

We wish him and his family a warm welcome to our school.

Alex Plane LVI

Mrs E Brough

A Yorkshire lass born and bred, Mrs Brough grew up in Richmond, North Yorkshire, and attended school there, studying A levels in German, PE and Politics. She remained in God’s own county for her undergraduate study, reading Sport Science at Leeds University. Before joining us as at St Peter’s, Mrs Brough was a hockey coach at Barnard Castle School and became a PE teacher at Lady Lumley’s School after completing a PGCE at Leeds Metropolitan University. In the time when she is not teaching Mrs Brough has a passion for almost everything active and outdoors; from an afternoon of hockey to cycling in the Alps, with Alpe d’Huez being her latest accent. Mrs Brough says that the school has lived up to, and

exceeded, all of her expectations; saying that it has been easy to settle in, with special reference made to the great sense of community, facilities and the willingness from everyone to give helpful advice and support. We wish Mrs Brough a long and successful career at St Peter’s.

Jonathan Fry LVI

Mr Arthur Gill

Mr Gill joined St Peter’s in September 2012 as IT Manager. Although he tells me of his wide experience in various IT-related positions, several years of which were in further education, this is his first time working at a school which was one of the attractions for him.

Born in raised in Aberdeen, rather than gain traditional university qualifications Mr Gill chose to acquire practical experience through working in the, still developing, IT sector. He had various office jobs before joining the Robert Gordon University in 1991. At this point, Mr Gill was also undertaking part time study for an HNC and HND in computing subjects. After 5 years at Robert Gordon’s he was offered a challenging new role in Harrogate. Following his logic of ‘why spend time gaining the qualification in order to get a job when the job is waiting for you’, he moved to England after 26 years in the Granite City.

After living in Harrogate and then Leeds for a short while, Mr Gill moved to York in 1999. Here he worked at a software development company for just over 13 years. Mr Gill was attracted to St Peter’s by the location and the prospect of its unique environment. When I interviewed him in November, he told me that his impression so far was that it’s a challenging job and the deadlines are difficult, but it’s all worthwhile.

Extremely adamant that he is in no way interested by sport, Mr Gill prefers more sedentary activities such as cooking and learning to play guitar. He has a particular interest in retro video gaming, as well as an extensive collection of music and film, explained by his distaste for cinemas.

When asked for his favourite quote, he replies with ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’.

We would like to welcome Mr Gill to St Peter’s and hope that his time here is long and fruitful.

Lucy Schofield LVI

Mrs Sarah French

Mrs Sarah French joined St Peter’s this year as a welcome new face in the school office. She is well acquainted with school life, having previously spent 8 years working at Archbishop Holgate’s School (also in York) as Administration and Office Manager. Her previous positions include that of personnel and training manager at Best Western Hotels in York and Personnel Manager for Cable and Wireless in Leeds. She has also worked in various departments at the University of York.

By no means is Mrs French a stranger to York. Originally from the rowing capital Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, she has been living in our fabulous city for 25 years. When asked if York’s persistent floods are affecting her, Mrs French replied, “I live in Fishergate – I have the river at the bottom of my road!”, however she reassures us that the Ouse has never come too close for comfort.

But how does she like St Peter’s? Mrs French assures us that her time so far has been really enjoyable. She has particularly enjoyed working with the school’s senior leadership team of Mrs Wright, Mr Gillies and Mr Hall, who live just down the corridor. Whilst she is missing the company of her 18 year old daughter, Emma – who is now studying English at Oriel College in Oxford – this is giving her more time to pursue her hobbies of walking in the Yorkshire countryside, swimming, watching live music, theatre and cinema. Mrs French is glad to have become a part of our school community. We wish her a long and happy time here at St Peter’s.

Nina Duncan LVI

Mrs Jessica Adler

Jessica joined our Marketing Team in November, 2012.

Having grown up in Reading, Jessica moved to the Welsh capital in order to read for a degree in History and Spanish. Not content with an already considerable achievement she then went on to gain post graduate degrees from the universities of Leicester and Leeds.

Continuing her pattern of moving around the country Jessica subsequently lived in London, where she worked in the collections department of the National Maritime Museum and then the exhibitions department at the Imperial War Museum.

Unsurprisingly, Jessica moved to York seven years ago and she now has two children; Robin, who is five, and Isla who is nearly two.

Having found her new colleagues to be warm and friendly Jessica’s first impressions of St Peter’s are very favourable. Like many others at the school Jessica avoids the rush hour traffic, preferring two wheels to four. She states, ”Starting at St Peter’s has also seen the beginning of my cycling career, as it’s the only way I can manage to fit in the school run and get to work on time”.

On behalf of the school I would like to welcome Jessica and her family and hope that her time here will be long and enjoyable.

Mr J Darmody

Natalie Chadwick

Natalie has joined us as Foundation and Alumni Relations Officer.

She was born in Mexico to a Mexican father and English mother and at six months old she returned to the UK with her Mum and older sister where she grew up in the small ex-mining village of South Elmsall in West Yorkshire.

Natalie moved to York as an undergraduate student in 2006 but says that she still has trouble remembering all the different street names in York. However, Natalie admits to the fact that she can remember precisely where each and every shop is in the city centre!

Natalie’s degree is in Film & Television Production and she has worked as a cashier at Barclays Bank and as finance assistant at Fulford School.

Within the Foundation team Natalie assists with the development of the rolling event programme. In her role as Alumni Relations Officer Natalie is often the first point of contact for all Old Peterites.

Swimming is something that Natalie enjoys –taking the plunge twice a week in the school pool even though she says “as the mornings get colder and darker it gets much harder to drag myself down there at 7am”. She has recently decided to learn a new skill and started started having piano lessons once a week. However she found taking her grade 1 exam a bit intimidating as all the other candidates there were 7 years old.

On behalf of the school I wish Natalie a warm welcome to St Peter’s and hope that her time here is long and rewarding.

Mr J Darmody