Head's Newsletter 5 May 2017

services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service (where she worked for 28 years’ prior to joining Tiffin). She received the award at The Tower of London and it was presented to her by Ken Olisa OBE, FRSA, FBCS, a British businessman and the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, who, by coincidence, is married to a former Tiffin teacher, Julia. Next up for Tonia is a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace late in May.

We have been awarded the ISM Trust’s Gold Certificate. This means that more than 20% of all the school’s GCSE students achieved an A* to C in GCSE music, putting the school in the top 76 schools in England. James Berry, MP for Kingston and Surbiton, wrote to congratulate the school saying, “It is wonderful that pupils have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of subjects and interests at your school and to such high standards. This is a huge achievement and demonstrates a real commitment to music in the school.”

Tonia Hickman who works in our Main Office and is pictured below, received a BEM in the New Years’ Honours for

J14B 4x won their race in impressive style

J18 2x beat a strong Tideway Scullers crew