Arnold House Year Book 2022

YEARBOOK

VALETE

FROM THE HEADMASTER

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. This new yearbook is the very best way to capture the essence of life at Arnold House over the last twelve months. A vast array of human traits are on display here: curiosity, trepidation, concentration, friendship, determination and joy. It is also a reminder of just how much we have undertaken both here at school and offsite, in a year that was still overshadowed by the pandemic.

The opening of our Early Years setting at Marlborough Place was an historic moment for the school. The staff and boys, the latter resplendent in their red blazers, were up and running straight away and the benefits of their addition to the wider Arnold House family have been clear to see. Those first cohorts will now move through the school, advancing our provision in all ways in the years to come.

I was also delighted with the way in which staff responded to the phased lifting of restrictions as the year unfolded. It was no small task to reintroduce all that a good prep school offers outside of the classroom, especially after an enforced pause of two years. If newspapers were reporting fears that some aspects of school life would never return, there was no sign of reluctance or rustiness here at Arnold House, where the attitude was overwhelmingly positive. Matches, events, visitors and trips quickly made their way back into the calendar, enriching the boys lives, and allowing the whole community to re-engage with each other. Even the weather played its part!

The photographs on the following pages capture all this and more. Records of scores in matches can be found elsewhere, as can exam results and housepoints; this yearbook takes the same focus that we bring to each day: the boys. Their experiences, reflected in their eyes, faces, hands and hearts, are the most important part of the school and it is ensuring that they are fully engaged in all that is on offer which lies at the heart of our success. So enjoy the 2022 Yearbook, which will always serve as the best way of getting to know what it has been like to be an Arnold House boy at work, rest and play over the last year.

Giles Tollit Headmaster

STAFF LIST

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr Giles Tollit: Headmaster

Mr John Hill: Deputy Headmaster (Academic), Head of History, Head of RS

Mr Seb Stones: Deputy Headmaster (Pastoral), Head of Geography, Games

Mr Chris Kerr: Senior Master, Director of Sport, Games

Mrs Rekha Ruda:Director of Studies, Data Manager, IT

Mr Dayne Matthews: 6H, Head of Assessment & Pupil Progress, Maths, Geography, Senior School Transfer, Games

Mr Jon Harahap: Head of Years 7&8, Head of IT, Maths, Games

Mr David Cox: Head of Years 5&6, Senior School Transfer, History, Maths, Games

Mrs Katherine Paul: 3A, Head of Years 3&4, General Subjects, Games

Mrs Susie Dart: 2H, Head of Years 1&2, General Subjects

Mrs Victoria McKenzie: Head of Early Years

TEACHING STAFF

Mrs Lydia Alukwe-Boyes: 1H, General Subjects

Mrs Sophie Austen-Smith: Head of Art & Design

Mrs Pauline Baker-Jackson: Laboratory Assistant

Mrs Annabel Batty: 4A, General Subjects

Miss Kelly-Ann Brennan: Deputy Head of Early Years, RA Early Years

Miss Anna-Sophie Bulder: Head of Classics

Mr Ezra Burke: Director of Music

Miss Eleanor Castell: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Miss Eireann Chapman: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Mrs Ruth Cox: 4H, General Subjects, Games, Assessment and Pupil Progress Coordinator Years 1-4

Miss Sally Cox: 2A, General Subjects

Ms Fiona Cunliffe: 7A, Head of French

Miss Nadine Dawkins: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Miss Camilla Duxbury: Art & Design Assistant

Mrs Sally Duxbury: General Subjects

Mrs Donna El Jacifi: Deputy Head of Learning Support

Miss Trudy Fedak: Teaching Assistant

Mr James Flaherty: Gapper

Ms Leonie Flynn: Librarian, English, Head of Reading Development

Mrs Grazyna Fulford: Learning Support

Miss Harriet Gifford: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Mr Sean Gleeson: Head of Maths, Games

Mrs Andrea Greenin-Jobson: RA, Early Years

Mrs Elena Gregoriou-Ostojic: Head of Learning Support, English

Miss Natalie Hall: 6A, English, Games, Activities Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator

Mr Alex Ingram: 7H, PE, Games, Canons Park Coordinator

Miss Sara Jolly: Art & Design Assistant

Miss Lizzie Jones: General Subjects

Mr Max Kensington: (Gapper)

Mrs Sarah Jones Keyworth: Head of Art & Design

Mrs Kasia Tutak: Teaching Assistant

Miss Joyce Lam: PRA, Early Years

Mrs Pearl Lee-Besisira: 5A, Head of Science, RSE Coordinator

Ms Patricia Legan: 1A, General Subjects, NQT & New Staff Mentor

Mrs Sita Littlewood: French

Mrs Lucy Matthews: 1H, General Subjects

Mr Harry Millburn-Fryer: 8A, PE, Games

Mr David Moss-Marks: Head of English, Drama

Mr Luke Ofield: Performing Arts Assistant

Miss Apple Paz: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Miss Emma Rafferty: PRH, Early Years

Mrs Jo Rendell: Head of Drama, General Subjects

Miss Belén Ruiz: RH, Early Years

Miss Keeley Smith: 5H, Science, Head of PSHE, Games, Environment Coordinator

Miss Nikki Stewart: Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Miss Margaux Stones: Drama, Games, Early Years French & PE

Mrs Aneta Struzik Mazur: Maths, IT, CPD Coordinator

Mr Jacob Swain: 8H, English, Latin, Games, Community Partnerships Coordinator

Miss Charlotte Thomson: Teaching Assistant

Miss Molly Traeger: Teaching Assistant, Years 1&2 Drama Coordinator

Mrs Daisy Watts: Head of French, Visiting Speakers Coordinator

Miss Hollie Wilson: Teaching Assistant, Games

Mr Josh Wint: 3H, General Subjects, Years 3&4 Games Coordinator, Risk Assessment Coordinator (Trips)

Mrs Anna Wootten: Senior Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

PERIPATETIC TEACHERS

Mr Jon Alagoa: Taekwondo

Miss Abbie Burrows: Flute, Recorder

Ms Susanna Heard: Singing

Mr Tom Kwaterski: Brass

Mr Anthony Lawton: Clarinet, Saxophone & Recorder

Mrs Alisa Legroux: Piano

Mr Jason Little: Guitar

Mr Alex Nelson: Drums

Mr Anthony Rowden: Guitar

Miss Nika Shoot: Piano

Mrs Felicity Sadler: Violin, Music Years 1&2

Miss Siobhan Templeton: Music (Early Years)

Mr Pavel Timofeyevky: Piano

Mr Jean-Paul Wallace: Chess

Mr Michael Wigram: Cello

ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT STAFF

Ms Paula Vanninen: Bursar

Miss Holly Bird: School Secretary, Medical Coordinator

Miss Caz Clarke: Housekeeper

Mr Peter Chappell: Assistant Groundsman

Mr Philip Chester: Caretaker

Miss Megan Cullinane: Receptionist (Early Years)

Ms Michelle Da Silva: Chef Manager, Accent Catering

Mr John Dawson: Assistant Groundsman, Canons Park

Miss Emma Faulkner: Headmaster’s PA

Miss Fhilisha Grant: Lunchtime & Breaktime supervisor

Miss Sameera Khan: School Secretary

Mrs Stephanie Miller: Head of External Relations

Miss Maka Bulei Mohamed: Day Support Cleaner (Early Years)

Mr Lee Morgan: Groundsman, Canons Park

Mrs Frances Peel Yates: Compliance & HR Administrator

Mrs Jasmine Pierce: Assistant Registrar

Mr Peter Salvadori: Caretaker

Mrs Penny Williams: Registrar

FROM THE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

It gives me great pleasure to report on a very successful year at Arnold House with a most welcome return to the normal rhythms of school life uninterrupted by the vagaries of Covid.

The boys are clearly delighted to be back in school with their classmates and teachers and the staff are, likewise, extremely happy to be back in the classroom. My post-pandemic discussions with parents have revealed even more respect for the skills and patience required to teach effectively!

We were delighted to welcome our Pre-Reception and Reception boys to Marlborough Place last September. Our Huxley boys, after a year, are well and truly Arnold House schoolboys; busy, lively, inquiring and clearly enjoying their learning.

Our other “new boy”, Giles Tollit, has hit the ground running and has spent a very busy year “getting under the skin” of Arnold House and truly understanding the School’s culture. He has worked closely with the Governing Body to envisage how we develop the additional spaces created by the purchase of The Huxley Building and we look forward to sharing this vision with you.

The Governing Body has also been very busy behind the scenes. We send our heartfelt thanks and wish a fond farewell to three retiring Governors. Dan Widdicombe, our Treasurer, retired after eight years. His support and wisdom during the Covid pandemic and the purchase of The Huxley Building has been exceptional. Vicky Savage leaves Sarum Hall to take up the Headship of Repton Prep. Her guidance on the curriculum, staffing and safeguarding of our Early Years has been invaluable. Mark English, Vice Master at UCS, has been a fantastic support on both the Academic and Appointment Committees. We are most grateful to all our retiring Governors for their support and generosity of both their time and skills.

We welcome two new Governors to the Board; Mike Grenier, Senior Master at Eton College, joins our Academic Committee and Sumita Honey who brings depth and breath in knowledge of the charitable and financial sectors to the Board. We are delighted that they have agreed to join the Governing Body and look forward to working with them.

Finally, my very special thanks must go to all of our fantastically dedicated staff, very supportive parents and exceptional boys for making Arnold House such a unique place to grow and learn.

Dr Michèle Badenoch Chair of Governors

PRE-RECEPTION

RECEPTION

WHO CAME TO TEA

CHINESE NEW YEAR WORKSHOP

LONDON

LONDON BUSH CRAFT WORKSHOP

WILLOWS ACTIVITY FARM

TEACH REX

EARLY YEARS SPORTS DAY

EARLY YEARS PRIZE GIVING

INDIAN DANCE WORKSHOP

TRACTOR DAY

TOWER OF LONDON

NATIVITY PLAY

SUMMER PLAY

SCIENCE WORKSHOP

VICTORIAN DAY

POTTY POTIONS WORKSHOP

NATIVITY PLAY

HOODWINKED

MATHS WORKSHOP

LIVING RAINFOREST

SCIENCE MUSEUM

WHIPSNADE

WHAT’S THE CRIME MR WOLF

TEAMWORK DAY

VERULAMIUM

ROYAL INSTITUTE

CAMPING TRIP

ROCKY MONSTER SHOW

JUNIOR SPORTS DAY

JUNIOR PRIZE GIVING

AH 116TH

CHARITY DAYS

£16,675

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

CHRISTMAS AT AH

VERSE SPEAKING

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

TIME WITH ARNOLD

SPENDING

ART & DESIGN

TEAMWORK WEEK DEVON

BOSTON TEA PARTY MUSEUM

SPACE PROJECTS

DRAMA PRESENTATION

LEADERSHIP WEEK DEVON

BENTLEY PRIORY MUSEUM

MATHS PUZZLE WORKSHOP

RS TRIPS

DRAMA PRESENTATION

ART & SCIENCE TRIP TO PARIS

LONDON

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL

MARGATE BEACH CLEAN

DRAGONS’ DEN

BATTLEFIELDS TRIP, THE

ARMISTICE DAY

MODEL UNITED NATIONS WINNERS

MINI

SCHO0L HISTORY QUIZ WINERS

ECO-AFTERNOON

SENIOR PRIZE GIVING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

ATHLETICS

MICHAELMAS CONCERT

SUMMER CONCERT

ACTIVITIES

THE QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE

SPORTS TEAMS

U13 RUGBY TOUR

COLTS FOOTBALL TOUR

TWENTY/20

XV RUGBY AND U11A CRICKET

BEHIND THE SCENES