Valete- (1) Mr Rod Prime (Former Teacher of Classics)

Mr Rod Prime joined the Classics department in 1968, having been educated at King Henry VIII and the University of Oxford.

A popular and effective teacher of Latin to A Level and English to O Level, he was also very committed to games, especially organising basketball fixtures.

Seriously concussed in a rugby match in the autumn of 1975, Mr Prime suffered short-term memory loss. Since then he has been, for so long, a tireless servant of Bablake helping with supervision of the Main School and 6th Form libraries, photocopying and other supportive tasks.

Mr Prime was delightfully never shy of expressing strong views, whether on key figures of days gone or the merits of local stores. We wish him all the best in retirement.