SIMON NORTHCOTE-GREEN influence in appointing key people to develop such ‘minor’ sports as swimming, water polo, athletics, table tennis and many others, as well as being a supporter of the major sports at the College. As a coach he had an original approach, selecting boys for unusual positions on the rugby pitch (moving Thomas O’Flaherty from wing to scrum half was one such move) and developing cricketers who might otherwise have lost interest. Jamie was always the most affable and modest of people. As a Director of Sport he understood how his own domain had to sit alongside other co-curricular activities as well as how it could not compromise the academic expectations of the College. A balance had to be maintained as well as a sense of proportion. We wish Jamie all good fortune in the Far East and we know that he will develop his school-mastering skills in a way that he showed them at the College. He made many friends at the College and will no doubt enjoy being closer to his work place rather than tackling the long commute he had become accustomed to. His modesty, integrity and well-being were all hallmarks of his Directorship. innovations was a cookery course for Sixth Form Liberal Studies, with him regularly seen in Sainsbury’s late on Sunday evening buying ingredients for the following day’s course. By far his biggest achievement, however, was in Cycling, taking the sport at the College to a whole new level. Boys from all age levels and ability were welcomed, with Paddy making increased use of the Herne Hill Velodrome and organising the Dulwich Inter Schools Cycling Competition, in which some 20 schools and 150 competitors took part, with regular excellent performances by the Dulwich teams and individual competitors. He also organised highly successful cycling trips to the Ardennes, Pyrenees and Brittany to watch the Tour de France. He approached his lessons with the same drive and positive outlook as with sports, being willing to teach boys across the age range and always encouraging them to aim at the highest possible grades.Within the department he wrote the 11+ entrance paper and, along with Michael Gabriel, ran the Hans Woydainter- school Mathematics team. He left us to take up a post at Pembroke House in Kenya, but is now at his alma mater, Wellington College.
Jamie King
Jamie arrived at the College in 2007 as Director of Sport, taking over from Paul Miles. He had a major influence in creating and improving sport at the College until his departure to Dulwich College Shanghai. With two daughters to educate in pastures beyond the College, Jamie had extra pressures on him to be a father and a Director of Sport, but his influence in developing sport at the College was considerable. He had a major
Paddy Williams
Paddy Williams joined the College in September 2007, joining the growing ranks of Old Wellingtonians at the College. It quickly became apparent that he was a teacher with enormous energy and commitment and a huge range of interests. Having spent two years as a supporting chef in several restaurants, including Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck, one of Paddy’s earliest
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