The Vaughan Magazine 2019 - 2020

THE

VAUGHAN

MAGAZINE 2018-2019

EDITION 79

CONTENTS

Welcome 04

School Life 06

A Year of Sport 24

A Year of Music 36

A Year of Art 44

Trips & Tours 51

Vaughan Foundation 58

Alumni 60

Salvete/Valete 62

Front cover design by

Lucas D’Praser Corp, U6

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HEADMASTER’S

WELCOME

Pope Francis’s image of the Church as

a field hospital has entered the zeitgeist,

but the rest of what he had to say on the

subject is not so well known. The quote

in full reads as follows:

I see the Church as a field hospital after battle. It is

useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high

cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars.

You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about

everything else.

This Pope is a gifted communicator and all his

utterances, homilies, writings, discourses and

communiqués convey a single core message: the loving

mercy of God, in all its miraculous hyperabundance,

will, if we but allow it, swamp every other consideration

and fill our lives with healing joy. For Francis, the Truth

which the Church possesses is not some sort of precious

jewel to be kept in a box, jealously guarded and taken

out from time to time for careful itemisation, but a living

organism which grows, surges and develops. It is not

enough for it to be something. It must do something.

It must guide everything.

As he put it on a different occasion:

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants

everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing.

Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have

the courage to open up new areas to God.

Photo: Richard Saker

So must it be for Cardinal Vaughan.

Headmaster


WELCOME

Head Girl, Taise Kerr

It has been an honour to serve as Head Girl of Cardinal

Vaughan, a school with a proud academic tradition,

where each of us is encouraged to positively engage in

the world with an attitude of altruism and generosity.

When I first joined in the Lower Sixth I found it very

easy to settle in; the Vaughan community is open and

welcoming. The past two years - which have flown by

- have been hard work, fun and both emotionally and

spiritually rewarding.

I am truly thankful for the dedication of the teaching

staff and their undeniable efforts to ensure we are

fully prepared and ready for life after Sixth Form, be it

university or straight into working life. The teachers here

have done a brilliant job helping us reach our highest

aspirations. The staff certainly live up to the school

motto of Amare et Servire and their influence extends

beyond the rigours of academia. It is through the many

opportunities for charity and community work that we

have been encouraged to make the values and attitudes

of Christ our own. This is clear in the opportunity each

of us had to engage in community service, which took

many charitable forms such as visiting Nazareth House

and fundraising for local efforts, as well as the School’s

continuous devotion to Aid to the Church in Need.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Vaughan,

and will miss the school and all the lovely friends I

have made here. My year group will be leaving school

as confident, high-achieving young women and

men who have been given a vast array of wonderful

opportunities. We have been academically and

spiritually strengthened during our time at the Vaughan.

We will take this fortitude into the world with us, always

knowing that we are part of a community that strives

to love and to serve.

Head Boy, Alfie Hill

It has taken me the best part of these past seven years

to try and figure out the secret behind the success of our

school, and why we perform better than so many others.

A factor that seems to stand out the most is the work

ethic found in every aspect of the Vaughan community

– from the dedication of the teachers to the effort made

by each and every pupil to better themselves. This could

not be possible without the outstanding environment

created here, allowing everyone to feel secure and

providing opportunity for the pursuit of greatness.

For this reason, it has been a joy and a pleasure to be a

part of this community since I started in the First Form,

and to be able to trust that the methods used to provide

our education here are proven to be some of the best

in the country. But academic excellence is by no means

the only thing our school has to offer. The Vaughan

provides a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities,

and even the support in creating new ones if you should

so wish. This year has seen the success of various sports

teams such as the Rowing Club – performing well on the

national stage – and the newly established Hockey Club,

which has had a successful and popular first year. The

CVMS Football and Rugby teams have also continued to

flourish. The Music Department has repeatedly shown its

magnificence, and this year’s performance of Hamlet has

been the best to date.

At the heart of the school will always be our religion. The

reverence and respect observed in weekly Masses this

year has done justice to our positions as living memorials

of Cardinal Vaughan, and I am sure this will continue

in the years to come. The importance of our Catholic

ethos is the basis of the environment we live and work

in from day to day, and the value of that should never be

overlooked.

It has been an honour being able to serve the school as

Head Boy this year. I would like to wish all teachers and

pupils, leaving or staying, the best of luck for the future.

The past seven years have been such an enjoyable and

unforgettable experience but, as Mr Stubbings always

says, we are all Vaughanians for life. Thank you.


SCHOOL LIFE

SPEAKERS WHOM WE HAVE WELCOMED TO

THE VAUGHAN THIS YEAR:

Monsignor Roger Reader,

4 October 2018

LEPRA, 9 October 2018

Fr Peter Andrews, 11 October 2018

Karen Anstiss of Caritas Bakhita

House, 18 October 2018

Andrew Hollingsworth from The

Passage, 8 November

Adrian Chiles, 13 November 2018

John Green of Apostleship of the

Sea, 15 November 2018

Careers & UCAS Fayre,

19 October 2018

ABC First Aid, 19 November 2018

Blenheim Project,

19 November 2018

Since 9/11, 20 November 2018

MyTime Active, 20 November 2018

Ctrl-Z, 20 November 2018

Hope UK, 22 November 2018

Old Vaughanian Dr Gerard Lyons,

22 November 2018

Sandra Friis of Adyen Payments,

26 November 2018

Jean-Louis Bravard of BurntOak

Capital Ltd, 26 November 2018

Sr Pauline Clark, 29 November 2018

Mr & Mrs Mizen, Speech Day Guests

of Honour, 29 November 2018

Road Safety with The Riot Act,

4 December 2018

Mary’s Meals, 10 & 17 January 2019

Artist James Otto Allen,

22 January 2019

Leeds University, 23 January 2019

Study Skills with Maximize,

30 January 2019

Fr Mamdouh AbuSada,

7 June 2019

Sandra Friis of Adyen Payments & Jean-Louis Bravard

of BurntOak Capital Ltd,

26 November


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Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP,

31 January 2019

St Andrew’s University,

6 February 2019

Canon Patrick Browne,

7 February 2019

Andy Keen-Downs, Chief Executive

of Pact, 14 February 2019

Million Minutes, 28 February 2019

Old Vaughanian Deborah Conte

(née Skinner), 5 March 2019

Old Vaughanian Joshua Desouza,

7 March 2019

University of Southampton,

7 March 2019

HCPT, 7 March 2019

Holocaust survivors, Peter and

Marianne Summerfield,

7 March 2019

Stand Against Violence,

7 March 2019

The Catholic Children’s Society,

7 March 2019

Fulham Football Club,

8 March 2019

Cllr James Husband, 8 March 2019

King’s College London,

20 March 2019

Cherie Blair CBE, QC,

21 March 2019

Fourth Form Alumni Careers

Networking Event, 22 March 2019

Somerset House, 27 March 2019

The Order of Malta Volunteers,

4 April 2019

Sir Michael Wilshaw, 23 April 2019

Stephen Fraser, Deputy Chief

Executive of Education Endowment

Foundation (EEF), 23 April 2019

PC Charles Francis-Nwaka,

29 April 2019

Author Alex Wheatle, 10 May 2019

The Ben Kinsella Trust, 5 June 2019

Tina Bencik, Prevent Education

Officer at Hammersmith & Fulham

Council and Kensington & Chelsea

Council, 5 June 2019

Barclays bank, 7 June 2019

Fr Mamdouh AbuSada, 7 June 2019

Author Caroline Lawrence,

11 June 2019

Professor Rosanna Omitowoju from

Cambridge University, 12 June 2019

Every Wednesday the School also

welcomes a local priest to celebrate

Mass in the New Hall. We would like

to take this opportunity to thank Mgr

Barltrop, Fr Master, Mgr Hayes, Mgr

Reader, Fr A Robinson, Fr D Robinson,

Fr Connor, Fr Gallagher, Fr Vickers,

Fr Williamson, Fr Toomey, Fr Lew, Fr

Rodger and Canon Wilson for their

ongoing time and commitment to the

School in this way.

Sir Michael Wilshaw,

23 April 2019

Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP,

31 January 2019


SCHOOL LIFE

SPEECH DAY 2018

SPEECH DAY REPORT BY THE HEADMASTER

The Spartans were legendary in

ancient Greece for their courage,

their toughness and their pithiness.

They took all three to astonishing

extremes. They were the ones who

volunteered for a 300-man suicide

mission led by their king, Leonidas,

to hold the narrow mountain pass of

Thermopylae in the north of Greece.

Thermoyplae was a bottleneck

about half the width of this hall

that the invading Persian army of

300,000 had to pass through to

get to the main Greek cities. The

strategic aim was clear: someone

had to hold the Persians up while

the Greek army and navy deployed

further south. So off the Spartans

marched, knowing that they were

outnumbered by the lethal ratio of a

thousand to one.

No wonder they were known for

their courage.

When the Persian King Xerxes and

his army arrived at Thermopylae,

the 300 Spartans held them there

for two full days. They had the

strategic benefit of the narrowness

of the pass, it’s true, but such was

their military skill that they simply

couldn’t be dislodged, and they were

only removed on the third day when

a Theban traitor led the Persians to

the back of the pass by a hidden

route, whereupon the Spartans had

to engage both the frontal assault

and a simultaneous second attack

on their rear. They still lasted for ten

more hours, though, before every

last one of them was wiped out.


their toughness.

And three days earlier, before every

last one of them was wiped out, as

they knew they would be, a Persian

ambassador approached their

position in the pass before battle

was joined and told them that there

were so many Persians that when

they fired their arrows, they would

blot out the sun. Dienekes, one of

the 300, replied, “Good: then we can

fight in the shade.”


their pithiness.

The Spartans were rightly famed

for their magnificence and their

achievements. They were regarded

by other Greeks, and regarded

themselves, as the natural leaders

of Greece, perfect fighters in a

perfect polity with a perfect moral

system. But just one hundred

years after Thermopylae, they were

crushingly defeated by the Thebans

and although the Spartan state still

continued to exist, the game was up:

they had turned into a theme park

– literally so in the Roman period,

when Sparta had degenerated into

a tourist centre, with staged battles

put on for the entertainment of rich

Romans.

Why, you might be asking?

What happened? What went

wrong? How could something

so magnificent and thrillingly,

impressively real turn into a parody

of itself? And how could it happen

so quickly and irreversibly?

Well, the answer is actually very

simple: although the Spartans

had a highly developed sense of

themselves and of their past, they

devoted all their energies to the

impossible – to the preservation of

an unchanging past. Their entre

constitution was devoted not only to

keeping things as they used to be,

but to keeping things forever exactly

as they used to be. And that, as I

say, can’t be done, and so they failed

to adapt – and so they failed full

stop.

But what has all this got to do with

Cardinal Vaughan?

Well, my job – and I hope you won’t

accuse me of megalomania here

– is a bit similar to King Leonidas

of Sparta’s, in that I, like he, have

inherited something bigger than me

and it’s my duty to pass it on. I owe

a great deal to all my predecessors

and am acutely aware of my place

as a steward of the Vaughan,

whose job is to receive into my care

this wonderful school, nurture its

development and ultimately pass

on a more perfect school – a more

perfected school – to my successor.

So it’s all about the future and all

about growth.

In formulating a strategy for the

future and for growth, I keep coming

back to Benjamin Disraeli, whose

words in a speech in Edinburgh

in 1867 have always made an

impression on me:

In a progressive country change is

constant; and the great question

is, not whether you should resist

change which is inevitable, but

whether the change should be

carried out in deference to the

manners, the customs, the laws,

and the traditions of a people, or

whether it should be carried out in

deference to abstract principles, and

arbitrary and general doctrines.

Politics aside, the sentiments

expressed still resonate today, and

could quite easily be applied to this

school. The Vaughan is progressive,

in the truest sense of the word,

and therefore we do recognise that

change is constant and therefore

something to be embraced. Implicit

in Disraeli’s words, however, is the

idea that change must be rooted in

permanence rather than in what is

fleetingly fashionable.

All change at the Vaughan – and

there will be changes – will be

rooted in the permanence afforded

by its Catholic ethos. All change will

only ever be made with the essence

of the school at its heart, so that all

change will be the product of natural

organic growth rather than of illadvised

ideological hot-housing.

And at the centre of such change

will always, only and ever be the

best interests of our pupils and their

growth in the Faith.


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Growth encompasses many things.

It means at its most basic level

getting bigger. And the school is

getting bigger. We reached 1000

pupils for the first time ever this

year. But it also implies, or at least

aims at, improvement. And that’s

reflected in our nation-topping

public examination results.

But we cannot stand still. Growth

means numerical expansion. We

have to face the fact that the school

is getting bigger. When I first came

here as a student teacher 30 years

ago in 1988, it had 620 pupils.

Today, as I say, it has hit the 1000

mark. So we have grown and we

have a duty to accommodate these

pupils as best we can and prepare

for future growth. Growth’s a given.

Growth also implies, as well as

numerical increase, maturation

and development. So ultimately, it

entails change. But not change as

in difference – the type of change

the Spartans laboured to their own

detriment to avoid – but change to

become the person (or in our case,

the school) we were always meant

to be. The American author Gail

Sheehy hits the nail on the head

when she says that growth demands

a temporary surrender of security.

She’s right. The Spartans did

everything they could to retain

that feeling of security. They fell

for their own myth.

So the reluctance to change is

understandable. But ultimately,

the Spartans failed, in spite of

their magnificence, as of course

they were bound to, because to

pick up on Disraeli again, change

is constant. And change here at

Cardinal Vaughan will be carried

out in deference to its manners,

its customs and its traditions, as

it always has been. Here’s the

paradox: if we do not change to

stay the same, we will try to stay

the same, and will change. So we

will go on changing to stay the

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same, as we always have done.

Already in my time, we have become

an academy and a teaching school.

And these changes in deference to

our manners, customs and traditions

have not changed the school as in

altering it, but they have changed it

as in deepening it. So we do need

to think imaginatively about our size.

We do need to think imaginatively

about our academy status. And,

above all, we do need to think

imaginatively about how we can

best continue presenting our pupils

with the timeless truth of the Gospel

in a changing world. Not only did

nobody put it better than Cardinal

Newman – nobody could put it

better than Cardinal Newman: ‘To

live is to change, and to be perfect is

to have changed often.’


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SPEECH DAY GUESTS OF HONOUR

Barry and Margaret Mizen MBE hit national headlines in 2008 after the

murder of their 16-year-old son Jimmy; they touched the hearts of the nation by

speaking of compassion rather than revenge. They promised that day not to be

beaten by Jimmy’s death and that something good would come from it.

In 2009, they founded the Jimmy

Mizen Foundation, now known as

For Jimmy, which works to spread

a legacy of peace in his memory. By

sharing Jimmy’s story, they hope

to help all young people to fulfil

their potential and build the types

of communities we all want to live

in. We first welcomed Barry and

Margaret to the Vaughan in 2016

and they have since returned as

regular speakers in both Lower and

Upper School assemblies.

Ten years on from Jimmy’s tragic

death, Barry and Margaret have

worked tirelessly with young people

across the country, sharing Jimmy’s

story in schools, prisons, youth

offending institutes and community

groups. Their message of peace,

hope and forgiveness remains

as powerful as ever and we were

delighted that they were able to

join us as Guests of Honour for this

year’s Speech Day.

‘You heard Barry speak about

forgiveness and peace and hope.

Young people, when you get home

I want you to think about those

words. When you leave here tonight

and you come back to school

tomorrow, think about forgiveness

and peace and hope. It took me

a little while to really think about

forgiveness, and I know that I do

forgive the boy that killed my son.

It’s not because I am an inspiration.

I am not. But what it allows me to do

is get up each day and look out the

window and see the sun shining, or

the flowers blossoming, or the leaves

gently falling off the trees. And I

couldn’t do if I didn’t forgive him.

So when you think of forgiveness,

think of the world. Wouldn’t this be

a better world if we all forgave that

little bit more?

And peace! My promise to Jimmy was that we would work for peace. Well

don’t we all want to live in more safe and peaceful communities? And hope.

Think of the word hope. Hope for tomorrow, for all our beautiful young

people. So those words are so important to us, and wherever we go we share

about forgiveness and peace and hope. And young people, I want you to

share about it as well.

You’re here tonight because you won awards, so congratulations to each and

every one of you. But I’m about to challenge you. I want you young people to

go out and be the change-makers and peacemakers and make this a better

world. You can do it. You have that power. And through all you’ve learnt at

this fantastic school, go out and use it for the right thing. Go out and make

our streets safer. Make this a better world. And that’s all I ask of you. So I can

talk for such a long time, but I’m going to finish there and say how proud

you must be of these beautiful young people. And do you know what, young

people. If you’ve got nothing more from what Barry and I have said tonight

and from what your teachers say to you, remember this: You are loved. You

are of value. And you do matter. So God bless you all.’

- Margaret Mizen MBE, Speech Day Guest of Honour


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HOMILY BY REV FR MICHAEL TOOMEY

Old Vaughanian Fr Michael Toomey returned to the School on 8 May, where

he celebrated the Fifth Form’s final Mass of the year and shared with them the

importance of faith and personal mission.

I would like to begin by firstly thanking Mr Stubbings,

the staff and you the students for your kind welcome to

me here today – in a place which I hold very dearly in my

heart and prayers. In my office in Ireland where I now live

and minister, a picture of the Old Building is above my

desk as a grateful reminder of the many blessings and

graces I received from here.

I began my education here in September 1982 and had

eight years full of ups and downs! Like many of you I’m

sure there have been many highs - and a few lows. Yet

not only is the education of subjects you are learning

important, this school has and, I pray, always will be a

place of educating the whole person, and maintaining

its principal role as a Catholic school – allowing you to

flourish for the apostolic mission of the Church and be

upstanding Catholics in a society which has become

very secularised and challenging in recent times.

I thank God for the blessings I received here. I was

a member of the Schola for all my years, which I am

pleased to see is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this

coming year. Here, I gained a deep appreciation and love

for the liturgy, and I was also sacristan in the old Chapel

for a number of years. I also edited and compiled the

very first edition of The Vaughan Hymnal which is still

used and sung here today.

My faith was truly formed through my family, my parish,

and especially here at the Vaughan. I was always inspired

by the board of Old Boys who became Priests, and was

delighted to invite and have former Headmaster Mr

Pellegrini - now Fr Pellegrini - to my Ordination, as well

as asking another former Headmaster, Mr Gormally, to

get the ink ready when I finally was to be ordained ten

years ago next month. Mr Gormally welcomed me here

to celebrate Mass after my ordination and I am delighted

on my tenth anniversary to be with you all again.

In today’s Gospel we have a sense of the whole life of

Jesus – his actions and words and his relationships and

his vocation with those around him – which are a rich

source on which we can draw. In a sense, of course,

we will always hunger and thirst for this full life but, by

approaching him and his spirit, our hunger and thirst are

ever being satisfied while we continue to hunger and

thirst for more. Jesus reproves his listeners for their lack

of faith in him: ‘Though you have seen me, you still do

not believe.’ The question is: how much of Jesus did they

really see? How deep was their perception of who he

truly was and is? That may be our problem too.

Without a deep trust and total commitment to Christ and

all he stands for, we may find that we do not have full

access to that Bread of Life which we need so much. Jesus

has a mission. ‘I came down from heaven not to do my own

will but the will of Him who sent me.’ And what is the will

of the Father? ‘…that I should not lose anything of what He

gave me but that I should raise it on the last day.’

Every one of you has a mission, a vocation. Not necessarily

a religious vocation, but a specific calling to love and to

serve in our communities in so many different and various

ways. The School Motto has been a central part of your

lives – I hope it always will have a special place in your

hearts when you leave school and go to university, college

or work. We need to play our part, to live out our own

vocation, and to give of what talents and gifts God has

given each of us in our own parishes and communities.

Each of us has a specific task which God alone has given

us.

I know that sometimes fear, or lack of self-worth can hinder

us from coming forward. We may feel someone can sing

better than us, read better than us, do things better than

us, are more educated than us, and I will be the first to put

my hand up and say that I often feel like that! That is where

my prayer life, and my reliance on Christ walking with me

helps me in the task that is before me. He has given me

certain talents – just like he has given you yours – and what

better way of thanking Him, than by using these in our

vocation and ministry to love and to serve one another.

May the Lord bless you in your mission and vocation; may

you always strive for the Bread of Life in your lives – and

may you always share your gifts and talents whatever your

calling or vocation in life in love and service of God, which

we all share and encounter here at the Vaughan. Amen.


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LEADERSHIP LECTURE

WITH CHERIE BLAIR CBE, QC

We were delighted to welcome Cherie Blair in March for an incredibly

stimulating, engaging and important talk on ‘Women & Education - The Path

to Power’. Below we share an abridged text of the speech, which was delivered

to a record number of parents, staff, alumni and friends of the School.

Good evening everybody. I’m delighted to be here to

share with you a bit about my legal career, my passion

for equality and broader access to the professions,

and of course the importance of education. Indeed, as

Nelson Mandela wrote: “Education is the great engine of

personal development. It is through education that the

daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son

of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that

a child of two farm workers can become the president of

a great nation”.

I know myself all about the power of education. I don’t

want to overdo the rags to riches story; I was certainly

not ‘born in a shoe-box’, as the saying goes. My

background was not all that different from thousands

of my neighbours in largely working class Liverpool.

There may not have been too much money, but I had a

loving and supportive family who were very ambitious

for myself and my sister. And while both my mother and

grandmother had been forced to leave school at 14, they

saw education as a passport to a better future for us.

They were right. I got a place in a good local school, run

by nuns as it happens, where it was drummed into us

that hard work and dedication could deliver our dreams.

And that’s the first lesson that I learned. The importance

of education.

Looking back at my school days – and indeed my

education as a whole - I can see how absolutely vital

they were to me. It was not just the extra knowledge and

qualifications that helped open doors. It was also the

confidence that education gave me to walk through them.

There were no lawyers in my family. In fact, in common

with many of my generation, I was the first ever to attend

university. Without my education, I would never have

studied law; I wouldn’t have become a Queen’s Counsel,

or a part-time judge. And because we met as young

lawyers, I suppose I would also never have met and

married Tony - nor had the enormous privilege of

living in Downing Street.

So I stand here before you this morning, as living proof of

the transformative power of education.

Skills and education appear largely in the work of my own

Women’s Foundation, which I set up in 2008 after leaving

Downing Street. It is also why I am honoured to be the

first Chancellor of the Asian University for Women – a

fantastic institution based in Bangladesh where talented

women from countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan get

a first rate – and importantly free - education.

The second lesson I have learnt over the years, is that

everyone needs role models to inspire and encourage


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them. In fact, it was such a

role model who inspired me to

choose law as a career. A fellow

Liverpudlian, Rose Heilbron, made

history by becoming the first ever

woman to be appointed a Queen’s

Counsel; she was the first woman to

defend a murderer when we still had

the death penalty; and also the first

woman to sit as a judge at the Old

Bailey. It was a career so remarkable

that it formed the basis for a TV

drama series. The city of Liverpool

was very proud of her. And so was

my grandma. So much so, that she

used to go and watch her appear in

major trials in Liverpool and tell me

all about it. And it seemed to me

that if she could make a career in

law, then so could I. It was my first

example of the power of role models

and why every time a woman breaks

through the glass ceiling, it’s a huge

advance for all women.

This was brought home to me by

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President

of Liberia and first elected woman

leader in all of Africa. Now Liberia

is a very traditional country – a

country which had suffered a terrible

civil war and one where women

were supposed to know their place.

Ellen told me how not long after

she was elected she was visiting a

local school with a foreign dignitary.

The event was dragging on, and

not surprisingly, the school’s young

pupils were becoming restless and

were told sharply by their teacher

to behave. But one eight-year old

girl had taken Ellen’s visit very much

to heart. She immediately spoke up

and told her teacher: “Be careful

how you address me – one day I

too might be President…”. Rather

than being angry, Ellen said she was

thrilled because it showed how her

election was changing the ambitions

of girls and her country.

But, of course, just because a glass

ceiling is smashed, the Presidency

won, it doesn’t mean all the hard

work is done. It was only when I

started as a lawyer that I realised

why Rose Heilbron was so famous.

It was because her success was

so unusual.

And that brings me to my third

lesson this evening, which is that no

woman, however fortunate, will ever

truly be free, so long as across the

world women are still regarded as

second class citizens. That’s true

not just in far flung corners of the

globe but here to in the UK. This

year marks the centenary of the Sex

Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919

which paved the way for women

to become lawyers for the first

time. And it was not just the legal

profession it was for all professions,

and public bodies including

parliament and even serving on a

jury. But progress was slow. Back

in the 1970’s after I left University,

I quickly realised I had entered a

world where many still thought

women were disqualified from

getting to the top - just because

of our gender. This prejudice, of

course, was not unique to the

legal profession.

The year I was called to the bar –

1976 - was the first time that women

made up over 10% of new recruits.

Yet hard as it is to believe now,

it remained acceptable for firms

to say they didn’t take on female

lawyers. It didn’t happen to me. But

towards the end of my pupilage as

a trainee barrister, it became clear

that I needed to look elsewhere

for a job because the one vacancy

at my Chambers was going to my

male counterpart. This seemed

particularly unfair because even

he admitted that I was the better

lawyer. His name, by the way,

was Tony Blair - and he was

absolutely right!

Today women now make up not

10%, but over 50% in our law

schools. But the path to the top

of the professions still sees many

women losing out. Women make

up 48% of solicitors but only 33%

make it to be partners in solicitors’

firms. As for barristers, one third are

women but only 14% are QC’s. Today

just under 25% of our judges are

female including - since last year -

three women in the Supreme Court,

our highest court. Nevertheless

progress has been made. The

blatant prejudice that female lawyers

of my generation encountered at

the beginning of our careers has been

rooted out – or, at the very least,

driven deep underground. Law is

now a much more open career, with

policies and programmes to promote

equal opportunity and diversity right

across the board. This is not to say

the journey towards equality is over.

But the seriousness with which the

profession has taken to rooting out

discrimination shows it understands

that justice is the loser if law and

lawyers do not reflect the make-up of

our society.

For the law, if it is to retain public

confidence, cannot be seen to be

the preserve of one gender. But

nor should it be the preserve of one

segment of the population. Today

it is harder for any aspiring lawyer

- whether male or female - to get a

foothold in the profession without

some kind of financial support,

because it’s expensive to train as a

lawyer. It is very wrong that the law

can be a career only if your family’s

financial resources are the main

factor in your success. The changes

we have seen within the law have

been mirrored, of course, in other

professions and in wider society.

Within a few years of my qualifying

as a barrister, the UK had a woman

Prime Minister which, by the way,

had been my ambition when I was

at school! We have seen huge and

welcome changes. But equality of

opportunity - we are nowhere near it.

As for business as a whole, women

now make up half of all employees,

yet only 14% of directors of the

UK’s major companies are women.

Even then these women tend to

be concentrated in what are the

support roles of finance, legal and

human resources directors rather

than operational roles. At the current

rate of progress, it is going to take

decades to achieve gender-balance

at the highest level of business

in the UK. The reason I fight for

women’s equality is because I believe

discrimination is wrong in principle

and an affront to the dignity of all of

us as human beings. But I am also

quite happy to point out that it is

also very stupid in practice. In the

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material is the potential and skills of people. And we are

simply not going to succeed as businesses or economies

if we ignore the full potential of half of the population -

particularly, as exam results show, that women are also

the smarter half! That means taking seriously the issue

of how we enable men and women together not only

to have fulfilling work lives, but also to have fulfilling

personal lives and to bring up well rounded and happy

children.

But if we think we have problems here in the UK, they

pale into insignificance compared with the problems

faced by women in other parts of the world.

• A world where 70% of the world’s poor are women;

• Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate are women;

• Where day after day women die in pregnancy and

childbirth leaving motherless children behind them;

• Where only 24% of the parliamentarians around the

world are women;

• And where only 2% of the titled wealth in the world is

held by women.

The gap is even bigger when we look at universities. In

Bangladesh there are five women undergraduates for

every 10 men, in Afghanistan just three. Even in India,

one of the new economic global powerhouses, it is

only seven.

Yet the evidence suggests there is no better investment

for a country than to invest in the education of girls

because of its impact on everything from child mortality

and AIDS infection rates, to agricultural productivity.

An educated woman gets married later, making it more

likely that she will stay in education and avoid, too,

the increased dangers to mother and child of early

pregnancies. In turn, their children - when they do have

them - are likely to be healthier, to be immunised against

killer diseases and to be educated themselves. All this

feeds into economic growth and prosperity. Educated

women are far more likely to enter the workforce

and earn higher wages. A single extra year in primary

schooling translates into a 10-20% increase in women’s

wages. The return for secondary education is even

higher. It is why those societies, which for cultural or

religious reasons, continue to make it hard for girls and

women to be educated are putting themselves at a huge

disadvantage. This has an adverse impact not just on

the women themselves but on almost of every aspect

of their societies. As my friend Hillary Clinton pointed

out during the APEC summit in San Francisco, without

harnessing the talents and potential of women in all

areas of life – economic, social and political - we will

simply not be able to overcome the many challenges

we face. She said: ‘We don’t have a person to waste

and we certainly don’t have a gender to waste.’

This is incredibly important if we are to reach the

right decisions. For women do help bring a different

perspective which makes it more likely that the right

solutions are reached. I am not falling into the trap

of suggesting women are all the same. We are not.

But studies have shown that overall women are more

collaborative and consensual in their approach which

is why, as I have seen in countries as different as

Northern Ireland and Rwanda, they are so

important in peace-building.

However, there is still a large gender gap of children

who go beyond primary education. A study of South

Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where the gender gap in

education is worst, has shown that correcting the inbalance

could have added nearly 1% higher annual per

capita GDP growth.

The message is clear: whilst progress on gender equality

has been strong in some areas, we’re only halfway there.

Based on the current rate of progress, it will take until

2220 before women gain economic parity with men.

I realise I have discussed a wide range of different

issues this evening. They are linked by two overarching

themes. That equality for women is vital for

our ambitions for the world. And that law - and, in

particular the framing of laws that guarantee equality,

and their enforcement, without fear or favour - is

indispensable to this. The last century was one of great

progress for women here in the UK and many other

societies. But we still have a very long way to go to

ensure the 21st century is the time when women and

men come together in mutual respect, mutual dignity

and equal opportunity.

Even now, after all those years of studying and practicing

law, I am still passionate about the law and its role in this

advance towards civilisation. Frustrated, yes, about the

speed of progress at times. Disbelieving even at some

of the decisions the courts make. But also absolutely

certain that without the legal profession, the progress

we want to see in building a better society and world

simply won’t happen.

And so when I look around this evening at so many

bright young students, I feel sure that you all have

a great future ahead of you. Whether you become

engineers, architects, lawyers or entrepreneurs,

politicians or writers, I hope you too will become

parents and partners and have fulfilling personal lives.

But whatever choices you make in life, always remain

committed to a world where women and men come

together in respect and equality to build a world which

welcomes diversity, embraces change and denies no

one an equal chance to fulfil their talents and dreams.

If we can do that, then between us there will be no

obstacle in the world that we cannot overcome!

Thank you.


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LEADERSHIP LECTURE

WITH ADRIAN CHILES

We were delighted to welcome television and radio presenter Adrian Chiles on 13

November for the first Leadership Lecture of the academic year. Over 100 parents,

pupils and friends joined us for his engaging talk ‘On success and failure and

being a Catholic’, which explored Adrian’s journey into Catholicism and how it

had supported him through the good times and bad. What follows is a condensed

version of what he said:

‘I first walked into a Catholic Church

when I was 38… The effect on me

was instant and dramatic. Now

look, I didn’t see angels. I didn’t

hear voices. Our Lady wasn’t

bathed in light. But I just sort of felt

something. And trying to articulate

what it was, I’ve often said – sort of

49% in jest – I just felt at home. And

what I meant by feeling at home, I

meant I was with people a bit

like me.

‘I was on my way then. I just, sort

of, got it. I think it was particularly

the Creed. It was the liturgy when

everyone responded. And obviously

I didn’t know whether to stand or sit

down or kneel or whatever, but the

way everyone seemed to have this

script they were working to…. I just

thought, this is amazing.’

‘I left University with a mediocre

degree, planned to go abroad to

teach English, broke my leg playing

football so couldn’t go anywhere,

ended up doing a postgrad in

journalism, somehow ended up

doing work experience at the BBC

and then got a job. I was working

in television centres and to the

astonishment of everyone I was a

producer at the BBC. It was a dream

come true. It was incredible… I got

in a lift with Pelé, for heaven’s sake!

Life just couldn’t get any better.’

‘But something was missing. And to

explain what it was, I go back to an

interview I did with the footballer

Michael Owen in 1999. So he was

still a teenager, and the previous

year at a World Cup… after scoring

that goal he’d wheeled round to

where he knew his mum and dad

were sitting and ran towards them.

I thought, what a moment. What

a thing. A World Cup. You’re a kid.

You score a brilliant goal and then

you run to where your mum and

dad are. And I had to ask him about

that. The key question I had on my

mind was, who are you grateful to

at that moment? Who do you give

gratitude to? He was just baffled.

He didn’t know how to answer that

question…. He said rather meekly,

‘well I don’t know. My mum and dad.

I don’t know?’ So I felt a bit sorry

for him really, because to me it was

the simplest question. But I suppose

to someone else it sounded entirely

bizarre. And essentially that was

what was missing in my spiritual

life. It was someone to thank. I just

thought, things are going so well I

need to thank somebody for this.

And I think that person, or thing,

was God. I always lacked someone

to thank for my incredible good

fortune, and that’s what I found

in the Church. That’s what led me

there. And funnily enough, it’s clear

to me that most footballers do have

a spiritual God. When they score,

they always look up at the sky. What

are they looking at the sky for? It’s

not a weather forecast. They’re not

seeing what the rain’s doing. To put

it another way, as West Brom’s club

pastor once said to me: ‘There are

no atheists in a penalty shoot-out.’’

In January 2015, it was announced

that Adrian had left his role as

ITV’s football host with immediate

effect. ‘I then tasted failure. I had

this huge run of success… and then

ITV suddenly decided they didn’t

want me presenting their football

anymore, and that was that.’ He

described the advice and support he

received from his friends, including

comedian Frank Skinner and former

professional footballer Roy Keane:

‘When Roy Keane is putting his arm

around your shoulder, you know

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He went on to talk about Keane’s

famous feud with former Arsenal

captain Patrick Vieira, and recalled

the Euros in Poland when the three

of them were together, ‘and it was

all a bit awkward’. Learning that the

two footballers were both Catholic

and regular Mass-goers, Adrian

invited them to join him for Mass the

following morning, meeting them in

the hotel reception at 9.30 am:

‘We walked a couple of miles to

an English-speaking church in

Warsaw and had Mass together. I

was worried it would kick off during

the sign of peace, but it was fine…

Interestingly, as we were walking

back through Warsaw we were in

conversation the three of us, and

this stood in my mind. Roy said,

‘whenever I go to Mass, whatever it’s

like, whether it’s good, or too long

or boring or whatever, I always come

out feeling a bit better about things.’

‘You’ll notice I’m not remotely shy

about wearing my Catholic heart on

my sleeve… I’ve always been out and

proud about it all. And I have never,

ever had any reason to regret that,

ever.’

In 2015, Adrian set himself a

challenge to go to a different Mass,

in a different Church, for every day

of Lent. ‘What I learnt from that is,

for me, it’s all about the priest…

A third of the priests were hopeless,

a third were mediocre and a third

were completely life-changing.’

As he said on BBC Radio 4's PM in

May of that year: ‘Spiritually, if I'm

to really "connect" at Mass, I need

a good priest to help me. And by

good I mean, first and foremost,

that they should look pleased to

be there and pleased that we're

there. Often they speak of great

"joy" while looking as bored as

swimming pool attendants.’

He went on to describe the religious

documentary he made for the BBC

in 2016, titled: My Mediterranean

with Adrian Chiles. He begins the

programme by saying: ‘On my

journey around the Mediterranean I

want to show that religion actually

does more good than harm. I won’t

be seeking out the religious zealots

– they get quite enough airtime if

you ask me. I just want to find the

majority: the nice, normal, gentle

people who happen to be religious.’

The programme was a big success,

which he credited to it ‘celebrating

the meek. The only people you see

really in religion are the extreme

ones. You see the extremists of all

kinds. But as Jesus said, ‘the meek

will inherit the earth.’ Well that

might be the case, but their PR is

terrible! You don’t see the meek on

television. You don’t see the mild.

And so we put them on: beautiful

Jewish people, beautiful Muslim

people, an amazing Armenian priest

in Jerusalem… And I have never had

such a great response.’

The evening ended with questions

from the audience, with one member

so succinctly wrapping up the talk

by saying: ‘Honesty with confidence

is just fabulous to hear, so thank you

very much.’


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CAREERS

This year saw another wide range of activities organised by our Careers Department

to help prepare our pupils for the world of work.

The School’s annual Careers Fair took

place in October and was attended

by over 30 organisations from a

wide range of industries and sectors,

including a number of members

of our alumni network. Pupils were

able to browse the different stands

that interested them and find out

more about the different roles and

pathways available to them. Thank

you to all the organisations who

attended this year, including: A Star

Future, Bank of America, Barclays

PLC, BIMM London, British Airways,

The Civil Service, Capgemini, Epic

CIC, Frontier, HM Revenue and

Customs, Imperial College Advanced

Hackspace, School of Public Health at

Imperial College London, Institution

of Structural Engineers, IT and

software development processes

area, Let Us Learn, London’s Air

Ambulance, Metropolitan Police

Service, MiddletonMurray, Minerva

Analysis, National Careers Service,

Net2Work, NHS England, Phoenix

Private Debt, Projects Abroad UK,

QA IT Training, Ravelin, SCS Railways,

The Challenge Network, Tuckers

Solicitors, UCFB, University of

Nottingham, Mr T Webber (Television

Producer), White Light Ltd,

WorkZone and World Challenge.

The next day the Fourth and Fifth

Forms took part in the Launch Pad

challenge with Young Enterprise,

working in teams on the early stages

of launching a fledgling business,

balancing their budget and creating

a brand identity and marketing

strategy. Pupils learnt about their

personal strengths and preferences

and what this means for both

working in a team and for their own

development, as well as the different

roles that contribute to running a

successful business. At the end of

the day the teams were asked to

pitch their business ideas to a panel

for judging.

March saw the return of National

Careers Week, which we marked

with a series of workshops and

guest speakers. Thank you to alumna

Deborah Conte (née Skinner) who

spoke to the First and Fourth Form

about her career in Speech and

Language Therapy, and alumnus

and current parent Joshua Desouza

who spoke to the Third and Fourth

Form about his work as a mortgage

advisor.

Last year’s inaugural Fourth Form

Careers Networking Event with

Alumni was a huge success, so,

given this, we decided to run it again

and were delighted to welcome back

a large number of Old Vaughanians

in March to be interviewed by pupils.

The boys each had seven minutes to

interview one visitor, before moving

on to speak to someone else from a

different industry. Questions ranged

from what and where they studied,

to what their role is like and what

they do on a day-to-day basis. Once

again, the session was a brilliant

success and left pupils will lots of

advice and ideas to take forwards.

Thank you to everyone who gave up

their time to help.

For the fifth year in a row, our Third

Formers participated in the National

Enterprise Challenge which is run by

a group of dedicated professionals

in partnership with UCFB, the

university which specialises in higher

education in football and sports.

Pupils were provided with a brief

and divided into teams, working to

develop an idea to encourage more

women to play football. The task

also required the pupils to bravely

present their ideas to the entire

year on stage in Addison Hall. The

winners of this year’s challenge were

Stefanos Mulugeta, Joseph Collarte,

Dylan Taylor-Barca, Vinz Kakilala and

Samuel Seyoum. They will all attend

the final event which will be held at

Wembley Stadium. Good luck boys!

This year pupils were provided

with accounts on our new online

Careers and Higher Education

platform, Unifrog. Unifrog is a

useful tool that allows our pupils to

explore a wide range of careers and

higher education choices. It also

allows them to log activities and

experiences they have gained that

are relevant to future career and

university applications.

Each July our Fourth Form embark

on work experience, and we have

had another very successful year

of placements across a wide range

of sectors. Thank you to all of the

individuals and companies who

have helped provide such valuable

experiences and networking

opportunities to our pupils.

Mr Spence-Hill, Head of Careers

& Work Experience


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COMMUNITY SERVICE

It has been another busy year for the Vaughan’s community service, with pupils

enthusiastically volunteering to help within the school and further afield.

A dedicated team of Lower Sixth students have been working with children at St Mary’s Primary School this year,

as well as visiting and supporting the work at Nazareth House in Hammersmith. This mainly saw pupils engaging with

and spending time with residents, especially those with dementia. A large number have also been volunteering for

the Mind mental health charity shop in Shepherd’s Bush, helping to organise stock and price items.

In December, the whole Lower Sixth helped at the Senior Citizens’ Christmas Tea Party – a highlight of the local

residents’ calendar. Sixth Form students also took part in a Christmas Jumper Day to help raise money for the Jimmy

Mizen Foundation, while the Interact Club have been raising money for the school charity, Aid to the Church in Need,

organising numerous bake and Krispy Kreme sales. Within the school, Sixth Formers have also been helping out with

reading, Maths, Latin mentoring and Homework Club as well events such as Open Evenings.

The First Form have continued their support of Lepra by raising £470 pounds for the charity, and in doing so have

changed the lives of 18 people suffering with leprosy. Congratulations to the star fundraiser, Jomille Ventanilla, who

managed to raise a very impressive £105.50.

The annual Jack Petchey Awards ceremony took place in January at Kensington Town Hall. The pupils were

nominated by both their teachers and peers in recognition of their outstanding personal attributes and contributions

this year. The winners were: Joseph Jones, Jake Louisy, Dominic Finn, Ciaran Lyons, Emmanuel Ojua, Joshua Owusu,

Raymel Edwards and Nicholas Burrough. Congratulations to you all.

The hard work and commitment shown by Vaughan students this year has been inspiring and a huge credit to

them all.

Miss Herbst, Community Service Co-ordinator


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PSHE & CITIZENSHIP

We have been exceptionally lucky at the Vaughan this year to be able to

welcome some high-calibre guests to deliver a variety of PSHE sessions.

The First Form have benefited greatly from a diverse range of

sessions, including an exciting Enterprise Session with Fulham

FC, which required boys to design their own Fulham FC-branded

merchandise. The deliverer of this session enjoyed his day too,

it seems: he was effusive in his praise, both of the boys’ conduct

and of the school fish and chips he was treated to at lunch.

The Second Form were given the opportunity to focus on their

health during a lively ‘Operation Smoke Storm’ session with

Ctrl-Z, and with sessions focusing on healthy eating with MyTime

Active. This group also offered Fourth Form boys the opportunity

to focus at length on the benefits of healthy eating with some

weekly after-school sessions.

Third Form boys experienced some thought-provoking sessions

courtesy of Since 9/11, which came in to deliver a critical thinking

workshop, and Stand Against Violence’s anti-violence workshop, a

sobering look at the consequences of actions taken in the heat of

the moment.

The Fourth Form were the recipients of a visit from Peter and

Marianne Summerfield, from the Holocaust Educational Trust. Mr

and Mrs Summerfield are a married couple who both survived

the Holocaust as young children. In 1936, Mr Summerfield’s

parents, suffering from the restrictions placed on Jewish people

by the Nazis, tried to find a country which would accept the

family as immigrants. In August 1939 the family was finally able

to escape Berlin on the last train before war was declared. His

grandmother and uncle were later murdered by the Nazis. Mrs

Summerfield’s parents were both dismissed from their careers in

the legal profession because they were Jewish. On Kristallnacht

(9 Nov 1938), her father was arrested along with thousands of

other Jewish men and sent to Buchenwald Concentration Camp.

Her mother managed to persuade an official at the Gestapo

Headquarters to find a missing letter which gave permission

for Mrs Summerfield’s father to live and work in England. After

receiving this letter, her mother went straight to the Camp with

it and her father was released and immediately travelled to

London. Mrs Summerfield and her mother were able to join him

in February 1939. Unfortunately, permission to England could

not be obtained for Mrs Summerfield’s grandmothers and they

were both transported to Auschwitz in 1942 where they were

murdered. The Summerfields’ visit was followed up by some

in-depth workshops on the subject of the Holocaust.

The National Curriculum declares PSHE to be ‘an important and

necessary part of all pupils’ education’ – and this year Vaughan

pupils have benefited from a wide range of sessions designed to

enhance their education and understanding.

Miss Scanlon, Extended Curriculum & PSHE Co-ordinator


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LIBRARY

It has been another busy year in the life of the

Cardinal Vaughan Library.

During the Michaelmas Term the First Form

participated in Bookbuzz, a reading programme from

BookTrust, which aims to inspire a love of reading in 11

to 13-year-olds. Each pupil is given the opportunity to

choose their own book to take home and keep from a

list of 17 titles. Popular choices included The Trials of

Apollo, The Hidden Oracle and Car-Jacked.

To celebrate World Book Day in March, the Library

held a World Book Day Bookshop for the First and

Second Form, staffed by pupil volunteers. Each pupil

was given a voucher which they could exchange for a

specially written World Book Day book. In April, the

Library co-hosted Languages Week with the Modern

Foreign Languages Department; pupils enjoyed

two Film Clubs, with the screenings of two different

adventures of Tintin, a French Quiz and traditional

French breakfast including croissants and pain au

chocolat. June saw the return of Classics Week, with

the Library again hosting two Film Clubs, screening

Jason and the Argonauts and The Wrath of the Titans,

as well as a Percy Jackson Event, Toga Party and

Custard Cream Coliseum-making session. We were

also pleased to welcome back Caroline Lawrence,

author of The Roman Mysteries series, to give a talk

on her new book The Travel Diaries, set in Roman

London. Other author visits this year have included

Alex Wheatle, author of The Crongton Knights series,

who gave an inspiring talk to the Third and Fourth

Form about his life, how he became a reader, a poet

and an author, as well as talking about his books. Paul

Lyalls, performance poet, ran poetry workshops in

April as part of First Form English lessons. At the

end of each session the boys had produced some

amazing poems.

This year the Library has been involved in researching resources for the Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ),

which has been available for the first time for the Lower Sixth to undertake. Thanks to a generous grant from the

Vaughan Foundation, we have been able to purchase JSTOR and Questia (databases containing academic research

articles), as well as furniture to provide four extra computer stations in the Library. The First, Second and Third Form

Book Clubs, which have met throughout the year, have participated in shadowing the Carnegie Book Prize and the

Excelsior Graphic Novel Award as well as many other lively, book-based discussions and activities. The Vaughan

Parents Book Club, which meets every half term, continues to thrive. For each meeting we read a contemporary book

and a novel aimed at secondary school pupils.

Many thanks to everyone involved in the Library this year, including the dedicated team of parent volunteers who

help out in the Library: Mrs Ogbechie, Mrs Balk, Mrs Wu, Mrs Doromal and Mrs Castaldi.

Miss Bugg, Librarian


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A TIME I WAS INFLUENCED

Below we share an extraordinary piece of creative writing

by Oscar McCoach in the First Form.

The air was rushing against my face, pulling my features back like gum being

peeled off a shoe. The floor was rushing up to meet me. I remembered why I

had jumped, but now that was only one of the many memories flashing past

my eyes - those eyes that may be permanently blind unless fate decided so.

The memory was blissful. The autumn trees made breath-taking golden

indents in the many emerald gardens of London. I was sitting in my special

chair. The curtains that draped from the silver hanging poles ushered light

out of the room. In that large room with complete darkness was my little

universe. The one place I could fill with my distant adventures, which often

tended to continue into my math lessons. I began to fill the room with an

array of colours; the TV had flickered on. As the holy light began to spill into

the room, rapture consumed me: I had regained my privilege. I could now

watch TV! A million channels each displaying a whole universe to explore

were in my hands. The cool plastic in my grasp felt monumental. I began

to shake as I keyed in the channel: Superman now filled the screen with his

billowing cape, while his disguise as Clark Kent lay strewn on the floor. For

the next seven hours I escaped from being a powerless child into distant

places in which I defeated Doomsday and stopped horrors that threatened

the very existence of humanity. The last thing I saw before mum peeled the

curtains from the windows, and I was succumbed to the light of reality, was

Superman flying to save Lois Lane from certain peril.

Still the stairs rushed up to me; my lips felt as is they would tear apart due

to the gale flowing into my face. My eyes streamed liked ribbons. Why had I

jumped ten stairs? I couldn’t have done that at the age of five. The thought

of flying had been so tempting. If only I had thought first. The floor was

closing in and on the specific step I was going to collide with, the metal tape

that stops that step from being so sharp had peeled away… Crunch!

I was now drifting aimlessly between consciousness and unconsciousness.

I saw flashes of what happened: a buggy practically thrown into an

ambulance with me inside; then fast, jolty driving; beeping monitors; and

blood. So much blood. Doctors began to leave the room and close the

curtains, suffocating the light until it died away. I fumbled with my pulse

occimeter. I felt a cool, sleek thing by my fingertips. The TV suddenly

flickered to life. The cool, unearthly light once again flooded my room. The

image was clear. Superman stood atop a giant building with his domain

before him that seemed to yield to his very will.

‘Flying is one of my strengths’, Superman declared to Lex Luther.

‘I tried Superman’, I chuckled. ‘I really did.’

Oscar McCoach, 1MA


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CLASSICS WEEK 2019

Monday 10 June saw the start of another hugely successful Classics Week. A number

of activities and guest speakers were organised for pupils, including those who do not

study a classical subject.

On Monday, all Latinists in the First Form braved June’s torrential rain

storms and ventured south to Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex,

supposed home of the infamous King Cogidubnus. All the boys set to work

with great enthusiasm completing ‘Mosaics bingo’ and quizzes around the

site whilst trying to re-imagine the palace in its heyday. We looked at the

spectacular Roman mosaics left in the north wing, explored the magnificent

reconstructed Roman gardens and even lounged on the (soggy) outdoor

triclinium. The boys were treated to a short introductory film and a workshop

on Roman military matters - an excellent opportunity to experience different

aspects of a Roman soldier’s role, dress and weaponry which culminated in

several pupils being dressed up in the replica armour of a Roman legionary

solider.

Monday and Friday lunchtimes also saw the return of the ever popular

Classics Film Club. Miss Bugg showed clips from the 1963 classic Jason and

the Argonauts and discussed both the significance of this myth to the Greeks

and also the intricacies of stop-motion animation. Miss Foy also spoke about

the legend of Perseus and ancient war and warfare, using scenes from Wrath

of the Titans.

Pupils from the First and Second Form were invited to the Library on Tuesday

lunchtime to take on the challenge of the Percy Jackson quiz. Miss Bugg

played quizmaster as the pupils’ knowledge of the well-loved series was

put to the test and they had to match up 18 characters to 18 descriptions.

Although the competition was tough, with many contestants getting the right

answers, congratulations must go to the victor Aodhan Bourke (2C). To the pupils delight there was also time for a

round of ‘‘Which Percy Jackson character are you?’ and ‘Which Greek God are you?’ Caroline Lawrence, author of new

book Time Travel Diaries and her famed Roman Mysteries series, visited the School on Tuesday afternoon. She spoke to

First and Second Formers about how to plot a book, the myth of Mithras and what life was really like in Roman London

in 260AD. Caroline’s knowledge and enthusiasm for the ancient world is infectious and all pupils left her humorous talk

inspired and some even with signed copies of her new book!

Wednesday lunchtime saw the School’s famous Toga Party take shape in the Library once again. Pupils and teachers

alike arrived in their droves to wear make-shift togas, taste the food and drink of the Roman world and try their hand

at a version of the game kottabos, a firm favourite at the symposium. L6 Pupils even led some Roman-style dancing to

a CD gifted by Caroline Lawrence. A real party was had by attendees of all ages!

Thursday saw 30 young architects from the First, Second and Third Forms try their hands at creating their very

own custard cream Coliseums. Using salted caramel icing, sponge fingers and biscuits, they formed masterpieces.

Congratulations to the winning ‘colo-cream-um’ team who narrowly won first place for including both fight scenes

between jelly baby gladiators and a truly unique liquorice allsorts chariot- after all, what we do in life echoes in eternity!

A-Level Classical Civilisation and Latin pupils from Cardinal Vaughan and Bentley Wood High School were treated to a

talk by Professor Rosanna Omitowoju from Cambridge University on Wednesday afternoon. Covering topics to support

their study of Greek Theatre at A-Level, Rosanna discussed why drama was so important in Athens and how significant

the role of the gods was in drama and in Greek religion. All pupils were deeply grateful to her for providing such an

interesting and thought-provoking angle to the world of Ancient Greek theatre.

Many congratulations go to Charbel El Habr (2F) who won the Latin Phrases Quiz, and Adrian Kosikowski (3F) who

won the Classics Wordsearch. As ever, our thanks go to Miss Bugg for working tirelessly to help with the organisation

of many of the week’s events and our use of the Library.

Miss Davies-Evitt, Head of Classics


SCHOOL LIFE

ECO CLUB

Last year’s fantastic summer meant our beehive was four storeys high in August, and in September

we enjoyed a bumper harvest of honey with nearly 200 jars selling out faster than we could decant

it. Pre-orders for this summer flew in from parents and teachers alike, with Mr Stubbings one of the

first to say it was the best Christmas present he'd ever given. The pupils in Eco Club really enjoyed

visiting the hive. Conrad Lydon and Oliver Smith found it particularly relevant as at the time they were

learning about insects in Science and making their own bugs in Art. June’s recent heavy downpours

meant we have had to keep a close eye on the hive, with warnings issued from the British Beekeepers

Association that colonies have been starving as they haven't been able to get out collecting nectar.

We have been feeding our bees during this time and, despite a definite reduction in their honey stores

compared to last year, our colony still seems happy and healthy. Hopefully a sunny July and August

will mean we can satisfy demand.

The 2018-19 group of Eco Club boys have been outstanding this year; they are the most dedicated

and reliable team we've ever had. The group meet every half term and they not only take control

of all of the School’s recycling needs, but they have been coming up with new ways to improve our

sustainability. One of the things they discussed is single-use plastics. They identified the main culprits

and are aiming to present their findings and solutions to the whole school in September. The two

main products they want to target are plastic water bottles and pens. With a series of promotional

events they are hoping to entice pupils to use refillable bottles and leave the plastic ones behind,

saving both money and the planet. They were also very keen to see how many pens both the pupils

and teachers get through each week. It’s a shocking amount and the fact that they are not being

recycled was something that the boys thought they should do something about. They are currently

working on fundraising ideas to enable them to purchase a pen recycling station for Reception.

Miss Hellier, Eco Club Leader


A YEAR OF

SPORT

It has been yet another fantastic year for the Vaughan’s

sportsmen and women, with many memorable occasions

over the course of the past twelve months.

These occasions, performances and

achievements are described on the

pages that follow, written mostly by

the pupils themselves and in great

depth and detail. It is wonderful to

read how captains describe their

point of view and what they have

experienced whilst representing

the Vaughan. It shows just how

important a part sport plays and

how much value it adds to a wellrounded

education.

Rugby has again seen a huge

amount of growth over the past

season and it is especially popular in

the Lower School. The 2018 season

saw the Lower School teams go

unbeaten in 78% of all matches.

Some of the highlights included the

annual rugby day against Wisbech

Grammar, held at Wasps RFC where

the Vaughan won five out of the six

fixtures. The Under-13 side played

some good rugby to finish third in

the Middlesex Plate Competition

and the Under-12 side surprised

all as they dominated throughout

the tournament, beating the likes

of London Oratory, Halliford,

Gunnersbury and Orleans Park

to win the Middlesex Plate. The

Under-14 Rugby Tour to Italy was

a huge success and saw some

outstanding rugby being played.

Credit must go to Mr Brett for

organising a superb trip, where our

boys were an absolute credit to the

School and the country. In Rugby

Sevens, under the watchful eye of Mr

Leigh, the Vaughan has become a

real force; the Under-12 and Under-14

teams won the bowl competitions,

while the Under-13 team finished

third place in the Orleans Park

Sevens.

The Senior Footballers, under Mr

Murphy, have had quite a remarkable

season in which they have played

some outstanding and enterprising

football. They were very unlucky not

to win the QPR League Final but we

will be keeping an eye on the prize

in 2020 when they will be looking

to go one better and bring the

silverware home.

Netball continues to go from

strength to strength thanks to the

hard work and dedication of the

girls and Miss Elliott. The results

have become more consistent as it

continues to grow as the number

one sporting choice for girls at the

Vaughan.

Our rowers performed exceptionally

well at the National Junior Indoor

Rowing Competition 2019. The

Sixth Form boys relay team finished

fourth, whilst there were top ten

finishes for Jamie Smith, Aiden

Hui-Le Marer and Aidan Jones.

Vwaire Obukowho deserves special

congratulations for her outstanding

performance for which she was

named the 2019 Under-18 National

Champion.

In Athletics, the First Form Indoor

Athletics squad came second in the

London competition. This was the

first time the Vaughan has won a

medal in this competition for over

16 years. Sixth Former Dominic

Ogbechie continues to impress

with his outstanding Athletics

achievements, with British Athletics

recognising his talent by selecting

him to be a part of the Futures

Academy Programme. Dominic

took third place at the Sports

Aid ‘Athlete of the Year’ awards,

as well as placing second in the

National Senior Indoor High Jump

competition at the tender age of 16.

He also recorded a new personal

best of 7.66m in the Long Jump to

win Gold in Cardiff. This resulted in

him being ranked number one at

Under-20 level and third at Senior

for both High and Long Jump.

I would like to take this opportunity

to congratulate our pupils on their

achievements this year and to thank

all the staff who have given their

time and expertise in service of

the Vaughan sporting community.

A special thanks to Keith Brett for

volunteering his Saturday mornings

to prepare food and drinks for all of

our home games.

Mr Terblanche, Head of Physical

Education and Games


FOOTBALL SEASON REVIEWS

FIRST XI

An array of talent combined with great team

morale, both on and off the pitch, led the First XI to

have a season of many highs - and an undeserved

disappointment to finish. The loss of five key players

from last year’s Upper Sixth meant the new Fifth

Formers had to step up and fill these key positions,

which they have done very well so congratulations to

Michael Koscien, Joseph Bryce, Camilo Restrepo, Casey

Augustin and Naghib Woldesus.

Our first game of the season was against the infamous

and well-drilled men’s side, Corinthian Casuals. This

team is known for playing the top schools around the

country so we were lucky and honoured to be seen as

one of them. Despite the 3-1 result, we could not be too

disappointed as we were only just getting to know each

other and developing how we played together - and we

only progressed from then on.

Regardless of us having only eleven fixtures this season

due to postponement and cancellations, we managed

to draw against Mill Hill, a well-trained private school,

and had comfortable wins against John Lyon School

(3-0), Sutton Grammar (2-1), Westminster College

(7-1), Capital City Academy (7-0), DLD College (11-0),

Burlington Danes (3-0), Sutton Grammar (5-0), QPR

College Academy (7-3) and our last Saturday fixture of

the season against Wimbledon College (3-0).

Our final Saturday morning game against Wimbledon

College was set to be our hardest game of the

season. The team were unbeaten coming into the

match (including fixtures against National Champions,

Hampton), and their coach was Mr Murphy’s old teacher

at Wimbledon College. We knew the game would start

with high intensity, and it did with them trying to press

us as high as possible. Special mention to our two

centre-backs, Joseph Bryce and Patrick Culbert, and

our two centre-midfielders, Connor Higgins and Michael

Koscien, who were able to keep the game under control

and maintain good composure, which filtered through

to the rest of the team. Despite this pressure, Left

Winger Freddie Thompson was able to beat a player out

wide before delivering a lofted through-ball for me to

take around the Keeper and slot home at Twickenham

for an early 1-0 lead. This definitely relaxed our nerves

as we knew from the start we could not let them get an

early goal. A great battle ensued for the rest of the first

and second half, which led us to believe we were closer

to our goal of winning the match. We continued to play

positively, pressing them in defence and going at them

in attack. Second and third goals capped off my hattrick,

which seemed a just reward for our efforts in the

last minutes. It was a thoroughly well-earned win and no

doubt our best performance of the season, with no faults

from a great group of disciplined boys.

Having enjoyed a 100% win-rate in the QPR League

season, our undeserved low which ended the year

came in the QPR Final at Loftus Road - a cup we had

won the previous year and a pre-season target we set

ourselves. We were playing QPR College Academy

(QPRCA) again, which meant we knew what to expect

but despite our previous win against them we didn’t get

ahead of ourselves. An early goal from one of the standout

players of this season, Felipe Restrepo-Giraldo, put

us on track to achieve our target and made us want it

even more. We thought luck might not be with us when

we hit the crossbar post and had a very controversial

penalty decision ruled out, but we still believed. QPRCA

eventually got a goal back from a long ball over the

back line, which was unfortunately cleared in the box by

our Centre Back on to their player, for the ball to then

lob Tommaso Kelly in goal and bounce into the net. A

bit of controversy then followed. A lovely cross from

Connor Higgins was met with a well-executed header

by Upper Sixth Daniom Tsegai and found its way into

the top corner of the goal. The crowd cheered, as did

we, only to then see the offside flag raised. However, as

any good team does, they capitalised on us being out

of position whilst questioning the decision, and counterattacked

- winning a foul on the edge of the box in the

closing minutes. The subsequent free kick was well

scored by the announced Player of the Match, which led

the team to lift the trophy. We were sad and upset for

not winning in front of our friends and family, but were

still praised for our efforts and hard work not only in this

game, but across the whole year. Nevertheless, it was

still a disappointing end to the season. As Captain, from

myself and the rest of the team, we would like to give

special mention and thanks to our Upper Sixth players,

Tom Mars, Felipe Restrepo-Giraldo and Daniom Tsegai,

who are great assets to the team and have made a huge

contribution not only this season, but over three years of

Senior Football; we wish them all the best for the future.

Equally, we look forward to what the future season holds

for this young team and cannot wait to play again.

Ryan Morgan, Captain


A YEAR OF SPORT

Second XI

Third XI

UNDER-15 UNDER-14 UNDER-13 A

This was a decent season for the

Fourth Form Football team. Despite

an unfair draw to Sutton and defeat

against Enfield, we were able to

bounce back and in our next match

against Sutton a comfortable 3-1 win

demonstrated how well the team

can play. From here on we played

good football and overall it was a

very enjoyable season for everyone.

Special mention must go to Alex

Thomson who played a particularly

important part in the team; he went

in goal for multiple games, despite

not playing there, and made some

crucial and brilliant saves. Lastly, I

want to thank our brilliant coach

Robbie from Shooting Starz for

taking us on this year.

Riordan Brant, Captain

This was was an interesting season

for the Under-14 Football team

with good and bad moments – for

example a goal from the halfway

line against Wimbledon College.

Although not all of the results went

completely our way, we played very

well as a team especially against

some strong sides such as Hampton.

Everyone gave absolutely 100% effort

and trained very well. The whole

football team would like to give a big

thank you to Mr Brett for managing

and coaching us and to Mr Leigh for

arranging all the fixtures.

James Conway, Captain

The Under-13 As have had their

ups and downs this season, scoring

many goals but also conceding a

few. We started the year with an

away win against Glyn School, which

gave us the boost we needed to

kick on and perform well. We went

on to play Sutton Grammar School

multiple times, winning two matches

and losing one. Overall the team

played great, with some individuals

standing out in particular for their

strong performances on the pitch;

Ethan Morgan and Elliot Ebanks

both played with confidence and

style, and both scored numerous

goals. We continued to improve

as the season went on, and I look

forward to next year when I hope we

can play well.

Luke Morahan, Captain


A YEAR OF SPORT

U15A

U14B

U14A

U13B

U12D

U12C

U12B

U12A

UNDER-12 A

The Under-12 A team consisted

of a number of players who were

some of the best in the year: Jonny

Connery, Samuel Conway, AJ Cueto,

Felix De Souza, Mason Harriott,

Michael Hayden, Kyle Irikefe, Ethan

Isaac, Thomas Keane, Kacper

Miarowski, Riaz Turner and myself.

Our first three matches were all

friendlies against Glyn School,

Sutton Grammar School and Richard

Challoner. All three of these teams

had been playing for longer than us,

so we didn’t go into the matches

thinking we would win, but that we

would work together as a team and

try our best. In March we had our

fourth game of the season which

was against Wilson’s School. This

time it wasn’t a friendly and we were

ready to go out on to the pitch and

give it our all. The team tried their

best but unfortunately it wasn’t

enough to stop their Striker who

scored all seven goals to result in a

7-0 win to them.

Our next fixture was a tough match

against Enfield Grammar School,

which we lost 6-2. We were happy to

have scored two goals and it made

us want to score more. Our final two

games were against Wimbledon

College and Hampton Court House

School, both of which we lost 5-0.

Despite the poor finish they were

fun to play and we are excited to

play together again next season.

Joe Daly, Captain

U13A


A YEAR OF SPORT

RUGBY

SEASON REVIEWS

1st XV

U15A

FIRST XV

After the dizzy heights of 2017/18 and losing a large

number of players we were always going to have to

work exceptionally hard to have a good transitional year.

As it turned out, it was a lot harder than expected - but

some valuable lessons were learnt.

The season started with a convincing 40-17 win against

Gunnersbury, however this would be the last victory of

the season. We came desperately close to winning three

more games but on each of those occasions we lost by

less than five points.

In many ways it was a frustrating season due to the high

expectations we hold for ourselves, but the future looks

bright with some excellent young players who have

come through the ranks and another strong year group

joining next year. The boys and I are looking forward to

starting afresh in September in an attempt to do one

better than this year. We will be looking to turn the close

losses into convincing victories and to do ourselves, Mr

Terblanche and the School proud.

Alex Horncastle, Captain

UNDER-15

The Under-15 Rugby team have had a great season.

We started off with a tough away match against

Gunnersbury, losing by some amount with Alex Thomson

scoring our only try of the match. Our second match was

against Latymer Upper School. We won 10-0 on a very

small pitch with the forwards dominating the game. The

conditions weren’t great and tries from Joseph Jones

and Zachariah Andrew secured the win. We then played

Richard Challoner School for a friendly match at home.

Although we played well, we were missing a number of

key players and they came out on top. Our next match

was against Wisbech Grammar School. Before the match

we all knew that it was going to be tough based on

previous years. However, after an amazing tackle from

Anthony Bautista which unfortunately injured their key

player, we found our rhythm and won 35-19 - Rocco

Pritchard scoring a hat-trick as well as many others

getting on the team sheet. We suffered a heavy defeat

in round three of the Middlesex Cup to Grey Court,

but after recovering went on to win all our remaining

matches against teams including Enfield Grammar

(37-12) and Saint Cecilia's (31-7). Overall we had a great

season, winning seven out of our ten matches, and hope

to perform well next year.

Terry Gallagher, Captain


A YEAR OF SPORT

UNDER-14

I am pleased to report that the Under-14 Rugby team

have enjoyed a very successful season this academic

year due to the excellent effort which all of the

pupils displayed both during their training sessions

and fixtures. The early signs were promising as they

dismantled the St Paul’s Under-14 C team 52-0 by

playing some excellent rugby. Unfortunately, the team

had no room for complacency as they suffered a heavy

defeat against a very strong Gunnersbury side. This was

a pivotal moment in the fortunes of the Under-14 Rugby

team as it highlighted the need for the pupils to increase

their commitment levels and their intensity during

training sessions, which they duly did. This was evident

in the team’s dramatic fixture against Latymer Upper

School in which they were victorious 14-12. The team

showed excellent composure under pressure as they

bravely defended against a very good side.

After a heavy defeat against a very strong Richard

Challoner team, the pupils embarked on a three-match

winning streak against Wisbech Grammar School (35-

30), Chiswick Community School (48-32) and Isleworth

and Syon (64-14). During all of these matches, the pupils

displayed their excellent attacking skill as they executed

the fast-paced game plan which had been designed

during their training sessions. Following these impressive

victories, the team suffered a defeat against another

strong team in the form of St Cecilia’s. However, I was

delighted with the response to this defeat as the team

showed excellent resilience by winning their final two

fixtures. The team successfully defeated both Enfield

Grammar (52-10) and in their final fixture before the tour

they beat Chiswick Community School (43-36). Overall,

the team won seven of their ten fixtures and ended up

on a positive difference of +36 points which was their

most successful season representing this school.

As well as the aforementioned excellent team

performances, I must express my delight at certain

individuals who embodied the personal qualities

required to thrive as part of a team. At the beginning

of the season, I appointed Michael Morgan, Niall Kiely

and Callum Lanigan as joint-captains with different

responsibilities and I was very impressed with their

leadership during both training sessions and fixtures.

Furthermore, every pupil developed their rugby ability

during this season but I must give particular mention to

Calum Boyer, Sam Norris, Niall Kiely, George De Costres,

Niles Toussaint, Daniel O’Brien and Elie Kouzmenkov,

who all excelled - they should be very proud of their

efforts. Finally, I must express my gratitude to both

Mr Leigh and Mr Terblanche who greatly assisted with

training sessions which enabled the pupils to make the

aforementioned progress.

UNDER-13 A

The Under-13 Rugby A team made great progress this

year with a record eight wins and just one loss. We

started off with an amazing fixture against Gunnersbury,

holding out on our own try line in the final minutes to win

33-32. We continued this form with a crushing 48-14 win

over Latymer. A tough game and loss against Richard

Challoner brought this run to an end, but we bounced

back and in the pouring rain beat Wisbech Grammar

School 40-15. We continued to build on this with a 75-5

win over St Ignatius College and, as we grew as a team,

we continued to win: a 25-10 win against Isleworth and

Syon, followed by a 30-25 point against Enfield. We

took this momentum into the Middlesex Cup where we

came fourth, and finished the season with a 40-10 win

over Saint Cecilia’s. There were many stand-out players,

but I feel that Alexander Bonner deserves a mention

for his superb tackling, while Peter Laleye-Thomas has

moved up into the A team and made a brilliant addition

as winger with his tackling and try scoring.

Toby Stewart, Captain

U14A

Mr Brett, Coach

U13A


A YEAR OF SPORT

UNDER-13 B

U13B

It’s been a very eventful season for the Under-13 B

team and with an unbeaten record it’s hardly been

disappointing. This is only possible with a coach who

knows what he’s doing, so I would like to give a big

thank you to, Mr Collins. He has been great for the team

and has helped us to improve both in our play and our

strategies. It goes without saying that a good team must

also have talented players - and the Under-13 B team is

no exception. Joshua Mandeng, Liam Balk, James Knight

and Teddy Sheppard repeatedly ploughed through the

opposition’s defence, while the forwards never failed

to impress us and sometimes even the opposition. The

addition of Finlay Kane, Harry Coles and Alexander Blake

did nothing but make our team stronger, while with a

scrum-half like Elliott Pritchett the ball always found

its way to the right player from a ruck and our fly-half,

Ethan Morgan, always called the right plays and knew

what was best for the team.

To conclude, the Under-13 Bs had an outstanding season

and with the help of our coach, the players and all those

who joined in for training or a match we finished the

season unbeaten. Even when some matches were tough

we kept our heads down, got on with it and always came

out on top.

Peter Kielty, Captain

U13C

UNDER-12 A

The Under-12 Rugby season was a great success.

Although many of us had never played rugby before,

our potential as a team was clear from the first training

session. We started off with a tight game against

Gunnersbury, losing 25-20. Their players were big,

experienced and quite intimidating, and the loss felt like

a win because we were already playing like a team. I am

proud to say that we did not lose another fixture after

that, including some well-deserved victories and a couple

of close draws. Then came the highlight of our season:

the Middlesex tournament. We had a tough group but

we beat London Oratory and Halliford School to go on

to lift the Plate trophy. An amazing result and a most

memorable day for all of us.

U13 7s

I could praise all of our players individually but special

mentions must go to Joseph Belgrave for an outstanding

season as top try scorer, Seun Akinmboni and Michael

Hayden for their many game-changing tackles, and Riaz

Turner for his fast development and amazing skills as

full-back. Huge thanks also to Mr Leigh for teaching us

everything we need to know and for developing us as a

team in such a short space of time.

Jonny Connery, Captain


A YEAR OF SPORT

UNDER-12 B

Rugby at CVMS continued to thrive with the Under-12

B team working well together throughout our first

season at the school. We trained hard and got to

know each other’s strengths and weaknesses as we

developed together. Although our first friendly match

against Gunnersbury didn’t see us off to the best start,

we continued to work as a unit towards our first draw

(20-20) against Isleworth and Syon. This gave us the

confidence to go on and win 30-25 against Enfield

Grammar the following week. I would like to give some

recognition to the members of this team who performed

particularly well during the season. Theo Andall, our top

scorer, was completely unstoppable in times of need

and especially in the line-outs. He saved us on quite

a few occasions! Our strong forward, Jodi Innis, had

some fantastic runs and tries and therefore had a welldeserved

move to the A team, while Cohen Murphy, a

fantastic scrum-half, had the most accurate passes on

the team. For speed and agility I must mention Luca

Williamson, who proved to be one of our most skilful

players, while Ned Jarvis, our winger, scored effortlessly

once he received the ball from the scrum. Even though

I can’t mention every player, they all deserve to be

applauded for their teamwork and effort. On behalf of

the team, I would like to thank our coaches, Mr Leigh

and Mr Butler, who encouraged us every step of the way.

We really enjoyed our first rugby season together and

look forward to the autumn term as Under-13s to win

more games for our school.

U12 7s

U12A

Ben McCarthy, Captain

U12B

U12C


A YEAR OF SPORT

ATHLETICS

The Vaughan’s track and field team have delivered fine

performances over the last year. The London Schools

Championships at Battersea Athletics Track in June 2018

saw the team achieve multiple personal bests, including

21.7s in the 200m by Dominic Ogbechie, placing him

first, and my own personal best of 5.43m in the Long

Jump, placing me second. Other notable performances

came from Casey Augustin who ran the 800m in 2:07

and Matthew Howley who ran the 1500m in 5:02.

Dominic went on to deliver outstanding performances

and results throughout the year. At the British Athletics

Indoor Championships in February 2018, Dominic

jumped an outdoor personal best of 2.18m in the High

Jump, earning him the title of European Athletics

Under-18 High Jump Champion and second place in

the British Senior Trials. In July 2018, Dominic won

the English Schools 200m Intermediate Boys title in

Birmingham with a time of 21.74s, becoming the first

athlete in the history of the championships to win three

different events in three years (in 2016 he won the High

Jump title and in 2017 the Long Jump). A week later,

Dominic secured success at the SIAB International in

Scotland winning the 200m with a time of 21.70s. At the

National High Jump championships in Bedford, Dominic

won both the Under-17 Boys High Jump and Under-20

Boys High Jump. In November 2018, Dominic was named

a runner-up in SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch

Award 2018.

I know that Dominic along with the rest of us in the

Vaughan’s Athletics team will continue to work hard and

improve on our performances over the coming year.

Sean Oceng-Engena, 4F


A YEAR OF SPORT

CROSS

COUNTRY

A personal reflection from First Former

Keeran Sriskandarajah on his first year

as part of the CVMS Cross Country team.

Running is one of my favourite things to do and I have

been lucky to have had lots of opportunities to run in

my first year at Cardinal Vaughan. I have enjoyed being

in the school team and I have tried to push myself

across a multitude of races, over a number of distances.

One of my earliest races was the Cardinal Cup in which

I came first. Our team as a whole did extremely well to

place first in the Year 7 Boys category. The next event

was the Kensington and Chelsea Mini-Marathon trials.

I came second and our team, once again, did well and

came first.

Having qualified in the K&C team, I was able to compete

in the London Youth Games. This was a tough race

because there was a large field of runners and it was a

hilly route - I remembered how hard it was the previous

year. I came about 30th but that was competing with

Year 8s so I hope to do better next year.

My season highlight was the London Mini-Marathon. This

took place on the same day as the London Marathon

and was run over the last three miles of the official

route. Finishing down The Mall in front of Buckingham

Palace was a wonderful experience.

Next, we had the English Schools Cross Country trials

in St Albans where I came ninth. Two of the last races

of the season were held as part of the London Schools

Championships, one in Wormwood Scrubs and one in

Greenwich. In both, I managed to come third.

As spring arrived, I had a fun transition into the Athletics

season. The highlight of this was breaking the London

Schools Year 7 record for 800m (2:16.5).

In between these races there is always the ‘block run’,

which involves us running around the school block

during Running Club and some PE lessons. I have

managed to bring my PB down to 4:04 at the time of

writing.

I couldn’t have done any of this without the support

of my coaches. They made sure to enter me into the

various races and are always there to encourage me.

Keeran Sriskandarajah, 1F


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ROWING

This year has been a great success for the Cardinal Vaughan Rowing Club

with record levels of participation and our best results to date.

Whilst the Rowing Club is still new to the school, it has grown within the community into one of the biggest clubs

we have. At the start of this year, over 120 members of the Lower Sixth alone signed up to join, doubling last year’s

demand. However, due to the limitations of capacity, our first session saw 60 members of the Sixth Form developing

the skills and fitness required to row on the Thames.

Huge amounts of support received from the CVMS Sports Department has meant that we have been able to

continue with running three sessions a week; these have been led by four of our most experienced rowers (Eva

Knight, Amalia White, Hannah Joss and myself) alongside Mr Bailey, including Friday morning sessions on the river

before school.

The pinnacle of every year for the Club is the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC), and this

year provided the best results we have seen so far. A particularly honourable mention goes to Vwaire Obukohwo,

an Upper Sixth girl who won this national event. Earlier this year she set a new World Record, which is a truly

remarkable feat and it’s worth noting that she first began rowing in the Lower Sixth with the Cardinal Vaughan

Rowing Club. NJIRC was also a great success for the team as a whole. Eight boys entered into the Under-18s event,

with seven finishing in the top 20 – an extremely strong result for a national event and one that bodes well for

putting the name of the up-and-coming Cardinal Vaughan Rowing Club on the map. In addition to this, our Boys’

Relay team of eight rowers won their heat by a considerable margin, with the girls’ team coming third in theirs – truly

astonishing results.

The Club has seen further success this year, remaining undefeated in a number of fixtures against local schools such

as West London Free and Moore House, to name but a few. Aidan Pierre Hui-Le Marer also picked up an impressive

series of wins at Putney Town Regatta – a prestigious event held along the stretch of the Oxford-Cambridge boat

race – this summer in the Open Singles event.

Our success this year could not have been possible without the impressive dedication of our team of volunteer

coaches, and particularly Mr Bailey who has given so much of his own time to keep the Club alive and secure its

future development. Further debts of gratitude go to the Vaughan Foundation and Miss Whelan for their continued

support in the success and survival of the Club - something that means so much to so many.

I am pleased to be able to pass over the reins next year to Amalia White, Hannah Joss and Aidan Pierre Hui-Le Marer,

who I have no doubt will continue to give their all to the Club, aiming even higher and producing great results in the

years to come.

Alfie Hill, Club Chairman & Coach


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BASKETBALL

In Basketball Club this year we have worked on improving players’

basketball skills with weekly after-school training sessions in the

Gym. We have mainly focused on the offensive side of the game

with special emphasis on attacking the rim, high percentage shots

and capitalising on defensive mismatches. It has been excellent to

see the boys applying this to scrimmages at the end of the sessions,

as well as developing their soft skills such as decisiveness, taking

accountability and performing under pressure.

Basketball Club has been very well attended this year - so much so

that week A has been set aside for the younger, beginner players

and week B for those at an intermediate level. It’s been wonderful to

watch the Club grow, and we want to encourage pupils from all skills

levels to get involved.

Mr Alfante, Coach

NETBALL

Sixth Form Netball has been well attended this year,

with a core group of girls from the Lower Sixth Form

consistently turning up to training and matches. The

two training sessions a week have been mainly focused

on match play, and we have increased the level of

competitiveness with a regular mixed netball session

which has provided the girls with an opportunity to play

as a team to beat the Lower Sixth boys.

In terms of matches, the girls have played against a

number of schools including the London Oratory, Francis

Holland and Saint Cecilia's - with some impressive

wins. There have also been a series of internal matches

between Sixth Form girls and Sixth Form boys in aid of

charity, which have been highly competitive and well

attended by pupils.

The team have gone from strength to strength over the

past year and we are looking forward to more fixtures

and the possibility of a netball tour in the New Year!

Miss Elliott, Coach


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MUSIC

MUSIC AT THE VAUGHAN,

2018-19

This has been a very

successful year for the

Vaughan’s musicians and the

reputation of the School’s

music-making continues to

travel far and wide.

The most notable aspect has no

doubt been the arrival of Mr Castle

as the new Assistant Director of

Music. Mr Castle is a very talented

musician and the boys and girls

have been very taken both with his

tremendous musicianship and also

his boundless energy - both of which

are seen in his work in the classroom

as well as his training of the Sixth

Form Choir and First Orchestra. He

has made a very strong impression

and impact on the quality of our

work in the course of his first year

with us. I am very grateful to him

for all the support he has provided

to me as well. He has great things

ahead of him for sure. I am very

lucky in all my colleagues who

contribute so much to the work of

the Department. Mr Harris continues

to work very hard for all his pupils

and it has been great to see him

leading some of the ensembles

this year as well as singing in the

Schola on our foreign trips. Mr Evans

brings his remarkable talents to

the Department and continues to

contribute so much to the musicmaking

in all sorts of ways. And

we are all kept going in the right

direction by the ever-brilliant Mrs

Watkins whose organisational skills

are surely second to none!

The year began with the very sad

news that Gaynor James, our double

bass teacher, who had been fighting

cancer very bravely for a number of

years, had sadly passed away during

the summer. Gaynor had taught at

the Vaughan since 2006 and was

a very popular figure with both her

colleagues and her pupils. We were

all very sorry to learn of her passing.

Our performance of Handel’s

Messiah at Christmas was given

in her memory.

The end of the year has seen the

retirement of Jan Knight, our oboe

teacher. Miss Knight has taught

at the School for 30 years and

made a remarkable contribution

to the musical life of the Vaughan

in that time – the strength of the

School’s oboists has long been very

impressive and many of her pupils

have achieved the highest levels

of playing. I thank her for all her

wonderful work over many years

and wish her all the very best

for her retirement.

During the course of the year we

have been joined by three new

teachers, Paul Sherman, who has

long been a very good friend of

the Music Department, to teach

double bass, a new percussionist,

Alun McNeil-Watson, and Massimo

Di Trolio who has returned to the

Department to teach the clarinet.

As always I thank our team of

more than 30 visiting instrumental

teachers for all their excellent work

with the pupils.

I would also like to thank the

pupils who are leaving for all their

contribution over the years. This

year’s Upper Sixth are amongst the

most loyal and outstanding group I

have known in more than 20 years

teaching at the School and they

have contributed handsomely to

its music-making. In particular

I thank Jaedon DeMello, Karol

Jozwik, Alessio D’Andrea, Maximilian

Barbaroussis, Conor Quinn, Luke

Warren, Patrick Outtrim, Ferdia

O’Sullivan, Ana Roche-Watson, Olivia

Howard, Angeline Harte, Ailis Bergin,

Daisy Belknap, Tyger Hegarty and

Casey Kelly-Weekes for their huge

contribution to the musical life of

the School over the past seven years

and wish them all the very best for

the future.

Finally, as always I would like

to thank the parents for all the

invaluable support during the year

that has just drawn to a close. Time

and time again Vaughan parents

have proved that their support

for the School’s music-making is

total, through attending our many

events in such numbers, through

ferrying the pupils to and fro,

through supporting the teachers,

unfailingly replying positively to

requests from the Department and

in so many other ways. We are very

lucky indeed to have such kind and

generous parents at the School.

Thank you for all that you do to

support our work.


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CONCERTS 2018-19

The Annual Music Competition, was held during the Lent

Term and there was a high standard of performing with

strong entries in all categories. The winners were as follows:

Piano Competition

Junior: Daithi Morgan & Nilton Aranda Neto

Senior: Oliver Hewins (Piano Prize Winner) & Luke Warren

Singing Competition

Junior: Harold Ayres & Alessandro MacKinnon

Senior: Conor Quinn (Singing Prize Winner) & Alessio D’Andrea

Strings Competition

Junior: Lucas Gebrehiwet (Strings Prize Winner) & Nilton Aranda Neto

Senior: Marcus Stalmanis & Tommaso Kelly

Woodwind Competition

Junior: Ben Bywater & Xavier Cudjoe-Cole

Senior: Dominic de Vivenot (Woodwind Prize Winner) & Luke Nguyen

Brass Competition

Junior: Lucas Gebrehiwet (Brass Prize Winner) & Alex Rowsell Ryan

Senior: Joshua Schrijnen & Ferdia O’Sullivan

The final at the end of March was adjudicated by conductor Paul McCreesh

and the winners overall were Lucas Gebrehiwet (First Form) and Conor

Quinn (Upper Sixth). Lucas is an extraordinary talent and his playing on

both the cello and the trumpet were quite outstanding. Conor won for

singing a Sondheim song, a performance that earlier in the term had won

him the Stephen Sondheim Masterclass Bursary from the official Stephen

Sondheim Society – a very considerable achievement.


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The Ensembles Competition in June was very strong this

year with around 25 groups performing, adjudicated by

Mark Wilderspin from St Paul’s School. The competition

included a performance of John Cage’s 4’33” – the

silent piece – which the boys thought was better in the

rehearsal than in the competition. The winning group

were a duo, Gabriele Montone and Nilton Aranda Neto

who performed some Piazzola with great panache.

The St Cecilia Concert was held in November in St

Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, with performances given

by First and Second Orchestra, Senior Strings, Concert

Band, Sixth Form Choir, the Schola and School Choir.

The revelation of the evening was the remarkable

singing that Mr Castle had drawn from the Sixth Form

Choir who gave a greatly accomplished performance

of Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb. Other music included

orchestral works by Suppé, Dvořák and Mozart whilst

the Concert Band, conducted for the first time by the

School’s horn teacher Mr Hodgson, performed some

very beautiful variations on a Japanese folk song. The

Schola sang Bach’s Komm, Jesu, komm, an eight-part

motet of great complexity. The main work, however, was

a performance of the Requiem by Mozart, given almost

entirely by the pupils, with a pupil orchestra and soloists

as well as the choir. This was first rehearsed all together

on the day and had everyone somewhat on the edge of

their seats but the challenge was met and save one or

two hairy moments this was a lovely performance with

some strong solo contributions from the Sixth Form

boys and girls. There was a very large audience at the

concert and as always we were grateful to the parents

for their strong support.

The Spring Concert, held in March at the beautiful

Wathen Hall of St Paul’s School was a particularly

fine evening this year, the best in a number of years

perhaps, with some very strong performances and

a very positive and supportive atmosphere amongst

pupils and audience. There was some fine playing, from

Concert Band, Senior Strings and Second Orchestra,

with the highlight of the evening perhaps going to

First Orchestra who, conducted superbly by Mr Castle,

performed music by Stravinsky and Sibelius very

well indeed.

Mr Castle’s sterling work with the Sixth Form Choir

continued in the Lent Term when they sang a very

beautiful Evensong at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico and sang at

the Lenten Service on the final day. Some of the older

boys sang an Evensong at St Gabriel’s in the Summer

term too. I was very pleased that the Upper Sixth boys

and girls had founded a barbershop group and taught

themselves, led by Karol Jozwik, and they performed

at the Athenaeum Club in December, at a birthday

party for a retired Bishop in April, and as the opening

of the School’s Innovation Conference at the start of

the Summer Term. One of the more unusual events of

the year came at the start of the Lent term when the

older members of the Schola sang in a concert at the

Royal Academy, alongside girls from St Mary’s School,

Calne, which is where Miss Wilby went to work when she

moved on a couple of years ago. They shared the stage

that evening with impersonator Alistair McGowan who it

turns out is a very keen amateur pianist.

The Big Band played in the Spring Concert and

have been busy besides, appearing at the Half Moon

in Putney at the end of January and giving the annual

Big Band Evening at the start of February. I do feel that

the Big Band Evening is possibly our best kept secret!

It would be great to have a bigger audience for what is

always a really lovely evening of music – make a note

to attend next February! The highlight of the year for

the Band was no doubt its involvement in the National

Concert Band Festival where it received a Platinum

Award (the highest level), both at the Regional Heat held

at the Vaughan in December and, very impressively, at

the National Festival held at the Royal Northern College

of Music in Manchester in April. The boys had a great

day out taking the train to Manchester to perform and

I was very pleased that the quality of their playing was

recognised with the Platinum Award. We have some very

fine improvisers in the band at the moment as well as a

fabulous bass player, all of which help to create the Big

Band sound. Next year we are to travel to France for a

series of concerts.

The Lent Term also saw our annual collaboration

with Southbank Sinfonia which this year involved a

performance of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony. Now

in its eleventh year, this was perhaps the most ambitious

project yet. After just a few hours of rehearsal our

orchestral players, sat side-by-side with their Southbank

Sinfonia partners, gave the most splendid performance

of this mammoth work. It is always such a huge journey

for the boys and girls to make in the short period of time

that they spend together and it was wonderful to see

once again just what is possible when everyone is really

stretched to the full.

The end of the Lent Term was dominated by the

preparations for the performance in the final week of

Bach’s St Matthew Passion. It is not every day that you

get to perform this most monumental of Bach’s creations

and the pupils rose to the challenge handsomely,

working very hard to prepare the many solo roles and

the complex chorus parts. Boys from the Vaughan’s

Monday evening Primary music school (VCYM) took

part too as well as pupils from St Joseph’s Primary

School, Cadogan Street. Nearly 150 singers in total

performed in this huge work with 14 of them singing

solos. It was particularly lovely that the two professional

singers taking the role of Evangelist and Christ were

both Old Vaughanians, Peter Davoren and Jerome Knox.

This was a splendid occasion, with a very large audience

held enthralled by the drama of the Passion story for

over two hours.


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SCHOLA CANTORUM 2018-19

This has been a very busy year for the Schola that has

seen the choir make two tours abroad, record two CDs,

sing several concerts, and of course sing each and every

week at the School’s Mass. At the Foundation Day Mass

at Westminster Cathedral In September the choir sang

music by Vierne and Philips. The choir sang a beautiful

Service of Evensong at Ely Cathedral in October (music

by Victoria, Holst and Stanford) and also a very moving

occasion on Remembrance Sunday when we sang a

service at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square (music by Dyson,

Guest and Ireland). We returned to Westminster

Cathedral for the Feast of Christ the King at the end of

November (music by Schubert, Philips and Guerrero)

and also made our annual visit to Nazareth House

(music by Palestrina, Byrd and carols).

The Schola travelled to Spain in half-term, giving

concerts in the Cathedrals of Burgos and Salamanca

and singing for services in both Salamanca and Zamora.

This was a very lovely few days, marked by a real focus

on the singing, with the boys working very hard to

improve at each of our events. The boys were great

company too and impeccably behaved; we are blessed

with a particularly outstanding Upper Sixth in the

Schola at the moment that set a very fine example to

the younger boys.

At the end of term the Schola gave what has become

its annual performance of Handel’s Messiah, this year in

the splendid setting of St John’s, Smith Square. It was

very pleasing that we drew such a large audience that

evening and the choir gave a strong performance of

this wonderful work that it so loves to sing. The most

notable thing was no doubt the 21 boys who stepped

out to sing the solos – they received a well-deserved

ovation at the end when they all gathered at the front

of the stage. The term ended with the Carol Service

which was featured some very strong singing from the

choir and the usual full to over-flowing congregation

at Our Lady of Victories, singing their hearts out in the

congregational carols.

In the Lent Term the Schola sang for Ash Wednesday

services when the choir sang a rather good

performance of the Allegri Miserere, with super top

Cs from Sam Lyne-Hall. We undertook some very

interesting commercial work including recording

the music for the opening ceremony of the Special

World Games held in Dubai in March, and also for the

soundtrack of the film Rocketman about Elton John that

was released in May. Very excitingly, the choir recorded

a new CD of its own at the end of January, our first

recording for four years. The CD is a collection of British


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music, including works by Elgar, Britten and Stanford

as well as the first recording of the piece written for the

Schola by Sir James MacMillan as part of the School’s

Centenary Celebration in 2014. The CD will be available

later in the year. The Schola travelled to New College,

Oxford to sing Evensong in February – we have a proud

tradition of providing singers for the choir there - and

also sang for Mass at Westminster Cathedral for the

Vigil Mass of the first Sunday of Lent. The choir gave a

concert at St Peter’s, Eaton Square towards the end of

March which provided opportunity for us to perform for

the first time Bach’s setting of the Magnificat.

The Summer term saw the boys return to Covent

Garden, providing the chorus boys for Britten’s Billy

Budd and Puccini’s Tosca. Ruari Bagge-Hansen and

Tadhg Fitzgerald shared the important role of Cabin Boy

in Billy Budd whilst Joseph Guzman Santamaria sang

the famous off-stage Shepherd Boy solo in Tosca. Work

in rehearsals was dominated by the preparation of the

music for a CD recording we had been asked to make for

Evidence Classics, a French recording company. A wide

selection of music was recorded over three days ranging

from Victoria and Mozart to selections from Lord of the

Rings and even a song by Vangelis! The CD is due for

release in November and the Schola will travel to Paris

for the launch concert being given at Les Invalides, burial

place of Napoleon. The choir also sang a concert raising

money for the Cardinal Hume Centre in July, performing

the Fauré Requiem and other works at St James’s,

Spanish Place, alongside soprano Mary Bevan MBE.

The end of the Summer Term also saw the choir travel

to Germany for its second tour of the year, singing a

series of concerts in Leipzig and the surrounding area.

This included performing at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig,

famous for its association with JS Bach and his final

resting place. It was very memorable to perform Bach in

this most revered church, in the presence of his mortal

remains. The choir also sang at the Marktkirche in Halle,

where Handel grew up and gave a joint Vespers service

in the Dresden Catholic Cathedral with the Dresden

Knabenchor.

Photos of this trip and other events from the Schola’s

year can be seen on the choir’s website – www.

scholacantorum.co.uk – where you can find full details

of our activities which next year include a celebration

concert for the fortieth birthday of the Schola, where it

will be joined by renowned baritone Roderick Williams.

As always, the final word must be one of thanks to

everyone who makes the Schola possible; the singing

teachers, Miss Dymott, Miss Morrison, Miss Gabriel, Mr

Clarkson and Mr Davoren, our organist, Mr Evans, Mr

Castle and Mr Harris who have supported the choir very

loyally, the wonderful Miss Herbst who has been our

choir mum for the past couple of years, Father Dominic

our Chaplain, the parents of the boys for their huge

support and of course the boys themselves for their

tremendous commitment and hard work.

Mr Price, Director of Music


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GREASE, SCHOOL MUSICAL 2018

Given how ubiquitous Grease! is as a school musical, it

is surprising that we haven’t staged it in the 20 years

since we’ve been doing the school summer musicals.

For years though, the pupils have badgered us about

doing it, and even I have to admit you need a change

from tragedy now and again – we were also thrilled to

see that there was more than one decent female role for

a change. Going back to the book, we clocked that the

show was set in an ethnically diverse inner city school

and that the music the kids shared was their window

on the world, the building blocks of friendship and their

hope for the future; those elements were magic for

us in rehearsal. The show has a way of being at once

nostalgic and hopeful, and that combination of feelings

is very familiar to pupils coming to the end of their

school careers. Of course, in the hands of our incredibly

gifted cast, Grease! was better than we ever could have

hoped. Being fiercely proud of their slick, professional

performances, watching our pupils beaming and belting

out their final ‘We Go Together’ under the burst of

confetti canons, we were as moved as ever we have

been by the traditional tearjerkers.

Miss O’Connell


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A YEAR OF

ART

This has been another fantastic year for Art at

the Vaughan, with pupils from all year groups

impressing with their creativity and skill.

The year got off to a brilliant start with art educators

from the Courtauld Gallery providing four outreach

sessions for both the Fourth Form and Upper Sixth. The

Fourth Form worked on portraiture and the various ways

it has manifested itself throughout the collection, while

the Upper Sixth were treated to Art History talks and

essay writing techniques, preparing them for their own

personal investigations.

The school environment has been improved by a large

site-specific mural based on Michelangelo’s Sistine

Chapel ceiling. The work was painted by First and

Second Form pupils and has been hung in the main

stairway, to be enjoyed by all who pass.

The great CVMS Portrait Award, now in its fourth year,

is a highlight of the artistic calendar and the high

standard of the last few years has been maintained.

First Form pupils were tasked with creating a personal

artwork based on portraiture or self-portraiture, and

the judging panel were highly impressed by the skills

and imaginative ideas expressed by our artists. In May,

an exhibition of the work was displayed in the Library.

Congratulations to the following boys who were named

as this year’s winners:

Portraiture

1st Prize: Gilbert Douglas

2nd Prize: Ned Jarvis

3rd Prize: Dimitri Kouzmenkov

Creativity’ by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry.

In July, a group of Lower Sixth Art students returned to

Godolphin & Latymer for a talk by the world-renowned

artist Marc Quinn - most famous for his self-portrait

Self, which features a cast of the artist’s head, created

using ten pints of his own blood. In conversation with

Sarah Phillips, author of the new global A-Level syllabus,

Mr Quinn discussed the evolution of his work and its

relationship with current issues of politics and identities.

Our artists love to be inspired by the world around them,

especially London gallery culture, and this is an integral

element of the creative process - often spurring on new

and exciting ideas. GCSE students worked hard at the

National Portrait Gallery while those in the Sixth Form

spent a day exploring the Tate Britain, Photographers’

Gallery and the Wallace Collection.

I would like to convey my huge thanks to the Design &

Technology Department for their support this year, as

well as to pupils in the Lower and Upper Sixth who have

been such a pleasure to teach. I do hope that all the

pupils at the Vaughan continue to appreciate the beauty

and creativity that they see around them in whatever

form it may take.

Miss Herbst, Acting Head of Art

Self-Portraiture

1st Prize: Stephen Muneyuki Trento

2nd Prize: Thomas Norrington

3rd Prize : Nathan D’Haese

In October we welcomed painter James Otto Allen to

the Art Department. Lower Sixth Art students spent a

day learning about the possibilities of painting in oils,

working tirelessly to produce a realistic portrait in just

one day. This was the first time they had worked with

oil paint and the day offered invaluable insight into the

practice of a professional, contemporary artist. The

following March we were delighted to be able to join

staff and pupils at Godolphin & Latymer School for an

incredibly engaging and inspirational talk on ‘Celebrating


KS3

Gilbert Douglas, 1F

Kofi Ntim-Gyakari, 1Ma

Harry Coles, 2Ma

John-Paul Renner, 2M

Liam Balk, 2M

Peter Laleye-Thomas, 2M

Sholto McMillan, 2M

Ned Jarvis, 1F


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GCSE

David Quirke, 4M

Benjamin Michaels, 5Ma

Kofi Antwi, 4Ma

Thomas Luciani, 4C

Jan Jaskolski, 4F


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Theo West, 4C

Zac Taruvinga, 4C

Mark Fernandes, 4C

Kwaku Ntim-Gyakari, 5Ma

Kai Emin, 5F

Jago Hill & Elie Kouzmenkov, 3C

Marcus Stalmanis, 5M

Raymond Barreto, 5C


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A-LEVEL

Peter Strzalek-Stanecki, U6

Matilda Wright, U6

Viviana Vargas-Sotelo, L6


Niamh Murray, U6



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Thereza Chin, U6

Thereza Chin, U6

Rosie Bowyer, L6

Andrea Dalisay, U6

Cleo Coleman, L6


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SUMMER ART

EXHIBITION 2019

Parents, teachers and pupils came

together in June to celebrate the

achievements of the Sixth Form Art

students who have yet again pushed

boundaries with their creativity,

resourcefulness and sheer ambition.

This year’s CVMS Summer Art Exhibition saw multiple

large-scale installations ranging from a home interior and

exact Google Earth replica of an area in the Philippines, to

an interactive piece of artwork which highlighted climate

change issues and had visitors dipping an embroidered

canvas into water. I hope you will see some from the

photographs on this page what a talented group of

students we have here at the Vaughan, and the reactions

from the large number of visitors who joined us could not

have been more positive.

I am delighted that some of our Sixth Form artists have

been accepted onto prestigious art courses at top

universities, including Kingston University, Middlesex

University, City and Guilds Art School, the Courtauld

Institute of Art and the Royal Drawing School.

Miss Herbst, Acting Head of Art


SCHOOL LIFE

TRIPS &

TOURS

GEOGRAPHY TRIP

TO BERGEN

Yet again a cohort of intrepid CVMS

Geographers embarked upon an experience of a

lifetime on overseas fieldwork. The destination

this time: the Scandinavian country of Norway.

After a relatively early start and short flight from Gatwick

the group landed in Bergen. Although the city is renowned

for its rainfall (the longest period was for 85 days

straight!), we were met by clear skies and comfortable

temperatures which would remain with us for the duration.

Most international fieldwork involves a period for the hotel

transfer, usually involving a long and boring coach ride;

this was the former at three hours yet it was certainly not

the latter. Stunning views from the roads on the edges of

the fjords provided unending stunning scenery of deep

waters and high snow-capped mountains. The mood was

set for an inspiring trip for teachers and pupils alike. The

Kinsarvik resort would be our base for the first three days,

situated in a small town at the end of Hardangerfjord

where the air is fresh and the scenery nothing less than

beautiful. After a long journey the boys were given time to

discover the resort and rest-up for the adventures ahead.

Day one and the sun rising over the mountains behind

the resort and sparkling off the adjacent fjord marked

the start of another stunning day. The boys were being

taken snow shoeing on a glacier at over 3,000m above

sea level. The Juklavass Glacier forms part of a network of

glaciers in the north of Folgefonna National Park, and on

a clear day such as ours it provided stunning views over

the southern part of Norway, giving a true feeling of the

ice-carved nature of Norway’s topography. The boys were

encouraged to eat well throughout the day - and we were

glad they did, as the climb was long and steep, though the

summit was the ultimate reward. Photo opportunities were

everywhere in the pristine environment of ice and snow.

Day two - more sunshine! A good job too, because the

staff and pupils would be rock climbing and canoeing.

In the morning, we were taken into the forest outside of

Kinsarvik to get a closer look at the stunning landscape.

We were all given our climbing equipment and a safety

talk before starting our ascent; it has to be said that the

pupils did an excellent job of keeping the staff calm on the

climb up. Despite some shaky legs the climb was worth

it for the zip line through the forest canopy at the end.

Following lunch, the group were taken out onto the fjord

in canoes to enjoy the sunny afternoon and the views.

Day three and yet another sunny start which would

stay with us – the Norwegian guides couldn’t believe

that it hadn’t rained – for an excursion to learn about

Norway’s energy supply from Hydroelectric power (a

very important part of Fifth Form GCSE work). The visit

included a lecture from a representative of Statkraft, the

Norwegian state-owned energy company, and a tour of

the site. Following this, the group were taken up into the

mountains above the power plant to observe the reservoir

where the water for the power plant is stored, as well as a

tour of the national park before moving on to Bergen and

our final night in Norway.

Our fourth and final day gave us some time exploring

the city of Bergen, from the famous fish market to a point

where the boys thought we were lost. To the contrary, we

knew exactly what we were looking for: Stoltzekleiven.

Said to be the most spectacular view of Bergen and highly

recommended. What hadn’t been quite confirmed was

how steep the climb was, to be exact it is a 313m climb

over 801 steps – but the CVMS geographers were up to

the task (although no one broke the ascent record of 7

minutes 54 seconds). The Duke of Edinburgh award pupils

seemed to lead the way and were not disappointed at the

top: an amazing panorama of Bergen below and a nice

spot for lunch, as well as providing an excellent last day

in Norway.

Truly, a memorable trip for all. Many thanks to the boys

who we hope enjoyed it, and to Miss Elliott for organising

an amazing outing!

Mr Collins, Trip Leader


TRIPS & TOURS

HISTORY TRIP

TO BERLIN

Pupils studying History GCSE

travelled to Berlin in February to gain

a greater insight into the events of the

Cold War and life in Nazi Germany.

The first day of the Berlin trip kicked off with a

painfully early start, rushing off to London Gatwick

to begin our educational visit. Having safely and

comfortably landed at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, we

were bussed to our hostel. Dumping our bags, we had

the massive privilege of meeting Finn - our tour guide

for the day – who is an expat from Ireland and has lived

in Berlin for many years. His wealth of knowledge was a

testament to this! We went out on the streets of the city,

with its notable attractions being the Mitte, Museum

Island and, incredibly poignantly, the Bebelplatz Book

Burning Memorial. This monument is symbolic of

the atrocities Germans inflicted on the Jews in 1933,

represented by a room full of empty bookshelves. Going

back to our accommodation for the night, we got a

tantalising glimpse of the magnetic Brandenburg Gate

(and its blinding light) in the distance. After a long day,

sleep came very easily - besides, the next day was to be

just as jam-packed.

The second day kicked off with a trip to the renowned

Allied Museum in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf

(incorporated into the western slice of Berlin during the

Cold War). We were able to view numerous fascinating

pieces of clothing, documentation and machinery, which

gave an invaluable insight into the lives of Germans on

both sides of the wall during the Cold War. One of the

highlights of our visit was most definitely aboard the

Handley Page Hastings, a transport plane deployed

by the Royal Air Force during the Berlin airlift. In the

plane, there were heavy bags of coal that would have

to be swiftly unloaded from the famous transport plane

before the next vehicle landed, in a collective effort to

feed and provide fuel to the people of West Berlin!

In the afternoon, the day took a more sombre turn

with a visit to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.

The much-anticipated experience was far from a

disappointment and our guide told us a very

melancholy story - yet one that was, and is, hopeful

for a future rid of the butchery we now know occurred

during the Holocaust.

Something we all learnt that day was the extent to

which Sachsenhausen was the primary facility for

warped and odious experiments - the kind of which

should have been unimaginable in the twentieth, or any,

century. Here the Nazis would have honed their skills,

in readiness for the eventuality of the ‘Final Solution’.

Our group visited the ramshackle buildings passing as

sleeping quarters for Sachsenhausen’s inmates, along

with the sickening remains of what was the prison

crematorium, and gas chamber. The visit represented

a massively enlightening yet graphic journey – what is

without doubt, however, is that we have to face up to

the reality of the disgusting events of the Second

World War. In doing so, we should also ask ourselves,

what fruit does the enlightenment of this suffering

bear? Its fruit is our freedom to discuss this; to spread a

positive message, giving rise to an age of tolerance.

A brief answer to a big question, for certain.

That night, the pinnacle of blinding light we had seen

previously was right in front of us: the Brandenburg

Gate. This piece of iconic architecture didn’t disappoint

either - a magnificent fusion of an aesthetic majesty

and a significant past made the attraction quite the

pleasing vista. It felt decidedly odd, however, to be

walking straight through a gate that had first been the

sole privilege of the Kaisers of Germany, and latterly

represented a line which you crossed under cover of

darkness and at your peril, a location which, if you

entered, was a death-wish during the Cold War. A

symbol of such bitter division, yet such beauty, was

certainly food for thought. Speaking of food, that

night we ate at the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden -

highly recommended for anyone thinking of visiting.


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Moving onto the third day of our trip, after breakfast

at our hostel we travelled to Stasi Prison to see for

ourselves how political prisoners were treated by the

East German State Security Service during the Cold War.

We met a former inmate of the prison, who narrated

the truly traumatic experience he went through in the

months he was incarcerated: most striking was the ‘loss

of colour’ he experienced, spending hours in darkness,

in a cell with no legal representation, and the constant

threat of execution, or worse. A feature which stays with

me from the visit is the ‘U-boot’ doors in the prison:

an eye-hole for guards to ensure that prisoners are

constantly standing to attention. The dehumanisation

of (in many cases) innocent people certainly resonated

with the group. The rest of the day consisted of a very

interesting tour of Berlin, along with a beeline to the

Berlin Wall Memorial centre. Engaging audio and visual

displays helped us in our pursuit for further knowledge

on the life of an ordinary German from the Cold War

period, along with an interesting open-air memorial to

the Berlin Wall.

Our final day in Berlin began with Mass, reminding us of

the core values of our school (and its overarching ethos).

After this, we visited the Checkpoint Charlie Museum,

boasting the “best border security system in the world”

(in the words of East German army general, Heinz

Hoffmann). Interesting vehicles and documentation were

accompanied by another guide with a great breadth

of knowledge around Checkpoint Charlie, including an

impressive capacity for facts and figures! It was then,

sadly, time to collect our bags and leave Berlin, heading

back to Gatwick Airport. A bumpy landing signalled the

end of our trip.

Images by Joe Short, 4C

Special thanks go out to Miss Jeffers for her meticulous

planning of the trip (which never failed to show), and Mr

Mooney for his German language tips and generous help

for the four days we were there. A wonderful trip, now

come to an end.

Joe Short, 4C


TRIPS & TOURS

UNDER-14 RUGBY

TOUR TO ITALY 2019

Following the success of the 2018 Rugby Tour to Italy,

I am delighted to report that the latest instalment of this

tour followed in a similar vein.

As I expressed in the closing

ceremony on this tour, I must

declare my gratitude towards three

groups of people. Firstly, I am very

grateful to the parents for both their

verbal and financial support in order

to make this idea a reality. Secondly,

from the outset, I must make it clear

that the 26 pupils were a credit to

the Vaughan and it was a pleasure

to organise a tour for them. In

particular, I must single out the Tour

Captains who were Michael Morgan,

Niall Kiely and Callum Lanigan for

their invaluable help both during

the season and on this tour. Finally,

without the expert assistance of Mr

Leigh and Mr Terblanche then this

tour would not be possible and, as

such, I am very thankful for their

help during their half-term holiday.

The tour began, in earnest, at 4.45

am on Tuesday 28 June when

all of the pupils arrived outside

Addison Hall eagerly anticipating

the upcoming excursions. After

the awkward goodbyes with their

parents had finished, all the pupils

boarded the coach and we arrived

at London Gatwick ready for our

flight at 8.35 am. We arrived at

Venice Marco Polo airport and

made our way to Lido di Jesolo,

a coastal town slightly north of

Venice. Once checked in, the pupils

decided to leave the unpacking of

their suitcases until later as they

were more interested in visiting

the local beach. The pupils enjoyed

an afternoon playing rugby on the

beach and Mr Terblanche taught the

pupils how to body-surf the waves -

to the enjoyment of all of the pupils,

especially Alexander Habte. After we

had returned to the hotel, the pupils

unpacked and enjoyed dinner before

an evening visit to the attractions

in the local town. In particular, the

pupils discovered the arcades and

much of their spending money was

spent beating their peers on the

car games. As the evening drew

to a close, a storm arrived and this

resulted in a torrential downpour

which would only finish the

following day.

Wednesday morning was spent

sheltering from the storm in shops,

for it to disappear thankfully just

in time for our first competitive

fixtures: a mini-tournament against

Asolo Rugby Club and Castellano

Rugby Club. During the first-half

in the first fixture against Asolo

Rugby Club, the pupils will admit

that they were daunted by the

physical prowess of the opposition

which resulted in the other team

leading by a large margin at halftime.

However, during the secondhalf,

the pupils displayed incredible

bravery and fought their way back

into the fixture. Unfortunately, it was

not enough to overturn the deficit,

despite tries from Elie Kouzmenkov

and Finn Slattery, but their response

provided the pupils with some much

needed confidence which would be

invaluable in their second fixture

against Castellano Rugby Club. Our

pupils started this fixture with the

aforementioned confidence and

bravery which resulted in tries from

Daniel O’Brien, Elie Kouzmenkov

and Niles Toussaint which ensured

that the Vaughan won its first ever

fixture in Italy. The pupils were

understandably ecstatic with their

performance and they thoroughly

enjoyed the post-match hospitality

in which Calum Boyer was awarded

with our ‘player of the tournament’

from the opposition teams.

On Thursday, the pupils visited

Gardaland theme park which is

ranked as the fifth best theme

park in the world. The majority

of the pupils thoroughly enjoyed

this excursion but, unfortunately,

Niall Kiely was diagnosed with an

inflamed cartilage in his left shoulder

which prevented him from playing

in the final fixture of this tour as

well as joining in with this excursion.

After seven hours at the theme park,

it was time to return to the hotel in

preparation for the final full day of

the tour.

Friday’s itinerary suggested that

this would be an incredibly

rewarding day for the pupils,

and it so proved to be. At 10.00

am we boarded our own private

motorboat from the nearby port

to enter Venice. The scenery was

stunning, aided by the very warm

sunshine which accompanied us

throughout the excursion. Mr Leigh

expertly resorted into the position

of ‘tour guide’ as he informed the

pupils about the famous landmarks

and wonderful sites which Venice

offered. After some free time for

the pupils to explore the city, we

re-boarded the motorboat and

travelled to our final fixture against

Grifoni Oderzo. Unfortunately,

the sheer size of the opposition

resulted in this fixture not being

as competitive as hoped for, but

the pupils still played with great

courage. This was epitomised

by Michael Morgan who kicked

the ball over their full-back into

the opposition half, where it was

gratefully caught by Jonathan

Henry who beat three opposition

players with his silky footwork.

After Jonathan was tackled, the

team passed the ball with incredibly

speed and accuracy to Calum Boyer

who was on the other side of the

pitch and ensured that this excellent

play was finished with its due

reward. Following the post-match

hospitality, the pupils returned to


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the hotel for the closing ceremony.

All of the pupils should be incredibly

proud of their efforts on this tour

but the following pupils received

special trophies commemorating

their individual achievement. The

‘player of the match’ against Grifoni

Oderzo was awarded to Jonathan

Henry for his elusive attacking

nature which resulted in him scoring

the other try in this fixture. The

overall ‘player of the tour’ was

awarded to Elie Kouzmenkov for

both his attacking threat, indeed Elie

finished as top try-scorer, but also

for his resolute nature in defence

which has resulted in Elie becoming

an outstanding rugby player this

year. The final trophy, ‘overall tourist,’

is arguably the most prestigious

accolade as it is awarded to pupils

who display both excellent rugby

skill but also an outstanding attitude

which benefits the whole team.

There were a few candidates for this

award and it is worth re-affirming

the aforementioned praise bestowed

upon both Michael Morgan and

Calum Lanigan. However, the staff

on this tour decided that Ted Luker

was deserving of this accolade. Ted

is an incredibly popular member

of this rugby team as his peers

recognise both his skill as an ‘outside

centre’ but also his determination

to be a team-player. Ted is a very

unselfish player who prioritises the

success of the overall team over any

personal gain. Furthermore, Ted’s

approach to the tour was epitomised

by his courage against pupils who

had a clear size advantage over

him. Ted would regularly be the first

pupil to reach the half-way line after

conceding a try and he should be

incredibly proud of his efforts during

this tour.

To conclude, I wish every pupil

continued success as they progress

throughout their school life as

they have been a pleasure to teach

throughout this academic year.

Mr Brett, Trip Leader


TRIPS & TOURS

SKI TRIP TO AMERICA

After landing in Boston, we took a coach to the ski resort

and settled into our rooms. On the first day we were fitted

with our skis and split into groups by ability, with each

group assigned a really helpful instructor who stayed with

us throughout the week. The weather was freezing cold but

the clear skies offered beautiful views down the slopes and for

the first few days it was incredibly quiet which meant we were

able to do lots of skiing, with even the more experienced skiers

showing much improvement by the end. The skiing was so

enjoyable, however I seemed to spend more time in the

snow than on my feet!

Pupils travelled to Vermont, USA in

February for a week of skiing on the

slopes of Killington. Alex Bonner, 2MA,

shares his experiences from the trip.

There were loads of restaurants around the ski resort and

the food was delicious. There was also a snooker table and

swimming pool so there were lots of things to do. After a

couple of nights we did evening activities which included:

tubing (where you went on an inflatable tyre and slid up and

down a long slope - this was my favourite), bowling and iceskating

which were extremely enjoyable and mountains of fun.

The weather throughout the week was really good with

some very sunny days and a few really cold, snowy days

which were also nice because it made everything look so

pretty. On the final day we enjoyed blue skies and great

conditions after a recent snowfall, which made for a great

last morning on the slopes. Unfortunately, even though the

trip was a week it only felt like a couple of days and I was

disappointed to go because all the instructors, the snow

and even the food was brilliant. I really enjoyed the Twit of

the Day Award (thankfully I never won!) and there were so

many souvenirs to buy on the way back. Overall, this was an

amazing trip which I highly recommend to anyone who has

any interest in sports and it was an experience that

I will never forget.

Alex Bonner, 2MA


TRIPS & TOURS

PHYSICS AND

COMPUTER SCIENCE

TRIP TO GENEVA

A large number of our A-Level Physics

and Computer Science pupils went on an

exciting trip to Geneva, Switzerland in

March to visit CERN - one of the world's

largest and most respected centres for

scientific research, as well as being the

birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Our first day was spent in the

headquarters of the United Nations

(UN), where we were given a tour of

the conference rooms and witnessed

some of the incredible artwork and

architecture on display around the

building. The ceiling was particularly

impressive; it was created by

contemporary Spanish artist Miquel

Barceló who worked with architects,

engineers and even particle physics

laboratories to develop the extrastrength

aluminium for the domed

roof. It was interesting to learn what

important work goes on within the

UN, introducing us to the exciting

possibilities for potential job

opportunities in the future. We then

spent the afternoon in an escape

room where we discovered who

scared easily! It was a fun challenge

to try to collaborate long enough to

solve the clues and escape the room.

Saturday was our chance to visit

the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

This was what the physicists had

been anticipating and the many

interactive experiences made the

day particularly interesting and

informative; we felt privileged to

have had the chance to see inside

such a world-renowned scientific

facility. Having spent most of the

day absorbing as much information

as possible from CERN - a fantastic

opportunity to see how the physics

we learn in school is applied to real

life - we enjoyed a stroll around

the Old Town, visiting shops and

wondering through the streets.

That evening we all hopped on the

tram and went bowling.

We were lucky to experience

sunny weather throughout our trip

to Geneva, which made our time

outdoors particularly enjoyable. On

the Sunday we walked along the

beautiful lake on our way to visit

the History of Science Museum,

before a visit to the Natural History

Museum which was as eerie as it

was fascinating – lots of us were

surprised at just how much we

enjoyed ourselves!

Overall it was a lovely trip and a

great way to meet new people and

teachers, to strengthen friendships

and, importantly, a great active

learning opportunity!

Lauren Cawley, 6NF, and

Casey Kelly-Weekes, 6LH


VAUGHAN FOUNDATION

Thank you to Vaughan parent Mr G Lacdao

for the wonderful photographs.


VAUGHAN FOUNDATION

VAUGHAN PARENTS

ASSOCIATION

I write our end of year update having recently welcomed September’s

new First Form parents to the School, many of whom generously lent a

hand to our existing parents in staging this year’s Summer Fête.

With over 200 boys playing football

and 800 attending on the day, our

Summer Fête saw so many parents

from so many different parishes

across London meeting up to

socialise and work together, to raise

much-needed funds for the benefit

of our boys and girls. I would like to

personally thank all those parents

who helped out and supported on

the day. The funds raised will allow

us to meet the numerous bursary

requests to participate in curricular

and extra-curricular trips over the

coming school year.

At the time of writing we look

forward to enjoying the annual

end-of-year School Musical, and

Kiss Me, Kate will no doubt be

another fantastic production staged

by Miss O’Connell, Miss Foley, Mr

Price, Mr Cardozo and the team.

The school production offers an

amazing showcase of the talents of

CVMS Music and Arts, and is a great

opportunity to socialise with friends,

fellow and former parents, so I hope

you will have supported and enjoyed

one of the evening performances.

I would also like to thank fellow

parents Cerys Matthews and Steve

Abbott for organising and hosting

the Vaughan’s fantastic inaugural

Burns Night Supper, as well as Peter

Stewart for his authentic addressing

of the haggis and for his ongoing

support of the Vaughan Foundation

Golf Day, hosted by Noel Higgins and his

team. These two events were highlights

of our social calendar this year with so

many parents giving it a go, literally,

whether it be on stage reading their

favourite poem on Burns Night or their

‘note-perfect’ rendition of their karaoke

favourite at the Golf Day after-party. A

further special mention must go to our

Golf Day Winning Team Captain, Brian

Mulry, who spoke so appreciatively of

the great work of the Headmaster and

all at the school, and also to Graham, a

friend of a former parent, who supported

the day and donated his winning prize

back to support the School.

While some of us are already winding

down for the summer holiday, spare

a thought for the brave few (or 30 to

be more accurate) running the Ealing

Half Marathon in aid of the Vaughan

Foundation. The six week recess will

mean more early mornings as they

complete their training runs ahead of

the big day in late September. Please

do consider whether you or your

companies can sponsor and support

the Vaughan Foundation team, as all

funds raised will go towards supporting

our sports teams in the school

year ahead.

I wish you all an enjoyable summer

and look forward to seeing you

again in September.

Mr T Mars,

Vaughan Parents Association


ALUMNI

DEVELOPMENT

AND ALUMNI UPDATE

It has been another amazing year of community

engagement at Cardinal Vaughan. We are hugely

grateful to all of our parents, alumni, former parents

and friends who have been involved in some way in

the life of the school. Many of you have come along

to school events which this year have ranged from

a grand celebration of Burns Night in January, to

Leadership Lectures from Adrian Chiles and Cherie

Blair, to June’s black tie Vaughan Foundation Ball.

Your support is what makes these events possible

and I look forward to making plans for next year.

In 2019 we have been delighted to be able to bring

together our community outside of London. It was

particularly special to host Old Vaughanians and

friends in New York back in March and we were

grateful for the support we received that made

much an occasion possible. Alumni in the UK have

also been involved in attending events and offering

careers support to our pupils; we will be continuing

to ask for help in this as we prepare our pupils for

life beyond the Vaughan.

As always, financial support remains at the heart of

the school’s development function. In these difficult

times for all UK state schools, it is the willingness

and generosity of our community that has enabled

us to continue to provide an excellent education

to all of our pupils, regardless of their background.

As a key statistic: we were delighted that in 2019,

the percentage of current families who have made

contributions to the school’s Love and Service Fund

hit 60%. I hope we will be able to build on this and

would encourage everyone to consider how they

can support their school.

1968 Joiners Alumni Reunion

Please go to cvms.co.uk/support-us for information

and do get in touch with any questions.

To anyone leaving the school this year please

remember that once you are a member of Cardinal

Vaughan you are always a member. I look forward

to keeping in touch next term and the years ahead

and hope you take pride in being part of

such an incredible, global network which

is making such a difference.

Mrs H Thackwray

Development and Alumni Relations Manager


ALUMNI

2007-2008 10-Year Reunion

top left

Careers Networking Event with Alumni

bottom left

New York Alumni Reception

top right


SALVETE/VALETE

STAFF VALETE

Staff to whom we have said farewell this academic year

SHAZIA AHMED

Shazia joined the Vaughan as our new Head of Learning

Support in 2013 and has overseen the growth of that area

of school life with expertise, application and aplomb: I am

especially grateful to her for ensuring that the provision

our pupils receive in the classroom is more than equal

to the fine facilities she inherited. The cornerstone of

her approach has been the best interests and wellbeing

of her pupils – for her, the term ‘pupil-centred’ is not

a buzzword, but a guiding principle – and we are very

grateful to her indeed for helping them, whatever their

ability, to reach their full potential during her time here.

ADAM COLLINS

Adam joined us as a newly qualified teacher of

Geography in 2015 and took to the job like a fish to

water. He rapidly proved himself to be a fine classroom

teacher, so I was happy to appoint him to the post of

Head of Geography when it became available in 2017.

My faith in him was not misplaced. I am especially

grateful to Adam for the active part he has played in

the extra-curricular life of the School, overseeing rugby

teams and organising ambitious trips to destinations

such as Iceland and Norway. For him the pupils really do

come first and we wish him all the best as he takes up

his new post in the John Lyon School.

LAURENCE HADDAWAY

We shall be very sorry to see Laurence after his happy

and successful 17 years at the Vaughan: upon his arrival

in 2002, he quickly established himself as an outstanding

classroom teacher of Design Technology and was a

natural choice to oversee the running of that subject in

2005. He has therefore been one of our longest-serving

Heads of Department. Laurence has three key strengths:

he is a superb teacher, a fine communicator and has a

great love for, and expertise in, his subject. It is a cliché

that great teachers change lives, but this great teacher

really has and will no doubt continue to do so in his new

post at Sacred Heart.

SOPHIA HERBST

We were very lucky when Sophia joined the Vaughan four

years ago as an accomplished and well qualified teacher

of Art: she is a classroom teacher of the first order and

has the hallmark gift of communicating and transmitting

her great love for her subject. I am grateful to her for

enhancing the cultural aesthetic of the School – she will

not stand for art being restricted to art-rooms – and for

the active part she has taken in its charitable life. She

was a natural choice as Community Service Co-ordinator

and showed a great deal of character standing in to

run the Art Department from Easter. Our loss is Bristol

Grammar School’s gain, and we wish her all the best.

VERONICA MARS

Ron is a one-woman Cardinal Vaughan institution.

Her career has spanned many decades and various

incarnations. She first started in November 1986 as a

term-time only Textword Processor, Grade 2, and worked

in this capacity until March 1988, when she left, returning

eleven years later in June 1999 as SMT Secretary. She

then became the PA to the Headmaster, a post she held

until 2014, when she made her second attempt to retire

from the School, but failed because she became the

Work Experience Secretary. Now, five years later, her

time working here has finally come to an end.

Ron’s time at the Vaughan has spanned a third

of a century, with 20 of her 33 years spent in the

Headmaster’s office. There have only been eight heads

of the School; Ron has worked for four of them and has

been PA to three. In many ways she outranks us all. She

leaves with our best wishes and profound thanks for her

many years of love and service.

CRAIG SPENCE-HILL

Craig is a man of many qualities, as the briefest survey

of his Cardinal Vaughan CV shows: appointed as a

teacher of ICT in 2011, he went on to become the Duke

of Edinburgh Co-ordinator in 2012, Extended Curriculum

Co-ordinator in 2013, Second-in-Charge of Computing

and IT in a 2016, a Specialist Leader in Education

(SLE) in 2016, Head of Careers in 2016 and EPQ Coordinator

in 2018. On top of all this he has organised and

participated in innumerable school trips, both at home

and abroad. We wish this fine classroom teacher and

administrative powerhouse – he is a man of prodigious

professional energy – all the best in his future career.

We thank also the following members of staff, who

have done such fine work during their time here:

Martin Botwright (Schoolkeeper), Erica Brooks (Head

of Art), Daniel Bryant (Mathematics), Phillip Butler

(Physical Education), Conor Gallagher (Biology), Jack

Harnett (Geography), Christine Hirsch-Wilton (Design

Technology), Lorraine Hogan (School Office), Ross

Joynes (History and Politics), Janice Knight (Oboe),

George Lawrence (Learning Support Assistant), Huw

Liddiard-Williams (Biology), Anila Rahman (Modern

Languages), Carmen Suarez (Modern Languages).

Headmaster


SALVETE/VALETE

STAFF SALVETE

Staff whom we have welcomed this academic year

NEREIDA ALECIO

After completing a Mathematics degree, Dr Alecio

worked as an engineer with BAe Dynamics, assessing

the viability of future projects. She returned to university

to renew her interest in fluid dynamics and spectral

analysis before working as a theoretical seismologist,

analysing seismic data and developed algorithms

designed to recognise potential oil fields. She completed

a PhD developing mesoscale atmospheric dispersion

models and then worked as a researcher for the Nuclear

Installations Inspectorate, formulating a mathematical

basis for nuclear policy. She moved on to become

a consultant risk analyst developing algorithms to

model a range of industrial accidents in the chemical,

petrochemical and nuclear industries. On graduating

with an MBA, she specialised in developing bespoke

algorithms for a range of industries. After taking a career

break, she qualified as a teacher of Mathematics and has

taught both Mathematics and Physics.

NICHOLAI ALFANTE

Mr Alfante graduated from the London School of

Economics with a bachelor’s degree in Management.

After his studies, he went on to work as an Analyst at

the international financial affairs publication, The Banker.

Following a career break to be with family, he decided

to become a teacher of Mathematics and completed

his PGCE at University College London. He spends his

spare time working on his Master’s dissertation based

on lesson observation practices, and enjoys basketball,

hiking and reading.

THERESA BELL

Miss Bell graduated with a degree in Financial Maths

from the University of Surrey and after a short time

travelling around Asia, she decided it was time to go

back to school and become a teacher. Miss Bell enjoys

spending time with her family and friends and this

summer travelled to Malawi to teach over there for

two weeks with the Chifundo Foundation.

HARRY CASTLE

Mr Castle read Music at Hatfield College, Durham

University and graduated in 2015. During his time at

Durham he was a Choral Scholar at the Cathedral

and conducted the University’s Symphony Orchestra

and Chamber Choir. Having spent a year working at

Norwich School, he moved back to his home town of

Wolverhampton to complete his PGCE through the

University of Buckingham. Mr Castle is a keen cricket

fan (his favourite player is Moeen Ali) and has enjoyed

the success of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ rise to the

Europa League during his first year at the Vaughan.

FRANCESCA ELLIOTT

Miss Elliott graduated with a degree in Geography from

the University of Cambridge in 2012. After university,

she spent time travelling across Asia before moving to

London to pursue a career in the commercial defence

sector. After several years in this field she embarked

upon a new career in teaching, completing her training

at Cardinal Vaughan. In her spare time Miss Elliott is a

keen equestrian, owning and competing two horses at

the weekend, and she can be seen frequently running or

cycling in training for summer triathlons and as part of

the CVMS team for the Ealing Half Marathon.

DANIEL LEWIS

Mr Lewis graduated from the University of Durham

with a degree in English Literature and Linguistics. He

has worked as an actor and director, trained trainers

for Apple Inc. and worked in Marketing and PR for

Waterstones. He has yet to find an occasion which does

not allow him to name-drop authors he has either dined

with (Robert Harris), interviewed (William Boyd, twice)

or embarrassed himself in front of (see appendix B).

Outside of school, he enjoys spending time with his wife

Mary, and their two sons, William and Huw, above all else.

SHARAREH MAJIDI

Dr Majidi graduated with a PhD from the Physics

Department at the University of Helsinki, collaborating

with researchers from Germany, Finland and South

Africa on her studies of Physics Education using complex

network. She continued her time at the University of

Helsinki working as a teacher and researcher, which

is where she also completed her Subject Teacher

Pedagogical degree before working as a teacher in wellknown

Finnish schools. She has lived in Scotland, China,

Finland and Iran, moving to the UK in 2017 where she

joined the Vaughan as a Teacher of Physics.

KATRINA MCGRATH

Ms McGrath graduated from the University of Oxford

with a Master’s in Chemistry, and immersed herself in the

water industry, purifying contaminated water at Pedigree

Petfoods and the Royal Mint, as well as inventing and

selling research and development projects. During the

first 18 years of being Mum, she took her three sons to

live in Kazakhstan, cycled thousands of miles, and read

the whole Harry Potter series aloud three times. She

added Miss to her job specification in 2011. She owes her

love of jazz to the Big Band and hopes always to make

her three McGrath alumni of the Vaughan proud.


SALVETE/VALETE

STAFF SALVETE

Staff whom we have welcomed this academic year

THU NGUYEN

Born in Vietnam, Miss Nguyen was schooled in Computer

Science & Business before graduating from Curtin

University, Western Australia with a Graduate Diploma

in Education. She is currently midway through an MA

in Computing in Education at King’s College London.

In 2005, she embarked on every Australian’s rite of

passage to live and work in the UK. Having taught in

and around West London schools for over a decade,

she thought it was time to be able to walk to work from

Shepherd’s Bush. She likes food, fashion, footwear and

reading comic books on her iPad. Travel is a by-product

of returning to visit her family in Oz; luckily, she enjoys

it - 38 countries on the last count, most recently Borneo,

Malaysia and Tbilisi, Georgia.

KATY WEST

Miss West studied French Language and Literature at

the University of Leeds. After university she trained as a

journalist, working for newspapers in Merseyside before

moving to the south of France to work as a journalist in

Monaco. After a couple of years of enjoying life on the

Riviera, she returned to the UK to train as a teacher. She

has since worked as a languages teacher in a range of

secondary schools in the North West, before relocating

to London and joining Cardinal Vaughan. In her spare

time she enjoys spinning classes, swimming and

travelling, with a particular love for holidays in France -

bien sûr!

SEBASTIEN ZAJACZKOWSKI

Mr Zajaczkowski graduated from King’s College,

University of London with a degree in Mathematics,

having focused predominantly on the applied aspects of

the course. Throughout his time studying, he worked as

a part-time swimming coach and it was this experience

that led him to pursue a career in teaching. Following

the successful completion of a Mathematics PGCE at

the University of Oxford, he returned to London, taking

on a teaching post to pass on his enthusiasm for the

subject. Outside of teaching, Mr Zajaczkowski is a keen

sportsman, and can be found running and playing

football in his spare time.


SALVETE/VALETE

UPPER SIXTH VALETE

Pupils to whom we said farewell this academic year

Oluwaferanmi Abraham 6NH (F)

Hevar Abrihem 6VC (C)

Nathan Anokye 6MI (C)

Jeremy Anthony-Emmanuel 6MF

(C)

Jonathan Asefaw 6MI (C)

Thomas Atkinson 6VC (C)

Joseph Attia 6MF (C)

Maximilian Barbaroussis 6AB (C)

Marie-Josephine Beaubrun 6JM

(M)

Daisy Belknap 6PF (Ma)

Tymoteusz Bentkowski 6MF (C)

Ailis Bergin 6CJ (Ma)

Jonathan Berhe 6MF (C)

Gemma-Louise Blundell-Doyle

6AB (C)

Marko Bracanovic 6MF (C)

Callum Bryson 6AB (C)

James Buchan 6MI (C)

Thomas Buchan 6PF (Ma)

Helena Buhl 6MI (C)

Carl Busani 6VC (C)

Gianni Caiafa 6AB (C)

Jack Callaghan-Lynch 6MJ (M)

Nile Campbell 6MF (C)

Florence Carr-Jones 6RJ (M)

Ida Carty 6SZ (F)

Jude Caulfield 6MI (C)

Lauren Cawley 6NF (Ma)

Ciara Channell 6SH (Ma)

Thereza Chin 6NH (F)

Charles Clarke 6AB (C)

Stephanie Colairo 6PF (Ma)

Chloe Cook 6SH (Ma)

Finian Cox 6VC (C)

William Cunningham 6MI (C)

Anna Curtis 6NH (F)

Andrea Dalisay 6RM (M)

Alessio D’Andrea 6MF (C)

Fiona Dawit 6LH (F)

Shammai Dawit 6RJ (M)

Ruben Dawnay 6MF (C)

Charles De Thomasson 6MI (C)

Jaedon Demello 6MF (C)

Luca Di Santolo 6NH (F)

Rovina Dias 6CJ (Ma)

Honor Dimond 6MJ (M)

Ricardo Dowling 6JM (M)

Lucas D’Praser Corp 6LH (F)

Justine Egunlae 6NH (F)

Conor Elliott 6NH (F)

Antonio Fernandes-Viana 6GH (F)

Alexandra Ferreira Xavier 6RJ (M)

Orla Finnerty 6JM (M)

Katherine Flynn 6AB (C)

Jamie Fulker 6SZ (F)

Marcia Gabriel 6RM (M)

Thomas Geraty 6LH (F)

Jordanna Ghebremeskel 6SZ (F)

Kevin Giraldo-Cardona 6GH (F)

Alexandra Zahra Gomes 6NF (Ma)

Luke Gowthorpe 6SZ (F)

Aaron Hagos 6NH (F)

Bethany Haran 6MJ (M)

Angeline Harte 6RJ (M)

Tyger Hegarty 6RM (M)

Oliver Hewins 6LH (F)

Alfie Hill 6NH (F)

Izabela Horbaczewska 6PF (Ma)

Benedict Houlihan 6LH (F)

Olivia Howard 6MI (C)

Georgia Howes 6AB (C)

Nicole Howlett 6SH (Ma)

Thomas Hudson 6GH (F)

Zemira Humphrey 6LH (F)

Ciara Israel 6NH (F)

Sophia Jeffery 6SZ (F)

Aine Jones 6MI (C)

Thomas Jones 6SZ (F)

Karol Jozwik 6NH (F)

Jacob Judge 6LH (F)

Davina Kassab 6NH (F)

Casey Kelly-Weekes 6LH (F)

Taise Kerr 6MF (C)

Carlota Kiner-Josa 6AB (C)

Thomas King 6SZ (F)

Eva Knight 6JM (M)

Louise Knight 6RM (M)


SALVETE/VALETE

Jakub Kobrzynski 6GH (F)

Shimon Kocor 6LH (F)

Karolina Krupa 6CJ (Ma)

Alexander Kuras 6NH (F)

Davide Lamagna 6CJ (Ma)

Aisling Lantorp 6PF (Ma)

Johanna Lee 6SZ (F)

Richard Lee-Monteiro 6NF (Ma)

Ethan Legarta 6SH (Ma)

Isabel Leggatt 6LH (F)

Myles Lewis 6NF (Ma)

Julian Lewis Jr 6CJ (Ma)

Oscar Lionetti 6MI (C)

Felix Loewenthal 6PF (Ma)

Camila Lorenzon 6SH (Ma)

Dominic Lynch 6CJ (Ma)

Rosa Maria Lyne-Hall 6MI (C)

Dong Malwal-Dong 6SH (Ma)

Thomas Mars 6NF (Ma)

Thomas McCann 6PF (Ma)

Ava McCoy 6MJ (M)

Hugo McDonald 6CJ (Ma)

Calum McDowell 6MI (C)

Theodore McGlone 6NF (Ma)

Jerome Mendoza 6CJ (Ma)

Joseph Michaels 6PF (Ma)

Antonio Miele-Norton 6NF (Ma)

Elise Morgan 6SZ (F)

Matthew Munoz 6CJ (Ma)

Niamh Murray 6AB (C)

Rosanna Murray 6RJ (M)

Billy Nayani 6NF (Ma)

Shaun Neylon 6CJ (Ma)

Miguel Nocum 6JM (M)

Tomasz Nowak 6NF (Ma)

Oghenevwaire Obukohwo 6NH (F)

Olivia O’Dea 6PF (Ma)

Claudia Olmi 6LH (F)

Thomas O’Malley 6SH (Ma)

Nicholas Onana-Dougherty 6CJ

(Ma)

Ferdia O’Sullivan 6MJ (M)

Patrick Outtrim 6RM (M)

Madeleine Parada-Ramirez 6JM (M)

Kevin Paulraj 6MJ (M)

Francesca Pavone 6MJ (M)

Thomas Pearce 6VC (C)

Diogo Pedrosa 6RJ (M)

Julia Pennacchia 6RM (M)

Artur Pienkowski 6RM (M)

Thomas Pietrzycki 6JM (M)

Adam Plakas 6RJ (M)

Carlyn Quejado 6NF (Ma)

Conor Quinn 6RM (M)

Roisin Quinn 6MF (C)

Rachel Quirke 6RJ (M)

Stephen Rabey 6MJ (M)

Amelia Raczynska 6SH (Ma)

Ingrid Mary Ramirez 6NH (F)

Ciaran Reddington 6MI (C)

Felipe Restrepo-Giraldo 6RJ (M)

Luke Reynolds 6JM (M)

Gabriel Riley 6RM (M)

Ana Roche-Watson 6SZ (F)

Amanda Rodrigues 6VC (C)

Thomas Roscow 6MF (C)

Maya Rossi 6MI (C)

Maria Rozycka 6AB (C)

Gavin Sabornido 6PF (Ma)

Dominic Sakrouge 6RJ (M)

Katie Salame 6JM (M)

Claudia Sawicka 6MF (C)

Ronnie Shleemon 6MJ (M)

Rebecca Sie 6RM (M)

David Skinner 6RM (M)

Joseph Stewart 6SH (Ma)

Piotr Strzalek-Stanecki 6JM (M)

Zayden Sweeney 6RJ (M)

Niamh Tesh 6CJ (Ma)

Daniom Tsegai 6RM (M)

Dylan Turner 6RM (M)

David Vargas 6PF (Ma)

Michael Vieira 6RJ (M)

Vanessa Vu 6NH (F)

Joseph Walshe McBride 6JM (M)

Luke Warren 6RM (M)

Louis Welbrock 6MJ (M)

Matilda Wright 6LH (F)

Elena Wyszynski 6GH (F)

Oliwia Zwara 6VC (C)


SALVETE/VALETE

FIRST FORM SALVETE

Pupils who we have welcomed to the Vaughan this academic year

Jonny Adair

1C

Felix De Souza

1C

Kamil Kostrzak

1Ma

Isaiah Agboola

1C

Jared DeMello

1C

Dimitri Kouzmenkov

1C

Jesuseun Akinmboni

1C

Alexander Desouza

1F

Alexander Lam

1F

James Allan

1Ma

Nathan D’Haese

1M

Chris Louka

1C

Thomas Allan

1Ma

Flann Dias

1Ma

Thiago Loureiro

1F

Theodore Andall

1F

Gilbert Douglas

1F

Dominik Lukaszewicz

1M

Robel Asefaw

1C

Shea Duggan

1C

Conrad Lydon

1Ma

Alfie Barr

1F

Frederick Etan

1F

Ciaran Lyons

1C

Joseph Belgrave

1C

Raiyan Farhat

1F

Daniel Manufor

1F

Robel Beyene

Callum Bicomong

Luca Birch

Eli Boateng

Adam Borkowski

Lawrence Burrough

Tommaso Cavagnini

Jack Coen

Pearse Cole

Samuel-Francis Collins

Jonny Connery

Samuel Conway

Aaron Cueto

Calum Cunningham

Ander Curley-Zabalia

Samuel Cusack

Joseph Daly

David Dancewicz

Finley Davies

Frankie De Costres

1M

1M

1M

1Ma

1Ma

1F

1M

1Ma

1C

1Ma

1Ma

1F

1Ma

1Ma

1C

1F

1C

1M

1Ma

1C

Daniel Fernandez

Mbomio-Mba

David Ferrer

Tadhg Fitzgerald

Connor Gallen

Federico Gambacorta

Lucas Gebrehiwet

Youssef Ghanem

Erik Gustafson

William Harmer

Mason Harriott

Michael Hayden

Jodi Innis

Michael Inweh

Kyle Irikefe

Ethan Isaac

Ned Jarvis

Dylan Jeffs

Finn Johnston

Thomas Keane

Mina Khalil

1M

1M

1Ma

1C

1F

1M

1Ma

1M

1Ma

1M

1C

1F

1M

1Ma

1C

1F

1C

1Ma

1M

1F

Benedict McCarthy 1M

Joaquin McCoach 1Ma

Oscar McCoach 1Ma

Louie McDonagh-Hartley 1C

Kacper Miarowski 1F

Japheth Mihreteab 1M

Dáithí Morgan

1C

Stephen Muneyuki Trento 1F

Cohen Murphy

1M

Kevin Musialek

1Ma

Naod Musie

1C

Oliver Mycka

1F

Adam Najem

1Ma

Alan Najem

1Ma

Thomas Norrington 1C

Kofi Ntim-Gyakari 1Ma

Augustin Ober

1F

Erhimeyoma Obukohwo 1M

Dylan O’Connor 1Ma

Mac-Anthony Okoekpen 1M


SALVETE/VALETE

Roman-Santino

Ola-Thompson

Conor Papadoulis

Maksym Papezhuk

Neo Parson

Frederick Pearce

Harry Peck

Paul Rayner

Stefan Rednic

Louis Reid-Thomas

1C

1F

1M

1Ma

1C

1F

1M

1M

1Ma

Alexander Rowsell Ryan 1C

Ryan Sabra

Patrick Salame

Michael Seyoum

Lancelot Shelley

Oliver Smith

Oliver Soriano

Robert Sorohan

Keeran Sriskandarajah

Olivier Stepinski

Joshua Sziklai-Kelly

1F

1C

1F

1M

1M

1Ma

1C

1F

1M

1M

Michel Tawil

Charles Taylor

Japheth Teklemichael

Romeo Tesei

Awet Tesfaldet

Jeremy Thayil

Shaun Thevasothy

Alnito Totraku

Riaz Turner

Edmund Tuzon

Immanuel Udekwereze

Darius Ulcickas

Godsent Uwadia

Marcos Valle-Bolano

Jomille John Ventanilla

Fergus Walshe

Oliver Watt-Rodriguez

Adrian Wiecko

Luca Williamson

Noah Yonas

1M

1Ma

1F

1Ma

1C

1F

1F

1M

1Ma

1F

1F

1C

1F

1M

1Ma

1M

1C

1M

1F

1M


SALVETE/VALETE

2019 SIXTH FORM

LEAVERS’ DANCE

The Sixth Form Leavers’ Dance

on Friday 24 May was once again

a great success and a wonderful

way for the Upper Sixth Form to

celebrate their time at the Vaughan

with their friends and teachers. We

wish them every success in their

public examinations!

Miss Whelan

Associate Head &

Head of Upper School


SALVETE/VALETE


SALVETE/VALETE

FORM GROUPS

FORM 1C

FORM 1F

FORM 1M

FORM 1Ma

FORM 2C

FORM 2F


SALVETE/VALETE

FORM GROUPS

FORM 2M

FORM 2Ma

FORM 3C

FORM 3F

FORM 3M

FORM 3Ma


SALVETE/VALETE

FORM 4C

FORM 4F

FORM 4M

FORM 4Ma

FORM 5C

FORM 5F

FORM 5M

FORM 5Ma

FORM 6AB

FORM 6CJ

FORM 6GH

FORM 6JM


SALVETE/VALETE

FORM 6LH

FORM 6MF

FORM 6MI

FORM 6MJ

FORM 6NF

FORM 6NH

FORM 6PF

FORM 6RJ

FORM 6RM

FORM 6SH

FORM 6SZ

FORM 6VC


SALVETE/VALETE

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Mr P Stubbings MA

Miss C Whelan BSc

Mr N Kehoe MA

Mr A Cosgrove BA

Mr F Zanrè BA

Miss S O’Connell BA

Mr P Lanigan MA

Mr D Godwin MA

Mr S Keogh BA

Headmaster

Associate Head, Head of Upper School

Deputy Headmaster, Head of CVMS Teaching School

Deputy Headmaster, Head of Lower School

Associate Deputy Head, Acting Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Assistant Head, Head of English

Assistant Head

Assistant Head

Bursar

TEACHING STAFF

Ms S Ahmed MA

Dr N Alecio PhD

Mr N Alfante BSc

Fr D Allain BA, STL

Mr C Bailey MA

Miss T Bell BSc

Mr A Bolter MA

Mr E Brett MSc

Ms E Brooks BA

Mr D Bryant BSc

Mr P Butler BSc

Mr F Cardozo MA

Mr H Castle BA

Miss F Cherry BA

Mr P Christian BA

Sr F Coffey PhD

Mr A Collins BA

Ms V Connolly BA

Mr J Conway BA

Mr S Curley BA

Miss A Davies MA

Mr G Davies MA

Miss L Davies-Evitt BA

Mr A El-Dessouki MSc

Miss F Elliott MA

Mr I Evans MA

Mr C Eynaud BSc, NPQH

Mr M Fergusson MA

Miss N Fernandez BA

Mr P Fleischer MSc, MA

Miss A Foley BA

Miss P Foy BA

Mr C Gallagher BSc

Miss J Gami BSc

Mr L Haddaway PG, MSc

Mr J Harnett BA

Mr G Harris BA

Head of Learning Support

Mathematics

Mathematics

School Chaplain

Physical Education, Sixth Form Games Co-ordinator

Mathematics

Head of Physics

Head of First Form, Physical Education, Geography

Head of Art

Mathematics (Trainee)

Physical Education (Trainee)

Head of Mathematics

Assistant Director of Music

Head of Modern Foreign Languages

English

Religious Education & Philosophy

Head of Geography

Business & Economics

Head of Fourth Form, Physical Education, History, Religious Education

Business & Economics

Second in Religious Education

Chemistry, Duke of Edinburgh Award Co-ordinator,

Acting Head of Upper Sixth Form

Head of Classics, Deputy Head of Careers

Psychology

Geography

Music, School Organist

Mathematics

History & Politics

Modern Foreign Languages

Head of Religious Education & Philosophy

Head of Lower Sixth Form, Deputy Head of English

Head of Third Form, Classics

Science (Trainee)

Biology

Head of Design & Technology

Geography (Trainee)

Music


SALVETE/VALETE

Miss N Hellier BA

Deputy Head of Design & Technology, Eco Co-ordinator

Miss S Herbst BA

Acting Head of Art

Ms C Hirsch-Wilton MA

Design & Technology

Ms E Hunter-Johnson BA

History & Politics

Dr W Hussein PhD

Director of Mathematical Learning

Mr M Iczkiewicz BSc

Biology

Miss M Jeffers BA

Head of Social & Political History, Acting Head of Upper Sixth Form

Dr C Jenner PhD

Head of Chemistry

Mr R Joynes BA

History & Politics

Miss E Kavanagh BEd

Second in Religious Education, Homework Centre Co-ordinator

Mr P Kelleher BA

Head of Business & Economics

Mr S Leigh BEd

Geography, Physical Education, Extra-curricular Sports Coordinator

Mr D Lewis BA

English, Drama

Mr H Liddiard-Williams BSc Biology

Miss J MacKinnon BA


Dr S Majidi PhD

Physics

Mr L McDowell BSc

Chemistry

Ms K McGrath MChem

Chemistry

Miss R Mold BA

Head of Psychology

Mr J Mooney MA

History & Politics

Miss A Muhammad MA

English

Ms S Mullen

English

Mr D Murphy MA, BSc

Head of Fifth Form, Physical Education

Miss T Nguyen BCom

Computer Science

Miss P Openibo BA

English, Deputy Head of Learning Support

Mr S Price MA

Director of Music

Mrs C Racadio BSc

Mathematics

Ms A Rahman BA

Modern Foreign Languages (Trainee)

Mrs C Rayment MA

Deputy Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Mgr R Reader KHS, BA

Visiting Chaplain: Upper School

Mr L Regan MSc

Head of Second Form, Physical Education

Ms C Scanlon BA

English

Mr S Skinner BSc

Head of Science

Mr C Spence-Hill MA

Head of Careers & Work Experience, Computing

Ms C Suarez MA


Dr M Szatkowski PhD

Biology

Mr D Terblanche MA

Head of Physical Education, Assistant Head of Lower Sixth Form

Miss K Thurtell BSc

Head of Biology

Ms K Upton MA

English (Trainee)

Mr H Wessels BA

Head of Computing

Miss K West BA


Miss S Wright MA

Head of Upper Sixth Form, English

Mr S Zajaczkowski BSc

Deputy Head of Mathematics

SUPPORT STAFF

Miss M Aeschlimann

Learning Support Assistant

Miss I Bailey-Cowap


Mrs P Barral BA

Office Manager

Mr A Bell MA

Registrar

Miss K Bikova


Mr M Botwright

Schoolkeeper

Miss A Bugg MA

Librarian

Mrs L Castaldi

Volunteer

Mrs V Chatwyn-Balk

Volunteer


SALVETE/VALETE

Miss E Close


Mrs M Donaghey

School Secretary, Educational Visits

Miss M Doromal

Volunteer

Mr A Elia

Schoolkeeper

Mrs L Hogan

School Secretary, Receptionist

Miss R Johnson


Mr G Lawrence BMus


Mr J Lysaght


Mr E MacEyeson


Miss S Malhame MA

Learning Mentor

Mrs V Mars

School Secretary, Work Experience

Miss M McHugh


Mrs L McWeeney

Volunteer

Mr J Murungi


Mr O Naguida BA

Learning Mentor

Ms J Nicholls MA

Clerk to Governors, Headmaster’s Professional Assistant

Mrs V Ogbechie

Volunteer

Mr C Onyiliogwu


Mr B Oppong


Mr B O'Sullivan FCCA

Bursar’s Assistant

Miss E Pasek

Senior Science Technician

Mr G Penman

Schoolkeeper

Mr A Rammelt MA

School Secretary, Pupil Support Officer

Mrs R Safarian


Miss H Sodhi City & Guilds

Assistant Registrar

Miss H Staff BA

Headmaster’s PA & Communications Manager

Mr G Tanczos

Schoolkeeper

Ms H Thackwray BA

Development & Alumni Relations Manager

Mrs A Ulcickas BA

Acting Office Manager

Mrs I van Ramshorst

Teaching School Secretary

Miss M Veiga BSc HM

HR Manager

Mrs T Watkins BA

Music Administrator

Mrs B Welikala BSc

Science Technician

Ms G Wu BSc

Volunteer

VISITING MUSIC PERIPATETICS

Mr J Blackwell BA

Guitar

Mr I Hunter PGDip, LRAM

Guitar

Mr J Clarkson MA

Voice

Ms J Knight ARAM, GRSM, LRAM Oboe

Ms A Cohen

Ms K Loosemore BMus, MPerf Trumpet

DRSAM, ARCM, LRAM

Piano

Mr A Manoras LRAM

Cello

Miss R Cow BMus, MMus

Bassoon

Mr C Manoras LTCL

Violin

Mr D Cuthbert BMus

Flute

Mr A McNeil-Watson BMus, MPerf Percussion

Mr P Davoren BA, MA, MPerf Voice

Miss J Rozario

Mr M Di Trolio

MMus, LRAM, LTCL, GRSM

Clarinet & Saxophone

MMus, PGDip, PG, BMus

Clarinet

Ms N Rozario BA

Cello

Mrs S Dymott BMus, LRAM Voice

Mr W Russel BMus

Trumpet

Mr M Evans BMus

Trumpet

Ms J Ryan DipRCM

Trumpet

Ms Z Ferreira da Silva MMus Harp

Mr P Sherman GGSM, PGDiploma Double Bass

Ms S Gabriel MA

Voice

Ms K Stephenson BA

Percussion

Ms C George MMus

Saxophone

Mr C Todd MMus Trumpet MMus Trumpet

Mr T Gucklhorn BSc, FTCL, LTCL Trombone

Dr S Tseng MMus, PhD, LRAM, DMA Piano

Mr R Harris BMus

Piano

Mr A Watson BMus, PGDip

Bassoon

Mr E Hodgson BMus, PGDip, LRAM French Horn

Mr T Wilford FTCL, LTCL

Violin

Dr G Zacharias PhDip, BMus Violin


THE

VAUGHAN

MAGAZINE 2018-2019

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The Vaughan Magazine 2019 - 2020

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