Branch Chairman, Mike Biggs and Branch Secretary Heather Biggs
attended the Wavell School’s 40th Anniversary Prize Giving on 13th July
2010. This was a particularly special Prize-Giving because the school had
managed to renew its contact with the Wavell Family and were delighted
that Field Marshal Earl Wavell’s grandchildren attended the celebrations.
Mr Owen Humphrys, a Grandson of Lord Wavell, gave a special address
referring to 23rd October 1970 when his Mother, Lady Pamela had
officially opened the Wavell School. The Headteacher, Amanda Rowley
expressed her thanks for the generous gifts that had been donated to the
School: Field Marshal Wavell’s Travel Trunk and his Blackwatch
Regimental Dirk
A most poignant part of the Ceremony was the unveiling of a
commemorative Sculpture, “The Hug”. The School Council, Staff and
Governors had given a specific Brief to the Artist, wanting it to capture the
School’s values of Respect and Diversity. The School was extremely
pleased with the end result and the Artist, Ellinor Atkinson, former student
at The Wavell School, also addressed the audience during the ceremony
explaining the personal significance of the commission for her.
The Headteacher expressed her pride in the School’s ongoing success
since its “Outstanding” Ofsted last year. This year, The Government
announced The Wavell School as a High Performing Specialist School and
part of this work is that of being a Lead School for Gifted and Talented
students. 2009-10 has brought much national recognition to the School in
the form of the School’s ICT Kite Mark; the British Council Connecting
Classrooms Cluster Link Status with Brazil and Consultancy School
Status for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
WAVELL SCHOOL - 40th ANNIVERSARY PRIZE-GIVING
