March 2016

Ms Leanne will be leaving, with Ms Christina Northrup – who is from Canada,
joining us to teach in Primary. Ms Christina is highly experienced and has most
recently been teaching in Shanghai, China. She will be joining GIS with Mr Mark
and their 2 children.
Mr James will be leaving, with Mr Mark Holmes - who is from Canada, joining us to
teach in Primary. He is highly experienced and has most recently been teaching in
Shanghai, China. He will be joining GIS with Ms Christina and their 2 children.
Ms Julie will be leaving, with Mr George Knight – who is from the United Kingdom,
joining us to teach in Primary. He is an experienced teacher and has most recently
been teaching in London, England. He will be joining GIS with his partner Ms Smith.
Ms Ellicott will be leaving, with Ms Sophie Smith – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach English. She is an experienced teacher and has most
recently been teaching in London, England. She will be joining GIS with her partner
Mr George.
Ms Woodburn will be leaving, with Mr Brian Frost – who is from New Zealand,
joining us to teach Physics. He is a highly experienced teacher and has most
recently been teaching in Manila, Philippines. He will be joining with his wife.
Mr Elderkamp will be leaving, with Ms Emma Clack – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Geography. She is an experienced teacher and has
most recently been teaching in London, England.
Ms Alice will also be leaving, with Mr Michael joining the team of classroom
teachers in Primary.
Mr Edwards will be leaving, with Ms Sarah Longstaffe – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Physical Education. She is a highly experienced
teacher and has most recently been teaching in Yorkshire, England. She will be
joining GIS with her husband and their 2 children.
Mr Paul will also be moving in to English Language Support to work with Mr Garth.
A recent development has resulted in Mr Ball accepting a position in the United Arab
Emirates and as such he will be leaving us to after many, many years of dedicated service.
Ms Tara, our amazing Librarian, and of course with Poppy and Molly, will be leaving with
Mr Ball. Ms Hawtree’s husband Robert will be working with Ms Tara on the transition of
leadership in the Library and Mr Beales will take on the role of Acting Head of Secondary
for Term 1. Ms Hawtree will be recruiting a new Head of Secondary to start in Term 2.
In the next Newsletter the new staff will be introducing themselves and, as is customary, in
the final newsletter of the academic year the leaving staff will give their farewells.
Exciting developments for 2016-2017 and beyond include of course all the new building
and refurbishment work going on over the summer break. One huge change is the
restructure of the Canteen and Cafe facilities and also the style of service provided for the
students. For 2016-2017 and beyond the Tuition Fees will be restructured to enable free
lunch for all students to be included, this will include milk and snacks too for Foundation