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Staff at St. Clare's
We have made
a significant number of staff appointments. The following represent
a few of the new appointments.
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Liberal
Arts Programme Director
Ines Molinaro was formerly Director of Studies in Social
and Political Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,
where she was also, until recently, Fellow in the University
of Cambridge Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. Ines
is Canadian, studied in the USA (PhD from Notre Dame) and
has lectured at the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick,
in the UK, before moving to Cambridge. In addition to her
role directing the Liberal Arts programme, Ines will also
oversee all courses for adult students, now taking place at
the Bardwell Road Centre.
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Director
of the IB Institute
David Fowkes
BSc (St Andrews) PGCE (Southampton) Advanced Certificate in
Educational Management (Leicester) has been appointed to the
position of Director of the IB Institute here, with effect
from 18 August. The IB Institute is the name we have given
to our developing programme of short courses and services
for IB students and teachers, including student revision courses
and IBO-approved teachers' workshops.
His
previous appointments include Head of Chemistry and Head of
Science at Framlingham College, and Head of Science, Director
of Studies (1998-2001) and Deputy Head (Curriculum) (1999-2001)
at Rossall School. At Rossall he was part of the team which
introduced the IB Diploma programme. He was Deputy Headmaster
at the English International College, Marbella, Spain, from
2001-2002. In 1988, he was a Schoolteacher Fellow at the University
of Cambridge.
Since
leaving Spain, David has been an educational consultant and
trainer on topics including IB, timetabling and website development.
David is a keen yachtsman, and has led or assisted with many
outward-bound school expeditions.
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Psychology
teacher (part-time)
Christos Halkiopoulos BSc (University College, London),
MSc (Birkbeck College, University of London) has taught psychology
at university undergraduate level, and for A level and foundation
course programmes. He was head of psychology at Kingsway College
of Further Education, London, and more recently has taught
at Oxford College of Further Education and for Cherwell College.
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Activities
Teacher
Meg Claringbold
joins us on 20 August as Activities Teacher and Sports Coordinator.
Originally from Geelong, Australia, Meg has been teaching
Physical Education at Lawn Upton School. Meg graudated from
the University of Ballarat (Australia) BEd (Phsyical Education
and English) in 2001. She is a well qualified sportswoman
and keen athelete.
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Director
of Activities
Jon Halligan, who joined us on 1 August, was formerly
Head of Year and Physical Education Teacher at Sheikh Rashid
School for Boys in Dubai, United Arab Emirates having been
there for 10 years. Jon has a Degree from Sunderland University
in Sport and Health. He is married to Fiona, who also worked
in Dubai. Their daughter Chloe is nearly 2 and a new baby
is due this summer. Jon is a qualified Advanced Open Water
Diver, has represented Dubai in rugby on their tour of Kenya,
NOF (New Opportunities Fund) subject specialist in PE and
is a keen actor.
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Head
of Marketing
Ed Peters was formerly a marketing consultant to independent
schools in the UK, and, from 1997-2000, was Director of Communications,
Bedford School and International Study Centre. Ed has a first
class degree in Modern Languages and an AKC Diploma in Divinity
form King's College, London and taught French and German at
Bedford School from 1982-1996, where he was also Senior Day
Housemaster and Head of Careers. He has qualifications in counselling
and careers guidance as well as in marketing, and is a trained
operatic baritone. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute
of Marketing and an executive member of the Association for
Marketing and Development in Independent Schools. Ed joined
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Admissions
Registrar (for pre-university courses)
Ros Wilson has taught EFL in Greece and has held posts as
Lecturer at Park Lane College of Further Education, Leeds, Lecturer
in English for Academic Purposes at the Institut de Phonetique,
Free University, Brussels, Senior Lecturer/Study Skills Co-ordinator
at Nelson Polytechnic, New Zealand, and, from 1998-2003, as
Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at Oxford Brookes
University. She has also held a variety of administrative positions
in Belgium, Britain and New Zealand. She has a Master's degree
in Applied Linguistics and Phonetics from Leeds University.
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Academic
Office Manager
Izzy Bunn has taught EFL in Thailand and held a number of
administrative positions, latterly as Postgraduate Courses Administrator
and Acting Office Manager in the School of Art, Publishing and
Music at Oxford Brookes University. Since leaving that post
in November 2002, she has crewed a yacht in the Caribbean. Izzy
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Wardens
Sue Cavanna (13 Lathbury Road) is a qualified nurse and
is undertaking an MSc in Development Practices at Oxford Brookes
University. She has worked in Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and
Kenya on development projects. Her positions have included
Country Representative for Water Aid to Kenya, and Executive
Director of Maji na Ufanasi (Water and Development) in Nairobi.
Jasmine
Waddell (143 Banbury Road) studied political science at
Brown University, US, and completed her M Phil degree at Oxford
as a Rhodes Scholar. She is currently working on her doctorate
at St. Antony's. At Brown, she was Student Union President
and a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Club.
She has taught politics and economics for A level students
and to undergraduates and has undertaken a variety of voluntary
and fund-raising work.
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