NAVY NEWS, NOVEMBER 2009 39
Trinity under inspection
CDRE Simon Williams, Director
of Naval Personnel Strategy, paid
a visit to his home county of
Devon to be the reviewing officer
for Trinity School Teignmouth
contingent biennial Combined
Cadet Force inspection.
He was met at the Whitehouse
in school by the headmaster Mr
Tim Waters who is himself ex
RN, the Contingent Commander
Lt Cdr Geraldine Poulet-Bowden
and sixth formers representatives
of RN and Army sections.
Over a welcome coffee, a
framed photograph was presented
to Lt Col Ray Elliott RM to mark
his retirement after 45 years of
service. Colonel Elliott founded
● Cdre Simon Williams (centre), Tim Waters, headmaster, and Lt Cdr
the contingent and served for
Geraldine Poulet-Bowden, Contingent Commander
12 years as the first Contingent
Commander.
Canadian canoeing, windsurfing Mark Sainsbury, O/C of 18CTT
Then it was off to Teignmouth
and powerboationg. Derriford, Plymouth.
harbour where both the
With a complete change Led by sixth form cadets there
commodore and Lt Cdr Duncan
of scenery the party was off to was a series of stances including
Currie, senior pilot at 849 NAS,
the training area on Woodbury observation lane, field craft and
hopped aboard a rib to watch
Common where Cdre Williams to the delight of recently recruited
the RN Section undertake afloat enjoyed an open air lunch with year nine cadets, applying
training with the local RYA centre cadets of the Army section in the camouflage and then concealing
He marched them up
Seasport. Cadets displayed their presence of Major Steve Proctor themselves with various degrees
proficiency at dinghy sailing, of 43 Wessex Brigade and Captain of success.
to the top of Dover
A full boarding and day school
AT the heart of any good school lie high expectations. so those who are serving pay far less each term
set in 200 acres of stunning Suffolk
Duke of York are proud that yet again last summer (currently £550) than state boarding or independent
countryside, the Royal Hospital School
its pupils enjoyed success both in their GCSEs and schools. provides exceptional academic and
A-level results. The children have participated in many special
extra-curricular education for boys and
Ninety-two per cent of the school’s GCSE can- events to celebrate the centenary of the move to
didates gained the government’s benchmark aca- Dover. The centenary launch took place in February
girls aged 11 to 18 years.
demic figure of five or more GCSE passes including hosted by illustrious Old Boy the Lord Bishop of
Mathematics and English. This is well above the Liverpool in the House of Lords.
national average for both state and independent The school marching band was again invited to
education. play at the Army Rugby Championships in Aldershot
The A-level results were also very good with 97 per in March and at the cricket match England vs West
cent of the A2 students passing with grades A-E, 48 Indies in May.
per cent of them achieving passes A-B. The school organised a fun day and barbeque for
This year is a very important year for the Duke of the pupils in June and a special Centennial Parade
York’s as it is celebrates the centenary of the school’s also took place on June 14 when the whole school
move to Dover from Chelsea. marched through the streets of Dover and held a
The school was originally founded in 1801 to take Drumhead Service in the presence of local dignitaries
the sons and daughters of soldiers who had died at Pencester Gardens, Dover (see picture above).
fighting for their country in the Revolutionary and The school is now looking forward to continuing
Napoleonic Wars. the centenary celebrations for the rest of the autumn
The school moved to Dover in 1909 and it has term culminating in a special Christmas celebration
continued to thrive. In 1994 girls were re-invited to in December.
join the school and it is now a full boarding school The centenary year also marks the start of the
for children whose parents are serving in the British first stage of a multi-million pound upgrade of the
Armed Forces. boarding facilities.
It is fully funded by the Ministry of Defence See the website www.doyrms.com for news.
Successful St John’s College
Open Morning
Saturday 14th November at 9.30am
ST JOHN’S College is celebrating as she has combined her studies St John’s College is an
another successful exam results with training and competing for independent, co-educational day
year with a 98 per cent pass rate, Great Britain’s synchronised and boarding school for children Discounts available for seafaring families and services families
which included 58 per cent of its swimming team. aged two to 18 situated in the
eligible for MOD Continuity of Education Allowance
A-level students gaining A and B Headmaster of the College heart of Southsea.
grade and 78 per cent recording Nigel Thorne said: “St John’s is Founded as a boys’ school in
Academic, Music, Sports and Sailing Scholarships
A-C grades in their exams. extremely proud of all the A-level 1908, the college now attracts
A record number of students students. over 700 pupils and students to its
gained straight A results. Annabel “The results this year speak nursery, lower and upper school
Massey, Vince Lee, Alex Leung, for themselves; our pupils deserve and sixth form.
For more information visit
Javier Perea-Pallares, Maggie their achievements as they have The college’s ethos is inspired
www.royalhospitalschool.org
Sun, Ali Versi and Sarah Clifford been fully committed to their by the teachings of St John Baptist
successfully received at least three studies. De La Salle, the patron saint of or contact Susan Lewis on 01473 326210
A grades. “St John’s wishes them all the teachers.
It was all the more remarkable very best in their continued studies Visit their website at: www.
or email admissions@royalhospitalschool.org
in 18 year-old Sarah Clifford’s case and chosen careers.” stjohnscollege.co.uk.
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