A Celebration of Dulwich College Staff in 2024-25

Stacey Keehn Catering Team Leader

Cara Norfolk Junior School Registrar

Cameron Pyke Deputy Master External

Rob Bastin Teacher of Physics, Director of SCITT

Sinead Paull Teacher of Maths

After 12 years of service at the College, Stacey is super keen and proud to have been recently promoted to Team Leader.

Cameron Pyke delivered a lecture to the University of Seoul on UK/Korea relations. He is writing a biography of Bishop Cecil Cooper in collaboration with Korean scholars and Sir Terry Waite. He also swam three miles (without a wetsuit) in the Thames at Henley to celebrate a colleague’s birthday, and walked up Mount Lushan in China in 38 degrees with suitcase (and blazer). He steps down as Vice-Chair of E-ACT after eight years before assuming the role of Acting Head of College at Dulwich College Beijing for the next academic year.

Cara is deeply involved in the Friends of Dulwich College and enjoys creating opportunities that bring the community together.

Rob Bastin has received Institute of Physics Teacher Educator accreditation and also achieved NPQ in Leading Teacher Development

“I did the Moon Walk on Saturday 17 May. It’s a 26-mile walk and the money raised is for breast cancer awareness.”

David Smith History Teacher

Jon Ratnasabapathy Deputy Director of Higher Education, Teacher of Mathematics, Teacher of Psychology

Anita Arthur International Partnerships Ofiicer

This year has been particularly challenging for David, having lost both of his parents, and now facing the additional hardship of his mother-in-law’s dementia and broken hip. Despite these struggles, David finds comfort and strength in the classroom, where teaching uplifts his wellbeing. He takes great pride in his students and has been deeply moved by the genuine kindness and support they’ve shown him throughout these difficult months.

The Chair of the Saturday School charity (Southwark Community Education Charity) wrote to Anita Arthur thus: Words are insufficient to convey my appreciation for the hard work and dedication you’ve shown to SCEC this year. Your commitment to the programmes has really helped keep the momentum going. As a result, we have made really good forward progress for which I am so very grateful. Alex Iltchev Teacher of Spanish and French “I beat my aim of holding a high plank for five minutes and regularly do it for five to six minutes now!”

Jon organised the first London hosting of the Naboj International Maths Tournament at Dulwich, hosting 28 teams across the Junior and Senior competitions. He also coordinated team and individual entries for three US-based Maths competitions: the TrinMac, the American Maths Challenge and the American Invitational Maths Examination. DC finished 6th in the Junior Naboj and 5th in the Senior, 7th in the TrinMac. Nine Dulwich students are ranked in the top 5% in the AMC and qualified to compete in the AIME, where Xueheng Yang finished in the top 500 and Jacky Liu in the top 50.

Cath Juyol Teacher of French

Cath Juyol has achieved NPQ in Leading Teacher Development. She has just been appointed NML SCITT Subject-Specific Programme Lead, which will see her working with the Course lead and hub leads across England developing the NML SCITT curriculum, supporting trainees from recruitment through to the ECT years, supporting mentors, and delivering training sessions.

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