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of venues across London, including the Olympic Park in Stratford. During Founder’s Week, Iain spearheaded the inaugural College Service Day, which saw every member of the community – from DUCKS through to the Upper School – engaging in a wide variety of community action projects. In many respects, this landmark occasion marked the beginning of a real embedding of the College’s service ethos. Of all Iain’s very many achievements during his time here, this will be a fitting legacy of somebody who wishes to commit time during his retirement to helping others. Iain’s love of sport has been a theme running through his time here. He is a gifted sportsman who has, during his time at the College, coached A teams in rugby, hockey and cricket, and even as he has stepped back from his role in Senior Management he has continued to connect with the grass roots. In his last Lent term he embraced his role as a soccer coach; it was probably not the highlight of his coaching career but it was reflective of his commitment and down-to-earth attitude that always put the boys first. He may have been a Deputy Master, but for the boys in the U15 D team he was just their football coach. It will surprise few who know him that retirement from the College has been thought through carefully. He is looking to move from suburban South London to the East Midlands countryside with his wife, Camilla. We wish them and of course Jake and Ella all the very best. I very much doubt though that life will slow down very much: there will always be a job to do or someone to help.
Rachel McIlwaine
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Rachel McIlwaine arrived in the College like a blast of fresh Mancunian air in September 2009. With a PhD in physical chemistry from Leeds, a post‐doc qualification from the USA and a PGCE from Imperial under her belt, Rachel has been one of the trailblazers for female scientists at the College. Initially employed as an NQT to teach Physics and Chemistry, she was quickly recognised for her academic prowess and skill as a classroom teacher, as well as her straight‐talking approach, and in the 13 or so years that she has been at Dulwich she has undergone a dizzying ascension up the ranks. After just a couple of years, Rachel was promoted to Head of Lower School Science and, almost before she could light a Bunsen burner, she was also appointed Head of International University Applications. These roles enabled her to cut her managerial teeth and in 2014 she took on the role of Director of UCAS. This is a demanding, multi-faceted position. Contested predictions, mangled personal statements, tricky phone calls and missed university offers all come with the territory, and Rachel dealt
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