The Salopian - Winter 2021

SCHOOL NEWS
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from the Institute of Education, London.
Peter is an experienced rowing coach
and has coached for many years. He
represented Great Britain in rowing at
four World Championships, winning a
bronze and silver medal, and coxed the
Blue Boat at Cambridge in two Boat
Races. He also plays the violin and
enjoys playing golf. Peter is married to
Kate and they have two children, Portia
(8) and Kyle (6).
Rubia Rose
Southcott has
been appointed
Art Fellow. She
has just completed
a Fine Art Degree
(BFA (Hons)) at
the Ruskin School
of Art, University
of Oxford. Rubia is an interdisciplinary
artist and uses performance and selfportraiture
to communicate narratives
reflecting societal attitudes towards
death and grief. She often operates
as the subject of her work, in selfconstructed
sculptural sets, or amongst
found objects. Whilst in Oxford, Rubia
was a member of Christ Church College
Choir. She also plays the violin and was
a member of Mile End Climbing Wall’s
competition team for ten years.
Annabel Stevens
has been appointed
Graduate Sports
Coach for rowing.
She has a BSc in
Biomedical Science
from Oxford
Brookes University.
Originally from
Reading, she learned to row at her local
club before joining her university team.
Having grown up in a competitive
environment, she has competed
alongside her twin brother for top spots
on race day, eventually outdoing him
when she made her debut international
appearance in 2016 at the World
Championships.
as well as being the lead endurance
coach for the athletics team. Prior to
Millfield, she taught at Colfe’s School
in London where she was also the
Head of Cross Country and Athletics.
Before switching to teaching, Abigail
worked as a Sustainability Consultant
for the engineering firm Hilson Moran,
helping manage a number of new
developments in the City of London.
She is currently a volunteer mentor for
the summer scholarship students at
the University of the West of England
and an Assistant Examiner for CIE. She
has moved to Shrewsbury with her
husband, Frank, who has joined the
English Department (see below), and
their two young children.
Frank Tickner has
been appointed
Teacher of English.
Frank joins us from
Taunton School,
where he was a
Teacher of English,
a Housemaster and
Head of Athletics
and Cross Country.
He has a joint BA (Hons) in English
and French from the University of
Birmingham and worked for seven
years at News International in the
Murdoch newspaper empire before
joining the teaching profession. Frank
competed internationally in Cross
Country and Athletics for a number of
years and is excited to try and relive
his glory days through his involvement
with the RSSH. He has moved to
Shropshire with his wife Abigail (see
above) and their two young children,
Felix (4) and Grace (2).
Daniel Tucker
joins us as a
Performance
Analyst. Dan
has had several
years’ experience
working in
the field of
Performance
Analysis within academia, having
previously worked at Loughborough
University and Hurstpierpoint
College in Sussex. He has an MSc in
Performance Analysis and a BSc in
Sport and Physical Education. He has
been involved with a variety of sports
within his work and also as hobbies.
His specialities are rugby, hockey and
cricket. In addition to his love of all
sport, Dan also enjoys music and film.
Jacob Williams
has been appointed
Science Fellow. He
has just completed
his PGCE in Science
with Biology
Enhancement,
coming from
an integrated
Masters in Zoology with Evolution at
the University of Chester. Jacob has
previously been involved with a few
sports, including kendo and water
polo. His main hobbies are currently
reading and researching mythology,
accompanied by his partner, Victoria.
He has won several national awards for
storytelling, including Young Storyteller
of Wales. He is looking forward to
supporting the RAF section of the CCF.
Abigail Tickner
has a BSc in
Geography from
the University
of Birmingham
and a MSc in
Environmental
Consultancy from
the University of
the West of England and has been
appointed House Tutor in Mary Sidney
Hall. She has spent the last six years
teaching Geography at Millfield School
Rigg’s Dix in Quod