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OV achieves FIFA Diploma, chilled OV music performance and more OV achieves FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine Many congratulations to OV Martyn Bowles (Cr 07- 14) who has just completed his FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine. Martyn decided to use lockdown as an opportunity to further educate himself in different areas of his profession. The course is specifically for medical professionals or physiotherapists in the football industry to broaden their knowledge on football related issues. Modules include protocols, injury rehab, bone/muscle structures and understanding what to do with concussion, all bone and muscle injuries, injury prevention, nutrition, mental health, and lots more - 42 modules in total. Martyn says, "I wanted to better understand how the body works, what I can expect from my players but more importantly, know when you're pushing someone too much, the scientific and structural damage you could be contributing to if you don't listen to your players. I'd highly recommend anyone to push themselves outside their comfort zones, engage in online courses because you never know who you're going to meet one day and they may offer you your dream job because they saw that quality in you. Obviously, it's been a terrible time and I'm extremely sorry for those who have lost family members but grateful to all the key workers who have kept our country safe and continue to do so. Having been a keen rugby player and athlete at King's Worcester a lot of my previous tutors, teachers and peers would have expected me to go down the sport industry route but I don't think anyone would have expected me to go into football!” Martyn recently complete his Master's Degree in Sports Coaching and Pedagogy from Cardiff Metropolitan University in January as well as securing a place on the UEFA A Licence / Elite Youth Licence football coaching badge that started on Tuesday evening this week. Great work Martyn!
OV in Virtual Lunchtime Recital
We are delighted to be back after half-term and our latest OV Virtual performance this week comes from
OV Sam Clines (Os 09-16).
Sam was one of the original performers when the now fully established Open Mic Nights began in 2014. He
went on to win both the singing and song composition sections of a national competition Open Mic UK,
has released an album and last summer his music featured in an episode on Love Island!
Sam is now studying Music Production at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) which he
highly recommends! Sam has built a studio where he does lots of production and writing work and has
already had success doing work for Sony and ITV.
Here he is in his studio playing a short composition using looping software.
Virtual choral
performance for
King’s Day 2020
For the past 10 years or so King’s Day
has finished with the choir singing Philip
Stopford’s Irish Blessing. This is always
an incredibly moving part of the
Cathedral service for everyone but
especially for the Upper Sixth leavers
who are about to become OVs and embark on the next step of their lives.
This year the Director of Music, Simon Taranczuk (Hon OV), would like to invite everyone from the King’s community to take part in a virtual performance with the School Choir. If any OV, parent, current or past staff member would like to sing in this virtual choir please contact him at staranczuk@ksw.org.uk and he will send you the music, backing track and details of how to record your performance. The performance will be released at midday on King’s Day, Friday 3rd July. Coronavirus Diary with OV Jeremy Thompson: Entry 11 Another week gone and we are now on entry number 11 in OV Jeremy Thompson (S 61-65)’s Virus Diaries for Sky News. Monday 25th May Testing their 'social bubble' to bursting point. Friends tell me they're simply using their common sense, or as one put it, "Cummings sense". Another mate sums it up this way: "It's like everyone thinks we were well behaved for two months, stopped the NHS from going under, now it's over and we're going to drink beer with mates. And if BJ's mates don't care, then why should we?" A sentiment widely echoed. In fact friends in Asia, Africa, America and Australia have all told me how they've been watching the Dominic Cummings saga unfold with jaw-dropped fascination. "A classic case of how to make a bad situation a whole lot worse!" says a journo mate in Melbourne. Back to the lockdown dilemma, plenty of pals admit to feeling caught in limbo land - desperate to get out and get on with their lives, but still fearful at what lies out there. Then there's my lot - mature citizens - labelled as vulnerable. The stats don't lie. "Age is the dominant factor in the risk of those dying," a doctor friend quotes to me. Nearly 89% of COVID-19 deaths in the UK have occurred in those aged over 65. So caution is the watchword. I'll see how the world copes as it emerges from its corona chrysalis. Then decide on my level of risk aversion. I call it common sense.
But encouragingly there are age exceptions - like Spain's oldest woman who survived the virus at the age
of 113. While a friend's mum in Yorkshire got the virus. She's 86, lives in a care home and couldn't be more
vulnerable. Yet she's fully recovered and is as right as rain.
You can read the full week online here.
Don't forget! OVs- we are
looking for your King's
memories!
During lockdown many of us have more time on our
hands and more time to do life admin too. It is a chance
to go through old photos and feel nostalgic.
As part of our weekly OV newsletter we would like to
include your memories from your time at King's. It
doesn't matter if you left 80 years ago or 1 year ago! It
could be favourite sporting memories, memorable
school trips or funny anecdotes! Photos would be great
too!
If you'd like to send us your memories please email us at
alumni@ksw.org.uk
We look forward to sharing your stories!
From the Archives: History of Bright House
1961: Establishment of Bright House
With the increase of pupil numbers at King’s after the Second World War, the two existing Day Boy
Houses Chappel and Creighton grew to an unwieldy size. In 1961 Mr. Annett (HM 1959-1979) decided to
cut Middle School dayboys out of houses and divide the two sets of Senior School dayboys into four.
From Chappel House, Mr. Annett formed Bright House, with orange for its colour. The House was named
in honour of King’s celebrated sixteenth-century Headmaster, Henry Bright (HM 1589-1627), whose tenure
was described in Alex Macdonald’s 1936 history of King’s as “the golden age of the school”.
Henry Bright was baptised in the Worcester church of St Peter the Great on 26 October 1562, and was
himself a pupil at King’s. In 1580 he matriculated at Brasenose College but evidently switched colleges, as
when he took his BA in January 1584 he was a student at Balliol. He took his MA three years later. During
his seven years in Oxford, Bright acquired considerable learning in Greek, Latin and Hebrew. In 1589, after
ordination, he was appointed as headmaster at King’s, aged 26. In his 38 years as headmaster he achieved
a national reputation and was still being applauded long after his death on 4 March 1626/7.
Mr. H. Neill became Bright’s founding Housemaster, and Bright House was located in the New Block (now
called the Annett Building) for its first 40 years; since 2001 it has been located in Choir House.
Henry Bright, as depicted in a window in Worcester Cathedral Cloisters.
Reproduced by permission of the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral
The New Block (now the Annett Building), home of Bright House 1961-2001
Photograph taken from the King’s School Prospectus, 1967-1968
Former Pupil of the Week-
Sarah Westlake (Os 11-13)
We have reached the final few weeks of the summer
term and are excited to feature OV Sarah Westlake
(Os 11-13) as this week’s OV of the Week. Sarah
joined King’s at Sixth Form and took part in lots of
activities alongside her A-Levels including debating,
drama and choir as well as being a monitor.
Upon leaving, Sarah studied History and Spanish at
Durham, working during her year abroad as a
teaching assistant at a primary school in Barcelona.
At University, Sarah was a writer for The Tab and
Editor of University College’s magazine. At the same
time, Sarah also tried to get as broad as possible an experience of work, so interned at various places,
including at a PR firm, a Sales company and in Assurance at EY.
After graduating, Sarah began the Civil Service Fast Stream (a rotation fast track scheme, similar to a
graduate scheme). Throughout her three years, Sarah undertook several roles including Policy Advisory at
the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit at the Cabinet Office (Whitehall), Policy Advisor on an EU Exit
Team at Department for Work and Pensions (Whitehall) and Policy and Capability Lead at Navy Command
and Headquarters (Portsmouth – Military Base).
Sarah is currently still working as a Civil Servant for the Ministry of Defence as a Policy and Engagement
Lead for the Royal Navy’s Naval Staff, in a directorate with a mix of navy personnel and civil servants.
05/06/2020
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