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inTerviews Thank you I would like to thank all staff and students for their kind words and wishes on the birth of baby Jacob. We are both doing very well and looking forward to visiting everyone at HGS soon. Clare Hartill Interview with Mr Lawrence Mr Lawrence came to the school as a student teacher 9 years ago and is leaving this summer to teach at the school where he was a pupil. The Bridge managed to catch up with him and ask him a few questions . . . 9 years is a long time what has changed in that time well we have a sports hall now so that is good. we also win more things than we used to Biggest achievement Last years Year 11 won the aston Cup and the aston League and reached the semi- finals of the Birmingham cup. This has now been equalled by the current Year 10 Your biggest sporting achievements when i was at school i was in all the school teams and was a county swimmer and county cricket player. i am best at cricket and it is also my favourite sport. i have a signed photograph of my favourite player Brian Lara. Any disappointing moments when i was in the County Cricket Final i was out for 2 id been getting a hundred in all the matches up to that point Who do you support aston villa not good timing to ask that after the recent F.a. Cup defeat My favourite villa match was when i saw them in the UeFa cup playing inter Milan in 94. i was right behind the goal and it was a great match Most prized sporting possession i collect sporting memorabilia so have a few things but my most prized possession is a football shirt signed by Pele. i bought my wife an engagement ring and she bought me the shirt Tell us a joke why couldnt the car play football Because it only had one boot Your biggest sporting achievements Ms Aboutorabi Interview Whatre your earliest childhood memories i remember being incredibly sporty as a child i was always fully occupied doing sports clubs and activities especially handball and swimming i never had a spare moment What was your university experience like My university experience was very much a dpaysement i studied Languages and Comparative Literature at university which included French english and russian literature with russian literature being something i particularly enjoyed. in terms of the atmosphere though it was incredibly competitive fellow students refusing to share notes and help each other. Though i did thoroughly enjoy the experience and it could be quite fun Which countries have you lived in and do you have a least or most favourite ive lived in Croatia iran France nigeria and the UK. i dont have a least favourite country because contrary to what media wants you to think there are lovely and not-so-lovely people everywhere though id emphasize the lovely My favourite place was nigeria because it was unlike anything else that i had ever experienced. it was in africa that i learnt what real poverty was some people had nothing absolutely nothing to their names and struggled to stay alive on a daily basis. How did you come to teach at HGS Once upon a time i arrived at Hgs to do my teaching practice and was offered a job by the lovely Head teacher Mr Cavendish. Whats your favourite memory of HGS There are far too many to talk about Though the one that stands out was when i had the opportunity and the privilege to teach visually impaired students at gCse and as level French. Their hard work determination and success was a humbling experience. Favourite colleague without a doubt Ms Thomas was my favourite colleague i worked alongside her for 23 years which is longer than most marriages last these days. we worked closely together through thick and thin having no more than half a day of disagreement all things considered i have been very lucky What has been the greatest change during your time here ive seen many changes in my time here with incredible improvements in buildings equipment facilities and learning styles. Though the nature of the students doesnt change at all with those who work hard and set themselves high targets going to the best universities. If you could go back to university would you change what you studied not at all i loved my time at university and would do nothing at all to change the course that i studied though if i had the opportunity i would have studied a few more languages. Do you have any mottos by which you live when i am particularly angry with the politics of education my cynical motto is plus a change plus cest la mme chose because it seems as if change is being implemented for the sake of change. To my students i will always say aim high because the thorny road to success is part of fun too even if you dont succeed you will know that you have tried voila Thank you I would like to thank all staff and students for their kind words and wishes on the birth of baby Jacob. We are both doing very well and looking forward to visiting everyone at HGS soon. 42 Maths Department Minus 1 Why did you choose to be a maths teacher its something im good at and the marking seemed easier than most subjects Why did you learn to re eat My husband kept buying me birthday presents like going up in a hot air balloon or gliding but im scared of heights so i asked to fire eat instead. What will you miss most about HGS apart from the Bridge magazine ill miss making a difference in all honesty. i came here as a supply teacher for two weeks and i stayed for a year on supply. im the only teacher that 250 students signed a petition for to say that i should get the job One of the year 12s at the time amardeep singh created the petition and went round all of my classes. each kid signed it and added a reason why they wanted me to get the job. i was stunned. i will miss the support from staff and students. What will you do with your time i live on a boat so we will be cruising and exploring the 2000 miles of englands canals. Favourite maths joke Boys Time x Money Time is money. Boys Money x Money Boys Money2 Money is the root of all evil Boys evil x evil Boys evil. the 2000 miles of englands canals. Money is the root of all evil