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elcome to our 2017 Yearbook, which reports on the busy lives of
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the extended Framlingham family (The College, its Prep School
at Brandeston Hall and the Society of Old Framlinghamians) for
the academic year 2016/17. As I think you will see, this was a particularly
happy and fulfilling year on a number of fronts, reflecting a school that
is absolutely thriving and which prides itself on producing well-rounded,
Framlingham
decent, articulate and very well-educated young men and women.
One of the key challenges for schools these days is to try to anticipate the
adult world that our charges will be entering when they leave school. The
very best possible examination results remain critically important, but COLLEGE
they are not sufficient in themselves in preparing teenagers for the world
beyond school. While ensuring that every pupil achieves at the very top of
their academic potential, the College also places great emphasis on devel
oping the personal qualities — character, resilience, self-belief, creativity,
Prep School section: pages 2~37
adaptability and willingness for measured risk-taking - that are so essential
Senior School section: pages 38-IOI
in the challenging world that awaits them. The fact that such qualities are
Old Framlinghamian section: pages IO2-l6o
less easy to measure than pure academic achievement does not mean they
are less important educational objectives, and we work hard to enable our
leavers to enter the adult world excited — rather than daunted — by the chal FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL
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Finally, this year saw our long-serving Chairman of Governors, Andrew
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Fane OBE, step down after 17 years of outstanding leadership. Andrew has
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be thankful for that. I hope you will enjoy reading about Andrew and about all
that has been going on in our vibrant community over the past academic year.
Front cover: Framlingham College Steeps by Max Taylor
Mr Paul Taylor, Headmaster
Mrs Jan Norton Mr Leo Goldsmith Mr No rman Porter
Editor: Prep School Section Editor: College Section Out-going Editor: Old Framlinghamian Section
Design by aboutmedia based on the original design concept by Chris Keeble (Keeble + Hall).
Photographs by Max Taylor and Sonja Moon.
Printed in Suffolk by Micropress Ltd on elemental chlorine-free paper, sourced from sustainable forests, suitable for archival storage.
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Rugby Charity
Hockey Saturday Club
C ricket Boarding
Residential Adventures
Track & Field Heads of School and Prefects
Tennis Farewell to the Leavers
Equestrian
Swimming Academic Matters
Sailing Through the Lens
WELCOME THE HEADMASTER’S SPEECH
You never forget your first job interview. I was just l8 years old
when I entered the dark, forbidding study and sat nervously
across the desk from the dog collared, and rather dog eared
Headmaster, and so the conversation that would change my life
began. The early questions revolved largely around changes to
the LBW ruling, Phil Tufnell’s fielding and the raw pace of a
young Devon Malcolm. I was on safe ground and it all seemed to
be going so well. My job coaching the Under Ils already looked
secure.
But I sensed from the direction of his questioning that
there was a box he was aiming to fill that I hadn’t yet ticked. As
I was discussing the merits of Medieval History and my rather
exaggerated love for Chaucer, he raised his chalk-dusted hand
and stopped me mid-sentence. "Havejou ever done any Latin?”
Recovering my composure, I stammered helpfully, "Well I do have
an 0 Level”. I am sure I will never forget the moment when he
slid his hand beneath the desk and brought forth a small stack
of Ecce Romani text books (Does anyone else remember those?)
and stated the fateful words that would launch my teaching
career: "Good luck with Year g”.
It was a gamble indeed but one that I will always be grateful
to him for, not least because I returned to that very same school
almost twenty years later as Headmaster. To this day I still keep
a pile of history text books beneath my desk in the hope that
someday some young, gullible soul will walk in and strip me of
my own timetable, but so far no luck.
And you know, I’ve never forgotten my Latin, I’m just not
sure I remember all the most important stuff. Let’s see if any of
you Latin scholars out there can translate the following:
Latin is often a subject associated, rightly or wrongly, with
excellence. It is represented in the motto of our own school:
We have been working hard, this year, on the theme of nurtur "Studio sapientia crescit” (Wisdom grows with study) and it forms the
ing excellence and there are so many examples in this year’s re motto of all sorts of educational establishments across the world.
view of the way in which exceptional talents can blossom within For example the State University in Moscow lists its motto as
a school environment. However, excellence does not have to be "Non scolae sed vitae discimus” loosely translated as "We do not learn for
exclusive nor be seen as unattainable for any individual pupil. school, we learn for life”, a sentiment I feel that would go down well
Our challenge to all of our children is to find the things that here in our sleepy corner of Suffolk.
truly matter to them, the places where they can really make a Excellence has been much in our thoughts this year. I
difference and then to dedicate themselves to becoming the have written before about it in the bulletin, but our ever
very best they can be in those areas. The very best schools rec strengthening links with the senior school allow us a model by
ognise excellence across the broadest possible range, from the which we can share the kind of facilities, teachers and coaches
way we treat each other to the results we achieve and the unique that most Prep Schools can only dream of. We are so much
ways we express ourselves. stronger together, or perhaps we should say: úna validiórés sumus.
It has been an extraordinary year in sport. Both of our Under
We hope you will find plenty of examples, in the follow II hockey teams reached the national finals and every single girls’
ing pages, of the breadth and depth of talent we have enjoyed county hockey title, from Uli to Ul8, was won by a team from
this year. We hope you will note the ever present warmth and Framlingham College.
closeness of the Brandeston family and the tireless endeavour We had six qualifiers for the IAPS National swimming
that all our teachers and pupils are expending to repeatedly finals and a record breaking nine athletes have qualified for
demonstrate their own special interpretations of excellence. the National Finals at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham
in July. School records have tumbled like confetti and again
It has been a hugely enjoyable year and it is a privilege determination and desire has made the impossible possible. One
indeed to be Head of a school in such rude health, with sup of those national qualifiers, Will Lamprell, is now ranked in
portive parents, dedicated staff and exceptional pupils. Great the national top twenty in five separate athletic disciplines. In
schools are built around great people and we could not be the shot he is ranked number two and remember, this is of all
prouder of ours. children, not just those at independent schools.
Our tennis teams qualified for 18 county finals, more than
- Mr Matthew King, any other school, winning six of them and we were therefore,
Headmaster, Framlingham College Prep School
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unsurprisingly, awarded the title 'County School of the Year’. who wrote: "Excellence is when you are perfect at everything”.
Our U13 sailors gained a very creditable 3rd place at the But perfection is impossible in the end, it is stifling, it prevents
Nationals in Weymouth and two of our golfers also took part in risk taking and it damages self-esteem. Excellence is less about
the National Finals in Shropshire. perfection and more about being the very best you can be, every
single day.
And on the subject of perfection, I’d like to tell you a story
"Excellence has been much in our thoughts
about a man called Dave. Dave drives a white van for Kerry
Foods. He lives somewhere near Norwich. He isn’t here today
thisjtear. I have written before about it in
and when we met him he certainly hadn’t won a prize. But
earlier this year when Dave saw the Fram Prep Junior Quiz
the bulletin, but our ever-strengthening
team on the side of the road with a flat tyre enroute to their
links with the senior school allow us a competition, he stepped in and helped. He went out of his way
and gave up his own time to change that tyre, to get the team
model by which we can share the kind of back on the road. He delivered the very best version of himself
when it really mattered and he made a difference to other people
facilities, teachers and coaches that most when it would have been far easier to just drive on by. And, as
anyone who saw our hero bent over changing a tyre for us in his
Prep Schools can only dream. ” ill-fitting trousers will testify, Dave isn’t perfect. But we sent
him a praise postcard anyway and, while he never answered, his
example inspired others in school to win them too.
And there is excellence too to be found in the exceptional all For all those who have received a Praise Postcard this year, for
rounder. Jonny Peate is a member of the Northampton Saints your small acts of kindness, for your unselfish attitude and for
Elite Player Development Group, he has competed with the the difference you have made in other people’s lives, we salute
best cross-country runners on a regular basis at national level you all. Dave, that day, was excellent and so too were all of you.
this year and also came fourth out of 90 riders at the National And there was a lovely vein running through all of those
Schools Eventers’ Challenge Final at Hickstead. In his spare time answers in 3AL relating to excellence in their work and in their
we let him sleep. studies:
Excellence too has been illustrated over and again in the Excellence is when you are really enthusiastic about your
arts with an ever-growing number of concerts, recitals and work, you try to impress your teacher and you don’t give up, even
exceptional performances. The astounding orchestral flourish of when it is really hard.
Muse’s 'Supremacy’ the other night will live long in the memory Excellence is when you try your hardest and, if you don’t
as the most challenging piece of music I have ever heard a Prep succeed the first time, keep trying until you get it right.
School orchestra attempt. The entries in this year’s photography Excellence is when you work hard and do the best you can do.
competition speak well of the standard of art within the school And we have seen so much of that sort of academic
and we had more finalists than ever before in the’Young art East determination and excellence this year from our CE results,
Anglia’ competition. where Annabel Sheppard topped the pile with 5 A*s and an A
For those who have watched 'Pandemonium’, The Drummers’ to the UK Junior Maths Challenge where Freya Faulkner and
Bash, Shakespeare on the Terrace and so much more besides, you Matt Addison both achieved gold, placing them in the top 6% of
will have noted how brilliantly our directors balance the value of an already highly selective field. And these are just a few choice
inclusivity with the desire to produce the exceptional. This was examples of what is being achieved in classrooms every single day
never truer than during the Junior Production of 'Olivia’ back where teachers and students refuse to accept mediocrity, believe
in the Spring which included everyone, but also gave wings to things can be better and constantly seek to improve what they are
one of the most accomplished individual performances I have doing and producing.
seen on a school stage for some time. With her cockney vowels,
her questionable morals and her caustic sense of humour Amelie "School records have tumbled like
Bull was a 'laydee’ not to be messed with. 60% Dickens, 30%
Walliams, IO% Eastenders, IOO% excellent. To all those who have confetti and again determination and
sought for excellence through creativity and performance this
desire has made the impossible possible.”
year we salute you.
I set 3AL an assignment this week by asking them what they
thought excellent really means. Their answers ranged from the
predictable to the insightful. As the sheer breadth and depth of excellence proves, these are
One explained: "Excellence means not making mistakes” very exciting times for our school. We are bigger in number
But sometimes getting things right all the time is not enough, than we have been for some years but smaller at heart than ever
excellence must be about taking risks, being creative and finding before. Class sizes remain just where we want them, education is
new and better answers to the same old questions. If you are bespoke for each pupil and every child truly matters.
aiming high it is absolutely right that you must sometimes be And it is an exciting time too for our campus. Next year will
ready to fail. This is nicely illustrated by another member of 3AL see the construction of a new Early Years’ building on the site
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THE HEADMASTER’S SPEECH PRE-PREP
of the old swimming pool and we are already looking ahead
to further developments that will enhance what is an already
excellent location. But the appearance of an Early Years’
building at this juncture is perhaps more relevant than people
realise. You see this year has been special and in more ways
than one.
We are delighted today to be joined at Prize giving by
"To all those who have sought for
excellence through creativity and
performance thisjear we saluteyou. ”
a small group of Year 13 pupils who were the very first
Brandeston pupils to join the Nursery in 2002. Back then,
the Nursery was situated in what is now the Headmaster’s
house and it is a lovely fact to consider that no less than 13 During the Spring term the whole of the Pre-Prep department,
of our current senior school leavers have made the journey including the Nursery, explored Space as a topic. Whilst each
all the way from the age of 2 to the age of 18 within the Fram class took a slightly different approach to the study of all things
family. We are delighted that two of them can be with us today astronomical for example: Year I exploring the moon landings
to make a small presentation to our very own Michelle Wright and the Foundation Stage learning about the planets, we all came
who was their teacher then and still guides and nurtures our together one afternoon to take part in a Team Tim Challenge.
youngest children today. A wonderfully enthusiastic and entertaining young man from
We talk often about our school as a family and we feel that Spacefund, came to see us and treat to us to astronaut training
most when we have to say our goodbyes. To Andrew Fane, our in an hour! The premise of the show was that the young man
Chair of Governors whose warmth, care and dedication has
had invented a machine that could put your thoughts on screen.
infused the very lifeblood of the school. To Sally Wilson our
In doing this, in a conversation with Tim Peake, he accidentally
marvellous matron, to Kit Hollingsworth our super-gappie,
trapped Tim as a cartoon boy, this was disastrous as Tim had to
to Sophie Nairac who has been such an outstanding teacher
take his astronaut challenge tests in five minutes! So, the children
and role model to our musicians and to Mary Barlow whose 16
(and teachers) became Team Tim for an hour to complete the
years we celebrated yesterday and whose gift from you all was so
challenges on his behalf. Each challenge was based on a different
welcome and so well deserved. We wish them all well and hope
aspect of the skills an astronaut needs. The physical challenge
that wherever they go next they take a piece of Brandeston with
saw us all jumping up and down for a full minute and the Maths
them.
challenge was a quick-fire round of mental Maths involving a
But what piece would that be? What selection of words
blow-up globe which really kept the teachers on their toes.
could summarise our school at this special moment in its
The whole presentation was very interactive and was designed
history? What Latin motto would we choose, to capture the
to engage the children in thinking about how common everyday
very essence of these hallowed halls and this close and caring
family. To do so in a sentence may be impossible but I urge all things are managed in Space. One of the things that really
of you departing to consider what that piece will be and what captured the children’s imagination was how you get clean water
this school has meant to you. What has it taught you? How on the International Space Station. After the cartoon Tim had
have you grown? And how will you use your experience here to used the facilities on the screen, our presenter showed how waste
help others grow, wherever you end up next. water is cleaned and then used as drinking water. The children’s
faces were a picture as the presenter asked for a volunteer to drink
And so, to finish, one more Latin motto: a glass of water! The award for courage in the face of an unpleasant
Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur challenge goes to Natalie for volunteering to drink it. Next the
"That man is wise who talks little. ” children had to help plant a seed in space and then to manoeuvre
- Mr Matt King, Headmaster some equipment outside the space station. We also learnt about
the many experiments that are carried out and how what we learn
in Space is helping us improve life on Earth.
All in all, it was a fantastic, interesting and stimulating
opportunity for children to not only find out about life on the
Space Station but also to begin to understand that the things we
learn about in school have a real purpose.
- Mrs Ruth Steggles, Head ofPre-Prep
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JUNIOR PREP
The atmosphere this year within Junior
Prep has been as energised and purposeful
as ever. September saw a number of new
faces amongst both the children and staff
and all were promptly given the customary
warm Brandeston welcome and all of
whom are now very much part of the
proverbial furniture.
Year 3, in particular, did brilliantly
well to settle in as quickly as they did into
new routines and areas of the school.
They have enjoyed learning about a
number of topics including 'The Wind
in the Willows’, and it was
wonderful to hear their
descriptive writing piece on
Mr. Twit’s gruesome beard
which they had prepared
for Speech Day with help
from Mrs. Cullum. We
were sad to say farewell to
Mrs. Ashton, she covered Mrs. Long’s
maternity leave so admirably; however,
delighted to welcome the latter back into
the fold having had some time at home
with baby Kit — congratulations to all the
Long family!
Year 4 have also had a successful year
under the watchful guidance of both
Mrs. Ball and Miss Miller as they climbed
the rungs of the Junior Prep ladder.
They were hugely engaged by the school
Readathon Month when they read well
over a hundred books between them!
Year 5 welcomed popular new
additions, Miss Gough and Mrs. Hamer,
who joined Mr. Loveridge. Children
were transported back to the 15th and
16th century as they discovered enormous
amounts about the 'Terrible Tudors’.
They also played leading roles in the
critically acclaimed Junior Production,
'Olivia’.
Year 6, in their final year of Junior
Prep, have had busiest year of them all:
camping trip, Harry Potter Studios,
Legoland, canoeing adventures,
Shakespeare production, Forest School
and not forgetting the vast amounts
of work undertaken in the classroom
in preparation for Senior Prep! With
support from Mrs. Russell and Mr.
Daykin, they have performed their Junior
Monitor duties with gusto whilst also
providing younger children with inspiring
role models — well done them!
- Mr James Loveridge, Head of Junior Prep
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FOREST SCHOOL
This year saw us start our Forest School confidence and self-esteem through play one which helped us all re-connect with
Programme. Forest School is a holistic, and exploration. We used tools, made nature. One of the Year 6 pupils summed
child-led and multi-sensory approach to shelters, lit fires, went on scavenger hunts, it up wonderfully as, 'I love Forest School
self-development and skill development. went pond dipping, and played nature - it makes me feel happy’.
Weekly Forest School sessions ran for games, made environmental art and We are all really looking forward to
pupils both in Pre-Prep and in Year 6. cooked s’mores and bacon butties over the the next academic year where all pupils
The fantastic school grounds provide us open campfire. The children also became from Pre-Prep through to Year 6 will have
with a perfect woodland area that runs actively involved in habitat management a chance to participate in Forest School
alongside the River Deben. This Outback’ and opportunities were provided for the whether it be in their timetabled lessons
area has a purpose built outdoor canopy, children to learn how to manage and take or as part of the new iCan Explore sessions
fire-pit and fire circle. Each of the risks. that will run every Saturday morning.
sessions were tailored to meet individual Everyone involved felt that the - Sonja Moon
leaners needs and the children developed experience was a very positive one, and
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