Mark Weatheritt
Zoe Humm
Damian King
M ark Weatheritt joined the Dulwich he contributed to the life of the College in a wide variety of ways, and his loss as a friend, colleague and teacher was a disappointment to boys and staff. Mark was an excellent teacher: creative and innovative and well known for his forward thinking and use of IT. His sterling efforts with the Upper School Help Clinic were greatly appreciated, especially when up to thirty A2 students were ‘encouraged’ to attend. In fact, in order to reduce numbers in the face of its burgeoning popularity, it was essential for Mark to insist that the Clinic was ‘not for boys who had failed to complete homework’, much to the disappointment of the rest of the department. Mark’s support and guidance was also appreciated by the Upper School boys in the Ivy Boarding House, where he worked as a Visiting Tutor for several years. Hockey has played a significant role in Mark’s life and, more importantly, in his interview, bonding with the then Master, Graham Able. He was a committed and dependable member of the hockey staff and by his Physics department in September 2007. Over the six years that he taught here,
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final year was coaching and umpiring the 1st XI. Once a year, he was able to lead by example, showcasing his outstanding ‘goal-hanging skills’ in the annual Staff v 1st XI fixture. Mark was a multi-talented sportsman and for four years threw himself into the role of Head of Tennis. Aware of its status as a minority sport, he worked tirelessly to encourage and enlist a team of academic staff to help manage his teams and Mark was thrilled when Dulwich rose to third place in the Independent Schools’ League and his dream-team pair of Lawrence Denyer and Christian Kerrigan reached the last four of the National Cup at U15 and last eight at U18. When Mark joined the College, he enjoyed the minimal commute from his Old San flat; but following the onset of fatherhood, he moved to a quaint family cottage in Oxted. However, after a year of actual commuting, Mark decided the move out of London was overdue, and he accepted the fabulous opportunity of a position of Head of Physics at Tonbridge School (along with a four, bedroom family house). He will always be welcome back for a visit as he will be very much missed, and we wish him all the best for the future.
Z oë has been a fantastic Deputy Head of DUCKS from 2007 to 2014, seven years that have been full of many school trips, staff events and superb teamwork. In addition to being on the Senior Management Team at DUCKS, she has taught all subjects to ages from four to seven, and worked with the NQT training held at Dulwich. She also went with a Year 5 class from the Junior School on a trip to Wales and has been the co-director and producer, set designer and scenery maker for the Year 2 DUCKS plays. Zoë often commented on the great team of staff that she has worked with and how DUCKS has presented her with some fantastic opportunities for career training and development. She did mention too that
every day is indeed different and full of challenges. She is a legend at DUCKS for her expertise with spreadsheets, checklists and rotas. The place just won’t be the same without her Humm-dinger IT skills. She leaves to become Head of Sommerhill Pre-Prep School. This is a 270, mixed, years 3-7 school and is part of the Schools at Somerhill in Tonbridge, Kent. Of course, we all wish her every success. And so, as she drops the roof on her Porsche and roars off towards the 170-acre estate and Jacobean Mansion that is Somerhill Pre-Prep, we know that Zoë leaves with many fond memories of DUCKS as we too have many fond memories of her. Congratulations on your new post and good luck for your future career.
Yannik Le Troadec
Suzanne Rowe
Y annik Le Troadec joined the College in September 2006, and her enthusiasm, commitment and innovative ideas were immediately apparent. As the first Head of Junior School Art and DT, she had a mammoth task ahead of her, but she wasted no time and set to work transforming the Art, Design and Technology provision in the Junior School. She started by re-organising the junior workshop and writing new schemes of work that would enrich learning and link with other areas of the curriculum. It quickly became apparent that she was a teacher with enormous energy and commitment to promoting the subject and broadening the pupil’s experiences. She encouraged them to aim high, and the results spoke for themselves as the boys started to produce imaginative work admired by all in imaginative displays around the school. Visits to art galleries were introduced and the boys became much more knowledgeable about artists and Art movements. Yannik gave much too many aspects of life in the Junior School. She created imaginative sets for several Junior School productions, including a memorable Wind in the
Willows set that featured a hand-painted Wild Wood and a moving caravan. She ran numerous clubs which gave the boys opportunities to expand their practical hands-on experience within the Arts: designing and screenprinting their own bags and T-shirts to raise money for charities on Founder’s Day; problem-solving and workshop skills with Year 3 boys; and her Art club, which created fabulous decorations for our Jubilee celebrations. Yannik was also a great French advocate, and helped develop the French curriculum within the Junior School. She taught a number of her Design and Technology lessons in her native tongue to encourage the boys to use what they had been learning. As a native speaker, she was also the ideal person to accompany the Year 6 boys to France. She approached her lessons with enthusiasm and kindness and her positive outlook ensured that the Junior School boys thoroughly enjoyed their experiences in the Arts. She has left us to take up the Head of Art post at Pembroke House in Kensington, allowing a safer and less time-consuming rush hour route on her scooter!
Brendan Boreham
Simon Croucher
B rendan joined Dulwich College in 2008 as a full-time rowing coach. He came to the College after four years as the Assistant Coach for the University of London’s women’s squad, where he had seen many national and international wins. In addition to coaching the many Dulwich athletes that came through our door, he also put a great deal of energy into the unseen but important administrative tasks and boat repairs, as well as taking rugby sessions. On top of his full-time workload, in 2014 he also started a degree in Sport, Fitness and Management. Alongside his ambition to coach pupils to a high performance level, away from the boat club Brendan began pushing himself physically,
competing regularly at triathlons, and by September 2013 had completed his first Ironman in Wales. Brendan achieved a considerable amount during his time at Dulwich. There were notable wins on the water including a Gold medal at the National Schools in 2011 (Junior 15 Eights), Gold at the Schools Head of the River in 2012 (Junior 16 Eights) and Bronze at the National Schools in 2012 (Junior 16 Coxed Fours) as well as numerous close finals and runner-up positions. In September 2014, Brendan was appointed as the Assistant Coach at London Rowing Club in Putney, a high performing club for adults. We wish Brendan all the best in his new position. He will be very much missed.
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