Jeanette, as Kitchen Assistant, and then
Kitchen Supervisor, always approached each
day and each challenge with the utmost
professionalism. Every opportunity was
embraced, together with always looking after
the needs of students and staff at Elmhirst. We
wish her the best of luck in her new adventure.
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Kat Fennell
~ Science
Neil Edwards
~ Science
Fran Dumas
~ Science
Jeanette Coles
~ Catering
Gonai Ziyambi
~ Food Tech.
Andrew Dykes
~ ICT
Ash McInally
~ P.E.
Abby Bartlett
~ Geography
Carola Hyne
~ Admin.
Sarah Kehaya
~ History
Kathe Veale
~ Admin.
John Tipping
~ Caretaking
Will Lintell
~ English
Stephanie Chapman
~ Maths
Bradley Selves
~ P.E.
Connor Taylor
~ IT
Yasmin Salter
~ MFL
Staff Leavers
Lisa Neill
~ MFL
Will Manley
~ Maths
With passion and dedication, Abby has been
an inspiration to both staff and students alike
over her five years here, where she began as a
Geography NQT. As Team Leader, she led the
department to the best ever exam results in
2014 and we wish her every success in her new
position as Head of Geography at Plymstock.
Steph's Maths lessons were fun and engaging,
and she was always there to support if extra
TLC was needed. She became an integral
part of the school community, taking part
in all activities on the year 7 Okehampton
residential and she dedicated time and skills
to educating young minds, We wish you well.
An awesome member of the Science team at
KEVICC, Fran singlehandedly created a team
of mini super-scientists (see p.24), and the
fantastic annual Science Weeks have been
planned and delivered by her. She has been an
amazing asset in representing Science in our
community, and we are very sad to see her go.
Enthusiastic and passionate about ICT and
Computing, Andrew has contributed much
to our ICT work, especially with Year 11 and
at Post-16. He is always supportive of all
students, giving time generously to allow
them to reach their potential. We wish him
well in his new post at Exmouth C.C.
Neil is a fabulous teacher and tutor; a
passionate ecologist and a sustainable
gardener. He set up our Eco Council and
Garden Club, as well as rescuing and
renovating the Kennicott Garden. KEVICC has
been beautified and improved by his vision,
passion and energy. We thank him for it all.
Kat, a biologist with a special interest in
Space, has been an huge asset to Science,
including leading the Department for most
of this year. She has taken on many roles at
KEVICC; touched the souls of many of her
colleagues and will leave a lasting impression
on many of the students she has taught.
Carola has had a variety of non-teaching roles
over her 15 years here and so probably knows
how to do most jobs in the College: we hope
she leaves us her phone number so we can
ask questions when needed! Always willing
to work and help anywhere across the College
when needed, she will be missed by many.
History will be sad to lose a highly respected
teacher who will leave a huge hole in the
Department. She is a caring, hardworking
teacher who truly understood the concept of
personalised learning and went out of her way
to get to know and understand the individual
and to tailor her teaching to their needs.
Will is an excellent and adaptable English
teacher, able to inspire students of all ages
and abilities. He is self-reflective and has been
very generous with his time here, coaching and
advising others in the department on different
approaches to teaching and learning. We are
very grateful for all his hard work here with us.
Ash has proved to be a hugely influential
member of staff, who truly goes the extramile
for his students, ensuring they are are getting
the very best from their time at KEVICC. With
a wide range of skills in his 'teacher toolbox',
Ash moving on to Teign School will be a huge
loss for the PE department.
Will has built up a formidable reputation as
the 'Guru' of the Maths department and has
developed fromNQT into a very well respected
teacher. More recently, his energy and
commitment to running the very successful
Ten Tors programme has been admirable. He
will leave a big hole here at KEVICC.
Sam Williams
~ Science
Lisa will be missed for her efficiency,
organisation, ICT skills and amazing tidiness
– the MFL department cupboards will be
a mess without her! We wish you lots of
happiness and we are sure that you will be
highly successful in your new post as Second
in Department in Cullompton, Lisa.
Yasmin's contribution has been huge and her
enthusiasm and creativity will be missed.
As you'll be flatmates, we will continue to
steal resources from you through Cristina
Fernandez! Thank you so much for all your
hard work, and we are sure you will go on to
great things at Woodroffe School and beyond.
Carrie Groves
~ English
Carriehas done ahuge amount for the students
of KEVICC through the English Department,
as well as running a large number of extra-
curricular enrichment activities. Every extra
responsibility she took on, she did so with
vigour and energy, and for the good of the
students, both in College and out.
Amanda Nicholson
~ Admin.
Mandy has been here since 2007, always
showing commitment and dedication to the
Sixth Form, whilst working in an enthusiastic,
yet professional, manner. She has been a true
asset to Kennicott and will be truly missed.
Thank you for everything; we wish you well for
the future – the Kennicott Team.
Brad has been our fabulous PE technician
this past year and has always been a gifted
athlete and a kind and generous person. has
proven to be such an asset to our department
and a wonderful support to our students.
He has also played a pivotal role in both
community sport and sport/PE at the College
Two years ago, Connor left an iMedia lesson
at KEVICC to be interviewed for the post of
IT Technician. He held his own against other
applicants who had many years experience
and were twice his age. He has shown great
maturity and technical skills and will no
doubt become a respected team player.
John has been extremely conscientious in
his approach, and both the caretaking team
and staff have appreciated his willing nature
and flexible approach. Having recently been
nominated for recognition is a good reflection
of his efforts. We wish him well in the future
and hope he enjoys his holiday in Vietnam.
Over her 11 years here, and in a variety of
roles, Kathe has helped hundreds of staff
and thousands of students to get what they
need, and to make the day run a little more
smoothly. We will always be grateful for the
service she has given the College and wish her
all the best for the future.
Sam has been a great ambassador for KEVICC
through all her primary transition work. As
well as enthusing primary school students
with outreach projects, she has brought
science from outside into our classrooms.
Every tutor group she has taken on has thrived
with her, and she will be much missed by all.
In her time here, Gonai helped many students
with their learning; devoting much of her own
time to allowing them develop further and
maximize their own potential. She expects
high standards of herself, and the students
she has taught, and leads by example. We
wish her well in her future.
Rebecca Pengelly
~ Geography
Whether full or part-time, Becky has always
shown full-time commitment – an attribute
that staff, parents and students have all
recognised. She will be missed for her skills;
her desire to see students succeed and her
knowledge. She will leave her imprint here
and it is a privilege to have worked with her.
Sadly, it wasn't possible to fit in all the
words written in tribute to staff leaving
this term. The tributes will all be published
on our website, with photos, and with a
link to them on the home page to help you
find them. Please read them ..
Also leaving this term are Suzanna Cox
(Catering) and Lizi Rudd (Cover Supervisor)
