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Valete- (12) Mrs Gail Timothy (Head of Modern Languages)

Staff MFL


The second of the final five members of staff to feature in our 2013-14 'Valete' series is Mrs Gail Timothy,

who has the particular distinction of 16 years' fine service to Bablake. Of course, she was no stranger to Bablake since her husband Simon was already teaching here when she arrived in September 1998 from Tile Hill Wood, where she had been Second in Department.

Mrs Timothy has always been particularly keen to ensure that pupils enjoy a ‘living’ experience of language-learning, and her organisation of many Shell French trips and (formerly) visits to Fousseau ensured a very valuable and enjoyable time for all concerned, with memories of these visits lasting long beyond pupils' departure from the school.

The popular Eurocafé on Open Morning was always especially enticing, and those pupils who were lucky to be members of her form benefited richly from her care. As a talented musician too, Mrs Timothy has enjoyed playing her viola and singing in the school choirs. This year's involvement in the successful charity evening, 'A Night at the Oscars', was also a particular highlight for her.

The importance of language skills has always been fully evangelised by employers and academics, but as a nation, the argument has never quite been fully embraced. We, however, have been so fortunate that Mrs Timothy has been steadfast over the last 16 years in showing Bablake's pupils how vital these skills are and promoting the learning of all languages. This is a fantastic legacy for her to feel proud of as she begins a new phase of her life.

We wish Mrs Timothy a very happy and healthy retirement, and we thank her for her unstinting commitment to Bablake and its pupils. Like Mr Mellers, we suspect a lot of her retirement will be spent relaxing in France, but we very much look forward to welcoming her back to future school events.

Mrs Sarah Harris' A-Z of Mrs Timothy's contribution to Bablake was a highlight on the final day of the Summer term in the Staff Common Room and we hope to include much of that in our next issue of The Wheatleyan.



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