the wellington college year book 2010/2011
the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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Nick Maloney
is not one person
but an entire
Common Room
in one human frame.
n i c k m a lo n e y
2007–2011
j ames t homas
2 0 08–2011
James arrived at Wellington in Michaelmas
2008, having previously been Head of
Religious Studies at Dulwich College. After
three great years as Head of Philosophy and
Religion he is moving on to become Director
of Studies at Harrow Hong Kong, helping to
oversee the school’s opening in 2012. This appointment is a remarkable achievement, testament to his ability and passion for teaching.
James has contributed an enormous
amount to Wellington.
He arrived
with impressive academic credentials (a
Cambridge graduate and Old Pauline) and
quickly established himself as a popular,
funny, but rigorous teacher. As a colleague,
he is renowned in the Common Room for his
unique organisational skills (that is, obsessive
compulsive disorder), mixed with remarkable
charm and sensitivity. He has also brought
a great deal of energy to life outside of the
department, guiding Oxbridge applicants,
tutoring in The Picton and The Beresford,
and coaching sport (particularly football: a
die-hard Fulham fan). We are all sad to see
James leave, but wish him and Kitty the very
best of luck for this next exciting phase in
their life together.
re my l amon
2009–2011
Nick came to Wellington in 2007 from
Westminster as Head of Economics and
Business Studies. His total passion for
economics was conveyed to every student in
the department and was transferred to the
majority. Under his stewardship, and as a
result of his superb teaching, the department
achieved 100% as and bs at a level in 2010.
He has always strived for excellence in
teaching and has been a leader in the school
at trialling and improving on new teaching
methodologies. Nick also instigated highly
successful extension economics classes
for Wellington students with local state
schools and has forged strong links with the
Wellington Academy by teaching part time
there this year. He also single-handedly
established an annual week-long phab course
at Wellington. With his boundless energy
Nick excelled as assistant Housemaster and
tutor in The Hill. He is a talented runner
and has inspired many cross-country runners
as master in charge of the sport. But he is
probably most proud of his achievements as
Deputy Staff Football. He moves further
away from his beloved Aston Villa to
Bancroft’s School and will be missed by every
section of the Wellington community.
Remy Lamon came to Wellington in
September 2009. A multilingual Swiss with
experience of the former gdr and Mandarin
speaking China, he brought an exotically
international flavour to the Modern Foreign
Languages Department to inspire his
pupils and colleagues alike. His European
experience of the ib (including his position
as an examiner for the ToK course) proved
crucial in ensuring Wellington’s extremely
successful start to this new, exciting, and
challenging course. Given his cosmopolitan
and truly international world outlook, it was
perhaps inevitable that his stay at Wellington
would be a short one. He leaves to take up a
senior management post in his home town of
Geneva having made a remarkable impact in
a short period.